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.
As many as 232 widow allowance receivers have been made to purchase a lottery ticket each while drawing the monthly amount at Rajshahi Krishi Unnayon Bank on BDR Road in Lalmonirhat town.
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People in different areas of Delawar Hossain Sayedee's home district Pirojpur brought out joyful processions after hearing the death sentence of the detained notorious war criminal, also a top leader of Jamaat-e-Islami.
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Patients at Rangpur Medical College Hospital (RMCH) are suffering from acute crisis of safe drinking water as three tube-wells in the hospital compound have remained out of order for over a month.
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Over 5,000 Jamaat-Shibir men have been sued on charges of attack on policemen in Chapainawabganj town and Shibganj upazila on Wednesday.
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An alleged outlaw was shot dead at Tamaltola in Sheikhhari outskirt of the district yesterday noon. The deceased was identified as Abbus Sheikh, 45, son of Golam Sheikh of Sultanpur village in Sadar upazila. He was a former member of outlawed Purba Banglar Communist Party. Locals said a gang of 7/8 opened fire on Abbus, leaving him dead on the spot when he was having a shave at a saloon in the area at around 1:00pm, said Golam Rahman, officer in-charge at Kotwali police station.
A Pabna court yesterday awarded life term imprisonment to two siblings for corruption.
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Members of Indian Khasia community shot a Bangladeshi national dead and injured two others near Kalairag border under Companiganj upazila early yesterday.
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