Mentioning that Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) is implementing various projects to turn the port city into a green, clean and modern one, City Mayor AJM Nasiruddin yesterday said a total of 100 air-conditioned buses would be introduced in the city next year. The Mayor said, “With a view to…

The country’s first mobile food safety laboratory was launched here yesterday aiming to ensure food safety through instant testing of food items and protect public health. The mobile food testing lab was introduced under ‘The Institutionalisation of Food Safety in Bangladesh for Safer Food…

Experts have underscored the need for creating mass awareness on learning swimming from the tender age to avert the trend of drowning in the country and thus saving valuable lives every year. Naisa, 5, and Emon, 7, two kids studying at Araibari Government Primary School under Brahmanbaria, have drowned…

The customs intelligence personnel arrested a man and seized 72 gold bars weighing 8.450 kilograms from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport here last night. The detainee was identified as Himel Khan, a passenger of EK-584 flight of Emirates Airlines, which landed at the airport around 11:45pm on…

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday filed a case against former Chief Engineer of Roads and Highways Department (RHD) Firoz Iqbal for accumulating wealth worth Tk 64.5 lakh illegally. ACC Deputy Director Shahin Ara Momtaj filed the case with its head office in the city. During investigation,…

Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) arrested a listed criminal with a country-made LG gun and two cartridges from city’s Pahartali College area yesterday. The arrested identified as Wakil Hossain Boga, 28, is a resident of Wireless colony area in the city. Pranab Chowdhury, officer-in-charge…

SC order on Kaiser appeal Jan 14 STAFF REPORTER, Dhaka The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday fixed January 14 for delivering its verdict on an appeal filed by war crimes convict Syed Mohammad Kaisar against his death penalty handed to him by the International Crimes Tribunal in 2014.…

Speakers at a human-chain programme here yesterday unequivocally called for forging social resistance and movement to end violence against women in the society for taking the nation forward successfully. They viewed all of us should raise voice and work together to address the social crime collectively…

Speakers at a meeting here yesterday unanimously mentioned that creating awareness among the public in general along with other stakeholders is very important for making the road traffic system safe and secured. They observed that many of the road traffic accidents occurred due to violation of traffic…

A training workshop on University Grants Commission Digital Library (UDL) was held at UGC auditorium in the capital yesterday. UGC Chairman Professor Dr Kazi Shahidullah was present as the chief guest while UGC Members Professor Dr Dil Afroza Begum, Professor Dr Md Sazzad Hossain and Professor Dr Muhammed…

Agriculture and health experts today stressed on adaptation to bio-fortified zinc rice and its commercialisation and regular use to free the common people from malnutrition-related complicacies. They expressed the view at a workshop on ‘Adaptation and Commercialisation of Bio-fortified Zinc Rice’…

Syndicate to hold meeting today over reopening of JU BSS, Dhaka Jahangirnagar University (JU) syndicate will hold an emergency meeting on the campus today  afternoon to discuss resumption of academic activities of the university, said a press release. On November 5, the authorities closed the university…

Woman killed in road crash UNB, Dhaka An elderly woman was killed being hit by a covered van in Saheb Bazar area in old part of the city on Monday night. The deceased was identified as Sufia begum, 65, a resident of Wari area in the capital. Abdul Khan, assistant sub-inspector, Dhaka Medical College…