Awami League General Secretary and Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday said BNP is dilly-dallying to skip the upcoming parliament…

The President of Switzerland Alain Berset arrives in the city tomorrow on a three-day official visit to Bangladesh, reports BSS. The aim of the visit,…

COMILLA: The 224-year-old Comilla Central jail, which was designed to accommodate 1,742 prisoners, is holding is 3,029, the double than its capacity, reports UNB. The prisoners face nutrition, health and sanitation problems due to the overcrowding, according to a source in the jail. The female inmates…

GAZIPUR: Two men were killed and three other injured in a collision between a bus and a human hauler in Peyara Bagan area of the city on Friday morning, reports UNB. The deceased were identified as Gias Uddin, hailing from Mymensingh and Ratan Mandal of Faridpur. Inspector Abdul Hye of Naujor Highway…

CHITTAGONG: Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested a man along with different Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) instrument from a building in Bakolia area of the city early yesterday, reports UNB. The arrestee was identified as Mohammad Salahudding Kader Chowdhury, 37. The seized VoIP instrument includes…

RAJSHAHI: Arsenic poses a serious threat to the health of the drought-affected people as tube-well waters in the region, particularly in seven upazilas of Rajshahi and Chapainawabganj districts have become vulnerable to arsenic contamination, reports BSS. The people of Godagari and Tanore upazilas of…

RAJSHAHI: Like the previous years, a four-day 'One Bank Flower Fair-2018' began in the city yesterday aimed at meeting the gradually increasing demand of the flower-loving people, reports BSS. Rajshahi Boikali Sangha (RBS) and One Bank Limited jointly organised the fair on Moni Bazar premises…

SYLHET: The hanging body of a teenage girl was recovered from her house at Uttar Dashpaika village in Bishwanath upazila on Thursday, reports UNB. Family members spotted the hanging body of Sima Begum, 15, daughter of Abdul Matin around6.30pmand informed police, said Mohammad Dulal Akand, inspector…

HUMAN CHAIN: Paribesh Andolan will form a human chain in front of the Nababganj Shishu Park at 11am. MEETING: The annual General Meeting (AGM)-2018 of Sonali Bank Ltd will be held at Diploma Engineer's Institution,Kakrail at 10am.

Weeklong art exhibition begins at DU The seven-day annual art exhibition of the Craft Department at Dhaka University (DU) began on Thursday at Zainul Gallery of the Fine Art faculty.  DU Vice-chancellor Prof Dr Md Akhtaruzzaman inaugurated the exhibition as the chief guest with Fine Art faculty…