Different human rights organisations including Women Resource Network (WRN), Hill Women’s Federation, Marma Students Council and Sachetan Juba Samaj (Conscious Youth Society) formed human chains yesterday in the three hill-districts demanding immediate punishment of the criminals who allegedly raped an indigenous teen age girl on Wednesday night at Diamond Hotel in
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Call for mass awareness on cancer
Cancer experts at a seminar called upon the government to launch a mass awareness programme to save people from the ‘silent killer’ disease. They made the call at a seminar organised by Centre for Cancer Prevention and Research (CCPR), an NGO, at Nachole upazila auditorium of Chapainawabganj on Saturday, says
Construction of RU Motihar Hall yet to be completed
The reconstruction of Rajshahi University Motihar Hall is yet to be finished though it was scheduled to be completed within 2009, said the sources in the university. When contacted over phone, RU vice-chancellor Abdus Sobhan on Saturday, admitting to the authorities’ failure to complete the hall reconstruction, blamed inadequate
13 get Ekushey Padak
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will hand over Ekushey Padak to recipients at a function at Osmani Memorial Hall today, a day ahead of International Mother Language Day. Thirteen eminent personalities will be awarded Ekushey Padak this year in recognition of their outstanding contributions in different sectors of national life, said an official
Permanent Shaheed Minar set up in Rome
A permanent Shaheed Minar, a memorial to the historic Language Movement of 1952 was inaugurated in Rome, the Italian capital, on Friday by Foreign Minister Dipu Moni. Bangladesh embassy in Rome constructed the monument at a local park as a symbol for the International Mother Language Day
2 rapists of Adivasi girl sent to jail
A Chittagong court yesterday sent the owner of Diamond Hotel and its manager to jail, who allegedly raped an indigenous teenage girl Wednesday night at the hotel in Bahaddarhat area under Chandgaon police station in the port city. The court passed the order when Chandgaon police produced the hotel owner Md Alamgir,
Book fair teems with holidaymakers
The Ekushey book fair as usual drew a large crowd on Friday, with the holidaymakers thronging the book stalls. A total of 164 new titles hit the book fair on the 18th day of the fair while 40 new books were launched, highest number of books launched in a single day so
WB set to finalise Padma Bridge loan Feb 24
The World Bank (WB) is set to finalise an initial US $1.2 billion (Tk 84 billion) financing package for the Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project at its board meeting to be held at the Bank’s headquarters in Washington DC on February 24. The Bank has already decided in principle to provide another US $300 million if ... Read more
Pilot waste management programme launched
The environment and forest state minister, Hasan Mahmud, on Friday distributed waste recycling bins and waste-carrying rickshaw-vans for a cleaning programme under a pilot project on waste management through reduction, reusing and recycling. The pilot project for the Dhanmondi area began in April 2010 and will continue till March
Books win in Ekushey-cricket ‘fight’
Dhaka: While the cricket World Cup fever has ‘attacked’ just about everything in the city, one venue still left unscathed is the Amar Ekushey Book Fair, going on at the Bangla Academy. As all others fell around like nine pins on the eve of the big match between Bangladesh and India, the book fair stood ... Read more
Frequent power cuts hit Rajshahi city
Frequent power outages have made public life in Rajshahi city miserable for the last 20 days. Irregular electricity supply causes disruption to official activities, industrial production and household works in the city areas. The authorities attributed the situation drastic fall in electricity supply from the
Water crisis hits city dwellers early
Summer is yet to set in, but the city dwellers have started going through severe water crisis following power crisis and rapid depletion of groundwater. City dwellers allege scarcity of water has hit them early this year. Apart from the scarcity, the Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Wasa) is supplying
Constitutional recognition demanded for ethnic minorities
Speakers in a discussion on Friday in the Rajshahi city called on the government to constitutionally recognise the ethnic minority communities of the country. They also demanded a separate land commission like that of the Chittagong Hill Tracts to restore the land rights of the plain land ethnic minorities
Dhaka, Ottawa to sign edn, agri deals
Bangladesh and Canada will sign agreements on educational and agricultural cooperation for mutual advantage of the two countries, according to a press release received from Ottawa yesterday. Foreign Minister Dipu Moni, who concluded a five-day bilateral visit to Canada yesterday, said Bangladesh may benefit from such agreements in the areas of human capacity
595-bigha arable land being lost a day: Study
Bangladesh has been losing about 595.87 bighas (197 acres) of cultivable land a day with a huge number of farmers leaving their occupation over the last four decades, says a study. Economist Prof Dr Abul Barakat revealed the highlights of his recent research titled “Commercialisation of agricultural land and waterbodies and disempowerment of
Child worker tortured, locked in lavatory
A nine-year-old housemaid was injured critically following torture allegedly by her employer in Rajshahi Cantonment, according to the victim’s family and hospital sources. Injured Sonia, daughter of Nobab Ali of Paschim Vatapara of Godagari, was admitted to One Stop Crisis Centre (OCC) of Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) on
College girl ‘kills’ herself
A college girl allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan with a scarf at her boyfriend’s house at Dakhhingaon area of Sabujbagh in the capital on Wednesday. Police recovered the body of Arpana Akhtar alias Orpa, 18, a first year HSC student of Kamalapur School and College, from her boyfriend Md Rubel’s ... Read more
Cattle trader killed by BSF
Indian border security force (BSF) have killed a cattle trader at Putkhali border early yesterday. The dead was identified as Israfil, 30, son of Abdul Momin, hailed from Syamlagachhi village in Sharsha upazila. Local BGB sources said a small group of traders was returning with cattle they purchased in the Indian side. Israfil was caught ... Read more
Schoolteacher detained for assaulting girl
A schoolteacher was detained for his alleged connection for assaulting a 10-year-old girl in the port city yesterday. The victim is a student of class five of C&B Colony Primary School. Her mother Rajia Sultana said the teacher assaulted her daughter while she was teaching
Young woman stakes life to escape arrest
A 22-year-old girl suffered severe head injuries after two cars in a moment’s succession hit her as she was trying to escape police chase at Farmgate in the city last night. The young woman is now fighting for life at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH). According to locals and traders, she is a sex worker ... Read more