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President urges all to ostracise the corrupt

To combat corruption, President Abdul Hamid has called on everyone to ostracise the corrupt as their "dominance can now be seen everywhere - in towns, cities and villages.""There was a time when there was no social acceptance of bribe takers, usurers and the corrupt. But with the passage of time,...

Terrific traffic jam eats up time of Ctg commuters

CHATTOGRAM, Dec 09: Traffic congestion, which increased fast in the last several years in port city and its adjoining areas, has been disrupting normal life in the city severely, ordinary city-dwellers, traders and urban planners said. They said that traffic jam in roads and highways in the port city and...

Holistic approach needed to curb graft: ACC Chief

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) chairman Mohammad Moinuddin Abdullah on Friday urged the public to identify the corrupt in a bid to curb the spread of corruption.However, he acknowledged that it is not possible to reduce corruption overnight by enforcing law only.Holistic consciousness and social consent is also required in this regard,...

FE journo among four awarded for impact reporting on nutrition

Four journalists from different renowned media outlets have been awarded media fellowship for impact reporting on the prevailing crises of malnutrition in children aged under five, tackling nutritional issues of pregnant women, lactating women, and adolescent girls in the country.They covered field reporting on the ground of some poverty-driven districts...

Two Rab men killed while 'chasing drug-laden pickup'

MAGURA, Dec 09 (UNB): Two members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) were killed in a road accident on the Magura-Jhenidah highway early Friday while chasing a pickup van suspected to be transporting illegal drugs, police said.The pickup van driver also died from the impact of the crash.The dead were identified...

BD logs 118 more dengue cases, zero death

One hundred and eighteen more people were hospitalised with dengue in the 24 hours to Friday morning, reports UNB.However, the official death toll from the mosquito-borne disease remained unchanged at 263 - the highest on record after the 179 deaths recorded in 2019 - as no fatalities were reported during...

Traffic flow became thin as security

Traffic flow became thin as security was heightened around the city on Friday for the BNP's divisional rally to be held on Dhaka's Golapbagh ground today (Saturday). The photo was snapped from Gabtoli — FE Photo

Programme on 'Discover English-2022: Student Conference on English Language and Literature'

Ishtiaque Abedin, Chairman, Board of Trustees of AIUB, and Dr Carmen Z Lamagna, Vice-chancellor of AIUB, along with deans of various faculties, directors, heads of departments, teachers, students and representatives of affiliated institutions were present at a programme on 'Discover English-2022: Student Conference on English Language and Literature' on the...

Symposium on "The Future of the University: Challenges and Opportunities"

Prof Ts Dr Murali Raman, Deputy Vice-chancellor, Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation, Malaysia, Prof Dr Muhammed Alamgir, member of UGC of Bangladesh, Vice-Chancellor Prof Atiqul Islam, and Pro Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr M Ismail Hossain of NSU, among others, at a symposium on "The Future of the University: Challenges...

Bangladesh sees 30 more Covid cases

Bangladesh reported 30 more Covid cases in the 24 hours until Friday morning, reports UNB.With the new numbers, the country's total caseload rose to 2,036,760, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).However, the official death toll from the disease remained unchanged at 29,436, as no new fatalities were...

Weather (2022-12-10)

Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Saturday), according to the Met Office.Light fog may occur at places over the country during early morning.Night and day temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country. The...