US cutting top general and admiral posts by 20 per cent
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has taken an initiative for a major shake-up in the top military leadership of the country’s armed forces. He has decided to reduce the number of general and admiral posts in the army, navy and air force by 20 per…
Sagar-Runi murder: Time extended again for probe report submission, deferred 130 times so far
5 November has been fixed as the new date for submission of the investigation report in the case over the murder of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi. With this, the date for submitting the report in this much-talked-about case has been…
Drive in Cox’s Bazar, 4 arrested including Bogura district Swechchhasebak League president
Police have arrested four leaders and activists of Bogura district Swechchhasebak League, including its president Sajedur Rahman Shahin, who is also chairman of Kharna Union Parishad in Shajahanpur. Bogura district Detective Branch (DB) of police…
National University to develop 900 master trainers for Applied ICT teaching
National University will develop 900 master trainers to make teaching of the ‘Applied ICT’ course in the second year of honours at its affiliated colleges more effective. Ninety core trainers will be developed to train them. Preparations are…
73 researchers get PhD, 9 get MPhil degrees at JU
PhD degrees have been awarded to 73 researchers and MPhil degrees to 9 at a special meeting of the syndicate of Jahangirnagar University (JU). The information was given in a press release sent from the university’s public relations office on Sunday…
Those carrying out sabotage in secret will be brought to book soon: Gayeshwar
BNP Standing Committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy has said those who are carrying out sabotage in secret will be brought to book soon. He said this on Tuesday morning after paying tribute at the graves of BNP founder Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman and…
Three injured in shooting and stabbing by miscreants in capital’s Badda
A total of three people, including two with bullet wounds, have been injured in shooting and stabbing by miscreants at separate times in the capital’s Badda. The incidents took place around Alatunnessa School and in the Merul Badda area last night,…
Trader arrested with 6.75kg of heroin in Chapainawabganj
SRB-5 has arrested a drug trader named Mehedi Hasan, 35, with 6 kilograms and 751 grams of heroin in a drive in Shibganj, Chapainawabganj. His associate Al-Mamun, 40, fled after sensing the presence of the force during the drive. The drive was conducted…
Sramik Dal holds protest procession and rally in Brahmanbaria
A protest procession and rally were held at the initiative of the Brahmanbaria district unit of Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Sramik Dal as part of a central programme in protest against attempts to destabilise the country. The procession was brought out from…
Gold price falls again, how much it now costs per bhori
The Bangladesh Jewellers Association (Bajus) has again cut the price of gold in the domestic market. The price of the best quality, that is 22-carat, gold has been reduced by Tk 2,216 per bhori (11.664 grams). As a result, the price of one bhori of good…