Solution to water stagnation in the Chtitagong city remains elusive when most of the city areas go under water even after a brief shower and the water lies stagnant because of poor drainage. The recent downpour, like the previous ones, sent the low-lying city areas including Halishahar Housing Estate, CDA Residential Area, Agrabad Residential Area, ... Read more
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Campus Parliament: NSU becomes champions
Speaker Abdul Hamid Advocate yesterday said the government comprises of the treasury bench and the opposition and if the government fails the opposition also has to share the responsibility. He was speaking as the chief guest at the grand finale of Cambrian University organised “Campus Parliament” debate at Bashundhara City complex in the
Eid on FM radio channels
The radio stations of the country are taking preparations to celebrate upcoming Eid festival with great enthusiasm through arranging a range of special programmes starting from the day before Eid day and continuing till the third day of the festival. A drama Formalin Prem starring Tishma, Mimi, Mahmud Shahin and Shafiq Tuhin will be aired ... Read more
Consumers go for junk ornaments
Trading in the Dhaka city witnesses a sharp rise in junk ornament sales ahead of Eid, while the gold and silver jewellers claim that recent hikes in gold and other precious metals cause dramatic fall in the sales of their products. Traders have said that the jewellery outlets and shops that sell gold plated ornaments, ... Read more
Second successful liver transplantation at Birdem
Surgeons at Birdem Hospital performed successful liver transplantation for the second time on August 6, sixteen months after the first one. The success creates scopes for the country’s patients to undergo the surgery at lower cost, the hospital authorities said at a press conference
Few still look for Eid cards
Only a few people are now seen to look for Eid greeting cards in the gift shops as modern means like facebook, twitter and cell phone have elbowed out the cards used for sharing joy with friends, family members and others. Yet those, who still want to swim against the tide and tend to stick ... Read more
Sust admission process begins on Sept 15
The application process for the first year honours admission to Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) under the session 2011-12 will begin on September 15 and continue till October 15. Aspirant students are required to send Short Message Service (SMS) from mobile phones with Teletalk network to obtain a personal identification number (PIN) during ... Read more
Hindus celebrate Janmashtami
The Hindus celebrated Janmashtami, a religious festival marking the birth of Lord Sri Krishna, across the country amid festivity and religious fervour yesterday. On the occasion, the devotees offered worship (puja), sang hymns to Krishna, and held discussion, padavali kirtan, Geeta Jaggyam (special prayers), drama, and cultural events at different
Charge pressed against Parimal
Principal Husne Ara, Bashundhara branch in-charge relieved of charge The family of the Viqarunnissa Noon School and College student who was raped by Parimal Jayadhar, a teacher of the institution’s Bashundhara branch who was sacked and arrested, will file a petition to the court against the charge sheet the police submitted to the metropolitan magistrate’s ... Read more
Judicial body member visits spot with lone survivor
The one-man judicial committee, formed on August 10 to probe the killing of six students at Amin Bazaar in Savar, visited the places of occurrence on Saturday along with the lone survivor of the brutal lynching that took place in the early hours of July 18. The judicial committee of Dhaka metropolitan magistrate Utpal Chowdhury, ... Read more
RU teachers, students demand withdrawal of all cases
Rajshahi University teachers and students on Saturday demanded that the government and the authorities concerned should withdraw the cases filed against the university students in connection with the August 2007 campus protests. Campus protests began on August 20 with Dhaka University students taking to the streets
SUST decides to give extra time for examinees with disabilities
The Shahjalal University of Science and Technology has decided to give an extra five minutes per hour for examinees with disabilities. The decision was made in the 117th academic council meeting on Saturday afternoon, confirmed the university officials. The SUST authorities are also mulling over offering the extra time for the admission seekers with
UNFPA to fund $70m for next five years
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has pledged to fund $70 million in the next five-year (2012-16) plan to improve the country’s maternal and reproductive health and tackle violence against women. UNFPA Executive Director Dr Babatunde Osotimehin said this at a press conference at Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in the city yesterday, ending his three-day visit ... Read more
City buses bypass orders on designated bus stops
Poor monitoring deepens crisis Most of the buses plying Dhaka roads do not follow transport committee orders concerning designated bus stops in absence of proper monitoring by Bangladesh Road Transport Authority and Dhaka Metropolitan Police. The authorities concerned said that Dhaka Metropolitan Regional Transport Committee, popularly
Woman killed by wild elephant
A woman was killed by wild elephant on Wednesday in hilly area of Islampur union in Cox’s Bazar Sadar upazila. The deceased was Khorsida Begum, 35, daughter of Ishaque Mia of village Lalsiha under Islampur union in the Cox’s Bazar Sadar upazila. With this, the number of killing by wild elephant has risen to nine ... Read more
Number of science students on decline
Says research paper The number of students studying science is decreasing so alarmingly that Bangladesh is likely to face a huge shortfall in human resources adept in science and technology in near future, reveals a research paper. The decreasing rate of science students is 31.33 percent in the last eight years, says the study titled ... Read more
6.6pc boys, 15.3 percent girls face sexual harassment
Reveals study Around 6.6 percent boys and 15.3 percent girls of the country experience different forms of sexual harassment by their friends, relatives, teachers, and familiar persons, a study finds. Although the incidents of harassment including rape and different penetrative and non-penetrative acts seldom come to light, the academic progresses of the abused children are ... Read more
DU online admission forms launched
Online forms for admission in Dhaka University under its 2011-12 session were made available on Tuesday. The university vice-chancellor, AAMS Arefin Siddique, launched the online forms in the registrar building’s central admission room at noon. The forms will be available till September 15 and the applicants have to take admit cards within
Jewel Aich, Moushumi new UNICEF advocate for child’s rights
Magician Jewel Aich and film actress Arifa Zaman Moushumi formally joined the United Nation’s Children’s Fund as the ‘UNICEF advocates for child’s rights’ through a programme in Dhaka on Tuesday. A media release issued by UNICEF on Tuesday confirmed that the celebrities would work with UNICEF to promote child rights and create awareness of child ... Read more
Yunus meets Hillary Clinton
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus met the US secretary of state, Hillary Rodham Clinton, at her office in the state department on Thursday. They discussed a broad range of issues relating to microcredit and social business as tools to fight poverty, and other issues relating to women and global justice, according to a message from