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Ensure fair price of agro-products, says President at SAU convocation

SYLHET, Feb 15 (UNB): President Abdul Hamid put emphasis on ensuring fair price of agricultural products to continue the ongoing development trend in country's agriculture sector.He also asked the authority concerned of agricultural and veterinary universities to conduct research works keeping in mind the mass people's food demand and security...

DSCC signs MoU with UNICEF

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) in association with UNICEF will provide basic services like health, nutrition, education, child protection, water and sanitation to 0.1 million children in the city's slum areas.Children of 0-18 age in zone 4 of the south city corporation will come under the pilot programme.To this effect,...

1,044 cases of violence against children last year

A total of 1,044 incidents of different forms of violence against children took place across the country in 2017, according to a survey report revealed on Thursday in the capital. Of the total figure, 470 girls were raped during the period while 134 children faced physical torture, 105 students faced...

Dr Wazed's 76th birth anniv today

The 76th birth anniversary of internationally reputed nuclear scientist and Prime Minster Sheikh Hasina's husband Dr MA Wazed Miah will be celebrated today (Friday), reports BSS.On February 16 in 1942, Wazed Miah affectionately called 'Sudha Miah' was born in a respectable Muslim family of Laldighi Fatehpur village under Pirganj upazila...

Govt mulls new method to prevent question leak

The government is planning to introduce a new method of public examinations from the next year in a bid to prevent the widespread question leakage across the country, said Secondary and Higher Education Division Secretary Sohrab Hossain on Thursday, reports UNB.Talking to reporters at the secretariat, Sohrab said, "The public...

Annual festival of Ramakrishna Mission Dhaka begins tomorrow

An annual festival marking Sri Ramakrishna Dev's 183rd birth anniversary starts on February 17 at the Dhaka Ramakrishna Mission in the city, says a press release. The festival will continue till February 25 as part of a 15-day programme.The concluding part of the programme of Dhaka Ramakrishna Mission will be...

AAA new office opens

US ambassador in Bangladesh Marcia S. B. Bernicat has inaugurated the new office premises of American Alumni Association (AAA) in the capital.AAA president Syed Almas Kabir welcomed Bernicat, who also co-chairs the association, and past EC members at the AAA's new secretariat at 36 Kemal Ataturk Avenue, Banani on Tuesday,...

Cox's Bazar road crash kills tourist

COX'S BAZAR, Feb 15: A female tourist was killed and three others were injured in a road accident on Marine Drive Road of Cox's Bazar on Thursday afternoon.According to witnesses and police sources, the accident occurred around 3:30pm when a battery-run autorickshaw collided head-on with a microbus. Four passengers of...

Two Coast Guard men hurt in Rohingya attack

Cox's Bazar, Feb 15 (UNB): Two members of Bangladesh Coast Guard suffered injuries in an attack by Rohingya men at Noyapara Rohingya camp in Teknaf Upazila on Wednesday evening.The injured were identified as Md Faruk (30), and Md Joynal (28).Tipped off that Yaba tablets were being sold, a team of...

WEATHER-16-02-2018

Weather may remain dry over the country in next 24 hours until 6:00 pm today (Friday), reports UNB.Light fog may occur at places over the river basins of the country during late night until morning, the Met Office said.Night temperature may fall by 1-2 degrees Celsius and day temperature may...