State Minister for ICT Division Zunaid Ahmed Palak yesterday said the government is working to create an ICT ecosystem for ensuring participation of women in all spheres of development, reports BSS. "Like other areas of knowledge, womenfolk must acquire ICT skill to supplement efforts of building…

CHITTAGONG:  Buddhists yesetrday celebrated one of their major festivals Maghi Punrima in Chittagong city and elsewhere in the district with traditional enthusiasm and solemn devotion, reports BSS. The Buddhists celebrate Maghi Purnima on the day of the full moon in the month of Magh, commemorating…

At least 45 shanties were gutted in a devastating fire that broke out at a slum in Tejkunipara area of the capital yesterday morning, reports BSS. Abdus Samad Azad, operator of the Firefighting Control Room in the city's Nazimuddin Road, said the fire gutted as many as 45 slum houses of different…

CHITTAGONG: A youth was stabbed to death by some unknown miscreants at Kholagaon village under of the district on Thursday night, reports BSS. The victim was identified as Mohammad Bahadur, 30, son of late Rafique Ahmed, hailed from Kholagaon village under Patiya upazila of the district. Police said,…

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will attend the 37th National Rally of Bangladesh Ansar and VDP on Sunday at their Academy at Shafipur in Gazipur, reports UNB. On the occasion, an attractive parade of different contingents of Ansar & VDP will be arranged there while the Prime Minister will take…

Prisoner dies in Rajshahi  An under-trial prisoner died at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital on Thursday. The deceased, Harun Sheikh, 50, son of Kashem Sheikh of Rajpara area of the city, was an accused in a case filed under the Narcotics Control Act. Senior Jail Super Halima Khatun of Rajshahi…

Civil engineering int'l confce begins in RUET RAJSHAHI: A three-day international conference-2017 on ‘Planning Architecture and Civil Engineering’ began in Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) on Thursday. The Faculty of Civil Engineering of RUET organised the Conference…

RAJSHAHI: Zero tolerance against all sorts of violence and repression against women is very important for the sake of mainstreaming the womenfolk for welfare of the nation, said police officials and development activists, reports BSS. They unequivocally called for forging social resistance against all…

The Pro-Awami League Sammilito Ainjibi Samannaya Parishad (SASP) swept the election to the executive and sub-committees of Barisal District Bar Association,…

RANGPUR: Strengthening activities of the community policing, involving the youth community can play vital role in eliminating militancy, terrorism, child marriage and other social curses to ensure peace in the society, reports BSS. The opinion came at a rally against drug abuse, terrorism, militancy…