Libyan police yesterday arrested four Bangladeshis in Tajoura district, adjacent to the capital Tripoli, for allegedly abducting five Bangladeshi migrants and demanding a ransom of US $32,500 for their release.

Budget in Higher Education for Achieving Sustainable Development Goals

The Anti-Terrorism Unit of police claimed to have arrested a member of banned militant outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir from Jatrabari area in the capital city.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday alleged that the government is trying to kill the party chief Khaleda Zia in jail.

Speakers demanding safe roads yesterday blamed government’s negligence and the intentions of transport owners and drivers to maximise profits for frequent deaths on roads.

Habiganj town dwellers had to suffer following a three-hour downpour and subsequent waterlogging yesterday.

Members of the Detective Branch (DB) of Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) during a drive on Thursday night arrested a person with 50 inter-city train tickets from Tin Poler Matha area in the port city.

As the bus pulls up, the driver opens the doors automatically at the push of a button. Those on board are first allowed to leave, before the passengers waiting in a queue can enter the bus that stopped at the corner of Dhanmondi Road 15 and Satmasjid Road.

At least four persons were killed by lightning strikes across three districts in the last two days.

What satisfied people’s craving for sweet before sugar came along? Well, some people boiled the sap of maple and date to make syrup, but honey was the undisputed king of sweet. Honey bees were domesticated in ancient Egypt where beekeepers used clay jars for their bees to nest in. Beekeeping was also well known in Greek and Roman civilizations.

Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) is going to procure 55 dredgers, aiming to increase navigability of the country’s rivers and ensure smooth waterway communication.

Dhaka University’s students are not interested in gaining knowledge anymore, Professor Emeritus Serajul Islam Choudhury says.

The High Court has fined two accused Tk 2 lakh for providing false information to secure bail from the court.

Early morning every day, a reserved spot in Mirpur’s Pallabi sees no less than a thousand pair of eyes looking at every passer-by in hopes that someone will call for work.

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir alleges that the government is trying to kill their chairperson Khaleda Zia in jail by resorting to various tricks.

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has expressed hope that the process of solving the unresolved bilateral issues including Teesta water sharing with India will be expedited through victory of Narendra Modi.

Police claim arrest of a member of banned militant outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir from Dhaka’s Jatrabari area.

The eighth death anniversary Abul Khayer Majumder, an Awami League leader and Liberation War organiser in Feni, will be observed today, says a press release.

“The Food Talk”, a Facebook-based community of food connoisseurs and enthusiasts, hosted its first award ceremony on Wednesday to recognise the best of two iftar staples -- haleem and jilapi -- in Dhaka.

Shamim Reza, a journalist and former joint secretary of Dinajpur Press Club, died of cardiac arrest on Wednesday. He was 56.