Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid on Sunday said the government will include texts on harmful effects of tobacco use in the national curriculum in 2020.He further said the government will also take necessary measures to impose a ban on the sale of tobacco products within 500 metres of educational institutions.The...
Read moreThailand's princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn arrives in Dhaka today (Monday) on a four-day visit to Bangladesh.The Thai princess will lead an 11-member government delegation in connection with the philanthropic projects.She took up the projects in Bangladesh in 2011 under her father, late King Bhumibols's Royal Chai Pattana Foundation.State minister for...
Read moreSexual harassment or any other such incidents can be filed with any thana, the High Court (HC) on Sunday ruled asking the officers-in-charge of all the thanas to record such cases without any delay, reports UNB.The HC said no matter whether the incident takes place under the thana's jurisdiction or...
Read moreCHATTOGRAM, May 27: Local residents, including freedom fighters, on Sunday registered protest against a media report mentioning the Pathantooly ward councillor of Chattogram City Corporation as a patron of drug dealers.Their protest came at a press conference organised at Chattogram Press Club in the city on Sunday. The protesters said...
Read moreSeven creative personalities from different arenas will receive 'Shilpakala Padak 2017' for their immense contributions to the respective fields, report agencies.The awardees are Alauddin Mia in instrumental music, Sharmila Bandyopadhyay in dance, Nasir Ali Mamun in photography, Chandra Shekhar Dey in fine arts, Kangalini Sufia Begum in folk culture, S...
Read moreCHATTOGRAM, May 27: An officer of Rupali Bank was killed at his residence in the city's Port police station area today.He was working at the bank's Saltgola branch in the city.The body of Sajal Nandi (48) was recovered by the Bandar police under the Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) this afternoon....
Read morePolice in an anti-drug drive detained a total of 100 people from Ganaktuli in city's Hazaribagh area on Sunday, report agencies.The drive started at Sweeper colony around 10:30 am and continued until 2:00 pm, said Maruf Hossain Sarder, deputy commissioner of Ramna Division.Police also recovered substantial quantities of narcotic items...
Read moreA schoolgirl was reportedly murdered after rape in Madhupur upazila of Tangail, reports bdnews24.com.The girl's name is Liza, aged 11. She is daughter of Abdul Majid in Gachabari village of Arankhola union. She was a fifth-grade student of Gachabari Govt Primary School.
Read moreRain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind and lightning flashes is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Mymensingh and Sylhet and at one or two places over Rajshahi and Dhaka divisions in next 24 hours until 6:00 pm today (Monday).Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy...
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