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Sales of sacrificial animals, especially buffa-loes and goats, in the Rajshahi city have increased, with a week left for Eidul-Azha, the second largest religious festival of the Muslims. The selling rate of cows has not increased in comparison with that of buffaloes and goats this year because of anthrax panic.

A student of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) drowned while two others were rescued in critical condition from the beach at the west end of Saint Martin’s Island under Teknaf upazila of the district yesterday evening. The deceased was identified as Shafiur Rahman Sohan, 25, son of Mizanur Rahman of

Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) Chairman Syed Yusuf Hossain yesterday blasted Bangladesh Oil, Gas and Mineral Corporation (Petrobangla) for not sending a responsible official at a technical meeting on finalising gas development fund policy and thereby hindering its finalisation. While speaking at the conference, the BERC chairman said,

Locals last night caught a criminal when he and his cohorts were trying to take away a female student of a private university after snatching valuables from her and her mother at the city’s Banani area. Kamal Uddin, OC of Gulshan Police Station, told The Daily Star that they also seized a private car used ... Read more

Members of Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD) yesterday started wearing their new uniform with the launching of ‘FSCD Week-2010’. The FSCD has left its old uniform, which the Pakistani forces wore during the Liberation War in 1971, said Home Minister Sahara Khatun while inaugurating the

Four persons, including two women, reportedly committed suicide in different parts of the city Sunday night and early yesterday. The dead were Sarjina Sattar Rinti, 30, a homemaker; garment worker Sukla Baroi alias Ripa, 18, Morsalin Sheikh, 18, a day labourer, and medical technician Sajedur Rahman Khokan,

One of the two waterbuses plying the Aminbazar-Sadarghat waterway has remained out of service for about a month, causing sufferings to the commuters. The passengers have to wait for hours for the only waterbus, Turag, which touches each of the four landing stations every three to three and

Six more get govt’s nod while many limp The government has approved six more private medical colleges, including three homeopathic and one dental, while many are running without ensuring standard of education. Before approval of the medical colleges, the government should scrutinise the teachers at the institutes, said Prof Pran Gopal Datta, vice-chancellor of

4,000 candidates are expected to compete for 485 seats The first year admission tests for bachelor’s degree courses in the 2010-11 session at Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology will be held today. A total of 4,000 candidates are expected to compete for 485 seats in the tests to be held from 9:00am to 11:30pm ... Read more

The state minister for environment and forest, Hasan Mahmud, on Sunday said that 30 million people would be displaced and 17 to 19 per cent of the country would be submerged by water if the sea-level rises by 1 metre. Hasan Mahmud made the comment while addressing a seminar on ‘Degradation of

At least three people were killed and 20 others injured in separate road accidents in Netrakona, Lalmonirhat and Chapainawabganj on Saturday and yesterday. Our correspondent from Netrakona reports: A construction labourer was killed and 15 others injured in a road accident in Rampur-Durgashram road under Kendua

Viqarunnisa Noon School Rush of admission seekers on first day Sale of admission forms for class I of Viqarunnisa Noon School began yesterday with many parents of admission seekers returning empty handed due to a huge rush of applicants. A large number of guardians thronged all four branches of the school from early morning with ... Read more

Many residents at Habibnagar of Kadamtoli went into hiding in fear of being arrested in relation to Friday’s incident in which five suspected robbers were beaten to death. Unspecified numbers of local people were accused in a murder case filed by police in connection with the killing immediately after the

Leaders and activists voluntary organisation Rajshahi Rakkha Sangram Parishad at a meeting Saturday morning expressed their grave concern about the service catered by Rajshahi Medical College Hospital. They demanded better service, healthy environment and use of modern technology at the hospital as soon as possible

Speakers at a rally yesterday demanded immediate steps from the authorities concerned to reconstruct Salehpur Bridge and its approach roads to prevent road accidents. They said the bridge is too narrow for vehicles to cross smoothly and the approach road has bends with no traffic signs or speed bumps,

A schoolgirl allegedly committed suicide at Jatrabari in the city yesterday evening. The deceased Mili Akhter, 15, is a student of class nine of Jatrabari Ideal School and College. Mili’s father Anwar Hossain said he found his daughter hanging with a scarf from the ceiling of her room at his Uttar Jatrabari residence at around ... Read more

Governor of the US State of Oregon, Ted Kulongoski, will arrive in Dhaka on a three-day visit to Bangladesh on November 10. The aim of the visit is to build stronger and long-term ties between Oregon and Bangladesh. Accompanying Ted will be Major General Raymond F Rees, the adjutant general of the

Result of first year admission test of Ka unit of Dhaka University (DU) was published yesterday. Results will be available in the DU admission website — http://www.admission.univdhaka.edu/. A total of 15,527 students passed among 34,671 sitting for the exam. Primarily 4,000, according to merit position, will be called for interview

Physicians get 30-40pc of test costs from diagnostic centres He is a schizophrenia patient for 30 years. As his physical and mental condition was deteriorating day by day, the helpless mother took him to a new psychiatrist but got disappointed just on the first day just seeing the list of pathological tests. Mahmudul Haq, 47, ... Read more

Demand speakers Environmentalists yesterday demanded of the government not to build any structure on Dhanmondi playground, keeping it open for all. The demand came from a rally organised by Poribeshsammato Basjoggo Dhaka Bastobayan Parishad, a movement to save Dhaka, in front of the playground in the