Speakers at a seminar in the capital yesterday called for united social resistance along with strict role of law enforcers and proper application of laws to prevent repression on women and children, reports BSS. United efforts by family, society and state can help stop all sorts of violence against…

Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim yesterday urged the private hospital authorities to provide free treatments to poor at least for a day in a year to help reduce the pressure on government hospitals, reports BSS. “If private hospitals conduct special health camps or provide treatment…

A court in the capital yesterday placed six suspected members of an international human trafficking and fake currency syndicate, including a Pakistani national, on a 5-day remand in a case filed with the Airport Police Station, reports UNB. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Kazi Quamrul Islam passed the…

Sylhet: A Hindu priest was injured as some miscreants carried out an attack on a cremation ground at Chalibandar in the city on Friday morning, reports UNB. The injured was identified as Ruhun Chakraborty, a priest of Chalibandar Shashan (cremation ground). Locals said a group of miscreants, identifying…

RANGPUR: The admission tests of first year (honours) courses under 2015-16 academic session at Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR) will begin from today, reports BSS. The university authority and its admission test committee have completed preparations for holding the tests on December 6, 7, 8 and…

Maj Gen (retd) Syed Muhammad Ibrahim has been re-elected chairman of Kalyan Party while MM Aminur Rahman secretary general of the party, reports UNB. The new executive committee of Kalyan Party was announced at the national council and 8th founding anniversary programme of the party held at the National…

Police recovered throat-slit body of a local Awami League leader from a garden at Demra in the city yesterday morning. The deceased was identified as  Enamel Haque Gias, 45, general secretary of  West Sanarpar ward unit AL.   Talking to The Independent, Sub Inspector Quddus Ali of…

The Khulna (Sonadanga) central bus terminal has been is beset with a host of problems since long due to lack of care and maintenance. The problems confronting…

SAVAR: A doctor of Combined Military Hospital (CMH), Dhaka was killed as a bus rammed his motorcycle at Islampur on the Dhaka-Aricha Highway in Dhamrai upazila of Dhaka district on Friday afternoon, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Sergeant Ibrahim Hossain, son of Sekandar Ali, a resident…

KHULNA: Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon here yesterday said NGOs can play vital role for building awareness against terrorism, militancy and communalism, reports BSS. He also said the NGOs should fight for protecting environment side by side with financial development of people.…

A fifteen-daylong cultural programme began Friday at ‘Swashata Bangla’ Museum marking the Victory Day. The programme was organised by Bangladesh Army Rangpur Area Headquaters. City Mayor Sharfuddin Ahamed Jhantu inaugurated the programme as chief guest. Major General Masood Razzak,GOC. 66,…

Dhaka University Zoology Department and Zoological Society of Bangladesh, yesterday held 19th biennial international conference and annual general meeting at Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban of the university, reports BSS. Science and Technology Affairs Minister Architect Yeafesh Osman joined…

Youth held with 28,500 yaba pills Police arrested a young man in possession of 28,500 pieces of yaba tablet in the capital’s Shantibagh area on Saturday morning. The arrestee was identified as Shahjalal,28. Officer-in-charge of Shahjahanpur Police Station Mehedi Hasan said a team of police challenged…

AIUB holds blood donation camp A voluntary blood donation camp was organised by the Department of Mathematics with the support of AIUB Shomoy Club of American International University- Bangladesh (AIUB) recently on the university campus, says a press release. The programme initiated by Red Crescent…

After one year of the party’s council, the full-fledged   executive committee of the Rajshahi city unit Awami League has been approved. The members of the new committee were introduced at a meeting at Rajshahi Medical College auditorium on Saturday. With AHM Khairuzzaman Liton, president…

SAVAR: A two-daylong annual botanical conference jointly organised by Botany department of Jahangirnagar University (JU) and Bangladesh Botanical Society (BBS) was concluded on the campus here yesterday, reports BSS. Agriculture Minister Matia Chawdhury inaugurated the event as the chief guest on Friday…

CHITTAGONG: Police recovered the body of a man from a pond at Syedpur village of Popadia union under Boalkhali upazila of the district yesterday morning, reports BSS. The body was identified as SM Jubaiyer, 45, son of Advocate Mozaffar Hossain, hailed from the said area. Boalkhali police after receiving…

World Soil Day-2015 was observed in the city yesterday with a call to formulate a policy for soil development to save soil to maintain biodiversity.   The theme of the day this year was 'Soil a solid ground for life'.  World Soil Day-2015 was observed on December 04 at the Food…