The health ministry has ordered Barisal’s Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital (SBMCH) authorities to suspend 226 newly-appointed employees for…

A Chittagong court yesterday granted five-day fresh remand for each of three suspected members of the banned Islamist outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) in two cases lodged with Hathazari Police Station over seizing arms and explosive on December 27, 2015. Chittagong District Senior Judicial…

Syed Ashraf Ali, former Director General of Islamic Foundation Bangladesh and renowned scholar on Islam, died at a hospital in the capital yesterday morning, reports UNB. Syed Ashraf, admitted to Eden Multicare Centre a fortnight earlier with complications of the lungs, breathed his last at 6.05 am.…

BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday paid homage to party founder and her late husband Ziaur Rahman by placing wreaths at his grave in the capital’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, marking his 80th birth anniversary, reports UNB. Khaleda, a former prime minister, flanked by party leaders and activists,…

Communication unit of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MOHFW), with technical support of Bangladesh Knowledge Management Initiative (BKMI), developed various digital resources to strengthen health, population and nutrition sectors in the country.   MOHFW arranged a seminar titled “Dissemination…

A customs preventive team seized 12 kg of gold from a flight at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital yesterday evening, reports UNB. Two people were also arrested in this connection. Tipped off that several gold bars were concealed in the flight coming from Bangkok, a team of customs…

A Chittagong court yesterday sentenced two siblings to death penalty and fined Tk 5, 000 each for killing a businessman at Chandanish in Chittagong in 2010. The court also acquitted six others as charges against them could not be proven. Mohitul Haque Enam Chowdhury, Judge, Chittagong Divisional Speedy…

Leaders of Khulna Circuit House Movement Committee have submitted memorandum of Monday to Minister for Sports through Deputy Commissioner as part of agitation against use of Khulna Circuit House Maidan for commercial purposes including holding of International Trade Fair every year. Earlier, on January…

RAJSHAHI:  Access and equity to education to all, particularly the children coming from the poor and distressed communities, has become an urgent need for overall development of the nation, speakers at a discussion said here yesterday, reports BSS.  They viewed side by side with the government…

Professor Syed Shamsul Alam of Chemistry department and Associate Professor Md Mohibul Alam of Chemical Engineering & Polymer Science department have…

A Chattra League (BCL) activist was injured by his fellow man in Shamimabad area in Sylhet city yesterday. The injured person was identified as Kazi Habib, a student of BBA fourth year in the city;s International University. Sources said, a group of BCL led by Sagar and Sohel attacked Habib on the International…

University Grants Commission (UGC) Chairman Professor Abdul Mannan attended a three-day international conference on ‘bridging diverse cultures towards an inclusive Asia and Pacific community’ recently, says a press release. The conference, a bi-annual event of the East West Centre and East-West…

Prof Shahedur Rashid made JUJA adviser Professor Md Shahedur Rashid of geography and environment department at Jahangirnagar University (JU) was recently made the advisor of Jahangirnagar University Journalists’ Association (JUJA). He was unanimously nominated at executive council meeting of journalist…