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More than seventy hotels and restaurants, including some posh ones, are running their business in the Sylhet city without licence. The district administration issued an order on October 7 in this connection asking the police for taking necessary step against the owners of the hotels and restaurants, sources in the

Bangladesh was elected a council member of the International Telecommu-nication Union (ITU) for a four-year term by a big margin of votes on Tuesday. ITU is the apex body of global telecommunication sector and a UN agency which regulates information and communication technology

The poor quality higher education in some private universities is much more dangerous than the lethal anthrax, the chairman of University Grants Commission (UGC) said on Tuesday. “Anthrax can cause harm to some animals and human beings, but poor education in higher studies can kill the prospects the entire nation,” Professor Nazrul Islam said as ... Read more

Due to globalization, more specifically due to booming of ICT, Bangladesh has already been connected with the outside world. Since the government’s goal is to make the country a digital one, building strong ICT infrastructure is must in this regard. Banglalion Communications Ltd (BCL), the leading broadband wireless access (BWA)

Activists of left-leaning student organisation Samajtantrik Chhatra Front on Tuesday made a call to be united against privatisation of education and to save natural resources of the country from the imperialists. They made the call, marking the fourteenth central council of the organisation Presiding over the gathering, Fakhuruddin Ahmed, former president of the

The International Day For Disaster Reduction-2010 was observed in the country yesterday with a call to stop man-made pollution. Marking the day, two environmental organizations — Centre For Disaster And Vulnerability Studies (CDVS) and Green Belt Trust (GBT) and department of Geology of Dhaka University — arranged

The World Bank (WB) may give Bangladesh $156 million for a six-year project for developing fisheries sector to meet the fish requirement of the country, a WB press release said yesterday. WB is discussing with the government about the new project that would improve the rural livelihoods of at least 1,000 fishing communities and 2,50,000 ... Read more

A 15-member team of government officials left for South Korea yesterday to participate a training programme on solar power utilisation. Sponsored by Korea International Cooperation Agency (Koica), the 18-day training started on Monday and will continue till October

Fellow artistes sing for the ailing singer Ailing singer Bipul Bhattacharya is fighting for his life at Delta Hospital, Dhaka. A platform featuring noted artistes arranged a concert at the Shawkat Osman Auditorium, Central Public Library, on October 11 for the Bangladesh Mukti Sangrami Shilpi Shangstha (BMSSS) singer. Noted artistes sang at the programme. The ... Read more

Radio Foorti has extended its support to Bipul Bhattacharya, a Shadhin Bangla Betar Kendro artiste, who is fighting for his life at a city hospital, according to a press release. Bipul Bhattacharya, a renowned folk singer, has been ailing from lung cancer for the last few months. As his condition worsened, he was moved to ... Read more

A civil engineering department student of Khulna University of Engineering and Technology committed suicide at a dormitory near the university campus in the Khulna city Tuesday morning. The deceased was identified as Tanvir Hossain, 22, son of Faridur Rahman of Mirpur 13 in the Dhaka city. Khanjahan Ali thana police said when Tanvir’s friends came ... Read more

National Cancer Institute on Sunday launched a 21-day long programme to treat breast cancer patients free of cost on the eve of the world breast cancer month. The institute has arranged free clinical tests and counseling on breast cancer. There will be facilities for diagnosis and treatment of cancer, said

Urges EU Terming death penalty “cruel and inhuman,” the European Union (EU) urged the countries to stop use of the capital punishment. “The European Union considers death penalty to be a cruel and inhuman punishment, which represents an unacceptable denial of human dignity and integrity,” says a press release of

Says survey About 200 households and 2.75 acres of private land will be affected due to construction of metro rail from Uttara to Sayedabad in the city, said a preliminary findings of a survey. Christian Commission for Development in Bangladesh (CCDB) revealed the finding at a shareholder meeting on Mass Rail Transit (MRT-Line-6 project) at ... Read more

A two-day seminar on ‘Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief’ to discussion the socio-economic impact of natural disasters on the countries of Indian Ocean region began in the city on Monday. State minister for environment and forest Hasan Mahmud inaugurated the moot organized by Indian Ocean Naval Symposium under the supervision of Bangladesh Navy at hotel ... Read more

Distinguished media personality, Shykh Seraj, was awarded Bangladesh Caterers Association (BCA) Golden Jubilee Awards for his contribution to rural agriculture and mass media. The UK-based association presented the award to Seraj, director and head of news of Channel i, at tha channel’s 50th anniversary at Park Plaza West Minister Hotel, London on

World Mental Health Day observed World Mental Health Day was observed on Sunday with the country having only 130 psychiatrists and 10 psychologists caring for some 13.7 lakh people suffering from different mental health problems. According to World Health Organisation Assessment Instrument for Mental Health System in Bangladesh, conducted in 2007, about 16 per cent ... Read more

Demand NGO activists Some NGO activists yesterday placed a six-point demand, including necessary measures to keep global temperatures stable, to face challenges posed by climate change. Global temperatures now are around 1.5 degree Celsius more than that of the pre-industrial period, they said. They placed the demands at a human chain programme organised by Youth ... Read more

Climate change responsibility Mock show exposes leaders of developed nations People at a mock show in the southern coastal city of Khulna on Sunday squarely blamed the leaders of the developed countries of ignoring their living conditions deteriorating by the day due to climate change. The demonstrators said that they were exposed to increased saline ... Read more

Speakers at a programme yesterday stressed the need for creating mass awareness and establishing rule of law to prevent stalking from the society. They also held the dominating attitudes of both male and female responsible for the spread of stalking in Bangladesh