NARAYANGANJ: Police recovered the body of a minor girl, who had been allegedly abducted by miscreants on Wednesday, from near her house at Girda Chowdhurypara village in Araihazar upazila of the district yesterday morning, reports UNB. The deceased was Rupa, 5, daughter of Hazrat Ali, hailing from the…

The government has taken an initiative to redesign the country's existing coastal embankments keeping in mind the climate-induced changes presumed to take place by 2050 and thus protect the coastal lands from seawater, reports UNB. Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) on November 1, 2015 signed…

The 7th National Undergraduate Mathematics Olympiad-2015 was held at the Mathematics department of Jahangirnagar University (JU) on Friday. Aimed at inspiring…

Speakers at a seminar in the city yesterday called for upholding the rights of the people with disabilities so that they could  contribute to the welfare of the nation like other citizens of the county. Bangladesh Protibondhi Kalyan  Samity (BPKS), a non-government self-help organisation of…

The truck terminal in Khulna city is yet to go into full operation even after a decade of its construction, assumedly thanks to its awkward location. On the other hand, the truck terminal has turned into a safe haven for the drug addicts, gamblers and other types of anti-social elements. They are using…

RAJSHAHI: Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) is committed to ensure cost-free primary healthcare services to its poor and distressed communities for their welfare and betterment, reports BSS. To this end, the city corporation has launched red card distribution activities. RCC authorities revealed this…

RAJSHAHI: Speakers at a daylong workshop on teachers training opined that all the teachers should have to gain competency and attain professionalism through training for teaching students properly, reports BSS. It also defined that educational qualification and skilled teachers are two separate matters.…

The admission tests for the first year honours courses under ‘Kha’ and ‘Ga’ units of Barisal University for the academic session 2015-16 were held yesterday. Vice Chancellor of the university along with the others syndicate member visited the examination halls. The admission…

Four jhut (garment rag) warehouses were gutted in Natun Bazar area of Konabari under Gazipur city early yesterday morning. Station officer of Joydebpur Fire Service And Civil Defense unit Mohammed Hasibul Islam said the fire originated from a tin-shed warehouse and soon engulfed the adjacent warehouses…

Rajshahi: A local Awami League leader was killed and five other people were injured in a road accident at Pullapukur area on the Rajshahi-Pabna Highway of Rajshahi district on Thursday, report UNB. The deceased was Shafiqul, publicity secretary of Naohata municipality unit of Awami League. Officer-in…

A two-day programme, marking the 47th founding anniversary of central unit and 40th anniversary of Barisal unit of Udichi Shilpi Gosthi, began in the city yesterday. President of Udichi Pirojpur unit Advocate MA Mannan inaugurated the programme as chief guest. A colorful procession was brought out from…