BNP on Saturday alleged that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is ‘doing politics’ over the Rohingya issue turning down their party's call for forging a national unity to face the crisis, reports UNB. “The Prime Minister described the country's most popular party, BNP, as a terrorist…

Water Resources Minister Anisul Islam Mahmud said about 40 per cent pollution of Buriganga River has reduced due to removal of leather industry from the…

Speakers at a discussion in Dhaka on Saturday stressed the need for formulating an inclusive health policy to ensure health services for the country's mass people, reports UNB. International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b) arranged the discussion titled ‘Achievements…

CHITTAGONG: Housing and Public Works Minister Engineer Mosharraf Hossain yesterday asked authorities concern to restrict the use of the scenic DC Hill Park for staging cultural events or commercial explosions for environmental and social reasons, reports BSS. “The site could be used only to stage…

NARAYANGANJ: Locals caught three members of a family for torturing a housewife for dowry at Nischintapur area of the city on Friday noon, reports UNB. The arrested were identified as victim’s husband Nayon Miah, 30, her mother-in-law Hawa Begum, 50, and brother-in-law Osman, 28. Locals said Nayon…

KHULNA: Students, teachers and employees of Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET) celebrated its 14th founding anniversary on Satueday with much fanfare and festivity on the campus, reports BSS. On the occasion, the university authorities have chalked out day-long programmes to celebrate…

Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Hoque left Dhaka for China on Friday night to join the 86th Interpol General Assembly, reports UNB. He has been leading a 5-member Bangladesh delegation in the 4-day conference which will formally begin at China National Convention Centre in Beijing, the…

A two-day workshop titled "International Conference of Disaster Risk Mitigation 2017" began yesterday at council bhaban on Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) campus here, reports BSS. BUET-Japan Institute of Disaster Prevention and Urban Safety (BUET-JIDPUS) and Department…

RAJSHAHI: Education Engineering Department (EED) has been implementing 872 projects at a cost of around Taka 327.65 crore in Rajshahi and Chapainawabganj districts, reports BSS. “We are constructing necessary infrastructure at selected private collages in order to quality education improvement…

5 prison guards suspended over drug link in Gazipur Five prison guards of Kashimpur Central Jail in Gazipur have been suspended on charge of taking and peddling drugs. The suspended guards are Azizar Rahman, Rakibul Islam, Al Mamun, Majnu Miah and Mostakin. Tipped off that Azizar was involved in taking…

DU Cha-unit drawing test held The drawing test for admission to Fine Arts faculty for the academic session 2017-2018 under ‘Cha-unit’ of Dhaka University (DU) was held yesterday peacefully. DU Vice-chancellor Professor Md Akhtaruzzaman, Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts and coordinator of…