Former water resources minister and senior Awami League leader Ramesh Chandra Sen has died while in jail. The 85-year-old passed away at 9:30am on Saturday, said Taufiq Hasan, a doctor at the emergency department of Dinajpur Medical College Hospital.
A Dhaka court has granted police five days to interrogate Mehedi Hasan Dipu, also known as Bipu, an alleged associate of “top criminal” Subrata Bain, in custody. Metropolitan Magistrate Kamal Uddin issued the order on Saturday, said Sub-Inspector (SI) Kamal Hossain of prosecution polic
Expressing satisfaction over the steps taken so far as part of election-centric preparations, Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Saturday said the next one week would be very crucial as the twin elections – national election and referendum – are scheduled to take place on February 12.
The Election Commission (EC) has postponed its decision to issue more than 10,000 election observer cards to the so-called non-governmental organisation People’s Association for Social Advancement (PASHA) for the national election. Briefing reporters after a high-level meeting at the state g
A mother and son have died after being run over by a train in Gazipur’s Tongi. Citing family members, Tongi Railway Police Outpost chief Sub-Inspector (SI) Rahima Akhter said a Dhaka-bound Subarna Express ran them over on Saturday after leaving Chattogram. The dead are Jannat, 35, and her s
