A former administrator of Rajshahi University's (RU's) central library has been accused of corruption. It has been found that he bought two pens for Tk 11,000 and did not mention elaborately explained the matter in cost vouchers. It has been also alleged that the former administrator, Prof Safiqunnabi…

Metropolitan cities have taken all-out preparations for launching the countdown ceremony of ‘Mujib Year’ marking the birth centenary of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on January 10. Staff Reporter, Barishal adds: Barishal City Corporation (BCC) started construction…

Unplanned and unauthorised construction of multistoried risky buildings with substandard materials have become a serious threat to city dwellers. Cumilla City Corporation (CuCC) has already identified such 700 risky structures in the city. According to the CuCC Engineering Division, 495 buildings are…

Awami League (AL) Presidium Member and 14-party alliance spokesman Mohammed Nasim yesterday expressed the Election Commission (EC) will conduct upcoming both city corporation elections in free and fair manner  “AL doesn’t want any questionable election, the EC will conduct city polls…

Rangpur district Awami League (AL) distributed blankets among total 200 cold-stricken poor, distressed and disabled people on its office premises at Betpotti area in the city yesterday evening. District AL President Mamtaz Uddin Ahmed distributed the blankets as a part of its ongoing warm clothes distribution…

President M Abdul Hamid today offered ‘ziarat’ at the shrines of Hazrat Shahjalal (RA) and Hazrat Shah Paran (RA) here yesterday. The president, who earlier arrived here on daylong visit to attend the third convocation of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), first went…

A Dhaka court yesterday set February 3 to hold hearing on charge framing in Gatco graft case against BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and others. Judge Abu Syed Dilzar Hossain of the Dhaka Special Judge Court -3 reset the date for holding the hearing in the case at the newly-constructed temporary court…

Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) yesterday organised a voluntary blood donation campaign on the Dhaka University (DU) campus here marking its 72nd founding anniversary. A total of 200 leaders and activists of BCL donated blood voluntarily at the campaign in front of Aparajeyo Bangla on the campus yesterday…

During a survey, a research team has spotted 37 bird species in different char (riverbed) areas of Padma river in the district this week. The International…

Mentioning remarkable initiatives taken to enhance county’s railway sector during the tenures of Awami League government, Railway Minister Nurul Islam Sujon on Wednesday said a total of eight inter-city train services and three new routes were added to the sector in the last year.  “Eight…

Health officials at a journalists’ orientation meeting here yesterday sought responsive role of mass media for making the upcoming National Vitamin-A plus Campaign a total success. Civil Surgeon Office organised the orientation at its conference hall ahead of the upcoming National Vitamin A Plus…

The government has undertaken all-out security measures for holding the first phase of three-day Biswa Ijtema peacefully, which will begin from tomorrow (Friday) on the bank of River Turag at Tongi in Gazipur. “The government has taken adequate security measures ahead of the first phase of Biswa…

Medical students’ orientation on Jan 10 BSS, Dhaka Classes of MBBS first year students of different medical colleges will begin on January 10. Sir Salimullah Medical College, Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College, Pabna Medical College and Comilla Medical College will hold orientation programmes…