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Information and communication technology secretary M Nazrul Islam Khan on Saturday called upon the firms to come up with IT training programmes, including freelancing outsourcing for women, in order to create opportunity for their self-employment. ‘There are about 1,000 IT firms in the country. If they provide IT training to women, the number

A young man was beaten to death by unidentified miscreants in the capital’s Chwakbazar area early Saturday. The deceased was Md Billal Hossain, 20, an employee of a local plastic factory. The Chwakbazar police officer-in-charge, Azizul Haque, said they recovered the body from his house at Rahmayganj in the morning. The body

Asian Centre for Environmental Health (ACEH), a new environmental organization, has started its journey here with the aims of eliminating environmental toxins in Asia-Pacific region, reports UNB. ANM Shamsuddin Azad Chowdhury, additional secretary to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, inaugurated the operation of the centre at the conference room of

Labour right activists on Saturday demanded immediate approval of the draft Domestic Worker Protection and Welfare Policy prepared in 2010 to ensure the rights of domestic workers. At a seminar, they urged the government to ratify ILO Convention 189 on Decent Work for Domestic Workers and to enact law and frame policies in

Chittagong Khulsi Club Limited, a youths’ platform, started its journey through a programme at its rented office in Chittagong city on Friday evening. The club’s founding president, Niaz Murshed Elite, also Borotakia Motors’ managing director, inaugurated the club’s activities in presence of the

National Bank Limited (NBL) distributed scholarship, certificate of appreciation and crest among the children’s of the employees of the bank under ‘NBL Employees Welfare Scheme’ at a function at National Bank Training Institute (NBTI) in the city on Friday.  otal 66 students who secured outstanding result in the SSC and HSC examinations held in 2013 ... Read more

Environmentalists on Friday demanded punishment for those who had cut down and destroyed hundreds of trees during recent political violence across the country. At a protest rally, participants urged political parties to stop all types of non-political activities like tree felling, uprooting trees and blocking

The Jahangirnagar University Teachers Association donated Tk 4.80 lakh on Thursday for the children of some of the Rana Plaza collapse victims. JUTA president Professor Ajit Kumar Majumder and general secretary Professor Sharif Uddin handed over the cheques of Tk 60,000 to eight children each,

Chittagong Khulsi Club Limited, a new platform of young entrepreneurs and industrialists of Chittagong, is set to launch its journey today evening. The inauguration was declared in a press conference held on Thursday in the port city. Founder president of the club Niaz Morshed,

The Jahangirnagar University Debate Organisation observed its 8th founding anniversary and formed a new executive body on the campus on Wednesday. The former JUDO president, Nur-E-Alam, declared the new executive body at a programme marking the anniversary day of the organisation.

The Dhaka University Teachers’ Association election will be held on December 31. The voting for electing the 15-member executive committee of DUTA will be held at the Teachers’ Club of the university from 10:00am to 2:00pm without any break. Pro-Awami League teachers under ‘Blue panel’,

The communications ministry has given owners one year more to replace some 4,500 CNG auto-rickshaws. The decision came at a meeting with the vehicle owners at the ministry on Tuesday. Following the announcement, the owners withdrew their pre-scheduled 72-hour strike from Thursday, said the ministry officials. The ministry has also taken an initiative

High prices of warm clothes have been putting pressure on the poor, leaving many of them to endure the bite of cold. During a visit, New Age found that, many shops, especially those on the footpaths, were open during the 83-hours BNP-led opposition blockade. Many people, mainly the low income group, thronged the footpath shops at Mohakhali, ... Read more

A field level action research study report has revealed that eliminating poverty and preventing migration from rural to urban areas would be impossible without major reformation of land administration and management related laws and systems. The study was done by the Society for People’s Education, Empowerment and Development trust in association with

Dalit leaders on Monday demanded formulation of an act to end all kinds of discrimination against them in society. At a discussion on ‘duties to improve education, employment, housing, water and sanitation facilities for Dalits’, experts said though they contribute a lot, they are still deprived of their rights. Bangladesh Dalit and Excluded Rights Movement and

A four-day inter-university debate competition begins on the Jahangirnagar University campus today. The Jahangirnagar University Debating Society is organising the competition with the financial assistance from Polar, Bangladesh. ‘The programme is being arranged marking the 42nd Victory Day of Bangladesh,’ said the JUDS general secretary, Aninda Saimum Emon,

Speakers at a youth festival in Rajshahi city on Sunday said the involvement of youth in national development is essential. In fact, youths play one of the most important roles in nation building, they said. Non government organisation Action for Community Development organised the daylong youth festival in its conference room Attending the programme as chief ... Read more

Participants in a view exchange and consultation programme at Barisal Sher E Bangla Medical College on Sunday called for extending coordinated medicare facilities as a right for the people with disabilities. They also suggested a disability inclusive development agenda by creating a sustainable infrastructure. The programme was arranged by ARDRID-CRP

Actor Khaled Khan, who died of a heart attack in BIRDEM Hospital on Friday night after suffering from motor neuron disease for about 12 years that left him paralysed, was buried in his parental house at Mirzapur in Tangail on Saturday. The body was kept at the Central Shaheed Minar on Saturday morning for two hours ... Read more

Oral polio vaccines were administered to the children under five on Saturday with an aim to free the country from polio, a serious infectious disease that can cause permanent paralysis. Due to the blockade programme, presence of children at vaccination centres was less than normal time, said health workers who administered