DU restricts press access to polling stations
Dhaka University authorities have imposed a restriction on all electronic devices including mobile phones inside the polling centres and live telecast from booths in the election to central students union of the university slated for March 11.
Heads of cattle can be bought, not of humans: Dr Kamal Hossain
Gono Forum president Dr Kamal Hossain on Friday said that heads of cattle can be bought but not of humans, he was venting his anger over Gono Forum lawmaker-elect Sultan Muhammad Mansur Ahmed’s oath taking as member of the 11th parliament on Thursday.
Historic March 7 today
The ruling Awami League and its like-minded political and socio-cultural organisations are scheduled for today to celebrate the 48th anniversary of the epoch-making speech Sheikh Mujibur Rahman delivered at Suhrawardy Udyan on March 7, 1971.
DCs asked to evict river encroachers
The shipping ministry has asked the deputy commissioners across the country to operate mobile courts in the respective districts to free rivers from encroachers and illegal structures.
11 more bodies identified, eight handed to relatives
The Criminal Investigation Department of Police said Wednesday that 11 more persons who were killed by fire at Churihatta, Chawkbazar, Old Dhaka on the night of February 20 were identified by using DNA test results.
ICC team probes Rohingya atrocities
A team from the office of the International Criminal Court prosecutor was in Bangladesh on Wednesday for a preliminary probe into alleged atrocities committed against the Rohingya by the Myanmar military in 2017.
Cumilla arson case: Khaleda gets 6-month interim bail
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia secured a six-month interim bail in a case filed over the death of people in an arson attack in Cumilla.
BNP holds human chain for Khaleda 's release, treatment
Opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Wednesday held human chain in Dhaka demanding unconditional release and proper treatment of the party chairperson and former prime minister Khaleda Zia, who has been in jail since February 8, 2018.
Tk 150cr more for scam-hit Janata, Basic
The financial institutions division has recommended that Janata and BASIC banks be provided with Tk 150 crore bailout funds because of severe capital shortfall faced by both the scam-hit state-owned banks.
Obaidul may undergo bypass surgery
Ailing Awami League general secretary and road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader was likely to undergo a bypass surgery at Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore where he was now being treated, doctors concerned said on Tuesday.
