When the Sheikh Hasina-led government came to power in 2009, there was a shortage of 26 lakh tonnes of food-grains, but the country has now achieved food sufficiency because of the government’s sincerity and commitment to the people, said agriculture minister Matia Chowdhury on Monday.  “The…

Resident students of Jahangirnagar University’s (JU) Mir Mosharraf Hossain Hall (MMH) are facing a plethora of problems such as an acute accommodation crisis, unhygienic food and unhealthy living conditions. Students allege that resident teachers merely attended meetings in the provost’s…

A professor of Chittagong University (CU) was found dead at his residence at Paharika Housing Society on the CU campus in Chittagong yesterday. The deceased was identified as Md Abul Kalam Azad, 63, a professor of Mathematics department of the university and former Dean of Science faculty. Belal Uddin…

Around 80 shanties were burnt to ashes as a fire broke out in a slum in the city's Hazaribagh area early yesterday, reports UNB. The fire originated from electric short circuit in a shanty of 'Kalunagar Miabari' slum around 3:20am and soon engulfed the adjoining shanties, said Belal Hossain,…

Journalists will observe a two-hour countrywide road blockade programme on March 12, demanding immediate announcement of the 9th wage board for them, reports UNB. The programme is also meant for pressing home to ensure the trial of the killings of all journalists, including Sagar-Runi’s ones,…

A preventive team of customs arrested a man along with 8050 Yaba tablets at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport  yesterday morning, reports UNB. Assistant commissioner (Customs) Sumon Chakma said as Zillur Rahman, came there from Chittagong by a domestic flight of US Bangla Airlines that landed…

The High Court yesterday summoned the Managing Director of Dhaka Wasa and chief executive officer of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) to appear before it on March 19 in connection with the death of a man falling into an open manhole, reports UNB. An HC bench comprising Justice Quazi Reza-Ul Hoque…

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has approved a charge-sheet against two graft suspects, including a former line director of the Health Education Bureau, in a graft case, reports UNB. The ACC at its regular meeting yesterday approved a proposal for submitting charge-sheet against them, ACC public…

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 will deliver any day the verdict in crimes against humanity case against two alleged Razakars from Nikli, Kishoreganj, as it wrapped up the hearing of the case yesterday, reports BSS. "We are keeping the case on CAV (curia advisory vault, a Latin legal…

Local units of Bangladesh Awami League and front organizations observed the historic March 7, a red-letter day in the history of the Bangalees' long arduous freedom struggle, in a befitting manner with fresh vow to materialize the dream of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh…

Capacity building of the local government institutions is crucial for adopting time-befitting development plans to implement those efficiently in achieving the sustainable development goals (SDGs), reports BSS. The opinion came at the quarterly coordination meeting of the Union Parishad Governance Project…

World Bank consultant calls on NU VC World Bank Consultant Koen Geven called on the Vice-Chancellor of National University (NU) Professor Dr. Harun-or-Rashid in the NU city office in the capital yesterday, says a National University a press release. They held a discussion on System Approach for Better…