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The Rajshahi city has become almost deserted as a huge number of dwellers, especially students of different educational institutions, left the city to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha. A good number of students of numerous educational institutions in the city, including Rajshahi University, Rajshahi College, Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology,

At least nine people were killed and 34 others injured in separate road accidents in Sylhet, Munshiganj, Gazipur and Savar yesterday. Our staff correspondent from Sylhet reports: Three persons including a mother and her son were killed and 30 others injured in a road accident on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in front of the

With only two days left for Eid-ul-Azha, cattle markets in the Chittagong city have become vibrant with buyers although the prices of sacrificial animals were a bit high. Huge crowds were observed at all the 12 cattle markets in the city, including Sagorika Bazar, Bibirhat, Karnaphuli Shah Amant Bridge, Soltgola Crossing, Steel Mills Bazar and

Experts at a programme yesterday said 1,20,000 newborns die every year in the country, with 38 percent dying directly or indirectly due to premature delivery, which must be prevented. It is good that Bangladesh is on track of achieving the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 4 that tells of reducing child mortality. But if the death ... Read more

Sales of sacrificial animals are yet to get momentum in Sylhet despite a huge number of cattle pouring into the lone permanent cattle market at Kazirbazar in the city with only three days left for the Muslim’s second biggest religious festival, Eid-ul-Azha. A large number of cows, buffaloes and goats have been brought to the ... Read more

Participants in a daylong seminar on ‘mass literacy based on vocational education’ on Saturday stressed change in mindset and strategy for success in mass literacy movement. The Society for People’s Education, Empowerment and Development Trust, in collaboration with Mass Literacy Movement, organised the programme at BDS

The minister for food and disaster management, Abdur Razzak, on Saturday said over 72,000 buildings in and around the Dhaka metropolis are at risk and they would collapse if an earthquake with a magnitude of over seven on the Richter scale hits the capital. Inaugurating a two-day workshop on ‘Risk Resilient Infrastructures: Role of Education ... Read more

Speakers tell seminar Only one fourth of the total diabetes patients receive treatment in the country for lack of service and awareness, said speakers at a press conference yesterday. Bangladesh Diabetic Society (BADAS) arranged the conference at its auditorium at Birdem hospital, ahead of the World Diabetes Day to be observed

At least six people were killed and two others injured in separate road accidents in Brahmanbaria, Kishoreganj and Natore yesterday. Our correspondent from Brahmanbaria reports: Four people were killed and two others injured in a road accident on Brahmanbaria-Comilla highway at Kharera of Kasba upazila

The viva voce of Rajshahi University admission tests under the 2010-2011 academic session will start Wednesday, a press release of the university said. According to the release, the viva test of A1, A2, A3, A4, A5 and A6 will be held on November 24 and 25 and B unit viva test on November

Selling begins in city’s cattle markets before the schedule Defying the office order, selling of sacrificial animals in the city’s 12 makeshift cattle markets, along with the permanent cattle market at Gabtali, has already started with four days left for Eid-ul-Azha, one of the two major festivals of the Muslims. Though the Dhaka City Corporation ... Read more

Tangents My Bhutti Adventure I love reading about adventurers searching for mysterious animals. For example, distinguished American writer Peter Mathiessen went searching for the elusive snow leopard in the Himalayas. Without finding it, he nevertheless wrote an insightful book about his great adventure: The Snow Leopard became a travel classic. Redmond O’Hanlon, a

50,000 divorce-seeking petitions in last 3 months; extra marital affairs, torture main reasons The incidence of divorce (dissolution of marriage) is increasing significantly in the city as 50,000 divorce-seeking petitions were recorded at the Dhaka City Corporation’s (DCC) marriage and divorce section in last three months. Now women seek divorce more than men for various ... Read more

Secondary schools in Barisal, both public and private, are charging extra fees from the secondary school certificate exam candidates, putting strain on the guardians. The poor guardians are under a financial strain in managing such a big amount of exam fee for their wards by either selling or mortgaging their property or

The results of admission test for first year bachelor’s degree courses under the 2010-11 session at Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology was published on Friday. The vice-chancellor of RUET, Professor Sirajul Karim, told New Age that the admission test was held peacefully and the results have been published in short

Ashraful Haque, a student of class seven, was killed at Alimabad village in Muladi upazila early yesterday. Police said Ashraful, 12, engaged in a quarrel with his cousin Tofazzal over use of a mobile phone. At one stage, Tofazzal and some others called Ashraf out of the house at night. Later, Ashraful’s body was found ... Read more

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police has worked out its security arrangement for the celebrations of Eid-ul-Azha, which falls on Wednesday. The police will conduct drives to remove illegal cattle markets set up in some city places, the DMP commissioner, Benazir Ahmed,

Childhood pneumonia, which claims lives of 50,000 under-five children in the country every year, can be fought through exclusive breast-feeding, vaccination and proper timely treatment. Ahead of the World Pneumonia Day today, paediatricians said this at a media dialogue organised by Save the Children, UK at the National Press Club in the city

The ministry of establishment has launched a Performance Improvement Programme in collaboration with Coalition against Pollution to reduce sound pollution and traffic congestion in the Dhaka city. The Performance Improvement Programme of Managing at the Top 2 under the BPTC of ministry of Establishment was inaugurated at the Bangladesh Sheikh Mujib Medical University auditorium in

At least four people were killed and six others injured in separate road accidents in Pabna, Jhenidah and Chandpur on Wednesday and yesterday. Our correspondent from Pabna reports: One person and his son were killed in a road accident when a speedy bus hit their motorbike on Pabna-Kashinathpur highway at