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Assault of Cop Actor Dipjol apologises on remand Film actor Monwar Hossain Dipjol, also a Dhaka city corporation (DCC) councillor, admitted assaulting an on-duty traffic police constable at gunpoint and apologised for the offences during a one-day remand yesterday, said police. Dipjol was quizzed by Darussalam police in a case filed by a traffic constable ... Read more

Odhikar, a rights organisation, expressed concern over human rights situation in the country, as it observes unabated extra-judicial killings and disappearances of people following arrests by law enforcers. The right organisation prepared a report monitoring issues of twelve national dailies published between November 1 and 30, says an Odhikar

Dhaka University authorities yesterday recommended dismissal of six teachers of the institution, as they are staying abroad illegally for long without permission. The six teachers are Prof AFM Mofijul Islam of business faculty, Assistant Prof Mrinmoy Jafar of English, Prof Anwar Hossain of Modern Language Institute,

Today is the 89th birth anniversary artist Patua Quamrul Hassan (1921-1988), one of the three master painters of the country, who is known for his contributions in retrieving our folk and traditional elements through his art works. Quamrul Hassan combined traditional and modern methods in his paintings and thus came

Demand bird specialists, conservationists at a seminar Bird specialists and conservationists at a seminar yesterday underscored the need for protective measures for Sonadia Island, a key winter home to many shorebirds threatened or near-threatened worldwide. They voiced concern over the possible construction of a deep-sea port there, terming the island a unique shelter for the ... Read more

The young generation of the country have been urged to stand up for the emancipation of women and not to be an obstacle on the way to women development. Speakers at an exchange of views on ‘role of young generation to stop repression against and sexual harassment of women’ made the call in Rajshahi on

Students, cheated by consultant firm United Foreign Admission which took money from them in the name of providing admission to foreign universities and employment abroad, have formed a committee to get back their money. Announcing the committee at a press at the National Press Club on Wednesday, the students

The World Bank (WB) yesterday approved a US $150 million credit to Bangladesh to create employment opportunities for the extreme poor in rural areas during the lean and monga periods, said a WB press release. According to the release, one-third of the job opportunities will benefit poor women. The country is home to 35 million ... Read more

People of Chittagong face high HIV/Aids infection risk, as the port city is favourable to rapid spread of the virus, speakers told a seminar yesterday. The virus can easily transmit through foreigners and sailors and thousands of women working at the port’s adjoining EPZ, they said

At least three people were killed and another was injured in separate road accidents in Bagerhat and Dinajpur districts yesterday. A correspondent from Bagerhat reports: Two people were killed and another was injured in a road accident on Bagerhat-Pirojpur road at Srirampur of the district

Students of different educational institutions of Savar yesterday took an oath to resist stalking and sexual harassment. They took the oath at an open discussion titled ‘Role of youth to resist stalking, sexual harassment and teasing’ jointly organised by the Transparency International Bangladesh, Sachetan Nagorik Samaj (Sanak), NGO Samannay Parishad and Mahila Parishad, Savar Unit; ... Read more

The alumni association of Korea International Coopera-tion Agency Bangladesh has announced its new executive committee with selecting planning secretary Monjur Hossain as the president and deputy secretary Ataul Hoque as the general secretary. The committee was announced at ‘KOICA Bangladesh alumni night’ at the

Mob beat up a rickshawpuller who allegedly raped a three-year-old girl and handed him over to Kamrangirchar police yesterday. The victim is now undergoing treatment at the One Stop Crisis Centre (OCC) of Dhaka Medical College Hospital

A college girl allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan at her North Shahjahanpur residence in the city yesterday. The girl’s family members said she committed suicide as she had been suffering from asthma for long. The dead was identified as Sadia Bintey Nur, 17, a first year student at

A Dhaka Court yesterday placed actor and Dhaka City Corporation Councillor Monwar Hossain Dipjol on a one-day remand in connection with a case filed for assaulting a traffic police constable on November 16 in the city’s Gabtoli area. Metropolitan Magistrate SK Tofail Hassan passed the order after Darussalam police produced

The Dhaka International Book Fair-2010 begins today on the Dhaka University campus with the theme ‘books for achieving Vision-2021’. A total of 151 publishing houses, including three foreign institutions National Book Trust of India, Iran Cultural Centre and the World Bank’s

Digital map to be used to save forests The government is going to develop a digital map of the country’s forest to build a stronger forest monitoring system. “Once we have a digital mapping of the forests, we can monitor if forests are destroyed anywhere just sitting in the ministry or the forest department. We ... Read more

The admission test for Gha unit (the unit for changing group) first year honours courses at Dhaka University for the session 2010-11 will be held on Friday. A total of 54,568 students will sit for the one-hour exam scheduled to start at 10:00am, says a press release. Seat plan of exam is available on the ... Read more

The admission process for the first year honours courses under the session 2010-11 at Rajshahi University will begin on December 11 instead of December 1. The process will continue till January 6, which was supposed to end on December 30 earlier, said a press release yesterday

Rajshahi City Corporation authorities on Tuesday issued notice to the hawkers, who carried on businesses by building makeshifts on footpath from Saheb Bazar Zero Point to Ganakpara More in the city, to remove their shops to another place. The city corporation authorities have leased a portion of the footpath recently to a businessman for