Thrust on moral education to promote inclusive societies
Religious and moral education can prevent intolerance and promote peaceful and inclusive societies, said speakers at a two-day conference that ended in the city on Monday, reports UNB.The conference titled "Education towards Peaceful and Inclusive Societies: The Role of Religion" was organised jointly by the United Nations Office on Genocide...
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BIWTA demolishes 56 illegal structures on Turag banks
The Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) demolished on Monday 56 illegally built structures on the banks of the River Turag in Palpara, Kawindia and Jahurabad areas under Mirpur police station in the city.It also reclaimed one acre of land. The structures that were pulled down included one four-storey building,...
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Spl security steps for Independence Day in Ctg
CHATTOGRAM, Mar 25: The law enforcement agencies including elite force Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) have taken special security measures for the Independence Day on March 26. The law enforcers started special raids in the city and rural areas in Chattogram recently. Policemen have already been...
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Bus kills bike rider in city
A motorcycle rider was killed after his vehicle was rammed by a bus in the city's Shewrapara area on Monday.The accident occurred in front of the Modern Wood Furniture store in West Shewrapara at around 10:15 am on the day, officer in-charge (OC) of Mirpur Police Station Dadan Fakir told...
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SC upholds HC order on Shahidul case
The Appellate Division on Monday upheld a High Court order that had stayed the investigation into the case filed against renowned photographer Shahidul Alam under the ICT Act, reports UNB.Without staying the HC order, Chamber Judge Justice Hasan Foez Siddique sent petition to the regular bench of the Appellate Division...
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Woman succumbs to burns
A woman has succumbed to the burns she suffered after an air conditioning unit exploded in city's Uttara, reports bdnews24.com.Her husband had previously died from his injuries in the same explosion.Bilkis Baby, 40, passed away at the Dhaka Medical College Burn Unit on Monday. Her husband, 50-year-old Alamgir Bhuiyan, died...
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President visits Combined Military Hardware Display
President Abdul Hamid on Monday visited the Combined Military Hardware Display at the National Parade Ground in the city, reports UNB.Chief of Army Staff General Aziz Ahmed, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral AMMM Aurangzeb Chowdhury, Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Masihuzzaman Serniabat and Principal Staff Officer of the...
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"The Liberation War and the Youth"
Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Huq, MP, seen among guests at a seminar on "The Liberation War and the Youth" on the Primeasia University campus in the city on Sunday. The programme was arranged marking the Independence and National Day
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BUP marking the black night of March 25 in 1971
Faculty and Curriculum development department dean Commodore Syed Salauddin Ahmed, NUP, ndu, afwc, psc and registrar Brig Gen Md Mahboob Sarwar, ndc, afwc, psc, G+ of Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) were present at a discussion on 'Genocide Day' on the university campus in the city on Monday. The programme...
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WEATHER-26-3-2019
Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country, having chances of rain/thunder showers at one or two places over Rangpur division in the next 24 hours until 06:00 pm today (Tuesday), reports UNB.Day and night temperature may rise slightly over the country, the Met Office...
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