Pointing to the coming of all decisions of BNP from abroad and recent quitting of the party’s senior leaders, Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud yesterday said BNP will face existence crisis for indulging in negative politics. He grilled BNP for pursuing the politics of negation that simply…

A writ petition was filed yesterday with the High Court seeking compensation Tk 10 crore for the family of Nayeemul Abrar, who was electrocuted at Dhaka Residential Model School and College. The HC bench of Justice Enayetur Rahim and Justice Mostafizur Rahman is likely to hold hearing on the petition…

Chattogram office of Department of Environment (DoE) fined two cement industries of Patenga area in the city with Taka 13.58 lakh yesterday on the charge of pollution. Director of DoE, Azadur Rahman Mallick pronounced the penalty after hearing at the DoE office. Heidelberg Cement Limited in Nasirabad…

The government has appointed Kamrul Ahsan, currently serving as Secretary for Bilateral and Consular Affairs in the foreign ministry, as the new ambassador…

Health experts and civil society members at a discussion yesterday stressed the leading disciplined life, conducting regular physical exercise and taking…

Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Limited, Gazipur regional office, disconnected over 6,000 metres of illegal gas lines of residential houses…

A month-long handicrafts and cottage goods fair began in Rajshahi on Wednesday with the main thrust of expansion and popularization of the goods. A spectrum of locally produced handicrafts goods including leather products, jute-made products, processed agricultural products, electrical and electronic…

In an eviction drive, the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) on Wednesday demolished more than a hundred illegal structures in the city’s Bangla Motor and Moghbazar areas. The drive, led by the Regional Executive Officer of DNCC-3 and Executive Magistrate Mir Nahid Ahsan, was conducted from Bangla…

Probe report in blogger Niloy murder trial Dec 15 BSS, Dhaka A court here yesterday set December 15 for investigation agency to submit the probe report in the case filed over murder of blogger Niladri Chattopadhyay Niloy. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Asheq Imam set the new date as the investigation…

DU IBA’s BBA admission test held BSS, Dhaka The admission test of Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) under the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) of Dhaka University (DU) under the 2019-20 academic session was held yesterday. A total of 7,541 examinees applied to participate in…