Transport and urban experts think the capital's perennial traffic congestions can significantly be eased with some pragmatic steps and low-cost projects without constructing mega structures like flyovers, reports UNB. They think the focus could be given on effective traffic management by reducing…

Daily Ittefaq country desk editor Mir Aftab Uddin Ahmed died at his Maghbazar residence in the capital yesterday, reports BSS. He was 74. He was suffering from complicated diseases for long. Aftab Uddin is survived by his wife, one son, one daughter and a host of admirers to mourn his death. He was…

GAZIPUR: A cotton warehouse was gutted in Mill Gate area of Tongi under Gazipur city yesterday morning. Tongi fire service sources said the fire originated at a tin-shaded cotton warehouse around 8am in the area and it immediately engulfed the whole godown. Huge amounts of cotton wastage (jhut) were…

SYLHET: A young man was killed and 10 others injured in a clash over stone lifting from a piece of government land at Bholaganj village in Companyganj upazila on Friday morning, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Chhoton, 25, a resident of the village. Witnesses and police said there had been…

A man was killed and 23 others injured when a bus collided head-on with a covered van at Sitakunda upazila in Chittagong yesterday. The deceased was Dhana Mia, 55, a passenger of the bus, hailed from Fathepur Nayapara area under Modhyom Police Station in Netrokona district. Among the injured 11 were…

Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim yesterday said the government will arrange free breast cancer screening in all public hospitals in December every year, reports BSS. "Women in Bangladesh suffer from breast cancer in younger age compared to the western countries. Therefore, we will…

A man was allegedly killed by his drug addicted daughter in Mirashpara area of Tongi in Gazipur yesterday. The deceased was identified as Fazlul Haque, 70, a freedom fighter of the area. Sub-inspector of Tongi model police station Abul Khayer said Farzana Yasmeen Munni, 30, daughter of Fazlul Haque,…

RAJSHAHI: Terming sexual harassment as a major impediment to education atmosphere for the women, speakers at an academic discussion suggested collective efforts for freeing the higher seats of learning including Rajshahi University (RU) from the social crime, reports BSS. Speaking as the focal person,…

A three-day long training course on basic journalism began at the VIP Lounge of Khulna Press Club under Sadar police station in the city on Thursday. Press Institute of Bangladesh (PIB) and Khulna Divisional Press Club Federation (KDPCF) jointly arranged the training programme. Deputy Commissioner (DC)…

The certificate award ceremony of No. 99 Junior Command and Staff Course of Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) was held at Bangladesh Air Force Command and Staff Training Institute (CSTI) at BAF Base Bashar in the capital on Thursday, reports BSS. Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Admin) Air Vice Marshal Masihuzzaman…

Md Nasiruddin, a professor of Library and Information Science at National University, won best paper award in an international conference held recently in Colombo, Sri Lanka , reports UNB. Prof Nasiruddin presented a paper titled ‘Changing lives of the sex-workers: a new approach for socially…

12 drug addicts jailed In an anti-crime operation, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested 12 youth drug addicts from City Hat area under Shahmukhdum police station of Rajshahi city on Thursday evening, RAB sources here said yesterday. Executive Magistrate Moid Rumon, who was present during the drive,…