The President yesterday gave approval of 14 bills, taken by the 10th session of the 10th Jatiya Sangsad, according to a handout, reports BSS. The president approved the bills include: Army (Amendment) Bill, 2016, Cadet College (Amendment) Bill, 2016, Air Force (Amendment) Bill, 2016, Civil Courts (Amendment)…

Police yesterday in a drive in Shapla Residential Area under Akbar Shah police station in Chittagong arrested an alleged terrorist  along with two guns and two rounds of bullet. The arrestee was identified as Md Abdur Rashid, 40, son of Rafique Sowdagor hailing from Horinthain village of Patiya…

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Civil Aviation and Tourism Ministry yesterday recommended identifying people responsible for delay in the construction of Rupashi Bangla Hotel and taking legal actions against them. The committee made the recommendation at its 17th meeting at Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban…

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has decided to bring every important establishment under free wifi facilities in phases and the installation of free wifi activities would be completed within the next six months, reports BSS. “We have announced 50 free wifi zones as a part of the decision,”…

A young man was stabbed to death in the capital’s Moghazar area on Wednesday night, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Arif, 20. Further details about him could not be known immediately. Sub-inspector Humayun Kabir, duty officer at Ramna Police Station, said unidentified miscreants stabbed…

CHITTAGONG: University of Sciences and Technology Chittagong (USTC) yesterday observed the International Nurses Day 2016 to raise awareness about the important role of nurses in the healthcare and in society, reports BSS. Every year, May 12 is observed as the International Nurses Day to commemorate…

Over one thousand members of the Bangladesh Diploma Medical Students Association BDMSA), Rangpur Division observed two-hour sit-in- programme in front…

A symposium titled ‘Best of ACC-Bangladesh, 2016’ was held at a hotel in the capital yesterday to share updated knowledge about cardiology, says a press release. Sun Pharmaceutical (Bangladesh) Ltd in collaboration with American College of Cardiology (ACC) and National Institute of Cardiovascular…

390 doctors get promotion The government has promoted 390 doctors of 25 departments to the post of assistant professor of public medical colleges. The doctors’ promotion has been approved through promotion committee instructed by Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim, said a press…

English Language Resource Centre opens at IUB The Department of English of Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) inaugurated an ‘English Language Resource Centre’ at a function on its campus at Bashundhara in the capital yesterday, says a press release. The English Language Resource Centre…