Rights activists demanded eviction of land grabbers to save the Kirtonkhola river at a press conference to mark International River Save Day scheduled on March 14, organised by the Sanmilito Udzapan Parishad Barisal at BNDN hall of the city yesterday. Speakers mentioned that 800 decimal land of Kirtonkhola…

Five people suffered burn injuries in a gas cylinder blast in the capital’s Shyampur area on Saturday afternoon, reports UNB. Four workers of Moynamati Dyeing and Steel Casting mill-Md Billal  Hossain, 28, Md Enamul Haque, 30, Md Mizan, 25, Mujibar, 40 and Rubel  15-sustained burn injuries…

GAZIPUR: An assistant sub-inspector of Hotapara police camp was killed and three other people, two among them policemen, were injured when a truck hit a microbus on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway at Bhabanipur Shirirchala in Sadar upazila early yesterday, reports UNB. Nazmul Islam, sub-inspector of Hotapara…

British Council Bangladesh, in partnership with civil society organisations, arranged a National Youth Summit under one of its youth focused projects called PRODIGY (Promoting Democratic Inclusion and Governance through Youth) at the Bangla Academy in the capital yesterday, says a press release. Dr…

Eastern University, in order to encourage higher secondary level students to gather knowledge, arranged a quiz competition on its premises yesterday.…

RAJSHAHI: Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) is an epoch-making step of the government towards reducing backlog of cases, said Law and Justice Secretary Abu Saleh Sheikh Md Johirul Haque, reports BSS. He said this while addressing a mass-awareness related seminar titled "ADR Application in Government…

World Glaucoma Week concluded yesterday at a local hotel in the capital. The programmes of the week included rally, free glaucoma screening camps at different…

FM Faisal Sumon and M Anich Uddin Mithu have been elected president and general secretary respectively of the 31st BCS Police Service Association for the next two years, reports BSS. The 31-member executive committee was elected through general discussion with presence of all members of the batch at…

Elderly man beaten dead An elderly man was beaten to death allegedly by his neighbour over a previous enmity at Laxmikathi village in Digholia upazila in Khulna on Friday night. Quoting witnesses, police said Siraj Nikari, 65, of the village had an enmity with his neighbour Mazid Nikari over the ownership…

Seminar on digital innovation held at UIU A seminar on ‘Digital Innovation Challenge for Women, 2016’ was held yesterday at United International University (UIU) jointly organised by UIU Career Counseling Centre and Women in Digital Bangladesh, says a press release. Prof M. Rezwan Khan,…