The authorities of Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital (RMCH) have closed a dormitory for an indefinite period following clashes between Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) and Islami Chhtra Shibir. RMCH authorities at an emergency meeting held on Saturday around 6pm decided to close the residential hall…

CHITTAGONG: Two people were killed and three others injured in a road accident in Nondir Hat area on Chittagong-Rangamati road under Hathazari upazila of the district yesterday afternoon, reports BSS. The identities of the victims could not be known immediately. Police outpost of Chittagong Medical…

Disaster Management and Relief Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya, Bir Bikram, said yesterday the Rohingyas will be relocated from Cox's Bazar district to Thengar Char of Noakhali district to avoid adverse socioeconomic impacts in the mainland, reports BSS. He also ordered to conduct mobile…

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid yesterday said there is no alternative to vocational education for development in the current competitive world, reports BSS. "We are yet to make desired progress in vocational education. Only one percent of total students are undertaking vocation education…

A group of 23 Rights Based Civil Society Network in the capital yesterday urged the government for taking pragmatic strategic actions to reduce inequalities towards the realisation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), reports BSS. Strengthened democracy with inclusiveness is also must to achieve…

Bangladesh's children are most vulnerable to climate change as some 1.31 million of them fell sick in six years due to onslaught of several natural disasters, official data showed, reports BSS. The country national statistical body--Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS)--in a survey showed that…

The Education Ministry has directed the Chittagong Education Board to take necessary steps to revoke the academic recognition of six educational institutions on charge of collecting additional fees from students, reports UNB. The institutions are Mern Sun School & College, Merit Bangladesh School…

RANGPUR: State Minister for Social Welfare Nuruzzaman Ahmed, MP, has called upon everybody to stand beside the autistic, disabled and neuro-developmentally disabled children to flourish their inherent talents, reports BSS. "The autistic children and children with special needs could be turned into…

The third death anniversary of eminent journalist ABM Musa will be observed today, says a press release. A doa mahfil will be held at his residence Subastu Rimjhim, 5/2 Iqbal road, Mohammadpur, in the capital after Maghrib prayers. All relatives and well-wishers of ABM Musa have been requested to join…

 ‘ABT member’ arrested    Detectives in a drive arrested a suspected member of the banned militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) from the capital's Jatrabari area on Friday night. DMP Deputy Commissioner (Media) Masudur Rahman said a team of detective branch (DB)…

DU, Korean Kyungsung University sign MoU  Dhaka University (DU) on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with South Korean Kyungsung University at the VC's lounge of DU to foster international cooperation in education, research and cultural exchange.  Treasurer of DU Prof…