World AIDS Day will be observed across the world today to raise awareness about the pandemic, to educate people on preventive measures and to ensure proper treatment of HIV-positive people. The theme of this day is “Getting to Zero”, which refers to zero new infection, zero discrimination…

Two students of Nuclear Engineering Department of Dhaka University (DU) got Distinction Award from Institute of Nuclear Engineering of University of Tennessee, US, reports BSS. M Mobasser Ahmed and Omar Ahmed, of masters' 3rd batch students of Nuclear Engineering Department, won the award for their…

KUSHTIA: The authorities of Islamic University (IU) yesterday handed over a admission seeker to police during viva voce for admission into first year honors course under ‘C’ unit for the 2015-16 academic sessions on charge of fraudulance. The examinee was Maudud Ahmed Jibon, son of Masud…

A Chittagong court yesterday granted four-day remand for four people including Saiful Alam Liom, former | assistant secretary Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) central committee over seizure of arms on November 25 from his city’s resident.  “Chittagong Metropolitan Magistrate Farid Alam…

Energy and Mineral Resources Division Secretary Abu Bakar Siddique died of cardiac arrest at Square Hospital in the capital early Monday. He was 58, reports UNB. Abu Bakar Siddique, who was undergoing treatment at the hospital, breathed his last at about 4:55am, confirmed relatives of the deceased.…

Public lecture held at NSU The School of Engineering and Physical Sciences of  North South University (NSU) organised a public lecture titled ‘Frontiers of Science and Pathways for Discoveries in the 21st Century’ at NSU auditorium on Thursday, says a press release. Dr Zahid Hasan,…

Man found dead in Rajshahi After two days of his missing, police found the body of jeweler, Sadhan Kumar Karmakar, from near Arani Railway Station under Bagha Upazila of the district early yesterday, police and locals said. The deceased, aged 45 and son of Chandra Lal Karmaker, hailed from nearby Panka…

RAJSHAHI: Speakers at a post-rally meeting here yesterday called for ensuring fundamental rights especially the health, social and legal rights of the transgender people for uplifting their living standard, reports BSS. They said the society, as a whole, should come forward with positive attitude toward…

Underscoring the need for building trained manpower and volunteers to face natural disasters, President Abdul Hamid yesterday said advocacy activities and increasing people's awareness can help reduce losses of natural calamities to a large extent, reports BSS. Most of the urban physical infrastructures…