More books have been published in the first week of the month-long Amar Ekushey Grantha Mela 2018 comparing to that of last year. A total of 729 books…

Social Welfare Minister Rashed Khan Menon yesterday said a sign language institute will be set up soon for hearing impaired people of the country, reports BSS. "There are nearly 1.6 lakh hearing disabled people in the country. So, it is urgent to establish a sign language institute to help hearing…

A fire was broke out at a ready-made garments factory in Kashimpur area of Gazipur city at around 1.30 pm on Wednesday. Station officer of Joydebpur fire…

SYLHET: A woman allegedly killed her two minor sons by drowning them in two big-size buckets and attempted to end her life in Biswanath upazila on Tuesday afternoon, reports UNB. The deceased were identified as three-year-old Nahidul Islam and 18-month-old Wahidul Islam, sons of Kabir Ali and Beauty…

RAJSHAHI: Speakers at a workshop here yesterday laid emphasis on ensuring safe drinking water, hygienic sanitation system and  other arrangements at schools to build a healthy nation, reports BSS. They said achieving universal access to safe drinking water, adequate sanitation, and improved hygiene,…

RANGPUR: Speakers at a discussion yesterday said the present government has taken steps to flourish inherent talents and abilities of the physically challenged people through ensuring their rights to education, health services and human rights, reports BSS. The district administration, Department of…

UNB chief editor to join Paris news conference UNB and Dhaka Courier Editor-in-Chief Enayetullah Khan has been invited to join a roundtable conference on fake news to be held in Paris on February 15. Member of Senate of France Nathalie Goulet extended the invitation to Khan to join the roundtable. Among…

NU honours admission merit list today GAZIPUR: The authorities of National University (NU) will release the merit list for students eligible for admission in honours first year (pass and professional courses) for the academic session 2017-18 on Thursday. The list can be known through SMS by typing nu<space>atdg<space>roll…