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Rajshahi Freedom Fight History Preservation Counsel organised a discussion at the Rajshahi Press Club on Monday evening marking Bablabon Mass Killing Day. Speakers in the programme demanded speedy trial of the war criminals and implementation of the spirit of 72’s constitution. They also urged people

Customs officials at Shah Amanat Airport in Chittagong seized another consignment of four gold bars being smuggled through the airport Monday morning. No one was arrested in this regard. Moshiur Rahman Mondol, assistant

The Rajshahi city rights activists formed a human chain on Monday and called for a social movement to stop violence and sexual harassment against women and female children. The speakers have urged to build social resistance to stop the violence against women and also demanded implementation of the National Women

The 23rd founding anniversary of Khulna University was observed on Monday in festive mood through different programmes. A colourful procession, headed by vice-chancellor Professor Fayekuzzaman, was brought out at 10:30am from Shibbari intersection under Sonadanga thana and it ended at the Hotel Royal intersection under Sadar thana of the city.

Int’l Day for Elimination of Violence against Women today Bangladesh will observe the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women today with various forms of violence against women including rape and sexual harassment continuing unabated. Different government and non-government organisations have taken elaborate programmes marking the day. Women right activists said that violence against

The Dhaka University Senate at its annual meeting held at Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban Saturday night passed a Tk 314.53 crore budget for the fiscal year 2013-14. Earlier on June 28, the syndicate members approved the budget, placed by the university treasurer Kamal Uddin, but the Senate could not pass the

Teachers, students and staff at Jahangirnagar University under the banner of Shikkhak-Shikkharthi-Karmakarta-Karmachari-Oikya Forum on Sunday declared that they would resist the election to the Jahangirnagar University Central Students Union scheduled for January 02, 2014. A large number of teachers, students and officers

Confined in Iraq for Nearly 10 Months 27 Bangladeshis finally have hope of return After being confined in an Iraqi labour accommodation for nearly 10 months, 27 Bangladeshis yesterday finally got the assurance and some tickets to start returning home from tomorrow. “Our employer Haider today gave 10 return tickets for flights within November. He ... Read more

The city of Atlanta in the US will host the 2015 World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates, a prestigious event, which will focus on promoting global peace. The pre-announcement ceremony was held at the Woodruff Arts Center in Atlanta on Friday. A host of international leaders and celebrities

Schoolboy Murder Arrest of killers demanded The teachers and students of Adarsha High School located in Fatulla formed a human chain on Sunday demanding arrest and punishment to the killers of a schoolboy. Siyam Ahmed, 10, a class IV student of the school, was kidnapped from in front of his residence at Masdair village under ... Read more

Responding to a University Grants Commission request, the teachers of 56 Universities have expressed interest to provide specialised training to build 10,000 IT/software graduates under a government project. While attending a function organised by UGC last week in Dhaka, 104 teachers of Computer Science, Computer Science and Engineering departments

Environmentalists yesterday expressed their concerns over the continuous pollution of river and other water bodies in Savar and blamed the inaction of the local authorities against the factory authorities and individuals responsible for it. They were addressing a two-day counselling meeting beginning yesterday jointly organised by Bangladesh Environmental

A young man was stabbed in the abdomen by his friends at Kajlarpar in the capital’s Jatrabari area Sunday night. The victim was identified as Md Emon, 22, a paint worker. Police said that Emon’s friends stabbed him in the abdomen at around 8:00pm over playing badminton. He was taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital

The admission tests for the first year honours’ courses in 21 disciplines under five faculties and the Institute of Fine Arts at Khulna University will start on December 7. The admission tests will be held on December 7, 8 and 9, said Atiar Rahman, deputy director (public relations) of the university. He said that a total

At least 30 shops were gutted in a fire at Kazirbazar in Sylhet city early Sunday, fire brigade and civil defence sources said. They said that the fire broke out from a shop at around 3:00am and rapidly spread to other shops. Madaris Ali, a night guard at the market, said that the fire spread to the ... Read more

The 23rd anniversary of Khulna University will be observed today in a festive manner through arranging different programmes on the campus. The programmes include daylong blood donation and campaigning, a colourful procession in the morning, special prayer at the university mosque

After her husband, the woman who sustained severe burn injuries as the couple was set on fire in Lalpur upazila early Saturday, died at a Rajshahi hospital early Sunday. Sufia Begum, wife of Habibur Rahman of Kujipukur village in the upazila, succumbed to her injuries at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital. Habibur Rahman

Ailing artist Murtaja Baseer has been undergoing treatment at the capital’s United Hospital since Friday. The condition of the 82-year-old painter suffering from cardiac and lung related ailments, was critical, his elder daughter Munira Baseer told The Daily Star quoting doctors. Earlier he had been admitted to Central Hospital.

An unidentified sexagenarian died after a train hit him in the capital’s Kamalapur yesterday. The accident occurred underneath the Kamalapur over-bridge when the man was crossing the rail tracks around 2:45pm, said police. He died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital. He was wearing a checked shirt and a lungi,

Health experts on Saturday called for collaborative efforts of all disciplines to stop adulteration in food because of the use of chemicals and pesticides, which pose a serious health hazard in Bangladesh. They said without food safety different emerging diseases would never be controlled only by curative measure. They were speaking in the concluding session of