Describing Bangladesh as a country of communal harmony, President M Abdul Hamid yesterday urged people from all communities to play their respective roles to expedite the pace of national development and progress, reports BSS. In a message, marking the ‘Kathin Chibar Dan’, a month-long great…

Narayanganj: Workers of a garment factory went on a rampage following the death of a fellow worker in the factory in Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) industrial area of Fatullah, reports UNB. Officer-in-charge of Fatullah Model Police Station Md Manjur Kader said Samiul, a…

The Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) approved a project involving Tk 1445.36 core for further development of Jahangirnagar University (JU). The approval came from the 11th ECNEC meeting of the current fiscal year held at the National Economic Council (NEC) conference room in…

The parliamentary standing committee on the Ministry of Liberation War Affairs yesterday asked concerned officials to arrange a meeting of the trustee board within the shortest possible time, reports BSS. “The committee has urged the ministry to take steps for organising a meeting of the trustee…

Cumilla: A court in Cumilla yesterday rejected the bail petition of BNP Chairperson's adviser Monirul Haque Chowdhury and sent him to jail in a case filed over deaths of eight people in an arson attack in 2015, reports UNB. District and Sessions Judge KM Shamsul Alam passed the order when Monirul…

Experts in the country have emphasized on proper sanitation and hygiene to reduce worm-related diseases in children. “Proper sanitation and hygiene practices such as washing hands properly after visiting toilets or before and after meals are important to reduce the spread of worm-related diseases,”…

3 nat’l professors to get reception at BUET today BUET Teachers Association and BUET Alumni Association will accord reception to the three newly-appointed national professors— Professor Rafiqul Islam, Professor Anisuzzaman and Professor Jamilur Reza Choudhury. The reception will take place…

Multi-storied building catches fire in Gulshan Gulshan: A fire broke out in a multi-storied building at Gulshan-1 in the capital yesterday. Fire service control room sources said smokes started to came out from the 8th floor of 'Silver Tower' building around 2pm. On information, nine fire-fighting…