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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

At least four people were killed and 11 others injured in separate road accidents in Chpainawabganj and Gaibandha districts yesterday. Our correspondent from Chapainawabganj reports: Two people were killed and eight others injured in a road accident on Shibpur- Porsha road at Matindor village of Patnitala upazila in Naogaon

Viqarunnisa Noon School and College will draw the admission lottery for Class I in December 21–22, authorities said. The principal, Husne Ara Begum, told New Age on Tuesday the authorities had made all the preparations for the draw

A Dhaka court yesterday sent Dhaka City Corporation ward councillor and film actor Monwar Hossain Dipjol to jail in connection with a case filed against him for assaulting a traffic police constable on November 16 in the city’s Gabtoli area. Metropolitan Magistrate SK Tofail Hassan passed the order after Sub-Inspector

citizens’ demanded Human rights activists, dignitaries of the civil society, academicians and aged people on Monday demanded official recognition of elderly people as ‘senior citizens’ and the ensuring of their rights. They made the call while addressing a consultation meeting on ‘Older persons and the achievement of Millennium Development Goals’, organized by the Resource Integration ... Read more

The Bangladesh Tourism Board at a news briefing on Monday said they would be official partner of Bollywood heart throb Shahrukh Khan live show scheduled to be held at Dhaka Army Stadium next month. The press conference was jointly organised at the Sheraton Hotel by BTB and event management company Antar Showbiz which is arranging ... Read more

European Union (EU) will finance schooling for 400,000 poor children, who are hardest to reach, with an indicative budget of € 48.5 million. This was disclosed at a consultation workshop yesterday organised by the EU delegation at the Lakeshore Hotel in the city to publicise

Criminals yesterday killed a transport worker and dumped the body into the Turag River at Salehpur’s Bashudha Housing area in the city outskirts Savar. Police detained two alleged killers of the transport worker after a mob gave the two a good beating. The deceased Mohammad Sujon, 19, of Aminbazar area was a driver’s assistant of ... Read more

The golden jubilee of Adamjee Cantonment School and College in Dhaka will be held on December 23 and 24 on its premises, says a press release. An agreement on this regard was signed between Desh TV, as co-partner of the event, Radio Today, as media partner, and the institution

A group of students from Sunbeams School in Dhaka won the ‘Most Outstanding Team’ award in a choral singing competition at Celesta International 2010 held in the Indian city of Lucknow from November 17 to 21. The team of students performed a patriotic song to win the award at the event, which provides a golden opportunity ... Read more