The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday arrested 11 graft suspects, including three food inspectors, in connection with alleged irregularities in the food-friendly programme. ACC assistant director of its Dinajpur office Rauful Islam arrested Md Rashidul Islam and Manomali Roy of Nilphamari from…

The government has taken a number of projects to improve the sewerage system in the capital and bring Chittagong and Khulna cities under similar system of sewerage network, reports UNB. Official documents, obtained by UNB, show that a sewerage master plan has been formulated to improve the sewerage…

Combined psychosocial stimulation and nutrition education intervention successfully improves children’s cognitive, language and motor development, says a new study, reports UNB. It also improves behaviour as well as mothers’ knowledge of child rearing, depression and quality of home stimulation,…

Police headquarters yesterday asked not to post any religious provocative statement in social media especially in facebook. In a press release issued by the Police Headquarters, the police said that if any individual or groups post any provocative religious post which hurts the religious sentiment of…

President Abdul Hamid yesterday urged the authorities of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) to play a leading role in ensuring a patient-friendly atmosphere in the country’s all hospitals, reports UNB. Abdul Hamid also advised the BSMMU authorities to expedite research activities…

The Jail Killing Day was observed in Rajshahi and Barisal yesterday paying rich tribute to the four national leaders assassinated inside the Dhaka Central…

Turkey will provide more scholarships for the Bangladeshi students to the internationally recognised Turkish universities aimed at further enhancing engagements in education sector between the two countries, reports BSS. “Ankara has agreed to enhance Turkish scholarships for the Bangladeshi students,”…

Land Minister Shamsur Rahman Sharif on Wednesday said the government a process was underway to introduce time-befitting land management system in the country with a particular aim to eliminate corruption involving land, reports BSS. "We have taken initiatives for modernisation to eliminate corruption…

The chehlum and doa mahfil of versatile writer Syed Shamsul Haq will be held at Shahi Masjid at Bazar Road in Kurigram after Jumma prayers today, says…

Official fined for denying info The Information Commission (IC) on Wednesday fined a Youth Development Officer Md Ali R Reza at Jaldhaka Upazila under Nilphamari district Taka 2,000 in charge of separate two cases for denying information. He was also asked to pay Taka 2400 as compensation while Taka…

A 3-day international conference on ‘Shakespeare: Four Hundred Years After’ began on Thursday at IUB Auditorium at Bashundhara in the capital,…