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RU meal charge hike Students form action committee The resident students of Rajshahi University formed a committee on Saturday to intensify their agitations against the authority’s decision to raise the meal charges. Hundreds of resident students gathered under the banner of ‘Food Security Movement Committee’ and submitted a memorandum to the vice chancellor M Abdus ... Read more

Contestants in a parliamentary debate yesterday stressed moral education to prevent stalking instead of enforcement of laws The debate was on “Laws alone will not prevent stalking, ethical education is necessary”, participated by 32 universities of the

At least five people were killed in separate road accidents in Munshiganj and Brahmanbaria districts early yesterday. Our correspondent from Munshiganj reports : Three people were killed as a bus rammed into a village market on Dhaka-Maowa highway at Srinagar upazila in Munshiganj early

The comprehensive early childhood development policy and early learning and development standards (ELDS) will be incorporated in the National Child Policy which is under review now, says a press release. Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, state minister for the ministry of women and children affairs, told the closing session of the three-day South Asia Regional ECD ... Read more

Rajshahi University folklore department celebrated its 12th anniversary of inception among enthusiasm, festive mood, fanfare and participation of present and past teachers, students and staff of the department on Saturday. A few hundred students and teachers bought out a procession carrying festoons and banners

Muktijuddher Bijoy Mela, a 22-day fair marking Victory Day, began at the Outer Stadium in the Chittagong city with the slogan ‘Muktijuddher Bijoy Bir Bangaleer Ahanker’ on Friday. The state minister for liberation war affairs, AB Tajul Islam, inaugurated the fair by lighting the victory flame at MA Aziz Stadium Gate as chief guest at ... Read more

Physicians warn skin diseases from use of fake cosmetics Adulterated cosmetics have flooded markets to such an extent that the sellers themselves are unable to distinguish between the original and the adulterated. Wholesalers claim it has become impossible to identify the pure commodity before use. They also say a number of manufacturers are defunct, but ... Read more

Indian film icon Shah Rukh Khan on Friday took Dhaka city by storm as more than 25,000 people watched him and fellow actors Rani Mukherjee and Arjun Rampal perform live at the Army stadium. The ‘Shah Rukh Kahn Live in Dhaka’ show, organised by Antar Showbiz, began at around 8:00pm, nearly three hours behind schedule

Air link between capital Dhaka and Turkish largest city Istanbul will be established on the last week of this month. “Initially the Turkish Airlines will operate Dhaka-Istanbul flights four day in a week from this month,” Civil Aviation and Tourism Secretary Shafique Alam Mehdi told the news agency

Rights activists on Friday said one in every two women in the country is tortured within the family while domestic violence is still widely considered a private affair. They at a press conference at the National Press Club cited an international survey which put Bangladesh in the fourth position as regards violence against women

A forth-year-student of Dhaka Medical College on Friday committed suicide at Dr Fazle Rabbi Hall in the city’s Bakshibazar. The deceased, Nehal, hailed from Habiganj, was a resident of room A/8 at the hostel. The hostel sources said Nehal was found unconscious sedated by anti-histamine tablets at about

Says Irene Khan Former secretary general of Amnesty International Irene Khan yesterday said laws will not be enough to prevent stalking and repression on women unless we change our behaviour. ”We have some responsibilities alongside the fundamental human rights that our constitution and the UN charter has given us,” she said. ”We should discharge those ... Read more

Banglalink held a press conference on December 8 at Shilpakala Academy, Dhaka to announce the launch of “Jagoroner Gaan 2”, a follow up to the original “Jagoroner Gaan” published jointly with Jagoran Sanskritichorcha O Gobeshona Kendra earlier this year. Banglalink’s support of this collection of revolutionary songs, which rekindles the very spirit of freedom, is ... Read more

Bangladesh National Museum authorities yesterday announced new schedule of working hours of the officials and visiting hours of galleries of different museums across the country during the winter (October to March). For the museums officials, working hours will be between 9:00am and 5:00pm from Saturday to Wednesday. Thursday and Friday will be considered weekly holidays, said ... Read more

A boy attacked a woman after she had protested at his harassing her daughter at Wazirpur in Barisal on Wednesday morning The family said Masud Shikdar, 17, a resident of Kamalapur in the upazila, had attacked Shahinur Begum, 35, about 7:30am on

The nation will observe Begum Rokeya Day today, marking the 130th birth anniversary and 78th anniversary of the death of Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain. Bangla Academy will hold a commemorative lecture to mark the day. The title of the lecture is ‘thought of feminism and Rokeya’ at academy seminar room in

The Rajshahi University business studies faculty students on Wednesday went out on demonstrations on the campus, demanding same grading system for all departments and sessions. As part of the demonstration, they brought out a procession, formed a human chain, held a rally and submitted a memorandum to the vice-chancellor to press home their

Radio Circle, a private online radio service, was launched Tuesday through a ceremony at the Dhaka Sheraton Hotel. Chairman of the parliamentary standing committee on information ministry Obaidul Kader attended the ceremony as its chief guest, with science and information and

Experts at a discussion yesterday stressed the need for participation of private practitioners to control tuberculosis (TB) in the country. They laid emphasis on combating TB immediately, as over 3 lakh people are affected with the disease while it claims around 72,000 every

Ecnec approves 12 projects involving Tk 2,086 crore The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) at a meeting yesterday approved 12 development projects involving Tk 2,086 crore, including a project to procure 450 buses for the Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC). The meeting approved the projects with Ecnec Chairperson and Prime Minister Sheikh ... Read more