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Sadat Hossain Salim, vice chairman of Rupayan Group, was elected president of Dhaka Club Limited for the fourth consecutive term at the yearly election of the club held on December 18. It may be mentioned that he is the 4th president to serve four consecutive terms during the club’s 99 years. He polled 684 votes ... Read more

At least three people were killed and 15 others injured in separate road accidents in Gopalganj, Dinajpur, Gaibandha yesterday. A correspondent from Gopalganj reports : At least one person was killed and 15 others were injured in a road accident on Gopalganj-Tekerhat road at Tentulia under Sadar upazila

Mobile operator Robi on Sunday launched its Bangla web site so that people can know about the company, its products and other information in the local language. ‘Bangla is our pride and Robi is always there to uphold the national pride by standing on the side of every person across the country. Bangla web site ... Read more

The construction of Bahaddarhat Flyover Flyover by Chittagong Development Authority began on Saturday with breaking the ground at the Bahhaderhat crossing. CDA engineers said that the flyover would be completed by 2012. Speaking as the chief guest, ruling Awami League lawmaker Afsarul Amin said, ‘We want to work

Glaucoma, the preventable eye disease, is the second largest cause of blindness in the country, accounting for 3 percent of the people aged over 40 years, said experts yesterday. They were speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the 1st Annual National Conference of Bangladesh Glaucoma Society (BGS) at a city

Bangladesh National Women Lawyers Association (BNWLA) on Friday demanded of the government to formulate a law to prevent human trafficking. BNWLA and Atsec Bangladesh jointly organised a press conference on the issue at the National Press Club. Speakers at the conference said the law will ensure security for the migrant workers who bring

School Admission Guardians protest ‘irregularity’ in Ctg Angry guardians of admission aspirants to a school in the port city yesterday blocked the road at WASA intersection protesting ‘irregularity’ in the admission process. A four-kilometre long tailback was there for about two hours for the agitation that ended after police intervention

Agitated people set bus on fire At least 14 people were killed and 50 others injured in separate road accidents in Dhaka city, Dhamrai, Keraniganj, Chittagong, Gaibandha and Jhenaidah yesterday. Our staff correspondent reports: 10 people were killed in separate road accidents in the city, Dhamrai and South Keraniganj yesterday

Holy Cross College yesterday celebrated its 60th anniversary with different colourful programmes on the college premises in city’s Tejgaon. Hundreds of former and current students of the college took part in the programmes including discussion meeting and cultural events, participated by the former

Migrant Workers’ Rights Ratification of UN convention on cards The government would soon ratify the UN convention on migrant workers to ensure rights of the expatriate Bangladeshis, said Law Minister Shafique Ahmed yesterday. “The law ministry has already given its opinion about the convention. Its ratification is now awaiting the cabinet nod,” he told a ... Read more

Doctors, child care specialists and diabetes specialists said on Wednesday that the richer section of the people and development workers should come forward to provide access to diabetes healthcare for underprivileged children with diabetes. They said it at the inauguration of ‘Changing Diabetes in Children’ clinic at

An eleven-day book fair, marking the month of victory, commenced on Wednesday on DC Hill premises in Chittagong. Jatiya Sangsad speaker Abdul Hamid inaugurated the fair at around 5:30pm. The fair will continue till December 25

Speakers at an international seminar yesterday said nursing, as a profession, should receive more recognition socially and financially in the country for its development. There is an acute shortage of nurses in the country and abroad. So we have to produce nurses who meet the international standard to catch the global market

The lottery for the admission seekers in Class I of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College will be held on December 21 and December 22, said a press release. The lottery for admission seekers under quota of all branches and Bashundhara morning and day shift will be held at 9:30am on December 21, Dhanmondhi branch at ... Read more

Speakers at a campaign yesterday called for united action to combat pervasive child malnutrition in the country. Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF), a year-long communication campaign, was launched at Osmani memorial auditorium in the

An unidentified body was recovered from near Dhirasram Railway Station at Tongi in Gazipur yesterday. Abul Khair, sub-inspector of Tongi Railway Police Camp, said on information they recovered the body aged about 18 from the spot at about 12:00pm. Police suspected the youth was killed in a train

At least two people were killed in separate road accidents in Thakurgaon and Pabna on Tuesday evening and yesterday. Our correspondent from Thakurgaon reports: A youth was crushed under the wheels of a power-tiller at Rahmanpur village under Sadar upazila

A girl allegedly committed suicide at Dakkhinkhan in the city on Tuesday. Reshma Akter Bina, 14, a cleaner of a private company AK Traders at Airport, was found hanging from the ceiling fan inside her room at Ashkona in the evening. Talking to The Daily Star, Hamida Begum, aunt of Bina, claimed that a colleague ... Read more

The Dhaka City Corporation is yet to make use of 45 out of 100 environment-friendly vehicles, given by the Japan International Corporation Agency, for solid waste management because of poor coordination among the authorities concerned. The unused and used vehicles are not being properly maintained and they have been kept in

The High Court yesterday asked the authorities of Kings College at Segunbagicha in the city to relocate the college from its present premises within six months. The HC bench of Justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik and Justice Sheikh Md Zakir Hossain gave the verdict following a writ petition challenging