The Supreme Court fines 10 private medical colleges Tk 1 crore each for admitting 153 candidates who failed to fulfill the relevant requirements in admission tests.
Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology forwards a letter to the home ministry for a drive against noncertified SIM cards.
The Supreme Court upholds a decision to hike the tariff on international incoming calls from 1.5 cents to 2 cents (Tk 1.60) per minute.
A local Jubo League leader is found dead with throat slit in Natore Sadar upazilla early today.
BNP senior leader Nazrul Islam Khan today slams the law enforcers for arresting veteran journalist Shafik Rehman in a “dirty trick”.
Workers Party, key ally of AL led 14-party alliance, reacts against restriction on celebrations of Pahela Baishakh after 5:00pm, demands withdrawal of restriction.
The United States is going to honour 14 women across the world, including barrister Sara Hossain, for their exceptional courage and leadership in advocating for peace, justice, human rights, gender equality and women’s empowerment.
The government decides to curb the issuance of official passports for its employees across the country in view of allegations of human trafficking in disguise of government officials.
Around 60 shops including a godown and seven houses were gutted in fire in six districts in last four days.
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Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) Rajshahi University (RU) unit yesterday brought out a procession on the campus defying restrictions imposed by the authorities.
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A woman was strangled allegedly by her gambler husband at Sarolkhan village of Sarpukur union in Aditmari upazila yesterday. Police recovered the body and sent it to Lalmonirhat hospital morgue for autopsy. The victim was identified as Ayesha Begum,30. Police said Saidul Islam pressed a week ago his wife Ayesha for bringing Tk 10 thousand from her parent's house. As she failed to bring the amount, the couple locked in frequent quarrels. On the fateful night, Saidul strangled his wife in sleep at her bed, police said. Locals said Ayesha was blessed with a son and a daughter.
Two people, including a woman, who received burn injuries on Wednesday and Thursday in separate incidents in Bogra and Naogaon, died at Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College and Hospital on Sunday and Saturday. In Bogra, Rostam Ali, 65, of Nishindara village in Gabtali upazila received burn injuries on Wednesday while he was warming himself by the fire during the biting cold. He was rushed to the hospital where he died at 5:00am on Sunday. In another incident in Naogaon, Fancy Begum, 30, of Choughat village in Dhamoirhat upazila received serious burn injuries on Thursday while she was cooking at her kitchen. She was admitted to the same hospital where she died at 9:00am on Saturday.
Police, in a special drive on Saturday night, arrested nine cow lifters along with six cows and a truck at Kandapara village in Salanga upazila. The arrestees are Saiful Islam, 40, Shahidul Islam, 37, Aslam, 42, Sumon, 30, Asad, 35, Sagar, 32, Salam, 35, Jhantu, 38, and Milon, 28. They hailed from Kandapara, Masimpur and Islampur villages of the upazila. Police said an organised gang took away six cows from Deobhog village on Friday night. Later, acting on secret information, they raided a house and arrested Saiful, the gang leader. As per his confessional statement, the law enforcers arrested the other members of the gang and recovered the cows. They also seized the stolen truck from their possession.
The lawyers of Durgapur Bar Council are boycotting judicial magistrate's court, executive magistrate's court and assistant judge's court in Durgapur from Thursday demanding removal of the officer-in-charge (OC) of Durgapur police station. The lawyers started the programme after a group of criminals allegedly hired by the OC attacked advocate Abdur Razzak of Durgapur Bar Council on January 19 and injured him for filing a criminal case with Durgapur Judicial Magistrate's Court against OC Abdul Karim the day before. Hazrat Ali, president of Durgapur Bar Council said the court boycott programme will continue until removal of OC Karim. Contacted, Police Superintendent of Netrakona Sheikh Nazmul Alam told this correspondent the allegations against the OC is being investigated.
Sharecroppers of the district have been facing harassment in getting crop loans from the state-owned banks allegedly due to non-cooperation of the landowners and bank officials.
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