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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

At least 10 people were killed and 32 others injured in separate road accidents in Manikganj and Natore districts on Monday night and yesterday. Our correspondent from Manikganj reports: Five people were killed and 30 others injured in two separate road accidents in Manikganj on Monday

Lottery to be held in December 21-22 The results of primary selection of forms for admission in Class I of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College will be disclosed today, principal of the school Husne Ara Begum told New Age on Monday. The results will be available at the branches of the school at 11:00am. This ... Read more

More than 400 participants, including about a hundred renowned academics and experts from across the world, will join the first ever South Asia Regional Conference on ‘early childhood development’ beginning in Dhaka today. The primary and mass education minister, Md Afsarul Ameen, will inaugurate the meet to be

The two-day third grand conference of development organisations will begin at RRF Training Centre in Jessore today. The conference has been jointly organised by Ganokendro, Lokkendro, Ekota, CBO and Lahanti Akhra, being managed by Dhaka Ahsania Mission, ActionAid Bangladesh, CARE Bangladesh,

Four people were killed and 37 others injured in road accidents in Bagerhat and Netrakona on Sunday night. A correspondent from Bagerhat reports: Three people died on the spot and 37 others were injured when a bus collided head-on with a truck on Bagerhat-Mawa highway in the district’s Mollarhat on Sunday night. The deceased are ... Read more

A three-day international exposition of medical furniture, equipment and services, Medexpo-2010, will begin on December 9 at Sonargaon Hotel in the capital. The inaugural ceremony will be held at 10:30am and prime minister’s health adviser Syed Modasser Ali is scheduled to inaugurate fair, the organisers

The Gemcon Group awarded two writers with the Gemcon Literary Award 2010 in a function held at Sheraton Hotel in Dhaka on Monday. Wasi Ahmed got the award for his book ‘Trishimana’ and Emran Kabir for ‘Nidragahan Mohashunney’. The program was inaugurated by a welcome speech from Gemcon Group director

The concluding and certificate awarding ceremony of a month long training course titled ‘TV News Presentation’ organised by Bangladesh Institute of Journalism and Electronic Media (BIJEM) was held on Sunday. Ministry of Labour and Employment Secretary Md Nurul Haque was present as the chief guest and distributed certificates among the participants at the institute’s conference ... Read more