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26 outsiders held from DU student dormitory

DHAKA UNIVERSITY:  Members of Law Enforcing Agency detained 26 outsiders from Shahid Sergeant Zahurul Haq Hall of Dhaka University for staying there illegally.The drive that started from 12:00am continued till 1:00am.A 50-member team of police led-by Ramna Zone Assistant Police

Voting begins in 3 city corporations

DHAKA: Amid tight security, voters started casting their ballots to elect new mayors of Dhaka North, Dhaka South and Chittagong City Corporations on Tuesday morning.Voting that started at 8:00am will continue till 4:00pm.Election Commission (EC) took adequate preparation for a free, fair

PM meets President

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina visited Bangabhaban to meet the President Abdul Hamid on Monday evening.Bangabhaban sources said the premier reached here around 7:30pm.Sheikh Hasina met Abdul Hamid after her recent visit to Indonesia.BDST: 2155 HRS, APR 27, 2015SR/SMS

Tabith seeks security from EC

DHAKA: BNP-supported candidate of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) candidate Tabith Awal sought his personal security from election commission (EC).He sent a letter to the EC through a returning officer on Monday regarding the issue. Copy of the letter was also sent to home

Eden Halls closed for cracks

DHAKA: Eden College authority declared its halls closed for indefinite period after cracks found in the walls on Monday.Home-bound students confirmed the matter to banglanews saying they saw cracks on the wall of 29 rooms of Fazilatunnesa Hall in the afternoon.Later being informed

Quake hits country again

DHAKA: Country experienced another moderate earthquake in its different parts including Dhaka on Monday evening.The quake measured 5.1 on the Richter scale.The tremor, epicentered in Darjeeling district of West Bengal state in India, hit around 6:35pm (Bangladesh Time).There were no

Narail road crash kills father, daughter

NARAIL: Father and daughter were killed in a road accident on Narail-Dhaka road at Rampura area under Lohagara upazila of the district Monday afternoon.The deceased were identified as M Shahnur Alam, 55, and his daughter Nidra, 10, hailed from Ishangati village of the upazila.Lohagara

HC asks for list of post-quake operation tools

DHAKA: The High Court asked the authority concerned to know about the equipments bought for the post-earthquake rescue operations in the country.A bench comprising Justice Kazi Rezaul-Haque and Justice Abu Taher Mohammad Saifur Rahman passed the order after the hearing on a supplementary

3700 die in Nepal quake

DHAKA: Thousands of people spent last night huddled under makeshift tents fashioned from plastic sheeting that did little to protect them from heavy rain, sleepless with fear as aftershocks rattled Nepal, where more than 3,700 people have died in Saturday's earthquake, news agency Reuters

Enam medical college team leaves for Nepal

SAVAR (DHAKA): The Enam Medical College and Hospital authorities on Monday sent a team of 10-member physicians to provide services to the people of earthquake-affected Nepal.The team, led by Dr Prodip Saha, left Dhaka for Nepal in the afternoon along with medicines and medical

Bank manager’s body found in Rajshahi

RAJSHAHI: Police recovered body of a branch manager of BRAC Bank from his rented house in Bagmara upazila of the district Monday morning.The deceased was identified as Atikur Rahman, 35, hailed from Ahmedpur in Natore district.Bagmara Police Station officer-in-charge (OC) Abu Obaida Khan

Recharge not more than Tk 1,000

DHAKA: Bangladesh Bank (BB) has imposed a restriction both on mobile recharge and mobile-banking till 12:00am on Tuesday ahead of elections in Dhaka North, Dhaka South and Chittagong City Corporations.Mobile banking operators and mobile phone recharge regulatory organization have already

Jessore board chair among 4 under investigation

DHAKA: Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) is investigating about four government officers, including Jessore Education Board Chairman Professor Alauddin Miah over allegations of corruption and embezzlement of government fund.Three other officers are executive engineers Saiful Islam and

3 killed in Naogaon road crash

NAOGAON: Three people were killed in a road accident in Ferry Ghat area under Manda Upazila of the district on Monday noon.Identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.Witnesses said a collision of a truck, a bus and a shallow engine-run human hauler occurred on Rajshahi-Manda

Schoolboy found dead in Sylhet drain

SYLHET: Police recovered body of a schoolboy from the drain by Abdul Gafur Islami Adarsha Bidyalaya in Darshan Deuri area of Sylhet city on Monday morning.The victim was a class-4 student of the school.Metropolitan police Airport Thana assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Lokman Ahmad confirmed

Voting in 3-city polls Tuesday

DHAKA: Under tight security measures, voters will cast their ballots to elect new mayors of Dhaka North, Dhaka South and Chittagong City Corporations from 8:00am to 4:00pm Tuesday.The Election Commission (EC) has completed its preparation for a free, fair and unbiased voting in the

Elderly man hacked dead in Rangamati

RANGAMATI: An elderly man was hacked to death in Karengatali Block-B Shrabonti Buddhist Pagoda under Baghaichhari upazila of the district early Monday.The deceased was identified as Gaiyanjoty Chakma, 70, a Buddhist devotee of Golachhari area of the upazila.Officer-in-Charge (OC) of

Sorrowful 1-yr of N’ganj 7-murder

NARAYANGANJ: One year of the gruesome Narayanganj seven-murder incident has passed with no mentionable development in its trial proceedings. Though charge sheet in the murder cases was submitted accusing three sacked RAB officers among 35 on April 8, some 11 months after the murder, the

Nepal quake death toll crosses 3200

DHAKA: The death toll from Nepal's earthquake rose to 3,218 on Monday, two days after the massive quake ripped across this Himalayan nation, leaving tens of thousands shell-shocked and sleeping in streets.Aid groups received the first word from remote mountain villages reports that

Jeddah consulate’s MRP service even on weekends

RIYADH: Bangladesh Consulate General office in Jeddah will remain open even on holidays to carry out issuance of Machine Readable Passport (MRP) for Bangladeshi expatriates in Saudi Arabia.The Jeddah office took the initiatives as International Aviation Authorities gave a term that none