Land Minister Shamsur Rahman Sherif yesterday stressed the need for using modern technology in land management system to combat corruption in the land sector, reports BSS. “We have already declared “zero tolerance policy” against all sorts of corruption and public harassments in attaining…

More than 20,000 high school students from all over Denmark took up voluntary work in an effort to raise funds for a Plan International project in Shyampur in southern Dhaka. DKK 5 million or US$ 790.000 is expected to be raised for the project, said the Danish Embassy in Dhaka yesterday, reports UNB.…

Curtain of two-day 3rd international and 6th national conference of Bangladesh Orthodontic Society (BOS) is going to be raised in a city hotel today, reports BSS. The theme of the conference is “Orthodontics-beyond the boundaries”. Eminent international speakers are expected to share their…

Today is Shaheed Nur Hossain Day, a red-letter day in restoration of democracy in the history of Bangladesh, reports BSS. On this day in 1987, Nur Hossain, who imprinted his bare chest and back with slogans “Swairachar Nipat Jak, Gonotantra Mukti Pak” (down with autocracy, let democracy…

Chittagong: The authorities of Chittagong University (CU) filed a case against 20 unnamed people over ransack of the academic building of the varsity and the vice-chancellor’s office demanding suspension of a university teacher, reports UNB. Professor Dr Kamrul Huda, acting registrar of CU, on…

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) recovered pieces of bones of a man, who had gone missing about seven months back, from a guest house in Uttar Boalia area of Ashulia, reports UNB. Abdul Hakim, company commander of Rab-8, said brick trader Billal Hossain, 50, of Singair upazila in Manikganj, went…

South Korean Ambassador in Dhaka Ahn Seong-doo has laid emphasis on joint efforts contributing more to the growing relationship between Bangladesh and Korea, reports UNB. He was addressing the "KOICA Alumni Night 2017" programme held in a city hotel on Wednesday to share the knowledge and…

RAJSHAHI: Speakers at a programme said there was no alternative to training to enhance professional skills among the youths and make them enlightened citizens of the county, reports BSS. They also put emphasis on equipping the youths with modern knowledge for making them worthy citizens of the nation.…

Set up in 1963 as Ayub Central Hospital in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, the Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical Hospital building was designed by the world-renowned architect…

16 DU students get Nurul Islam Memorial scholarship A total of 16 students from various departments of Dhaka University (DU) have been awarded “Nurul Islam Memorial Trust Fund scholarship” yesterday for their outstanding academic results. The recipients of the scholarships are - Joya Roy,…

Enayetullah Khan’s death anniversary today Today is the 12th death anniversary of Enayetullah Khan, founding editor of the daily New Age and editor-in-chief of the weekly Holiday. Enayetullah Khan passed away in Toronto, Canada on November 10, 2005 at the age of 66. He had been suffering from…