Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan yesterday said no shipping accident took place in the country in the last three years as the ship owners and workers and the common people are now more conscious, reports BSS. "The incidence of shipping accident has reduced drastically. The ministry has strengthened…

Speakers at aseminar on World Autism Awareness Day in the capital yesterday stressed the need for empowering women and girls with autism, reports UNB. Bangladesh Protibondi Foundation(BPF), Shishu Bikash Network (SBN) and UN Information Centre jointly arranged the event. Executive Director of BPF Dr…

The High Court yesterday granted interim bail to seven leaders of Trade Union Centre (TUC) of garment workers in a case filed over attacking and assaulting officials and employees of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) on January 31, reports UNB. The HC bench of Justice…

CHATTOGRAM: A Chattogram court yesterday sentenced three persons to death for killing a schoolboy six years back, reports BSS. The 7th court of Chittagong Additional District and Sessions Judge Ferdouse Ara pronounced the verdict convicting Rajib Roy alias Raju, Bijoy Bhattacharia alias Kanu and Mohammad…

CHATTOGRAM: Three persons were killed in separate incidents in the port city on Wednesday night, reports BSS. Two persons were killed in separate road accidents while another was stabbed to death in the city. Miscreants stabbed Mahbub Rana (35), a resident of Sitakunda upazila, to death in the hilly…

A discussion and celebration programme to mark the rich tradition of Nowruz, Persian new year, will be held at the National Music and Dance Centre auditorium of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) today, reports UNB. Iran Cultural Centre, Dhaka (ICC) and BSA will jointly organise the programme on the…

RAJSHAHI: Speakers at an advocacy meeting here unanimously underlined the need for ensuring fundamental rights especially health, social and legal of…

Substandard lift, lack of maintenance and overloading are the major causes of accidents, some of which were fatal, at the multi-story residential and…

Int’l confce on Liberation War at RU today Rajshahi : A two-day international conference on the Liberation War will begin at Rajshahi University (RU) today. Bangla Gabeshana Sangsad, an associate research-related orgnaisation of RU Bangla department will arrange the conference titled "Liberation…

3 to die for killing girl after rape A court in Chattogram on Wednesday sentenced three people to death for killing a girl after gang rape in Pahartoli area of the port city in 2011. The convicts are Sujan Kumar Das, 22, Sameer Dey, 24, Jadu Ghosh, 25. Roksana Parvin, acting Judge of Chattogram Women…