A two-day flower festival, first of this type, began in the capital yesterday. Agriculture Matia Chowdhury formally inaugurated the fair at Krishibid…

The ‘71 Foundation will honour 11 valiant female freedom fighters today for their unforgettable contribution to the War of Liberation and working for implementation of its spirit, reports BSS. The organisation would honour them through a function at Shishu Academy Auditorium in the capital at…

Barrister Sara Hossain reached the United States to receive the US Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage Award 2016, reports UNB. She will receive her award in Washington, DC at a ceremony to be held at 8:30pm (BST) today and 10:30am (local time). US Secretary of State John Kerry…

Domestic Help Rights Networks at a human chain in the capital yesterday demanded the fair investigation and exemplary punishment to the killer of domestic help Jannat Akter Shilpi. While addressing a human chain in front of the National Press Club, Bangladesh Trade Union Kendra General Secretary Wajedul…

Country's first ever educational content sharing portal was launched yesterday aiming to make learning materials available for students, teachers…

The British Council yesterday launched its fourth Teaching Centre in Dhaka at Gulshan in partnership with Canadian International School, says a press release. The British Council Teaching Centre offers a full range of courses for children, teenagers, university students, adults, and companies and organisations.…

KHULNA: A court in the city on Monday handed down death penalty to a woman for killing her lover Emdadul Haque Shipon on March 8 in 2014, reports BSS. Judge of Additional Metropolitan and Session Court of Khulna Dilruba Sultana handed down the verdict in presence of the convict after examining records…

Khulna: A court here yesterday sent two councilors of Khulna City Corporation (KCC) to jail in two cases for attacking police and vandalising vehicles, reports UNB. Those who landed in jail are KM Humayan Kabir, councillor of ward no 27, and Wahidur Rahman Dipu, councillor of ward 28 of the KCC. Metropolitan…

RANGPUR: Director General (Inquiry & Investigation) of the Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) Ziauddin Ahmed in the city yesterday said the young generation of today would build a corruption-free Bangladesh in future, reports BSS. “The young students should study attentively in turning them…

KHULNA: Police arrested Khulna city BNP senior vice-president Saharuzzaman Mortuza from Picture Palace intersection in the city on Tuesday morning, reports UNB Officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station Shariful Islam said police arrested the  leader while he was attending a human chain demanding…

Pharma Fest 2016 at NSU held         The Pharmaceutical Club of North South University (NSU) organised an annual event titled ‘Pharma Fest’ in the plaza area of the university on Monday, says a press release. The festival was held for the fifth time and the…

 2 held with tiger skin Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested two people along with a tiger skin from Sathalia village in Koyra upazila in Khulna on Monday. At a press briefing in Khulna city, Major Abdullah Al Mehedi, deputy director of Jessore RAB-6, said acting on a tip-off, the elite…