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Speakers at a discussion in Sylhet on Thursday called for a concerted action against the harassment of girls in society. They made the demand in a discussion on harassment of girls organised by the District Information Office on the city’s Central Shaheed Minar premises at

The government has decided to ban import of hydraulic horns, following a previous embargo on its use. The finance ministry and the National Board of Revenue have already been requested through the Road Security Council to take required measures in this regard, council chief and communications minister Syed Abul Hossain said on

Attack on Indigenous People in Naogaon ‘Land grabbers’ still issuing threats Two cases filed, none yet to be arrested Almost 47 families, mostly indigenous, could hardly forget the indiscriminate attack by a group of people on them to grab the victim’s land at Nakhoil Boarambari village in Niamatpur upazila of Naogaon on September 23. Though ... Read more

The Bangladesh Visually Impaired People’s Society on Wednesday demanded specific government policy to take all the visually impaired children to schools. The demand was made at a press conference at the Dhaka Reporters’ Unity. Speakers at the briefing said it would not be possible to ensure primary education for all

Myanmar border security force Nasaka abducted four Bangladeshi fishermen and their fishing boat from the Naf River at Teknaf of Cox’s Bazar yesterday. The fishermen are Noor Hossain, 26, of Boroitoli, and Anwar Hossain, 25, Ali Johor, 35, and Nur Mia, 24, of Naitangpara

The number of mental patients having extra marital affairs is increasing significantly in the country, experts say. The experts at National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) say extra marital affairs have a bad impact on the families and the society

Female students of Khaleda Zia Hall of Rajshahi University on Wednesday placed a memorandum to the hall provost for taking action against stalkers as they face harassment regularly. In the memorandum, the female students stated that they were facing teasing regularly when they stay in their respective room as the hall is situated by the ... Read more

Says Prof Muzaffer People can get right information from an efficient and neutral administration; so it should always be kept out of politics, Prof Muzaffer Ahmad said yesterday. Prof Muzzaffer said we need right information to fight corruption. Common citizens can know about the parliament sessions, but not about the discussions

Health experts said government should implement national level strategies and mobilise necessary resources to prevent and control the spread of rabies in the country. Dr Aung Swi Prue Marma, an expert in rabies, said this when presenting a keynote paper at a press conference held at Infectious Diseases Hospital at Mohakhali in the

The health adviser to the prime minister, Syed Modasser Ali, on Tuesday said community clinics would be made the focal point of all healthcare activities to strengthen the country’s healthcare system. ‘We will make one community clinic for every 6,000 people and the female members will be our main focus,’ he said while inaugurating a ... Read more

Nearly 14,000 households in Bangladesh now meet their fuel consumption by bio-gas plants set up in the last four years, speakers told a workshop in Dhaka on Tuesday. They said bio-gas production technology became popular in many rural areas as its raw materials come from animal drops, cow dung and chicken litters, and can be ... Read more

Different organisations held different programmes to mark the International Right to Know Day yesterday. The day was first established and celebrated on September 28, 2003, with the aim to raise awareness so that all individuals can practise their right to government-held information. The information may include how elected officials are exercising power and how the ... Read more

The government is working on developing a mass transport system with specialised rapid bus service facility stretching from Gazipur to Sadarghat. Asian Development Bank (ADB) and World Bank will finance the project, officials said yesterday. The disclosure came at a workshop organised by Roads and Highways Department (RHD) at

The Bangladesh Red Crescent Society, as part of its earthquake preparedness campaign, will provide training on first aid to students of 55 schools and eight colleges in Dhaka, Chittagong, Sylhet and Rangpur in the next six months. First aid boxes, awareness leaflets and banners with Dos and Don’ts would also be

The state-run financial institution, Infrastructure Develop-ment Company Limited, holds a two-month campaign programme that includes a series of workshops, discussions and exchange of views to increase the use of bio-gas in Bangladesh. As a part of the programme, a workshop on ‘sensitisation to increase the use of bio-gas as

An employee of a renowned boutique was allegedly beaten to death by his employer at an apartment in city’s Dhanmondi Sunday night. Dhanmondi Police broke into the house yesterday afternoon and recovered the body. Haider Ali Shaad owner of Valinda allegedly flogged Nurun Nabi, 28, to death and fled

A child drowned, a college girl and a youth went missing, and five others were injured after a launch rammed a boat in the Buriganga river near Sutrapur area last evening. The deceased was Fardia Akter, 7, daughter of Mohammad Firoz of Kaliganj in South Keraniganj while her relative and college student Shoma Akter, 18, ... Read more

A mobile court yesterday fined two companies in the city Tk 40,000 for selling bottled drinking water without licence from the Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI). The team fined AR Enterprise at Arambagh Tk 10,000 and Safe Water Co at Uttar Shahjahanpur Tk 30,000, says a BSTI

At least five people were killed and 10 others injured in separate road accidents in Bogra, Khulna and Barisal yesterday and on Sunday night. UNB from Bogra reports: Three people were killed and 10 others injured as a truck rammed into a bus on Bogra-Santahar road at Murail in Kahalu upazila on

Breast Cancer Khulna patients to get telemedicine from Oct 2 A breast cancer service centre in Khulna will provide telemedicine to the breast cancer patients in the city through videoconference from October 2. Under the Amader Gram Breast Care e-Health Programme, patients will be able to get access to health care from expert oncologists from ... Read more