Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha has planned to connect the Gulshan Lake project area with Hatirjheel with a service road, officials said. Rajuk’s executive engineer Nurul Islam said that a four-lane, two-way road would be built from Baridhara Circle connecting Hatirjheel at the Police Plaza Concord via Marium Tower, Shahajadpur
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Three killed in city traffic accidents
At least three people were killed in traffic accidents in the capital’s Mirpur, Kuril and Khilkhet area on Wednesday. At Mirpur, a contractor was killed after a bus hit him at around 4:15pm in front of Mirpur Diagnostic Centre near Mirpur-10 intersection. The deceased was Zahirul Islam Nipun, 39, was from Ujirpur in Barisal. He was
BCS Digital Expo opens in Jessore
A five-day day digital exhibition organised by the Bangladesh Computer Samity began in Jessore town on Wednesday morning. Jessore Science and Technology University vice-chancellor Abdus Sattar inaugurated the expo as the chief guest. Jessore deputy commissioner Mostafizur Rahman and Jessore municipality mayor
Two Buet students get geography fellowship
Nasa and Association of American Geographers (AAG) has jointly honoured two students of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) with Geography Fellowship in South Asia, said a press release yesterday. The students — Yiaser Arafat of civil engineering department and Bayes Ahmed of urban and regional planning department — will participate in the
3-day e-trade fair begins today
A three-day e-trade fair will begin today on Public Library premises in the capital. Computer Jagat, a monthly magazine, has organised the fair. The Computer Jagat assistant editor, MA Haque, at a news briefing at the National Press Club Tuesday evening said that the fair had been arranged to encourage people for shopping through
Book lovers brave hartal
Amar Ekushey Book Fair on Tuesday witnessed a big crowd despite the dawn-to-dusk hartal enforced by Jamaat-e-Islami. Though the fair premises was almost empty of visitors when it opened at 3:00pm, the scenario just reversed within a couple of hours, when people poured into the fair ground in their hundreds. The fear of violence by the Jamaat-Shibir ... Read more
Schoolgirl raped by trucker, 3 cohorts
Victim rescued from resort Police rescued a 15-year-old rape victim from Emang Resort and Restaurant in Alutila tourist area in Sadar upazila of Khagrachhari yesterday. She was taken to Chittagong Medical College Hospital after receiving first aid from Khagrachhari Adhunik Sadar Hospital, said hospital sources
Cultural soiree, book exhibit thrill enthusiasts
Chittagong residents were treated to a book exhibition and a concert yesterday as part of the “Boat technology and culture in Chittagong and Bengal” festival. Jointly hosted by The Daily Star and Alliance Française de Chittagong, the event is a sequel to The Daily Star-Odommo Chattagram festival, organised last year
Convocation of Primeasia University held
The second convocation of Primeasia University was held at Bangabandhu International Convention Centre Tuesday morning. The education minister, Nurul Islam Nahid, chaired the ceremony and distributed certificates as representative of the president, who is also chancellor of the
Students panic, fall sick
Fire at School Building Students panic, fall sick A fire broke out at a room on the 9th floor of a 12-storey building of a school in the capital’s Malibagh yesterday, creating panic among students, teachers and guardians. At least 10 students of South Point School and College fell sick while rushing downstairs from the ... Read more
Novels lead tally of new books
Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2013 Novels lead tally of new books Fans rush for Humayun’s books Novels led the tally of the new titles that appeared on the third day of the Amar Ekushey Book Fair on Sunday. Of the 95 new arrivals, 25 are novels and 15 books of poetry, followed by seven collections of ... Read more
2 foreigners held for making fake currency notes
Detectives arrested five people, including two foreigners, along with fake foreign currencies worth Tk 50 lakh and equipments for making fake currency notes at Niketon in the city on Friday night. The detectives also seized a printer, two laptops, 11 bundle paper, powder and chemicals, used for making fake foreign currency notes, from possession of ... Read more
Visitors yet to make mind over new titles at book fair
The Bangla Academy authorities were yet to bring the Amar Ekushey Book Fair premises under the internet and Wi-fi coverage on the second day of the fair on Saturday. As per the announcement by the authorities, the fair area was to be under free-internet facilitates from the very first day of the fair while it ... Read more
Govt blamed for slack monitoring over food adulteration
Agrobangla, a platform of students of different universities, on Saturday alleged that the government was trying to evade its duty to monitor food adulteration pleading lack of manpower. They said the government’s different bodies — city corporations and Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution — were shrugging off their responsibility leaving the sector
Biotechnology festival held at CU
A day-long biotechnology festival was held on Chittagong University (CU) campus yesterday. Science and Technology Secretary Dr Md Rafiqul Islam, as chief guest, inaugurated the festival titled “Biotechnology Vision 2021”organised by CU genetic engineering and biotechnology department
Swedish Red Crescent Society officials visit Bangladesh
Swedish Red Crescent Society secretary general Ulrika Arehed Kagstrom, with a six-member team, on Saturday came to Bangladesh to visit their project offices. The team will stay here till February 8 and visit Jessore, Satkhira, Bhola and Jamalpur, Barguna and Patuakhali. The team landed Shahjalal International Airport at 11:00am in
Ekushey book fair set rolling
The month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair began on the Bangla Academy premises on Friday. With 274 stalls, the fair was inaugurated by the prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, in the afternoon. She said that there was option but to study other languages and cultures to develop the Bangla language and asked the academy to have plans ... Read more
Ekushey Book Fair opens today
The curtain lifts on the month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2013 today on the Bangla Academy premises, with the participation of only 274 publishing houses and government organisations and other facilities. Last year, a total of 425 institutions, approximately double that of this year, were accommodated in the fair that spilled onto the road outside ... Read more
Concern vented
Increasing Child Rape Incidents Concern vented A total of 90 children were raped and 201 murdered in the country in 2012, according to a child rights organisation. Besides, 49 children committed suicide after facing sexual harassment, 15 were victims of acid attacks and 59 were kidnapped in January-December 2012. Bangladesh Shishu Adhikar Forum released the statistics ... Read more
Shaheed Asad Day observed
Marking the 44th death anniversary of Dhaka University student leader Md Asaduzzaman who sacrificed his life during the 1969 mass upsurge, different organisations yesterday observed the Shaheed Asad Day. Bangabandhu Sangskritik Jote, Bangladesh Jatiya Chhatra Dal, Bangladesher Samajtantrik Dal, Jatiya Gonotantrik League, National Awami Party (NAP-Bhasani), also placed wreaths at Asad