Chittagong Samity-Dhaka yesterday placed an eleven-point demand, including the formation of a law, to build Chittagong as the country’s commercial capital, reports UNB The Samity also demanded establishment of an authority to enforce the law, once enacted, and help turn Chittagong into a commercial…

National Press Club (JPC) managing committee election will be held on the club premises in the capital today, reports BSS. The biennial general meeting…

In the wave of Islamic State, a two-day International Conference on Terrorism will kick off at University of Dhaka from January 7 in next year, reports UNB. The conference will be held at Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Building on Saturday (January 7) morning and end at 7 pm on January 8, according to DU…

RANGPUR: The present government has been reaching services easily at doorsteps of the common people utilising the information and communication technology (ICT) in the process of building a middle income nation, reports BSS. Government officials said this while addressing concluding ceremony of a daylong…

RANGPUR: Leaders of Rangpur Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) have stressed on promoting investment and industrialisation  in the private sector to further accelerate economic development in Rangpur  region, reports BSS.  They made the view in the annual general meeting (AGM)…

GAZIPUR: An unidentified young man has been crushed to death by a train on Tongi-Joydebpur route in Dhirashram area of the city on Thursday night.  Md Dadon Miah, assistant sub-inspector of Joydebpur Railway Junction Police camp, said locals spotted the body of the youth, aged around 30, on the…

The British High Commission and the Department for International Development (DFID) in Dhaka will remain closed to the public on Sunday January 1, 2017 for New Year, reports BSS. The offices will be open on 2 January 2017, a British High Commission said yesterday.

Milestone School and College gain the best results in Primary School Certificate (PEC) and Junior School Certificate (JSC) examinations.  This year, a total of 1221  students (Bangla and English medium)  participated  in Primary School Certificate (PSC) examinations from Milestone…

UK professor meets DU VC Dr Kamyer Mehran, professor of Queen Mary University of London, UK called on Dhaka University (DU) Vice-Chancellor Prof AAMS Arefin Siddique at his latter's office on the campus on Wednesday. During the meeting, they discussed about the possibilities of undertaking joint…