Thursday, 14 Nov, 2024

National

Two killed in Barisal road crash

Barisal: Two youths were killed as a speeding truck rammed into their motorcycle on the Barisal-Patuakhali road in Rupatoli Gas Turbine area in the small hours of the day Saturday. Police and witnesses said the truck knocked the bike coming from opposite direction at about 00:30am,

Service age of DU FF teachers extended

Dhaka: Dhaka University authorities decided to extend the service age of freedom fighter teachers and other employees by two more years.According the decision taken at a syndicate meeting Saturday, the service age of freedom fighter teachers and officers has been extended to 67 from 65

Ideal School resounded with singing of success at SSC

Dhaka: About a thousand students and as many guardians were eagerly waiting with hopes and anxieties on the premises of city’s traditional school, Ideal School and College, beside the capital’s business heartland Motijheel. It is about 12:30pm when Principal of the institution Dr

SSC results published with lofty pass percentage

Dhaka: The results of this year’s Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations were published Saturday with much higher pass percentage than last year’s.  Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid handed over the result books to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at noon at her

Minor girl violated in Kushtia struggles for life

Kushtia: A minor girl bestially violated by her neighbour is struggling for life in Kushtia General Hospital. Police said the five-year-old girl of village Boaldaha in Sadar upazila was meted out the assault by Ashraf after tempting her into his home with chocolate while she was playing

SSC Results Out: 79.98% Pass<br>Males ahead in merit race now

DHAKA: The results of this year’s Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations were published Saturday with fairly a high pass percentage of 79.98 – 9 steps up the previous year’s mark. The Education Ministry said the examinations took place under 10 educational boards of the

PM leaves for Seoul-KL tour

Dhaka: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Saturday left for Bangkok en route to Seoul on a five-day visit to South Korea and Malaysia with a mission of giving a shot in the arm of Bangladesh’s bilateral relations with the two newly industrialized Southeast Asian nations. A Thai Airways flight

Ganobahini commander killed in ÔÇÿcrossfireÔÇÖ in Kushtia

Kushtia: A local commander of Gonobahini, Saydul Islam alias Sayed, 35, was killed in a gunfight on Friday night with Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel in Mirpur upazila of the crime-prone southwestern district, official sources said.Two LG guns, seven bullets and one knife were

Unruly DU students ransack BIRDEM hospital

Dhaka: A stray group of Dhaka University students Tuesday ransacked the first floor of BIRDEM Hospital in the city and confined its Director in his office chamber, kicking up turbulence in the busy heartland of the capital.    Witnesses said long traffic tailbacks on the

Biman workers to agitate for pay hike

DHAKA: Biman Bangladesh Airlines workers will stage demonstrations Monday for a pay hike. The workers of the national flag carrier, under the banner of Sammilito Sangram Parishad, also demands immediate removal of salary discrimination between permanent and contractual staff members.

4 electrocuted in city as storm tears electric wires

Dhaka: Four people, two of them children, were electrocuted in the capital city as they came in contact with live electric wires that tore down during summer storms that lashed some parts of the country on Friday night.  Three of the dead were identified as Sujon Mia, 10, son of Monu Mia

2 students drown in city lakeÔÇÖs shallow waters

Dhaka: Two schoolboys drowned while swimming with friends to enjoy summer vacation in Hatirjheel waters in the capital on Saturday noon. The deceased were identified as Tusher and Kaiser, both students of Magbazaar T&T High School.Friends of the victims said due to the SSC result the

Strikers ignore govt.-set deadline<br> Water transportation becomes almost normal though

Dhaka: The disrupted waterway communications returned to almost normal on different routes though Bangladesh Noujan Sramik Federation stuck to their guns carrying on their indefinite strike on day-8 Friday ignoring the government-set deadline.Meanwhile, Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan

Babu admits responsibility for horrendous double-murder in city

Dhaka: Reined in from a costal district, Danny Babu along with his friends admitted reasonability for a horrendous double-murder of his stepmother and sister at Kadamtali in the capital.    The boys gave a macabre picture of their misdeed in confessional statements at a press briefing

Taboo on national anthem in Koumi Madrasas continue

Dhaka: Country’s Koumi Madrasas still appear hell-bent on not allowing National Anthem assembly on their premises for religious inhibition. None of the registered madrasas under the Education Board of the Befakul Madarisil Arabia Bangladesh Koumi Madrasa does open with the chorus of

Restive southwest sees respite from reign of violence<br> 67 extremists killed in ÔÇÿcrossfireÔÇÖ i

Kushtia: People in the country’s restive southwestern region breathed a sigh of relief as a sombre peace now prevails following the death of several dozen suspected top terrors. The deaths occurred in reported “crossfire” during gunfights between gunmen of outlawed leftist groups

Mountain labours! <br>Police raid on JU halls ends up catching toy pistol

Dhaka: Police on Thursday midnight raided six student dormitories at Jahangirnagar University and the night’s expedition ended up with the recovery of a toy pistol and some machetes. Campus sources said a police team, led by Dhaka district Police Super Iqbal Bahar, conducted the raid

CCC election under spotlight<br>Six special battalions on drive to recover arms for unhindered polls

Chittagong: As the ensuing city election comes under spotlight as another important electoral case study under the new government, police and Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) joined forces to forestall any trouble that could overshadow its successful holding. Teamed up in six separate groups,

Govt undercuts BNPÔÇÖs Dhaka grand rally denying electricity, party leaders allege

Dhaka: Opposition BNP alleged that the government is trying to undercut preparations for their much-vaunted Dhaka grand rally by refusing to give power supply to the Paltan Maidan venue, wherefrom their supreme leader is to call for a movement. Party standing committee member and chief

3 arrested in Kadamtali murder case

Dhaka: Police early Friday arrested three persons from Patuakhali coastal district in the case of double-murder of an engineer’s wife and daughter in the capital city’s Kadamtali area.Acting on a tip-off, a team of Dhaka metropolitan detective branch of police launched a drive and