Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday urged the drivers to drive vehicles carefully in thick fog keeping the speed under control, reports BSS. The minister made the call while inaugurating a Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) bus depot and mobile app 'Katodur'…

Bangladesh joins other countries in observing the International Migrants Day today with a call to protect rights of the migrants as they are playing an important role in financial progress across the world, reports BSS. President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Shiekh Hasina gave separate messages to…

SAVAR: Police arrested a tea shop owner on Sunday for allegedly violating a physically challenged minor girl at Nagar Konda Jamaddarpara here, reports UNB. The arrestee was identified as Majibar Rahman, 35, hailing from Jamaddarpara. Police said Majibar raped the minor  girl at her residence in…

Showkat Aziz Russell, chairman of Amber Group, has been elected as the president of Gulshan Club on Friday for the year 2017-18, says a press release.…

Diabetic Association of Bangladesh, Novo Nordisk sign accord electronic diabetes patient registry system is going to be introduced for the first time in the country with a view to delivering quality care for patient living with diabetes through analysing epidemiology and treatment outcomes, reports…

Both the Appellate Division and the High Division of the Supreme Court will remain closed on January 22 next on the occasion of Saraswati Puja, reports UNB. An SC press release signed by its assistant registrar Sohagh Ranjan Paul said on Sunday January 22 was announced as a holiday for both the divisions…

The Department of Environment (DoE) on Sunday fined seven factories Tk 43.38 lakh for polluting the environment in Savar and Gazipur, reports UNB. Following hearing at the DoE headquarters in the capital, its Director (Monitoring and Enforcement) slapped the fine on the factories on different charges,…

INAUGURAL CEREMONY: The inaugural ceremony of Bangladesh Red Crescent Society's 13th National Youth Red Crescent Camp - 2017 will be held at Osmani Memorial Auditorium at 1pm. DISCUSSION: Nagorik Uddyog will organise a discussion at Muzaffar Ahmed Chowdhury Auditorium , Faculty of Social Science …

The Bangladesh Red Crescent Society organizes a 4-day long the 13th National Red Crescent Youth Camp 2017 at Mouchk Gazipur from today with the theme- ‘Youth Leadership-towards an Enlightened World’. The camp will end on December 21, says a press release. More than 1,000 Red Crescent Youth…

Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Abu Esrar accorded reception to war veterans of Indian and Russian Armed Forces who participated in Bangladesh liberation…

Mohiudin’s Qulkhwani today The qulkhwani of late former mayor of Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) and President of the City Awami League ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury will be held in the Chitaagong city today. On the occasion, Mohiuddin's family will arrange mezban for 80,000 people at 12 places…

Photo exhibition held at DU A day long ‘71’ Newspapers’ cutting exhibition’ was held at the Teacher-Student Center (TSC) of Dhaka University (DU) on Saturday.  Dhaka University Journalists’ Association (DUJA) organised the exhibition titled ‘Bijoyer Pothe, Songbadpotrer…