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Increase infrastructural facilities for scouting: PM

CHANDPUR, Apr 1 (UNB): Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina directed the ministries and divisions concerned to increase infrastructural facilities for the expansion, development and strengthening the monitoring of scouting in every district.The PM also promised to provide necessary government assistance to make scouts as eligible citizens of Bangladesh and lead...

Govt takes steps to ensure quality education: Nahid

CHITTAGONG, Apr 1 (BSS): Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid today said the present government has taken all-out efforts to ensure quality education in higher education.He said Bangladesh remains well ahead in women education among SAARC countries and the country will be able to achieve gender equity in enrollment to university...

HC issues rule to compensate 20 Chuadanga eye patients

The High Court (HC) issued issued a rule on Sunday asking the authorities concerned to explain why Tk 10 million (1.0 crore) compensation would not be given to 20 people each who lost their eyesight after surgery at the Impact Memorial Community Health centre in Chuadanga on March 5, reports...

Mother, son found dead at home in Sylhet

A woman and her teenage son have been found dead at their home in Sylhet.Police recovered their bodies from a house at Mitali neighbourhood in Mirabazar around 2pm Sunday, said Kotwali OC Gousul Hossain, reports bdnews24.com.The dead have been identified as 40-year-old Rokeya Begum, wife of Helal Khan, and their...

World Autism Day today

The 11th World Autism Awareness Day will be observed in the country as elsewhere across the world today (Monday) in order to raise awareness about autism, a development disorder of children, characterised by impaired communication, excessive rigidity, and emotional detachment, reports BSS. There is no known specific cause of autism...

TIB's 9-pt recommendation to stop question leaks

Urging the government to take measures to stop question paper leaks in the upcoming HSC examination, Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) formed on Sunday human chains all over the country presenting a nine-point recommendation for the government, reports UNB.In association with Socheton Nagorik Committee (Sonak), Shwachchotar Jonno Nagorik (Shwajan), Youth Engagement...

Professor Emeritus Anisuzzaman at a press conference of the Ispahani Mirzapore Banglabid, a Bengali linguistic competition and TV reality show

Professor Emeritus Anisuzzaman at a press conference of the Ispahani Mirzapore Banglabid, a Bengali linguistic competition and TV reality show, at the Channel i office in the city Saturday. Faridur Reza Sagar, Managing Director of Channel i, Shantanu Biswas, Chief Operating Officer of Ispahani Tea Limited, Dr Shamsuzzaman Khan, Director...

'Tanvir kills self after failing to get govt job'

Tanvir Rahman who committed suicide apparently out of depression on the Dhaka University (DU) campus had long been seeking a government job, reports bdnews24.com.Before his death, Tanvir shared his frustration with his relatives over the corrupt practices surrounding government jobs, his family said. The 31-year-old was a son of a...

Justice Muhammad Hussain's death anniv today

The 32nd death anniversary of Justice Syed Muhammad Hussain will be observed today (Monday), says a statement. Justice Hussain was the eldest son of Syed Tasodduque Hussain and Begum Asma Hossain. He was an eminent judge of the Supreme Court.Hussain was chairman of the Bangladesh Chapter of International Law Associa-...

27 Sundarbans robbers surrender

BAGERHAT, Apr 1 (UNB): Twenty seven members of three forest robber gangs surrendered to Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal along with their arms and ammunition at Swadhinata Uddyan in the district town on Sunday.The members of Dan Bahini, Sumon Bahini and Jahangir Bahini surrendered to the Home Minister in the...

Rape accused dies in 'gunfight' with RAB

CHITTAGONG, Apr 1 (UNB): An accused in a rape case was killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) at Dulahazra in Chakoria upazila of Cox's Bazar early Sunday.The deceased was identified as Abdur Rahim (21), a resident of the area. He was accused in a...

WEATHER-02-04-2018

Rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Dhaka, Mymensingh, Rajshahi, Rangpur, Khulna, Barisal and Sylhet divisions.The weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky elsewhere over the country in next 24 hours until 6:00 pm today (Monday), reports...

Students formed a human chain

Students formed a human chain in front of the TSC of Dhaka University in the city Sunday, demanding capital punishment to the rapists — FE Photo

North South University

North South University vice-chancellor Prof Atiqul Islam posing for photograph with 65 freedom fighters and participants during the celebration of Independence and National Day on the university campus in the city recently