Metropolitan

Some early marriage victims say they suffer from various ailments “When I was only ten years old, parents gave my marriage with a man who was 24 years older than me,” said Rumi of Barguna at a view-exchange meeting at a hotel in the city yesterday. “I was always afraid of facing my husband at ... Read more

A gang of criminals attacked a schoolgirl and slit different parts of her body with razor blades in Parnaogaon area of the district town of Naogaon yesterday. The victim Asha Alamgir Mili, 13, daughter of Alamgir Hossain of Parnaogaon area, is a class seven student of Naogaon Government Girls High School

At least four people were killed in separate road accidents in Barisal and Chittagong on Saturday night and yesterday. A correspondent from Barisal reports: Three people were killed in separate road accidents on the outskirts of Barisal city on Saturday night

Rajshahi University and the University of Education, Fryeburg, Germany signed a memorandum of understanding to exchange students, teachers, scientists and researchers for the development of education in higher studies at Rajshahi on Sunday. The RU vice-chancellor, Abdus Sobhan, and the University of Education,

Each to be sold at Tk 60 lakh, import price now Tk 1.2 crore Pragati Industries Limited (PIL), the lone state-run automobile assembling industry of the country, has started assembling Mitsubishi’s most modern Pajero jeep in Bangladesh. PIL has already completed assembling of two jeeps in its own plant in Chittagong on experimental basis and ... Read more

Book Fair at weekend The Dhaka International Book Fair witnessed a low turnout on Friday, the first weekend after the fair began at the Dhaka University playground on December 1. Visitors at the fair said absence of new titles and lack of publicity of the fair were the main reasons for the low-key state of ... Read more

A cyclist in his odyssey on pedal from Teknaf to Tetulia in 65 days is now in the city with a message to “save the nature.” Sulal Barua Chunni, 30, from Chittagong has pedalled over 530 kilometres (329 miles) in 20 days to the city. “I plan to cycle around the country and spread my ... Read more

Green activists on Friday urged manufacturers to stop mixing toxic colours, chemicals and preservatives in food and soft drinks. They also demanded government steps to ensure quality and safe food and soft drinks to protect the consumers’ rights at a discussion meeting, said a press release

Qualifiers of the 28th BCS recruitment test on Friday demanded they should be appointed in non-cadre positions before the publication of the results of the 29th BCS test. They began fast-unto-death at the Central Shaheed Minar in the morning to push for their demands. In the 28th BCS examinations, 5,105 examinees qualified for appointment in ... Read more

Traditional foods and items like handloom made by ethnic minority people from the hills and plains of Bangladesh were the attractions at the four-day Cultural Diversity Festival that began at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in Dhaka on Thursday. Aimed at introducing traditional goods to mainstream people and to exhibit cultural activities like

The world from now on can learn about the story of Musa Ibrahim’s Everest triumph and his activities from his personal website. Former adviser to the caretaker government Professor Jamilur Reza Choudhury inaugurated the website, http://www.musaibrahim.com.bd/, at the Alliance Française de Dhaka

The Rajshahi University authorities are going to provide internet connection to sixteen residential halls of the university so that the students can use the technology to further their academic activities. The authorities are also going to provide Radio Frequency Identity Card for all teachers, students and employees of the university

A panoramic butterfly fair was held at Jahangirnagar University yesterday. On the occasion, Prof Md Shafique Haider Chowdhury was awarded life time honour for his research work on butterfly resources. JU Vice Chancellor Prof Shareef Enamul Kabir urged the researchers to be more attentive for

Zonta International Clubs of District 25 area 2 at a meeting decided to take three projects at district level to improve women’s status. The daylong meeting, titled “Empowering Women,” was held at a hotel of Gulshan in the city recently, where all five clubs decided to contribute jointly in the projects, says a

A 12-day long solo exhibition of sculpture and watercolour by Artist Hamiduzzaman Khan begins today. The exhibition titled “Time and Beyond” will be held on the premises of Galleri Kaya at house no 20, road no 16, sector-4 at Uttara in the city. A total of 34 paintings and sculptures made in acrylic, watercolour, wood, ... Read more

The 85th birth anniversary of language movement veteran Abdul Matin was observed yesterday. Different organisations rendered warm greetings to Abdul Matin with wreaths at his residence and cut a cake to mark the day. “We do not like to celebrate the birthday with much festivity. That is why very few people know

Goa int’l film festival Moner Manush bags best movie award Moner Manush, a Bangladesh-India joint production movie, on Thursday won the best movie award at the competition section of the 41st Goa International Film Festival in India. The movie won 40 lakh rupees in prize money, said a press release. The movie directed by Goutam ... Read more

Police recovered the hanging body of a female domestic help from a residence in city’s Ramna area yesterday morning. The deceased was identified as Amena Khatun, 20, daughter of Rajab Ali of Gouripur in Mymensingh. Amena was serving as a domestic help at the residence of Sabekun Nahar at

The European Union (EU) will provide €10 million (Tk 90 crore) as grant to protect and manage the Sundarbans Reserve Forest (SRF). To this effect, the government and the European Union Delegation in Dhaka yesterday signed a five-year agreement. The project is also aiming to protect people and nature in the Sundarbans, said a EU

No Environment Clearance Swan Foam fined A foam manufacturing industry in Tejgaon was fined Tk 7 lakh yesterday for operating without environment clearance certificate in the city. A team of the Department of Environment (DoE) led by Mohammad Monir Chowdury, director of Monitoring and Enforcement wing, penalised