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A survey conducted on Tuesday at different spots on the Buriganga River — from Sadarghat to Pagla — showed inadequate presence of dissolved oxygen (DO) in the water to support the existence of fish and other living organisms, reports UNB. The survey conducted by a group of experts under Poribesh Bachao Andolon (Poba) collected water ... Read more

Elections to the 15-member executive committee of Jahangirnagar University Teachers Association (JUTA) will be held on January 29. Chief Election Commissioner Prof Md Akter Mahmud announced the polls schedule on Sunday. The teachers will elect president, vice-president, general secretary, joint secretary along with eleven members of the executive committee. The voting

The 45th anniversary of embracing martyrdom by Asaduzzaman in the 1969 mass upsurge against the Ayub regime will be observed today. Asad’s supreme sacrifice ignited the struggle of Bengalis for self-rule which eventually led the nation to the war of independence. On January 20, 1969,

The water flow of Padma and Jamua rivers in Bangladesh is likely to fall by one-third if India implements its national river-linking project. The drop in the water flow will have an adverse impact on navigability, biodiversity and environment. Environment and water experts expressed the concern at a press conference at Dhaka Reporters’ Unity yesterday. ... Read more

Dense fog in winter has caused ‘late blight’ in potatoes, particularly in the northern districts, growers and agriculturists have said. Potato plants, infected with the disease, would certainly yield less production, they said. Department of Agriculture Extension officials said they were giving necessary advice to the potato growers to control late blight. A senior

A two-day ‘Amal fair’ marking the 11th anniversary of death of Tebhaga movement leader Amal Sen began at Bankri Primary School ground in Bagharpara on Friday. The fair features discussion meetings, art competition, recitation, dramas and cultural programmes. Civil aviation and tourism minister Rashed Khan Menon, MP, inaugurated the fair as the chief guest. Workers ... Read more

The Bangladesh Railway on Thursday inaugurated train tracking and monitoring system through mobile phones. The system, launched on a trial basis, would display locations and timings of trains on mobile phones instantly via short message service using geographic information system, better known as GIS, said officials. Railways minister Mohammad Mazibul Hoque

Bangla Business Partner (BBP), Japan in association with Daffodil Institute of Information Technology (DIIT) has organised the ‘IT Talent Contest-2014’ in a bid to create employment opportunity in Japan for the country’s young IT students. Toru Okazaki, managing director of Bangla Business Partner (BBP), Japan informed the journalists about this through

Academic life of students seeking admission to the public universities stands in limbo as many universities are yet to complete the admission process while 14 of them are yet to take admission tests. Rescheduling of admission tests for several times might prolong the academic life of the students concerned as well as impact adversely on ... Read more

Jahangirnagar University Vice-Chancellor Professor Anwar Hossain, on Sunday, announced to resign from his post from Dhaka’s Uttara where the VC was discharging his duty as VC. Talking to The Independent, the VC said ‘I have decided to resign as JU VC and will submit my resignation letter to Chancellor Abdul Hamid soon’. ‘I sent an ... Read more

News Report To prepare the students for the 21st century and to adapt them with the latest ICT friendly education, Daffodil International University (DIU) has distributed 520 laptops at free of cost among the students in the eighth phase at its continuous process of laptop project. Prof. Dr. Aminul Islam, founder vice-chancellor and Professor Emeritus ... Read more

A group of anti-tobacco organisations on Friday launched a month-long campaign aimed at disseminating knowledge about the anti-tobacco law, the ‘Smoking and Tobacco Products Usage (Control) (Amendment) Act- 2013’ to create mass awareness. The organisers termed tobacco a very much injurious item causing serious health hazards, including cancer and other

A moderate cold wave sweeping through the south-west and north-eastern regions of the country, bringing in heavy fog and chilly winds, has disrupted life. It is also causing cold related diseases like diarrhoea and pneumonia among children and the elderly. At Thakurgaon, one of the sub-Himalayan districts

Mercury dips to 6 at Ishwardi The winter signalled it was gaining strength, as chilly winds started blowing on Wednesday, dipping the mercury to 6° Celsius in the northern town of Ishwardi, leaving it shivering under the merciless blow of a moderate cold wave. Nearby Rajshahi, too, had its share of the bite, a little ... Read more

project has reached 3262 villages in 16 dists, mobilizing approximately 545,000 poor The Empowerment and Livelihood Improvement “Nuton Jibon” Project is in line with Government of Bangladesh’s vision of pro-poor growth, reduced vulnerability and human development. The project aims to improve the lives and livelihoods of poor families in rural areas while building their resilience ... Read more

Describing the January 5, 2014 as a black day for democracy, the Supreme Court Bar Association on Sunday said no one witnessed such an unprecedented, candidate-less and voter-less farcical election not only in Bangladesh, but also in the world history. In a joint statement, SCBA president AJ Mohammad Ali, also adviser to BNP chairperson, and acting ... Read more

Violence against women marked an increase in the last year (2013) as 277 women, including 135 children, were raped as against 207 in the previous year. Of the victims, 62 were killed after violation while the figure was 55 in 2012, according to the annual report of Bangladesh Society for the Enforcement of Human Rights ... Read more

The body of an elderly woman was found at village Sundulpur under Daudkandi upazila in Comilla Saturday morning. She was Tohirunnessa Begum, 70, wife of Dilu Miahzi. Daudkandi thana OC Abdul Salam Miah said they went to the house of Dilu Miah at around 8:30am and found her body lying on the floor of her bed

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police has imposed a 24-hour ban on movement of 12 types of vehicles in the capital today. The ban would be effective from Saturday midnight to Sunday midnight, said a press release issued by the DMP and signed by its deputy commissioner Masudur Rahman. The release said baby-taxi, CNG-run auto-rickshaw, easy bike, jeep, bus, ... Read more

A woman died and a man received severe injury in a gas cylinder blast in the capitals’ Jatrabari area on Saturday. The deceased was Josna Begum, 35, wife of M Mosharrof Hossain of the area and the injured was Anwar Hossain, 22, of Mehendiganj in Barisal. Anwar was refilling the cylinder. The victim’s husband said ... Read more