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Lifebuoy’s ‘Help a Child Reach 5’ campaign told The simple habit of washing hands with soap before a meal and after using the toilet can save over one crore lives every year. If taken up by children, the practice can significantly reduce child mortality, helping the government reach the Millennium Development Goals by 2015. Aiming ... Read more

The LabAid hospital authorities have admitted their negligence in the treatment of a Dhaka University student in the wake of protests against them. Mostafizur Rahman Masum, a fourth-year student of political science, was diagnosed with tumour in February this year and he was receiving treatment

A book on orthopedics and trauma titled ‘A color atlas of limb lengthening, surgical reconstruction and deformity correction by Illizarov technique’ was launched on Monday in the capital. The Russian envoy in Dhaka, Alexander A Nikolaev, Green Life Hospital Ltd and Medical College chairman Shamsuddin Ahmed, Bangladesh Orthopedic Society secretary

Female students of two Dhaka University halls feel insecure due to the continuous sexual harassments on the campus.  A group of students from Fazilatunnesa Mujib Hall and Bangladesh-Kuwait Moitri Hall on Monday formed a human chain protesting at the recent sexual harassment of their fellows on the hall premises. Some local outsiders Saturday afternoon assaulted

The Barisal city mayor-elect, Ahsan Habib Kamal, is going to take charges of the city corporation from acting mayor Altaf Mahmud Sikdar today. The city was decorated with the colourful billboards and photos of the mayor-elect on this occasion. The acting mayor, Altaf Mahmud Sikdar,

A total of 47 students will fight for a seat in the honours first year admission tests at Rajshahi University under 2013-14 academic session. A total of 1,68,224 students registered for taking the test against 3,601 seats under 8 units, the university’s deputy registrar, AHM Aslam Hossain, said.

Illegal establishments, including half-brick houses, tea stalls, rickshaw garage and steel mills, have been set up on most of the pump house premises of the Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority. City dwellers have blamed negligence of DWASA whereas DWASA held responsible influential people for establishing the illegal establishments at the DWASA pumps.

Booking Clerk Murder No process, no arrest yet The police have yet to arrest anyone in connection with the killing of a booking clerk that took place at the Kamalapur railway station early Saturday. They are also yet to find any clue. Booking clerk Israfil Hossain, 60, was found strangled inside the booking office early ... Read more

BNP standing committee member Moudud Ahmed was admitted to hospital on Sunday afternoon after he had complained severe chest pain. Moudud’s personal assistant Shahidul Islam said that he had been admitted to United Hospital in the capital. Hospital officials about 4:30pm said the Moudud

Advance train tickets for journey on October 11 and onwards and most of bus tickets for journey on October 10 and onwards have been sold out in the capital while many people are yet to get any tickets to leave the city to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha and Durga Puja. The Bangladesh Railway began selling

Smokers continue to violate the tobacco control law by smoking at public places in Rajshahi city as the government law enforcement agencies are inactive in this regard. Following the demands of the anti-tobacco campaigners, the previous government enacted an anti-tobacco law in 2005 to bring smoking and drug

Participants in a three-day training workshop and seminar of teachers in Barisal on Sunday stressed moral value-based teaching for quality education. The programme was organised and funded by Caritas Barisal region and participated in by teachers of 12 schools and madrassahs in the city and district at the Caritas

The results of combined medical and dental admission tests for both public and private colleges were published on Sunday evening. The directorate general of health services published the results at its website—www.dghs.gov.bd at around 6:00pm on the day. The results were also sent to the mobile numbers

The fifth Bio-chemistry Olympiad 2013 will be held on December 20 on the Curzon Hall premises at Dhaka University. The DU biochemistry and molecular biology department will organise the occasion like the previous years. The decision was taken in a Bio-chemistry Olympiad organising committee meeting on Sunday, said a press release. The registration

The vitamin A+ campaign programme started on Saturday across the country with a target to feed the life-saving capsules to at least 21 million children aged between six months to five years. Director General of the Health Directorate Professor Dr Khondaker Mohammad Sefayetullah inaugurated the programme at its Mohakhali office in the city. “A red ... Read more

A section of teachers at Jahangirnagar University continued with their sit-in for the fifth consecutive day on Saturday in front of vice-chancellor Anwar Hossain’s residence demanding his resignation. They also set Anwar’s effigies on fire. Anwar also continued his stay in front

Study conducted by Centre for Policy Dialogue reveals More than 60 per cent residents of the country’s city corporations and municipalities are unhappy with the civic amenities they are provided with, says a study conducted by the Centre for Policy Dialogue. Citizens from lower (C and B) categories of the municipalities are more dissatisfied than ... Read more

Government officials and experts at a seminar on Saturday stressed the importance of better understanding and clarity of the gender policy and various approaches to address gender issues. The women and children affairs ministry and North South University jointly organised the seminar on the gender policy in Bangladesh: strategies,

The police recovered the body of a housewife from her house at Provatibagh under the Khilgaon police station in the capital at about 11:45am on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Sonia Akhter Chhabi, 32, wife of AKM Mahfuzul Haque of the area. Quoting neighbours and family members, the police said

The 65th founding anniversary of the Dhaka University Alumni Association was observed on Saturday with much festivity and enthusiasm. Several hundred former students took part in the programmes drawn up by the association to mark the day. DU vice-chancellor AAMS Arefin Siddique