The students of Chittagong University (CU) yesterday formed a human chain in protest against the CU authorities’ decision on female students’ medical treatment.  According to this rule a female student must go to medical centre for treatment within 10am to 6pm. Otherwise, they have…

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) will observe Corruption Prevention Week 2017 from March 26 next aiming to create mass awareness and sensitise people to raise their united voice against graft. With the slogan 'Stop Corruption - Save Person, Save Nation', the national anti-graft agency has…

The distribution of machine-readable smart national identity (NID) cards will begin in Rajshahi on April 2 while in Barisal on April 15, reports BSS. Election Commissioner (EC) Md Rafiqul Islam will inaugurate the distribution programme at Shilpokola Academy in Rajshahi at 10 am on April 2, Mohammad…

The workers of a garment factory staged demonstrations in front of their factory near Rampura TV Centre in the capital to press home their various demands, including halting relocation of their factory yesterday, reports UNB. Police said around 100 workers of the factory took to the streets around 8…

Police recovered a body of Chittagong University student from a house in west Sahid Nagar area under Bayezid Police Station in the city on Wednesday mid night. The decease was identified as Md Alauddin Alawol, 24, a masters student of Bangla department of the university and son of Md Shah Alam of Modanhut…

A cleanliness drive was conducted at 65 locations across the country, including Gulshan-1 lake area, yesterday as part of a campaign to create awareness among people, reports UNB. The target of this campaign is to reach at least 80 million people of the country each year through media and directly educate…

A national campaign to stop violence against children began in the country yesterday, reports BSS. Chief Coordinator of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Md Abul Kalam Azad inaugurated the campaign as chief guest at a function at BRAC centre auditorium in the capital. The campaign with the theme…

Workers and employees of Barisal City Corporation (BCC)  yesterday laid siege to chief executive officer in his room and staged a demonstration blocking…

RAJSHAHI: Nearly 3.62 lakh people are infected with tuberculosis and more than 73,000 die every year in the country, said health experts at a press conference here yesterday, reports BSS. They viewed Bangladesh has attained a significance success in TB prevention programme during the last couple of…

A total of 50 freedom fighters received financial held at programme yesterday marking Independence Day and National Day.  Rajshahi district parishad…

Applications invited to study in India  The government of India has invited applications from eligible Bangladeshi nationals for the admission to BE and BPharmacy courses in India under a self-financing scheme for the academic year 2017-2018. The last date for submission of completed application…

Three held with arm, ammo  Law enforcers arrested three people, including a woman, and recovered one pipe gun, two rounds of cartridges, four handmade bombs and 58 yaba tablets on Wednesday night. Golam Sarwar, officer-in-charge of Wazirpur police station, acknowledging the facts said police arrested…