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BNP leader Ishraque sent to jail

TDS Desk: A court in Dhaka has sent Ishraque Hossain, member of the International Affairs Committee of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, to jail in a case filed with Paltan Police

Teenage killed in Feni lightning

Feni Correspondent: A teenage boy was killed in a lightning strike in Feni’s Chhagalnaiya upazila on Sunday. The accident took place around 2 pm at Uttar Kuhuma village under Radhanagar

Elderly man gets life-term for killing wife

Naogaon Correspondent: A court in Naogaon has sentenced an elderly man to life imprisonment on the charge of killing his wife at Dhamoirhat upazila in 2021. Naogaon District and Sessions

Metro Rail’s reputation will be tarnished if VAT imposed: Quader

Staff Correspondent: Road Transport and Bridges minister Obaidul Quader has said that the National Revenue Board (NBR) has imposed 15 per cent value added tax (VAT) on Metro Rail. But,

ICU being added to Gaibandha Modern Hospital

Gaibandha Correspondent: Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is being added to the Gaibandha Modern Hospital for the critical patients of the district. Official sources today said the construction work of 10-

General Holiday in 157 upazilas on May 21 for elections

Staff Correspondent: The government has declared May 21 as general holiday in 157 upazilas for elections to allow the voters to cast their votes without any hassle. Public Administration Ministry