Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin yesterday urged all to work together to cope with the adverse impacts of global climate…

A court here yesterday fixed February 27 for starting defence hearing in the Gatco corruption case against BNP chief Khaleda Zia and others. Judge Abu Syed Diljar Hossain of the Special Judge Court-3 of Dhaka set the date after prosecution completed their hearing. Former prime minister Khaleda is the…

The authorities resumed an eviction drive for the 4th consecutive day yesterday to free the Karnaphuli riverbanks from encroachers. The local administration…

Police held a student of Uttara University on charges of raping a young woman student from the city’s Wari area. “We arrested Allam Hossain, 22, a third year student of Computer Science Department of Uttara University in connection with a case filed against him for raping a female student…

Six youths, accused in Chhatra Dal activist Abu Zafar Anik murder case, landed in jail after turning themselves in to a city court yesterday. Mintu Das, 32, Rocky Das, 22, Aporajita, 22, Obhi, 21, Durjoy, 21 and Ajay, 21, sought bail after surrendering. But Chittagong Metropolitan Magistrate Abu Saleh…

A minor boy died allegedly due to ‘wrong treatment’ in the city on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Rean, six-month-old son of Al Amin, a resident of Hospital Road area in the city. Al Amin, father of the Rean, said his son had been suffering from cold and cough for the last couple…

Academics and researchers have urged all and the youth forces in particular to stand and raise voice against all sorts of terrorism and extremism for the sake of establishing peace and tranquility everywhere in the society. Terming the youths as future leaders of the nation they viewed their role is…

Bangladesh Youth Leadership Centre (BYLC) hosted the third BYLC Career Fair at Ismaili Jamatkhana and Centre in the capital yesterday, says a press release.…

Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) is going to launch a hectic campaign to make the city free from hydrophobia very soon. As part of the move, the RCC will observe a five-day Mass Dog Vaccination (MDV) campaign from February 10 with the main thrust of eliminating hydrophobia by 2022. The city corporation…

Academics and researchers at a meeting here on Wednesday unequivocally called for quality assurance in higher education for overall development of the country through facing the existing challenges. They mentioned that quality assurance can be the vital means of transforming the young generation into…

A school headmaster was killed when a bus rammed a motorbike on Dhaka-Rangpur highway at Gorermath in Mithapukur upazila on Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Abdul Majid, 50, headmaster of Fakirhat Government Primary School. Bordargah Highway police sources said the accident took place…

Three eateries were fined Taka 20,000 here on Wednesday for manufacturing and selling unhygienic and sub-standard food items. A team of Department of National Consumer Rights Protection (DNCRP) realised the fine conducting a raid in Bus Stand area in Bagha Upazila Headquarters of the district, Apurba…

The government would introduce a new link ‘Quit Line’ at the hotline page of “Shasthya Batayan” to help people who were trying to quit smoking. “The ‘Quit Line’ is a service that would provide information and support to help people planning to quit, deal with…

Three-day 2nd int’l confce on ECCE begins Staff Reporter, Ctg A three-day 2nd international conference on ‘Electrical, Computer and Communication Engineering -2019 (ECCE-2019)’ began in Cox’s Bazaar yesterday. The Department of Electrical, Computer and Engineering (ECE) of Chittagong…