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Long queues of young people in yellow, red dresses before the entrances to the Amar Ekushey Book Fair venues gave the fair new colour on the first day of Pahela Phalgun on Thursday. The cheerful faces crowded the areas from Shahbagh to the High Court area through the Bangla Academy road since morning as the ... Read more

A dry weather, cool crispy air and the fragrance of flowers will herald the advent of spring on Pahela Falgun today. Revellers can look forward to a pleasant day without rains as nature rolls over into the season of romance, finally bidding farewell to the reluctant winter this year. The young at heart can certainly look ... Read more

Number comes down to one-third this year The number of migratory birds visiting Hakaluki Haor has dropped almost to one-third this winter compared to that of the same season three years back. Only 23,041 birds were counted in the water body during a two-day survey that ended yesterday. The number was 64,282 during the last ... Read more

Ten students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology have been awarded for writing articles and fictions on science. SUST vice-chancellor Aminul Haque Bhuiyan as chief guest handed over the awards at a programme held at the mini-auditorium on the campus Sunday evening, campus

The Forest Department will reward those who help catch wildlife traffickers and poachers in the Sundarbans, especially Bengal Tigers. The decision came in the wake of the recent rescue of a seriously injured tiger by the Forest Department in the Sundarbans. The tiger fell in a trap set by

Bangladesh Birds Club will do a survey on an endangered migratory bird, waterfowl, at Hakaluki haor today. A team of 15 experts led by prominent bird specialist Enam Ul Haque is conducting the survey under the Coastal and Wetland Bio-diversity Management Project of Directorate of Environment (DoE). He is also the national coordinator of waterfowl ... Read more

The Bengal tigress wounded in a hunter’s trap in the Sundarbans has been brought to Bangabandhu Safari Park in Gazipur and she will undergo surgery today. A board of veterinary doctors, formed yesterday with Prof Mizanur Rahman as its head, will conduct the operation on her left forelimb where the trap’s twine had dug in creating ... Read more

Says Bapa; accuses govt agencies, private companies The second channel of the Buriganga, which flows along the southwestern edge of the capital, is being constantly encroached upon by different government agencies and a handful of influential people, Bangladesh Paribesh Andolon (Bapa) said yesterday. This unchecked encroachment is making the channel nearly dead, leaders of the

A total of 277 trees in the capital’s Mirpur Zoo got labels yesterday through an initiative of two environmental organisations, Toru Pallab and Prakriti o Jibon Foundation. “The zoo is a very popular spot among city dwellers and most visitors are children. While they are learning about the animals, they can learn about the trees ... Read more

President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of World Vision International (WVI), a global humanitarian organisation, Kevin J Jenkins is in city on a four-day tour, reports UNB. Jenkins, in his first visit here, is mainly focusing on interaction with community people including children being served by World Vision Bangladesh

House rents in Khulna city keep soaring for the recent years much to the suffering and anxiety of the tenants. Apathetic towards the hardship of the tenants, the owners mostly raise rents of their houses just as per their whim ignoring the existing law. According to the house rent law, no owner can

Hundreds of bird lovers from across the country including the capital enjoyed the bird fair held on the Jahangirnagar University (JU) campus on Friday, amid unbounded enthusiasm and fun. Organised by JU Zoology Department, the fair was inaugurated by acting Vice-Chancellor of the university

Humayun Ahmed best director The government has announced to give the National Film Award 2012 to 24 artists and film professionals in recognition of their outstanding contributions to development of Bengali movies, reports UNB. The National Film Award 2012 will be given in 24 categories this year, said a PID handout on Thursday. The awardees are: Best ... Read more

Besides being a spot for the booklovers, the venue of the month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair has been a meeting place for many who want to pass time with their dear ones and to ret rid of the monotony of routine life. People of all ages come to the fair, now on the Bangla Academy premise ... Read more

Children corner, as an integral part of the Book Fair 2014, at the Bangla academy premises with its 26 stalls were buzzing with youngsters yesterday as schools remained closed on the occasion of Saraswati Puja. Almost all day long children thronged every stall which were decorated with colorful motifs and cartoons to attract the young ... Read more

The number of migratory birds flying to the country has increased this year despite continuous destruction of wetlands, said bird experts. A team of bird experts and environmentalists last month conducted a census of migratory birds in different coastal areas and chars

Students of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), angered by injury of a colleague in an accident, brought out procession and blocked the Palashi intersection for around two hours yesterday. Anika Tasnim, a third year student of the architecture department, was injured when a speeding microbus hit the rickshaw in which she was travelling ... Read more

Three factories were gutted in a devastating fire at Kashaituli in Bangshal in the capital yesterday. Nine fire-fighting units, in cooperation with factory workers and local people, brought the fire under control in more than one and a half hours of efforts. The cause of the fire, extent of damage and casualty could not be ... Read more

Former students of the Department of English of Dhaka University yesterday gathered at the green meadow of the Teacher Student Centre (TSC) and recalled their past memories during their get together on the campus. Like the previous years, English Department Alumni Association organised the reunion at the TSC where the former students of the department ... Read more

Police found a partially decomposed body of a middle-aged woman from city’s Uttara area yesterday. A team of Uttara West Police Station on getting information recovered the body from a spot near house no 33 at road no 20 under Uttara 14 sector at around 12:30PM. Sub-Inspector Firoz of Uttara West Police Station said,‘‘ The ... Read more