Pragatishil Chhatra Jote, a platform of seven left-leaning student bodies, will observe strike today (Wednesday) at all the educational institutions across the country to press home their four -point demand including retake of medical admission tests. They announced it from a press conference held at…

The national health authorities, along with the United Nations (UN), have launched a countrywide strategy to combat obstetric fistula (OF), which is a traumatic injury in women resulting from severe or failed childbirth. This disease is commonly associated with poverty because of its tendency to occur…

International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) sent three war crimes accused of Noakhali to Dhaka Central Jail yesterday, a day after their arrests for alleged involvement in crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971. The three accused are Md Amir Ahammad, 70, Jaynal Abedin, 73, and Md Yusuf, 80,…

A mobile court yesterday fined owners of four salt crushing factories with Tk 20,000 in Chittagong city for not adding iodine to salt. Chittagong District Administration Executive Magistrate Sharmin Akhter conducted the mobile court with the help of the law enforcers in Majhirghat area in the city.…

The police yesterday arrested Chittagong city Juba Dal secretary Mosharraf Hossain Dipti from Chittagong Central Jail gate. Earlier, the jail authorities released the leader as he got bail. A bail order reached the jail authorities on Monday and Dipti was released as per the order, said Chittagong Central…

The central council session of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal, (JSD), an ally of Awami League-led 14-party grand alliance, will be held on December 26 and 27, this year. The decision was taken in a general meeting of the party’s executive committee on October 3 was held at the party headquarters in the…

The fishery department yesterday sentenced twenty-two fishermen to one year’s jail each for violating the ban on hilsha netting in Barisal. The 15-day ban against hilsa fishing was imposed on September 25 to boost hilsa resources by saving mother hilsa carrying eggs during lying season, said D.…

GAZIPUR: Four people were killed and 10 others injured in separate road accidents in Sadar and Kaliakoir upazilas on Tuesday morning, reports UNB. One of the deceased was identified as Rajendra Barman, 45, a resident of Lutiarchala village in Sadar upazila, while identities of three others could not…

RANGPUR: The Lions Club of Rangpur (LCR) district-351A2 with assistance of private sector Rangpur Community Medical College Hospital (RCMCH) organised…

The traditional boat race, popularly known as ‘Nouka Baich’, will be held on the Rupsha River east side of Khulna city on October 10 afternoon. Nagar Samajik o Sangskritic Kendra (NSSK), Khulna, will arrange the 10th annual competition with a view to promote the Bengali culture and heritage.…

Man killed in road accident A man was killed in road accident in Tukerbazar Themuki area of Sylhet city on Monday night. The deceased was Lalu miah, 50, a resident of Lamarghao village of Shodor upazila in sylhet. Police, said the accident took place when the speedy auto rickshaw hit him while he was…

Preparations for the upcoming Durga Puja, highest religious festival of the Hindu community, are going in full swing on along with the arrangements to set up  402 puja mandsps in the district and city. Of the total, 67 mass and personal mandaps will be set up in the city. However, this year 44…

KHULNA: Khulna Metropolitan Police (KMP) and Khulna District Police authorities separately have taken adequate security measures for ensuing Durga Puja, a largest religious festival of the Hindu Community, to be start on October 22, reports BSS. While talking to Khulna Police Super Md. Habibur Rahman…

A Chittagong mobile court yesterday sealed off a pharmacy and sentenced the drugstore owner to a six-month imprisonment for illegally selling government medicine. Chittagong District Administration Executive Magistrate Ruhul Amin conducted the mobile court at the city’s Mirjarpool and Golpahar…

RAJSHAHI: Detective Branch (DB) of police seized 1,800 bottles of phensidyl from a truck in Talaimary area under Boalia Model Police Station in Rajshahi city yesterday, police sources said, reports BSS. On a tip-off, a team of the DB police conducted a sudden raid in a motor garage and seized the contraband…

Officials of Zhejiang Jindun Holding Group Company Ltd, a Chinese company, yesterday paid a visit to the project site in Mirsarai Economic Zone. The Chinese company has expressed interest to set up a coal-based power plant with a capacity of 13,000 megawatt in the under-construction economic zone at…

The Parliamentary Committee on Public Accounts yesterday recommending settling of audit objections in the annual audit reports of the comptroller and auditor general (CAG) on some of the accounts under the ministry for LGRD and cooperatives, reports BSS. The committee made the recommendation after reviewing…

DU VC gets World Teachers' Day Award Dhaka University (DU) Vice-Chancellor AAMS Arefin Siddique was awarded ‘World Teachers' Day Award’ for his outstanding contribution to the development of education and research in the country. Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid handed over the…