The US government today handed over 3 million sachets of oral rehydration solution (ORS) to the Bangladesh authorities to assist the Rohingyas, reports BSS. United States Agency for International Development (USAID) staff handed over the shipment to senior officials of the Ministry of Health and Family…

The World Bank yesterday approved $510 million to improve secondary education system and student performance in Bangladesh. The ‘Transforming Secondary Education for Results’ program will benefit 13 million students in grade 6-12. The program is also aimed at enhancing quality of teaching…

SAVAR: Visiting Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim on Tuesday visited the National Mausoleum and paid respect to the martyrs placing wreaths, reports UNB. The Turkish Prime Minister also signed visitors’ book and planted a sapling there. Housing and Public Works Minister Engineer Mosharraf…

A Nepali student of a dental college allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself at the college hostel in the city’s Vatara area on Tuesday, reports UNB. Police recovered the hanging body of Binisha Shah, a third-year student of Pioneer Dental College, from the hostel in the afternoon. Quamruzzaman,…

Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammed Nasim and visiting Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim yesterday jointly inaugurated a 60-bed modern cancer ward at the Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College and Hospital in the capital to provide better cancer treatment to patients, reports BSS. “The…

DISCUSSION: Bangladesh Paribesh Andalan (BAPA) will organise a discussion at VIP Lounge of the National Press Club at 10am DISCUSSION: Bangladesh Anjuman-e-Al Islam will organise a discussion at VIP Lounge of the National Press Club at 10am. DISCUSSION: Shikhkhak Karmachari Oikya Parishab will hold…

SAVAR: Three people, including a college student and an Imam of local mosque, have gone missing from the upazila for last five days, reports UNB. The missing are identified as Sharif Hossain, 18, son of Anwar Hossain Ripon, a resident of Aragaon area under Ashulia Police Station and a second year student…

SAVAR: The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Sunday submitted a chargesheet against 17 people, including the prime accused local AL leader Ershad, in connection with Japan expatriate Rejaul Karim Raja murder case in Savar, reports UNB. Ten other accused were exempted from the charges. CID inspector…

Bangladesh Air Force will replace its contingent at United Nations Mission in Mali (MINUSMA). Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Abu Esrar, BBP, ndc,…

RAJSHAHI: Speakers at a discussion here suggested holistic approach for ensuring safe migration coupled with congenial working atmosphere for all migrants abroad, reports BSS. Besides, safe, orderly, regular and responsible migration should be promoted for benefits of all concerned. Proper and effective…

Protest continues at IU against entry-fee hike ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY: The students of Islamic University (IU) continued their strike for the 8th consecutive day on Monday demanding a decrease in the admission fees for academic session 2017-18. Witnesses said around 100 students of different departments…

Missing marine engineer found dead Police recovered the body of a Marine Engineer from an under-construction building at Sukrabad in the capital arly Monday, two days after he went missing from Elephant Road. The deceased was identified as Rafiqul Hasan Rimon, 42, a resident of Uttara. Rimon went missing…