The social and cultural organisations of Teacher-Student Centre (TSC) of Dhaka University (DU) stand together seeking justice for Abdul Jalil alias Swapan mama, a tea-seller on TSC premises. They arranged a press conference at Dhaka University Journalism Association (DUJA) yesterday demanding withdrawal…

A mobile court of Barishal City Corporation (BCC) demolished part of building constructed without plan in Beauty Cinema Road area of the city yesterday.…

A team of Detective Branch (DB) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) detained three officials of Rupsha King Group, a multipurpose company, and confiscated Tk 8.42 crore from its office yesterday. The drive, launched on Tuesday afternoon, was conducted at Chowdhury Market in EPZ area with the assistance…

President M Abdul Hamid yesterday urged writers, translators and litterateurs to work unitedly to help reach the fruits of country’s hard-earned Independence to grassroots people.  “Country’s Independence is our greatest achievement . . . So you (writers) will have to work unitedly…

Court accepts charge sheet against ex-Juba League leader Khalid UNB, Dhaka  A court here yesterday accepted a charge sheet against expelled organising secretary of Juba League’s Dhaka South unit Khalid Mahmud Bhuiyan in a case filed under the Arms Act. KM Imrul Kayes, Judge of Dhaka Metropolitan…

Around thirty-two per cent physical infrastructure development works of the under-construction Bangabandhu Novo Theatre here has already been completed…

A total of 5,95,668 children will be provided vitamin A plus capsule during the second phase of National Vitamin A Plus Campaign  in Gazipur on January…

A delegation led by President of Bangladesh Network for NCD Control and Prevention (BNNCP) Professor Brigadier Abdul Malik paid a courtesy call on Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury at her office on Tuesday. During the meeting, they discussed about preventing non-communicable diseases,…

Some 1000 cold-hit people coming from 31 less-income groups and marginalized communities in Rajshahi city were given blankets aimed at lessening their sufferings caused by the sweeping cold weather at present. Brac under its Urban Development Programme (UDP) donated and distributed the warm clothes…

‘PSE-NPS 2020 Summit’ begins at KU today BSS, Khulna A three-day Physiochemical Society of Europe –Natural Products Scientists (PSE-NPS) – 2020 summit will begin at Journalist Liakat Ali Auditorium of Khulna University (KU) today. The Physiochemical Society of Europe (PSE) will…

Woman found dead UNB, Cumilla  Police recovered the body of a woman from a tomato field in Nobipur village of Barura upazila on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Amena Begum, 26, daughter of Majed Mia of the village. Satyajit Borua, officer-in-charge of Barura Police Station, said the body…