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The stalls of government service providers and autonomous institutions have drawn a good crowd at the month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair. Besides their own publications, most of these stalls have been displaying books brought out by others, as the writers belong to the institution which has

Ekushey Book Fair Light titles lead tally, serious books lag behind Volumes of poetry, novels and story clinched the highest position in the tally of new books that arrived so far till the 18th day of the month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair on Tuesday. But serious books like volumes of essays and research-based publications witnessed ... Read more

Many visitors to the Amar Ekushey Book Fair are found gathering around painters and artists to get their face painted with pictures in different colours. Around 50 painters are found every day at the fair ground — both at the Bangla Academy premise and its extended part of Suhrawardy Udyan — who

Continuous drizzle put a damper on the interests of the book lovers to the Ekushey Book Fair in the last two days till Monday, causing a less turnout than usual. The climate rather turned the situation at the fair venue–both the Bangla Academy and Suhrawardy Udyan segments–completely messy, much to the disgust of the visitors ... Read more

Picnic Bus Accident Pry students mourn fellows’ death Students of all primary schools on Monday mourned the death of seven of their fellows who died in a traffic accident at Chaugachha in Jessore. The government on Sunday declared mourning in all primary schools for Monday after the seven schoolchildren – Ankhi, 10, Suriya, 8, Shanta, ... Read more

The Higher Secondary Certificate and its equivalent examinations of 2014 will begin on April 3, said an education ministry statement on Monday. The examinations were supposed to begin on April 1, but were deferred by two days after a request from the Election Commission because of the

A total of 54,412 students got primary scholarship this year, the minister for primary and mass education minister, Mostafizur Rahman, said on Sunday. Of the 54,412 students, 21,978 received talent-pool scholarship and 32,434 students general scholarship, he said at a press briefing at the

Artworks of Rokeya Sultana and Kanak Chanpa Chakma, two women artists of Bangladesh, have been selected for exhibition at UNESCO headquarters in Paris. UNESCO director general Irina Bokova will inaugurate the exhibition on March 7 and it will remain open to public till March 21. The exhibition

The Amar Ekushey Book Fair on Friday reached a new height, with knowledge being combined with the message of universal love on Valentine Day. Holiday crowd and brimming number of enthusiast couples were found swarming the fair venues, inside the Bangla Academy and its extended part

Long queues of young people in yellow, red dresses before the entrances to the Amar Ekushey Book Fair venues gave the fair new colour on the first day of Pahela Phalgun on Thursday. The cheerful faces crowded the areas from Shahbagh to the High Court area through the Bangla Academy road since morning as the ... Read more

A dry weather, cool crispy air and the fragrance of flowers will herald the advent of spring on Pahela Falgun today. Revellers can look forward to a pleasant day without rains as nature rolls over into the season of romance, finally bidding farewell to the reluctant winter this year. The young at heart can certainly look ... Read more

Number comes down to one-third this year The number of migratory birds visiting Hakaluki Haor has dropped almost to one-third this winter compared to that of the same season three years back. Only 23,041 birds were counted in the water body during a two-day survey that ended yesterday. The number was 64,282 during the last ... Read more

Ten students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology have been awarded for writing articles and fictions on science. SUST vice-chancellor Aminul Haque Bhuiyan as chief guest handed over the awards at a programme held at the mini-auditorium on the campus Sunday evening, campus

The Forest Department will reward those who help catch wildlife traffickers and poachers in the Sundarbans, especially Bengal Tigers. The decision came in the wake of the recent rescue of a seriously injured tiger by the Forest Department in the Sundarbans. The tiger fell in a trap set by

Bangladesh Birds Club will do a survey on an endangered migratory bird, waterfowl, at Hakaluki haor today. A team of 15 experts led by prominent bird specialist Enam Ul Haque is conducting the survey under the Coastal and Wetland Bio-diversity Management Project of Directorate of Environment (DoE). He is also the national coordinator of waterfowl ... Read more

The Bengal tigress wounded in a hunter’s trap in the Sundarbans has been brought to Bangabandhu Safari Park in Gazipur and she will undergo surgery today. A board of veterinary doctors, formed yesterday with Prof Mizanur Rahman as its head, will conduct the operation on her left forelimb where the trap’s twine had dug in creating ... Read more

Says Bapa; accuses govt agencies, private companies The second channel of the Buriganga, which flows along the southwestern edge of the capital, is being constantly encroached upon by different government agencies and a handful of influential people, Bangladesh Paribesh Andolon (Bapa) said yesterday. This unchecked encroachment is making the channel nearly dead, leaders of the

A total of 277 trees in the capital’s Mirpur Zoo got labels yesterday through an initiative of two environmental organisations, Toru Pallab and Prakriti o Jibon Foundation. “The zoo is a very popular spot among city dwellers and most visitors are children. While they are learning about the animals, they can learn about the trees ... Read more

President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of World Vision International (WVI), a global humanitarian organisation, Kevin J Jenkins is in city on a four-day tour, reports UNB. Jenkins, in his first visit here, is mainly focusing on interaction with community people including children being served by World Vision Bangladesh

House rents in Khulna city keep soaring for the recent years much to the suffering and anxiety of the tenants. Apathetic towards the hardship of the tenants, the owners mostly raise rents of their houses just as per their whim ignoring the existing law. According to the house rent law, no owner can