Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury said yesterday said the world should stand beside Rohingyas and create pressure on the Myanmar government to bring them back to their own land, reports BSS. "Bangladesh always stands besides Rohingyas and this time it is trying its best to help them. But, we…

An ex-family planning worker was hacked to death at Nalia village in Sadar upazila of Sylhet on Sunday evening, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Helen Sharma, 58, wife of late Moni Sharma of the village. Mosharraf Hossain, officer-in-charge of Osmani airport police station, said on information,…

The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will help the country's farmers to expand climate resilient agricultural practices, reports BSS. The two international organisations last week organised an inception meeting on 'Piloting of climate resilient…

Dr. Bhagya Rani Banik joined Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC) on August 31, 2017 as Executive Chairman replacing her predecessor Dr. Mohammod Jalal Uddin, reports BSS.   Earlier she served as the Director General at Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI). She took the new charge…

The health condition of eminent poet Belal Chawdhury is stable, reports BSS. "The health condition of my father is stable now...There was nothing to worry about it," Abdullah Protik Chowdhury, eldest son of the poet, told BSS yesterday afternoon. "Doctors said he had an infection at stomach.…

Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest religious festival of the Muslims, was celebrated on Saturday with due religious solemnity, amid much festivity and sacrificing animals in Rangpur and Rajshahi divisions, reports BSS. The administrations and authorities concerned ensured peaceful celebrations of Eid-ul-Azha…

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid yesterday said this year's Junior School Certificate (JSC) exam would begin on November 1 and schoolchildren would get their next year's textbooks on January 1, reports BSS. "We are taking necessary preparations for conducting the examination. We have…

The services of all public hospitals were uninterrupted during the holidays of Eid-ul-Azha, reports BSS. "Healthcare facilities were uninterrupted in all the public hospitals during the Eid holidays," Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim told BSS. He also thanked doctors, nurses…

According to its commitment of waste removal as early as possible, Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) removed wastes of sacrificial animals within 12 hours that was midnight followed by the day of Eid-Ul-Azha, reports BSS. "We were determined to safe removal of sacrificial animals waste within 24…

All the government, semi-government and private offices, including banks and financial institutions, resumed yesterday after a three-day Eid vacation, reports BSS. Attendance in the different government offices and private farms was thin as many officials and employees were taking a day-off today as…

Today is the 46th martyrdom anniversary of Bir Shrestha Nur Mohammad Sheikh, reports BSS. Bir Shrestha Nur Mohammad Sheikh Trust and Narail district administration, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Jessore region and Sharsha upazila administration will observe the day by holding different programmes. The…