NARAYANGANJ: A worker has been admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) in the capital after his co-worker allegedly pumped air into his rectum at a salt factory in Pirojpur Protapchar area of Sonargaon upazila.  The victim was identified as Mofazzal, 22, a worker of Meghna Salt Factory,…

The National Tobacco Control Cell under the Directorate General of Health Service is working to bring down tobacco consumption to zero level by 2040, according to a government notification, reports BSS. The government has amended the Smoking and Tobacco Products Usage (control) Act to make it more effective…

The outgoing Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Bangladesh Yasoja Gunasekera today called on President M Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban in Dhaka, reports BSS. “During the meeting, the president appreciated proactive role of Sri Lankan high commissioner in strengthening bilateral relations between the…

The Rajdhani Unnayan Kartipakkha (RAJUK) in a daylong drive yesterday evicted 200 including plots, kitchen markets, furniture markets, restaurants, and tea stalls at Uttara in the capital, reports BSS. RAJUK executive magistrate Jesmine Akhter led the eviction drive which started at 11 am and ended…

CHITTAGONG: A fire broke out at a garment factory in Chittagong Export Processing Zone (CEPZ) yesterday afternoon, reports BSS. Official of Fire Service of Chittagong zone Mohammad Nazrul Islam said the fire erupted at the five floor canteen of Merimo Garment Factory at road no 2 of the EPZ at around…

The High Court on Monday upheld the trial court’s verdict that had awarded death sentence to a man and life-term jail to another for killing a schoolboy after abduction for ransom in Mirzapur upazila in Tangail, reports UNB. A bench of Justice Bhabani Prasad Singh and Justice Mostafa Jaman Islam…

Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammed Nasim yesterday suggested starting recruitment process of medical technologists for empty posts at the public hospitals across the country, reports BSS. The recommendation came out at a meeting on private medical college managing policy at Secretariat here…

In separate incidents, customs officials on Monday arrested seven people along with 12 gold bars weighing around 1.4 kg at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, reports UNB.  Director General of the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) Dr Moinul Khan said the arrestees came…

RAJSHAHI: Speakers at a post-rally human chain here unequivocally called for adequate compensation for the climate change victims in the region, reports BSS. They urged the industrialized developed countries to fulfill their commitment towards climate funding and ensure transparency in use of this fund.…

Two men, one of them armed with a firearm, allegedly attempted on life of the President of Rajshahi Union of Journalists (RUJ) in the city yesterday. Kazi Shahed, RUJ President, managed to escape the attack unhurt by speeding his motorcycle into Boalia police station. Police arrested one SM Abdul Kajim,…

400 phone lines disconnected Nearly 400 telephone lines and internet services of Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL) at different areas under the Zinjira Exchange is got disconnected due to snatching of its underground cable. The clients of Chunkutia, Nagarbag, Jhaubari, Charkabutar,…

Seminar on Nobel Prize on Economics held at JU A seminar titled ‘Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics – 2017’ was held on Sunday at the Jahangirnagar University (JU) campus here. Economics Study Circle, an economic study group of JU Economics department, organised the seminar. Noted Economist…