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Voluntary blood donors’ organisation Badhan celebrated its 13th founding anniversary on the Dhaka University campus on Sunday. At around 9:30am, they brought out a procession, opened by the university vice-chancellor AAMS Arefin Siddique and joined by around 400 members of Badhan. The procession paraded different

A schoolboy was shot and two others injured at Rainkhola in Mirpur yesterday. Mohammad Sujon, 11, was rushed to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital with bullet injuries in his right hand along with Mohammad Sohel, 12, with injuries in his head. The third injured is Ashik, 15. Police said six to seven teenagers armed with ... Read more

Reveals study The number of women joining the profession of journalism is increasing notably though they face some barriers like stalking and harassment at places of work, says a research on the state of women in journalism. Female journalists face problems in getting maternity leave and assignments, according to their skill and merit, but their ... Read more

At least four persons were killed and two others injured in separate road accidents in Jhenidah, Barisal and Cox’s Bazar on Saturday and yesterday. Our Correspondent from Jhenidah reports: A motorcyclist, student of Islamic University, was killed and another injured under the wheels of a truck on JhenidahKushtia highway at

Jahangirnagar University students will get free internet facilities on the campus from November this year. JU vice-chancellor Shariff Enamul Kabir told this to the newsmen on Saturday. The university authorities recently increased the connection limit to 8 MBPS while earlier this was only 2 MBPS, he

Lubaba Nawar, a student of class eight of Rajuk Uttara Model College, received books worth Tk 1 lakh as she became first in the Oitijya Gollachhut Prothom Alo story-writing competition 2009 arranged for school level students. Publication organisation Oitijya and daily Prothom Alo organised the competition for

76 students vie for each seat The admission tests for all units and institutes except ‘Kha’ (social science faculty) and ‘Ga’ unit (arts and humanities faculty) for academic session 2010-11 at Jahangirnagar University begin today. The tests begin with ‘Chha’ unit today and of the rest units, the test of ‘Ka’ unit will be held ... Read more

A grand reunion of the department of management studies of Dhaka University was held at TSC auditorium yesterday. DU Vice-chancellor Prof AAMS Arefin Siddique was the chief guest at the programme chaired by Prof Jamal Uddin Ahmed, the dean of the faculty of

The fisheries department of Rajshahi University observed on Saturday its 10th founding anniversary with enthusiasm, fanfare and participation of students, teachers and staff. Several hundred students and teachers, led by the vice-chancellor and the pro-vice-chancellor, marched the major points of the university campus with the beats of drums, celebrating

Says study identifying illiteracy, low contraceptive use behind the failure Fertility rate in Sylhet is 3.7 percent, 1 percent higher than the national fertility rate, due to lower use of contraceptives, finds a study. The division’s birth-to-birth interval (of 24 months) rate is also 11 percent higher than the national rate of 26 percent. Use ... Read more

Three people were killed and two others injured in separate road accidents in Pabna, Netrokona and Kishoreganj on Wednesday night and yesterday. Our Correspondent from Pabna reports: A minor girl was killed and two others were injured in a collision between a CNG run auto-rickshaw and a three-wheeler (Nasimon) on Sujanagar Highway at

Century-old pottery market Laksmir Hat, held during Lakshmi Puja, began in the Hatkhola Hori Mandir premises in Barisal. Lakshmi is the goddess of the Hindus for welfare, prosperity, fortune, beauty and grace and Lakshmi Puja, the worship of Goddess Lakshmi, would be held on Friday at the night of full moon in almost

The first-year honour’s examinations under the National University begin on October 24. A total of 1,88,366 examinees from 203 colleges will take the exams. The authorities have made necessary preparations to set up 131 examinations centre. Exams will begin at 9:00am every day. Sources said a control room had been set up at the university ... Read more

Admission tests for the first year graduation courses, 2010-2011 session, of Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (Cuet) will be held at 10:00am on November 4. The lists of qualified candidates for participation in admission examinations will be published on October 25, 2010, says a Cuet press

Jan Gerhardus De Waal has assumed office as the executive director (ED) of World Vision Bangladesh, said a press release yesterday. Skilled in management and leadership, Waal also is experienced in rural development, development studies and micro-enterprise development. World Vision, a Christian relief, development and advocacy organisation, is working for children, families and other communities ... Read more

A combined MBBS admission tests both for private and public medical colleges are going to be held for the first time on Friday to ensure the minimum standard of the physicians. Candidates will get their seat planning from the website –– http://www.dghs.gov.bd/. “From this academic year, we are going to take the admission tests both ... Read more

About 1.8 crore children participated in various programmes across the country to promote handwashing with soap on Wednesday. As part of the weeklong observance of Global Handwashing Day on October 15, more than fifty thousand children gathered at a handwashing programme at the Residential Model School and

BCS information technology fair ‘BCSICTWORLD’ will be held from October 30 to November 2 at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre, the organisers said at a news briefing Wednesday at the BCS office in Dhaka. Mustafa Jabbar, president of the Bangladesh Computer Samity, spoke at the briefing while

Three people were killed and around nine others injured in separate road accidents in Chittagong and Jhenidah yesterday. Our Chittagong correspondent reports: a speeding truck near the 3rd Karnaphuli Bridge ploughed into five three-wheelers (locally known as tempoos) and two rickshaws standing on the sideway

Police recovered the body of a Titumir College student at Jagannath Hall of Dhaka University yesterday. Debasish Das, an honours first year student, was found hanging from the ceiling fan with a gamsa (a piece of cloth) inside the room 285 at Jotirmoy Guho Thakurta building around 3:00pm. Debasish, from Kotalipara in Gopalganj, had been ... Read more