The Chattogram District Administration (CDA) in a drive yesterday evicted 34 families illegally living on the risky hill slopes in West Khulshi. The drive…

Health Minister Zahid Maleque yesterday said people can now undergo bypass surgery at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) at a cost of Tk 40,000-50,000. He came up with the information while talking to reporters after inaugurating the 'Cardiac Surgery and Vascular Surgery' department at the…

Nurses studying at Nursing Training College and working at Barishal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital (SBMCH) staged a demonstration boycotting classes and duties. They continued their agitation programme for the second day yesterday, to press home their four-point demand that includes creating…

No degrees before names of lower court judges: HC BSS, Dhaka The High Court (HC) yesterday came up with an order saying no lower court judges are allowed to use degrees like barrister or doctor before their names. A High Court division bench comprising Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Md Mostafizur…

The government has joined hands with UNDP to implement a $33m project in Satkhira and Khulna districts benefitting almost 7 lakh people mostly women and adolescent girls to help them adapt better to climate change. The six-year project is mainly financed by the Green Climate Fund (GCF), world's…

A group of students of Jahangirnagar University (JU) yesterday demanded the fair investigation of Barnali Mazumder, who was found dead at a flat of Banashree…

Shipra Rani Dey, a non-government primary school teacher, came to the capital three weeks ago from Noakhali's Char Hatiya with her two-year-old son to take part in teachers' demonstration demanding regulatisation of their jobs. She has been working at a private primary school for the last 13…

Two persons were killed and two others were injured after a train hit a truck at Dakshin Khan area yesterday morning. The deceased were identified as Soleman Hossain, son of Hakim Ali of Uttara, and Jakir Hossain, son of Abdul Kuddus of Netrokona. Tongi Fire Service Station Officer Atiqul Islam said…

“We need to conceptualise lifelong learning in Bangladesh with special reference to special education. Reaching the people with disabilities is a time befitting issue. We can contribute to their wellbeing.” Speakers said this while addressing an inaugural ceremony of a two-day long international…

‘Ensure accountability of BRTC depot managers’ BSS, Dhaka The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges yesterday recommended the ministry to take necessary measures for ensuring transparency and accountability in work of BRTC Depot Managers. The recommendations…

Scholarship given to DU students Staff reporter, Dhaka Students of the Management Department of Dhaka University and Bir Uttam Khwaja Nizamuddin Bhuiyan…