The government has taken an initiative to set up 4,500 more community clinics across the country soon to reach healthcare services to the doorsteps of…

 After the death of his child and wife, the man, who sustained burn injuries when a fire broke out at a building in capital’s Mirpur area early Wednesday, died at the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) yesterday, reports UNB. The deceased Manik, 35, who was admitted to the…

The 56th death anniversary of Sher-e-Bangla Abul Kashem Fazlul Huq will be observed in the country in a befitting manner today, reports BSS. Different…

Barishal: The authorities of Barishal University (BU) suspended three of its students over allegedly ragging freshers. The university came up with the decision at a syndicate meeting recently said Dr S M Imamul Haque, vice chancellor of BU.   The suspended are Nusrat Jahan Sifa, Kalyan Haldar and…

Expressing deep concern over the rising incidents of rape in the country, different women and child rights organisations on Wednesday urged the government to take effective steps to prevent the ongoing violence against women and children, reports UNB. They made the call at a protest meeting organised…

RANGPUR: At least three persons, including a pregnant woman, were killed and three others injured in a road accident at Paglapeer point on the Rangpur-Dinajpur highway under Sadar upazila here yesterday, police said, reports BSS. “The accident occurred when a Rangpur bound ambulance from Dinajpur…

Speakers at a workshop here today suggested strengthening the agriculture information services with the help of Bangladesh National Scientific and Technical Documentation Center (BANSDOC) for effective research to sustain the country's food production, reports BSS. The country's agriculture…

SAVAR,: Agitated workers of a readymade garment factory demonstrated in front of the factory in Arapara area here on Thursday morning demanding due salaries, reports UNB. Agitating workers said about 600 workers of Abbas Apparel Garments did not get salaries for last three months. The authorities were…

SYLHET: An official of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) sustained stab injuries in an attack by some miscreants at Dhamali Para near the campus on Wednesday, reports UNB. University sources said a group of miscreants swooped on Abul Kashem, an instrument engineer officer of SUST…

Cumilla: Police arrested a member of Detective Branch (DB) of police and his accomplice allegedly along with 4,000 yaba pills from Katherpool area in Chandina upazila on Tuesday night. The arrestees are Nasir Uddin, an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of Rangamati DB and an inhabitant of Dotala village…

Barishal: A daylong art camp for children with special needs held at Jibanananda Memorial Auditorium of the city on Wednesday afternoon. Barishal district unit Bangladesh Shishu Academy arranged the programme which was inaugurated by Habibur Rahman, deputy commissioner Barishal. Pankaj Roy Chowdhury,…

Int’l confce on engineering geology ends at JU A two-day international conference on ‘Geological Engineering and Geo-hazard and Development’ was concluded on Wednesday on the Jahangirnagar University (JU). JU Geological Sciences department in association with International Association…