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Pop guru and freedom fighter Azam Khan will be taken to Singapore tomorrow (Tuesday) for better treatment as he is suffering from cancer of oral cavity. Azam Khan will be admitted to the Mount Elizabeth Hospital there, said Ershadul Haque Tinku, close aide of

Some eminent litterateurs yesterday urged the Bangla Academy authorities to publish dictionary of ‘Bangla dialect’ to complete the unfinished work of the country’s noted educationist Dr Muhammad Shahidullah. They made the call while addressing a discussion meeting organised by the Bangla Academy to mark the 125th birth

A week-long Thai food and cultural festival begins at the Radisson Water Garden Hotel in the Dhaka city today. The Royal Thai Embassy, Thai Airways and Radisson Water Garden Hotel have jointly organised the festival, said a news release. Two visiting master chefs from Thailand will prepare some Thai cuisines in the festival. Renowned Thai ... Read more

The Business Studies Faculty of Jahangirnagar University (JU) has introduced a system of evaluating class performance of teachers by the students, says a press release. Dean of the Business Studies Faculty Prof Abdul Bayes, introduced the new system to the faculty and handed over the

The Logistics Management System of Department of Livestock Services (DLS) has been brought under digital system to ensure its faster and effective activities. At the launching ceremony of the system yesterday, Director General of DLS Dr. Sunil Chandra Gain said computers with necessary accessories, Internet connectivity, etc. have been provided to all the 64 district ... Read more

At least 6,000 people lost their lives in 535 vessel accidents during the last 25 years in the country, said a study of Safe Water Way Implementation Movement. The study also revealed sheer negligence of the authorities concerned, tendency of making extra profit of the vessel owners, corruption of some government officials and ignorance of ... Read more

University Press Limited (UPL) yesterday launched a book on the current condition of women empowerment in South Asia. The book is focused on the enabling factors and barriers on three aspects of women empowerment such as women’s voice, work and bodily integrity in Bangladesh, India and

Speakers at a field-visit ceremony here on Wednesday underscored the need for serving nutritive diet to the destitute pregnant mothers for ensuring maternal and newborn health for the national interest. They viewed that the improved diet could reduce the existing rate of mother and infant mortality during giving birth to

‘A good meal, complemented with a good dessert, gives a feeling of satisfaction,’ with this slogan, Nando’s opened a new door to exotic Portuguese desserts for gourmet at Gulshan in the capital city on Tuesday. Restaurant chain Nando’s for the first time has brought to Bangladesh the true taste of desserts with a homemade food

Dhaka Bank Ltd (DBL) will offer scholarship to five students of five departments under the social science faculty of Dhaka University for their excellent result in honours exam. The students, who secured first position in BSS (Hons) examination under Economics, Public Administration, Social Science,

Children With Disabilities 1 in 2 sexually abused: Study A shocking 91 percent of them in the hands of family members One in every two children with disability in the country is sexually abused with a shocking 91 percent of them by family members or close relatives, said a study. Of the victims, aged between

Ecnec likely to consider 8 projects in today’s meet The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) will hold its first meeting today for fiscal 2010-11 to consider eight development projects, including one to develop and reclaim Gulshan, Banani and Baridhara Lake in the

Decides to place Rajuk chairman’s clarification at next meeting The Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Public Assurance at a meeting yesterday discussed the much-talked about Detailed Area Plan (DAP) and decided to place the clarification of the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) chairman on his alleged indecent remarks about

Rajshahi University (RU), the second largest leading university of the country, will observe its 57th anniversary day today. The university authority has taken all  preparations to observe the “Rajshahi University Day” on Wednesday amid a fan-fare and festive

4th EBL Debate Competition Motijheel Ideal School grabs title Motijheel Ideal School and College of Dhaka has become the champion in the ‘4th EBL Saint Gregory National School Debate Competition-2010’, said a press release. The runner up is Saint Francis Xavier’s Girls High School

State owned BRTC will launch school bus service on July 15 to ease transport problem of school and college students. Initially, the BRTC school bus will run between Mirpur-12 (Pallabi) to Azimpur. The bus will stop at Mirpur-11, 10, Darus Salam crossing, Kallyanpur, Shyamoli, College Gate, Asad Gate,

Robi, a mobile phone operator, and Hotel Agrabad of Chittagong jointly organised the World Cup Fest 2010 at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the city on Saturday evening. The event was held to provide a common platform to bring together the corporate clients of Robi and

The government will soon conduct a survey to determine the exact number of disabled people in the country. The survey will first begin in Dhaka division, said Gazi Md Nurul Kabir, managing director of Jatiya Pratibandi Unnayan Foundation, at a meeting held at LGED Bhaban on Sunday. Manusher Jonno Foundation, an organisation for promoting human ... Read more

‘Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) is playing an important role towards infrastructure development in Bangladesh’. This was observed by Thevakumar Kandiah, the newly appointed country director, Bangladesh resident mission, Asian Development Bank (ADB), during his visit of LGED headquarters in the

Media should rely on independent sources to cover events, speakers say at roundtable There is no alternative to a free media with independent sources for ensuring peace in the South Asian region, speakers at a roundtable said yesterday. “Media has to be allowed to perform its role independently for establishing peace in South Asia,” said