Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) president and information minister, Hasanul Haq Inu, yesterday urged people to get ready for another war to save the country and its constitution from the deep-rooted conspiracy of BNP and Jamaat, reports BSS. "BNP-Jamaat declared a war against the state and its constitution…

CHITTAGONG: Educationists and academics in a discussion yesterday said quality education in different public universities is affected as the universities are now being used for political purposes, reports BSS. The discussants said a section of public university teachers are now indulged in tailing trifle…

The Safe Motherhood Day will be observed in the country today with an aim to cut down mother and child mortality rate, reports UNB. The theme of this year’s day is: ‘Standard service to all new mothers is our pledge’. Different organisatons have chalked out elaborate programmes to…

The 40th death anniversary of legendary artist Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin will be observed today, reports UNB. Various socio-cultural organisations, including…

The private-owned Jute, Yarn and Textile Mills Workers Federation of Khulna-Jessore industrial belt has announced a 12-day agitation programme to press home its several  demand. The decision came from an emergency meeting of the federation held on Tuesday night at Daulatpur Binapani School auditorium…

KHULNA: A three-day divisional Nazrul Utshab ended in Khulna at the auditorium of Khulna Officers Club of the city on Thursday, reports BSS. Participants of the programme said the songs of Kazi Nazrul Islam, like his literature, bear not only the theme of love and devotion but also protests against…

The government has sent a team of Bangladesh Armed Forces Division to Sri Lanka with a view to giving humanitarian support to the flood and landslide affected people in that island country. The 19-member support team left Dhaka by a C-130 transport aircraft along with nine tonnes of relief support including…

RAJSHAHI: In the wake of lifting ban on harvesting mango till May 25, mango, the juicy and delicious fruit of the summer season, has appeared plenty in the markets of Rajshahi district, famous for the juicy summer fruit, for the last couple of days, reports BSS. Two major varieties- Gopalbhog and Khirsapat-…

Inter-varsity conference held at BRAC univ The Department of English and Humanities, BRAC University organised a two-day inter-university conference for students and fresh graduates at the BRAC University auditorium recently, says a press release. New Directions in Literary Research, as the conference…