Speakers at a press conference in the city yesterday termed media role imperative for creating awareness about prevention of HIV infection. Though incidence of HIV infection has reduced globally, including in Bangladesh, it is still a grave concern with certain groups vulnerable to it, they observed.…

Ctg slum fire kills 1 A young boy was killed and at least 50 shanties were gutted in a devastating fire which broke out at a slum in the city’s Agrabad-Mogpukurpar area on Friday night. The deceased could not be identified immediately. Deputy assistant director of Chittagong fire service Abdul…

National University (NU) Vice-chancellor Professor Harun-or-Rashid said a vested quarter is trying to destroy the communal harmony, core values and syncretistic culture of Bangalees, reports BSS. "Bangladesh is country of communal harmony. Our culture is Syncretistic which have Sufism or humanities…

The prospect of commercial cultivation of olive in the Barind region of Rajshahi seems quite bright. With a little effort, farmers of the region can earn huge profits by cultivating olive, just like mango and litchi. Alim Uddin, principal scientific officer of the Rajshahi Fruits Research Centre, said…

Conscious Citizens Committee (CCC), Khulna district unit of Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB), a social movement against corruption yesterday demanded ensuring of transparency and accountability in the use of Bangladesh Climate Change Trust Fund (BCCTF) and Bangladesh Climate Change Resilience…

A two-day programme, marking the 47th founding anniversary of central unit and 40th anniversary of Barisal unit of Udichi Shilpi Gosthi, ended in the city yesterday. On the second day a seminar was held at Ashwini Kumar Hall with Biswanath Munshi, president Udichi Barisal unit, in the chair. President…

RANGPUR: A court here on Wednesday sentenced seven people to life term rigorous imprisonment for committing murder in Kaliganj Hariyapara village under Pirgacha upazila here nine years ago, reports BSS. The court also sentenced four persons to different jail terms for their involvements with the murder…

NSU Business School achieves  American accreditation American accreditation, for the first time in Bangladesh, has been granted to the School of Business and Economics (SBE) at North South University (NSU), the first private university of the country. This has led NSU to the level of claiming itself…

RAJSHAHI: Experts and stakeholders yesterday observed that proper enforcement of the amended tobacco control law has become indispensable to protect the young generation especially adolescents from the negative impacts of tobacco use particularly smoking. They told BSS that one of the strongholds of…

Rajshahi: An eight-day long 'Rajshahi Book Fair' began here yesterday aimed at encouraging people to read book, reports BSS. Jatiya Grantha Kendra arranged the fair on Collegiate School and College playground with assistance of district administration and Bangladesh Knowledge and Creative Publishers…

Prime Minister's Economic Affairs Adviser Dr Mashiur Rahman said the education which have no humanity, honesty and sense of justice is fruitless, reports BSS. "I am very proud of being a student of Dhaka University. This university has made me a complete human being as it gives me the education…