SYLHET:  Sylhet Nursing College has been closed for seven days with all examinations postponed as cracks have developed in the building of its female hostel following the earthquake that jolted the country on Wednesday, reports UNB. College Principal Shilpi Chakraborty announced the closure on…

Cable TV operators in Barisal division have threatened to observe a strike to protest against the capturing of their business by ruling party cadres. The Barisal division unit of the Cable Operators' Association of Bangladesh (COAB) said they will observe a three-hour strike from 7 pm to 10 pm on…

Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Environment and Forests yesterday urged the authorities concerned to scrutinise the 'enforcement activities' whether it is going on right direction towards bringing dynamism in department of environment (DoE), reports BSS. The parliamentary watchdog…

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed her sadness over the loss of lives and massive destructions caused by the earthquake in Japan. “I am deeply saddened to hear of the tragic loss of human lives and massive destructions following the earthquake at Kumamoto and southern Japan,” she said…

A Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) mobile court on Sunday sentenced 16 brokers to different jail terms on charge of cheating patients at the National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedic Rehabilitation (Nitor), well known as Pangu Hospital, reports UNB. A team of Rab-2, led by its ASP M Shahidul Islam,…

Bangladesh joined the global community in observing the World Hemophilia Day yesterday to drum up the awareness campaign to support the patients with hemophilia and other inherited bleeding disorders, reports BSS. World Hemophilia Day is observed every year on 17th April to advocate a global effort…

The Civil Aviation Authority, Bangladesh (Caab) has lifted its ban on visitors’ entry to the concourse hall areas of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, reports UNB. Caab public relations officer Rezaul Karim told UNB that the ban was withdrawn on Sunday morning. Earlier on October 26 last…

RAJSHAHI: Forty grass-root level women, including five in divisional level, were accorded with 'Joyeeta Reception' at Prof Dr Kaiser  Rahman…

RAJSHAHI: A man has allegedly killed his wife following a trifling matter in Baya Bholabari area under Shahmukhdum Police Station in the city yesterday, police and locals said, reports BSS. The deceased was identified as Safiya Begum, 25, wife of Aynal Haque. Another neighbour woman was also injured…

CHITTAGONG: Directorate of Environment (DOE) in Chittagong unearthed a banned polythene manufacturing factory after conducting a raid in Pahartali hilly area of Uttar Kattoli in the city on Sunday noon, reports BSS. A total of 1,324 kilograms of banned polythene, huge raw materials and two Polythene…

Dhaka North City Corporation will inaugurate two newly bilt public toilets today at 11.00 am at "Tejgaon Satrasta T & T Gate, says a press release. Mayor of the DNCC Annisul Huq will be present there as chief guest. WASA Mangaing Diretor Taskin A Khan will also be present on the occasion. Zohan…

2 killed in separate incidents Two people were killed and four others were injured in separate incidents in the district yesterday morning. The victims were identified as Azizur Rahman, 47, son of Fazlul Hoque hailing from Mirpur area of Dhaka and CNG taxi driver Mofizur Rahman,34, son of Abul Kashem,…

Workshop on local training co-ordinators A two-day workshop on local training co-ordinators was held at the conference hall of Bangladesh Open University (BOU) on Saturday, says a press release. The workshop jointly organised by Common wealth of learning (COL) and the university. Vice-Chancellor Bangladesh…