Newspaper employees and press workers yesterday decided to postpone their grand rally to demand salaries as per the 9th wage board from September 10 to October 11. The rally, scheduled to be held in front of the National Press Club to drum up support for the 10-point demands, will be jointly hosted…

Awami League (AL)-led 14-party alliance will hold a meeting at the AL President Sheikh Haisna's Dhanmondi political office this morning, reports BSS. "The meeting will be held at 11 am," said a press release of ruling Awami  League this afternoon. The 14-parrty spokesman and AL presidium…

A court here on Thursday ordered further investigation with Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) into the seizure of liquid cocaine at Chittagong Port, reports UNB. Chittagong Metropolitan Session's Judge Md Shahe Nur directed for probing the incident by an officer of Rab-7 with the status of an additional…

Artists concerned commonly known as pauls are passing their busy days in making statues of Hindu goddess ahead of Durga Puja festival in Rajshahi city and nine upazilas of the district, reports BSS from Rajshahi. With only 18 days left for the religious festival of the Hindu community, the Pauls are…

Bangabandhu Gobeshona Parishad (BGP) yesterday paid rich tribute to the great Bengali leader Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy marking his 125th birth anniversary,…

Two motorcyclists were killed as a bus hit them on Akhtaruzzaman flyover at GEC area in Chittagong yesterday noon, reports UNB. The identities of the deceased could not be known yet. Witnesses said the 'Shyamoli Paribahan' bus hit the motorcycle when the victims were going to Lalkhan Bazar from…

The regular classes and examinations of Islamic University (IU) in Kushtia will resume today after a 16-day Eid-ul-Azha vacation, reports UNB. IU acting registrar SM Abdul Latif told UNB that both the academic and administrative activities of the university will resume on that day. Meanwhile, the university…

Physiotherapists at a seminar cum views-sharing meeting in Rangpur yesterday said physiotherapy and physical exercise could effectively reduce the risks of non-communicable diseases and assist in leading healthier life, reports BSS. They said physiotherapists implement rehabilitative programmes to improve…

A six-day long international workshop titled 'Technique of making documentaries and market of joint-venture films' began at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in the capital yesterday, reports UNB. Dhaka Independent Film Network (DIFN) in association with Bengal Foundation, Cosmos Foundation and…

Speakers at a post-rally discussion yesterday stressed the need to attain cent percent literacy for overall development of the country. "Total literacy is the precondition to make people skillful human resources along with freeing the nation from unemployment problem," they said. Rajshahi…

A 40-year-old woman is fighting for life at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital after her 'friend' allegedly poured petrol and set her on fire for objecting extramarital affairs with her husband, reports UNB. Witnesses said a woman on Thursday night allegedly threw petrol and set Rekha Begum,…

Bangladesh needs to redouble its diplomatic efforts and take leadership in an urgent manner to address Rohingya situation, particularly for a long term political solution, as it might put Bangladesh in multidimensional security risks, experts say, reports UNB. They think India and China also have crucial…