Speakers at ‘UNB Advanced Journalism Workshop’ here stressed the importance of harmonious integration between mobile journalism and the digital space, reports UNB. The two-day workshop that began on Saturday was attended by 35 UNB journalists, including 20 selected district correspondents,…

A Dhaka court yesterday framed charges against Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) chief Mufti Jasimuddin Rahmani and nine others in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act.    Dhaka Metropolitan Session Judge Mohammad Qamrul Hossain Mollah framed charges against them and also fixed January 4 to…

The road in front of Dhaka Medical College (DMC) will be named after Shaheed Dr Milon, Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammed Nasim said, reports BSS. "The naming will be inaugurated in few days," he told a discussion organised by Bangladesh Medical Association (BMA) marking the 26th…

The 10th death anniversary of Mohammad Hanif, the first elected mayor of Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) and former president of Dhaka City Awami League (AL), will be observed today, reports BSS. Hanif, who suffered critical splinter injuries in the August 21, 2004 grenade attack, died on November 28 in…

The High Court yesterday granted a six-month interim bail to BNP joint secretary general Habib Un Nabi Khan Sohel in 11 cases filed with different police stations in the capital, reports UNB. An HC bench of Justice AKM Abdul Hakim and Justice Bhabani Prasad Singha passed the order following bail…

The government has appointed Major General Kazi Sharif Kaikobad as the first resident High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Nigeria, a foreign ministry press release said in the capital yesterday, reports BSS. Major General Kaikobad was commissioned in the Corps of Artillery on December 21, 1984. In his…

Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and the Economic Relations Division (ERD) singed a Record of Discussion (RD) at the ERD Conference Room yesterday in order to establish digital and modernised narcotics control department, says a press release. The title of the project is ‘I DREAM…

Journalists of both electronic and print media yesterday staged countrywide rallies, processions and submitted memorandum to the authorities concerned demanding immediate announcement of ninth wage board to enhance salaries with other benefits, reports BSS. “The unusual price hike of essentials…

City restaurant catches fire A fire broke out at a restaurant in the capital’s Bashundhara Gate area on Sunday morning. An official at the Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD) control room said the fire originated at about 11.20am at ‘Raj Bilas London Park’ restaurant in the area.…

Two-day workshop on daylight modeling The Green Architecture Cell (GrACe) of Department of Architecture (DoA), Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET) organised a two-day workshop on Daylight modeling: Climate Based Daylight Modelling for Sustainable Building Design in Bangladesh’…