With a view to enabling the people to get different government services including utility bills and fees payment facilities and e-commerce through digital…

National Vitamin-A plus Campaign was observed in the cities yesterday with basic objective to reduce the risk of child mortality, save them from blindness and develop immune system of the children. In CHATTOGRAM: Nearly 13 lakh babies were administered Vitamin ‘A’ Plus capsules in the first…

Mentioning that media has got a boost due to various initiatives taken by the Awami League government under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury on Friday urged mass media to spread news imbued with the spirit of Liberation War. …

Professionals and academics at a meeting yesterday unequivocally called for imparting moral education for developing a sense of moral values of young generation. They mentioned that many youths become derailed from true path due to lack of moral values and education.  So, emphasis should be given…

Railway Minister M Nurul Islam Sujan yesterday said assets specially lands of railway will be recovered from the illegal occupants offsetting their influence or power.  “Whoever the land-grabbers are, lands of railway will be recovered without considering their influence and power……

Describing as unfortunate the bar on members of parliament in joining election campaigns in the two city corporations polls, 14-Party Alliance spokesperson Mohammed Nasim yesterday laid stress on amending the electoral law to enable the public representatives to campaign for their candidates. He came…

A man was arrested along with 7,720 contraband yaba pills from the Shah Amanat International Airport here on Friday night. Members of the airport security team arrested Md Akhtar Hossain, a resident of Satkania upazila of Chattogram, when the pills in his trolley bag were detected in the scanning machine,…

Advocate Ahmed Ali, a close associate of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, former member of the Provincial Assembly and the ex-general secretary of greater Cumilla district died of cancer on Friday. He breathed his last at about 1:47pm at the age of 97, while undergoing treatment…

Islamic Foundation Bangladesh on Friday arranged a doa mahfil for Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on the occasion of his birth centenary and the Homecoming Day. Prayers were offered seeking eternal peace of the departed souls of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his family…

A three-day long Pitha Uthsav (cake festival) began in the city’s Swaraswati Girls' School field yesterday with a festive mood. National Rabindra Sangeet Sanmiloni Parishad, Barishal unit, organised the programme to mark Poush Mela.  About 103 items of cake including, Vapa, Kuli, Muli,…

Prof Abdul Awal Khan new VC of ISU Staff Reporter, Dhaka Professor Dr. Abdul Awal Khan has recently been appointed new vice-chancellor of International Standard University (ISU) for next four years, says a press release. About 50 research papers of the renowned educationist have been published in different…