Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) mayor Annisul Haque yesterday said Gabtoli bus terminal will be freed from traffic congestion by December 30, reports UNB. The Bus-Truck Owners Association and workers union agreed to remove their vehicles from Gabtoli and Aminbazar bus terminals by December 29, the…

Two Bangladeshi scientists have been awarded the ICT for Mountain Development Award 2015 for inventing their unique technologies to protect lives from natural disasters, reports UNB. Bayes Ahmed from Buet-Japan Institute of Disaster Prevention and Urban Safety won the award in recognition of introducing…

Housing and Public Works Minister Mosharrof Hossain inaugurated the circular bus service in Hatirjheel area of the capital yesterday. The bus service…

The Ministry of Education will celebrate Textbook Day on January 1 across the country when students of all primary schools, ibtedayi madrasas, secondary schools, dakhil madrasas and technical education institutes will get new textbook free of cost, reports BSS . The decision was taken at a meeting the…

Participants in a roundtable discussion in the city on Tuesday stressed the need for changing mindset to ensure dignity of domestic workers. The discussion was held at Barisal Reporters Unity conference room. Manusher Jonno Foundation in association with development organisation Association of Voluntary…

RANGPUR: There is no alternative to preparing more accurate information database and statistics for proper planning in achieving the set goals of smooth national development in every sector, reports BSS. The opinion came at the launching ceremony of the final report on ‘Multiple Indicator Cluster…

A new Trust Fund titled 'Professor Dr Habiba Khatun Trust Fund' has been set up at the Department of Islamic History & Culture of Dhaka University. Dr Nahid Jamal Rianon, daughter of Professor Habiba Khatun and Assistant Professor of the University of Texas Medical School, USA, handed over…

A four-day International Plastic Summit will begin at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the capital on January 20, reports BSS. The summit included 11th International Plastic, Packaging and Printing Industrial Fair (IPF), view-exchange meetings of the member…

Parliamentary standing committee on Social Welfare ministry yesterday emphasized undertaking separate programmes, creating volunteers and conducting awareness campaigns to evict illegal establishments from the footpaths with a view to building Dhaka as a neat and clean city free from traffic jams. The…

With a cold wave now sweeping the region, various types of cold-related diseases have broken out in the city putting public health under severe threat.…

RAJSHAHI: Speakers in a discussion yesterday said ensuring safety of girls through combating all sorts of violence especially sexual harassment against them has become an urgent need for boosting women empowerment, reports BSS. They observed that sexual harassment at public places restricts girls’…

Christian community in Barisal has taken up various programmes to celebrate their biggest religious festival Christmas on December 25 commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ. The day-long festival will begin from today night with singing carols, special church prayers, and discussion meetings from early…

Chittagong:  Police, in a series of drives on Tuesday night, arrested 100 people, including four Jamaat activists from different upazilas of the district for their alleged involvement in sabotage and vandalism, reports BSS. Abdul Awal, additional superintendent of police (Special Branch) of Chittagong…

CHITTAGONG: A teenage boy was killed in a road accident in City gate area under Akbar Shah police station of the city yesterday morning. The deceased was identified as Md Helal Uddin, 12, son of Abdur Rahim, hailing from Sonapur area in Noakhali district. Bimal Karmakar, Sub-inspector (SI) of Akhbar…

A 12-day Eid-E- Miladunnabi (sm) was celebrated in the Khankah Shariff of the ancient and well-known Azimpur Dayera Shariff, Dhaka from December 12 to 23, says a press release. On Wednesday, after Asr prayer the Telwat-l-Quran, and after Mughrib prayer Darud SharifT, Zikr, haamd- naath and milad shariff…

Seminar on cyber crimes at RUET Dec 26 RAJSHAHI: A cyber crime related seminar will be held at Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) on December 26 (Saturday), a RUET press release said yesterday. The seminar titled ‘Cyber Crime, Security and Uses of Digital Signature’…

Rangpur mayor pledges improved sanitation facilities Mayor of Rangpur City Corporation (RCC) Sarfuddin Ahmed Jhantu said massive programmes are under implementation for improving public sanitation facilities in Rangpur city. The City Mayor said this while inaugurating the construction work of a public…