Secretariat area to be ‘no horn zone’ from Dec 17

The surrounding areas of the Secretariat will be ‘Silent Zone’ or ‘No Horn Zone’ area from December 17. As part of making the…

Utilise acquired knowledge for development

President M Abdul Hamid yesterday asked the participants of National Defence Course (NDC) and Armed Forces War Course (AFWC) to utilise their acquired knowledge to accelerate the development process in the country. “The year-long course at NDC would help you make a huge difference and set…

Man held with 20 gold bars at Ctg airport

Customs officials arrested a man along with 20 gold bars at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram yesterday. The arrestee is Mohammad Ohidul Alam. Khairul Kabir, assistant manager of the airport, said a flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines from Dubai landed at the airport around 9am. Tipped…

Remove Mithila, Rumpa intimate photos from social media sites : HC

The High Court yesterday directed to remove soon all the intimate and personal photos of Rafiath Rashid Mithila and Iftekhar Ahmed Fahmi from social media including Facebook and online news portals. After hearing on a writ, a High Court bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman…

HC upholds death of Shakil

The High Court (HC) yesterday upheld death of one and life imprisonment of another two in a case lodged over murder of NTV journalist Atiqul Islam Atiq. A High Court Division bench comprising Justice Shahidul Karim and Justice Md Akhtaruzzaman passed the order after holding hearing on jail appeals and…

Begum Rokeya Day today

“Begum Rokeya Day” will be observed today across the country with due respect as the country will observe the 139th birth and 87th death anniversaries of Begum Rokeya Shakhawat Hossain. The Women and Children Affairs Ministry will organise a function at the city’s Osmani Memorial Auditorium…

No directives yet from ministry: UGC

University Grants Commission (UGC) is yet to receive any directives from the Education Ministry to carry out investigation on the alleged graft charges against the incumbent Vice-chancellor (VC) of Jahangirnagar University. Commission sources said they would conduct the investigation if they get any…

Jute mill workers threaten hunger strike tomorrow

Workers of nine state-owned jute mills yesterday threatened to go on hunger strike unto death on Tuesday (Dec 10) to press home their 11-point demand, including immediate payment of their arrears. The workers also observed a sit-in programme arranged by CBA and non-CBA Sangram Parishad in the morning. …

‘Promote climate resilient livelihoods in Barind’

Scientists and researchers at a participatory discussion on Saturday called for promotion of climate resilient livelihoods in the vast Barind tract as the adverse impact of climate change has been posing a serious threat to the living and livelihood condition of the marginal and low-income groups…

Collective efforts to face climate change in coastlines stressed

Officials at a participatory discussion here have stressed collective efforts to face climate change impacts along with ushering the way to promote diversified livelihoods in the coastal areas as climate change appears threats to coastlines’ marginal and low-income people. They came up with emphasizes…

Navy chief off to India

The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) Admiral Aurangzeb Chowdhury left Dhaka on Saturday for India in an official visit. During the visit, the navy chief would have several meetings with Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Chief of Staff Committee Chairman and Army Chief General Bipin Rawat, Navy Chief…

Indian team visits BARI in Gazipur

A four-member high-level delegation of Indian part of the India-Bangladesh Joint Agricultural Working Group (JAWG) visited Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) in Gazipur yesterday. Additional Secretary of the Indian Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare (DAC&FW)…

Woman killed for ‘dowry’

A housewife has been strangulated to death reportedly by her laws at Dakkhin Jiri village in Patiya upazila. The deceased was identified as Khairunessa Kusum, 25, wife of Ibrahim of the village. On information, police recovered the body from the house on Saturday evening, said Sub-inspector Borhan Uddin…

Seminar held in city

Inefficiency is a major barrier to implement public policy and it is needed efficiency for implementation of policy. Patriotism and consciousness are preconditions for policy implementation. Secretary of the science and technology ministry Anwar Hossain came up with this while addressing at a seminar…

News in brief

Woman falls off rooftop, dies UNB, Cumilla A housewife was killed as she fell off the rooftop of a three-storey building in Cumilla Adarsha Sadar upazila on Saturday night. The victim is Beauty Akhter, 35, wife of Shahin Alam of Dhanuakhola village in the upazila. Shahin said Beauty fell into…

Campus Corner

Memorandum of understanding signed Staff Reporter, Dhaka Japan Bangladesh Robotics and Advance Technology Research Centre (JBRATRC) and BGC Trust University Bangladesh (BGCTUB) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Chattogram recently, said a press release. Engineer Mohammad Farhan Ferdous,…

Suspected thief beaten dead

A young man was beaten to death by an angry mob after being suspected of a thief in Tongi of the city early yesterday. The deceased was identified as Selim, a resident of No-4 block of Earshadnagar. Sub-inspector Mesbahuddin of Tongi East Police Station said Selim went to Abdul Karim’s house at…