Metropolitan

High officials of the administration and right activists in Barisal on Monday morning formed a human chain and organised rally in front of Ashwini Kumar Hall calling  to establish rights of women in all sectors of the society. They protested violence against women and girls, and called for speedy trial and exemplary punishment of the ... Read more

Lack of Post-harvest Handling Knowledge Tonnes of vegetables, fruits go to waste annually Says Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute scientist Thousands of tonnes of vegetables and fruits go to waste annually in Bangladesh due to a lack of sufficient technologies and knowledge on post-harvest handling, packaging, storage and transportation, said a Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) ... Read more

Wildlife Management and Nature Conservation Division yesterday rescued some 444 birds of various species from Palerpara area in Gazipur town. Md Shahab Uddin, Dhaka zonal officer of the wildlife management division, said acting on a tip off, officials of the division conducted a drive at the rented

Rights activists on Sunday urged the government to declare all people who reached their 60 years of age as senior citizen of the country to ensure their rights and mitigate the negligence towards them. At a press conference, they demanded immediate approval of the draft policy for elderly people which is waiting for approval of ... Read more

The Barisal administration on Sunday conducting a drive on Port Road in the city demolished 33 illegal establishments and recovered 40 decimal of public land worth about Tk 8.5 core. The assistant commissioner (land), Ashrafur Rahman, said giving several notices since 2010 the administration operated the drive.

A man died Saturday night while displaying fire-works at a marriage ceremony at King of Chittagong Club under the Panchlaish police in the city. The deceased was Samjad Ali, 22, son of Golam Hossain Ali of Monuhorpur in Bramhon Baria. The Chittagong Medical Police Outpost Nayek,

Businessman Murder Land dispute behind killing: family Dispute over lands might have led to the murder of businessman at Mirpur, said family members of the deceased. The victim Zafrul Haque Muktar, 52, chairman of Home Tech Developers, in the area, was shot dead by unnamed assailants on Saturday at the house of Mirpur 6. The ... Read more

A man was killed by a mob in the capital’s Moghbazar Rail Gate area Saturday night. The deceased was identified as Abdullah Masud Munna, 38, son of AHM Khorsed Alam and an accountant of Unique Group. The victim’s brother-in-law, Mustafizur Rahman,

Pizza Hut and KFC, the globally renowned and internationally beloved two restaurant chains that are home to the world’s favorite food, have opened new outlets at Jamuna Future Park. Akku Chowdhury, managing director and CEO of Transcom Foods Ltd, joined by renowned celebrities namely Sharmin Lucky, Munmun,

Agitating teachers of Jahangirnagar University teamed up as General Teachers’ Forum began a three-day strike on Saturday to press for the resignation of vice-chancellor Anwar Hossain. Teachers said that they went on the strike as the commission investigating the crisis at the university over the demand for the resignation of the vice-chancellor failed to end

The third and final phase of elections of 25 registered graduate representatives to the Dhaka University senate was held at three polling centres on the university campus on Saturday. About 20,000 registered graduates cast their vote in the elections held between 10:00am and 5:00pm, the university registrar, Syed Rezaur Rahman,

Students and teachers of polytechnic institutes across the country on Saturday declared to boycott their final examinations of the 2nd,4th, 6th and 8th semesters, demanding immediate change in the 2008 gazette that identifies diploma professionals as supervisors, not engineers, reports UNB. The declaration of the exam boycott came from the leaders of

Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner Benazir Ahmed said on Saturday that the case of torture of domestic help Aduri would be transferred to the speedy trial tribunal. ‘It’s a brutal act. We’re contacting the ministry of home affairs to transfer the case to the speedy trial tribunal so that the criminal is punished

Property worth about Tk 5 lakh was gutted in a fire at Zamilur Rahman Hostel of Barisal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College on Saturday. Jalilur Rahman, duty officer of Barisal Fire Service Station, said the fire originated from an electric short circuit at room 210 and damaged property worth about Tk 5 lakh. M Sharfuzzaman Rubel, superintendent ... Read more

Three workers of Dye Ammonia Phosphate, a state-owned fertiliser company, were electrocuted on Saturday evening at 5:00pm in the port city. The deceased are Shahabuddin, 30, Maruf, 20 and Waij Uddin, 40. Sub-inspector of Chittagong Medical College

Students of University of Science and Technology, Chittagong on Saturday besieged the office of pro-vice-chancellor AHM Ishaque Chowdhury as the authorities concerned failed to meet their demands within the deadline set by them. The agitating students formed a human chain in front of the university in the morning and at one stage, they laid siege ... Read more

Rapid Action Battalion on Saturday arrested an alleged drug peddler in the capital’s Dhanmondi area in possession of 13,000 Yaba tablets. The RAB was interrogating the accused, Harun or Rashid, 27, to unearth details about the crime after his arrest Saturday afternoon.

‘Govt won’t harm Sundarban’ The World Tourism Day was observed in the country on Friday as elsewhere across the globe with the theme ‘Tourism and Water: Protecting our Common Future’. Bangladesh Tourism Board (BTB), Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation (BPC), various tour operators and other organisations observed the day with elaborate programmes. The government will seriously

Kamalapur Road Accident Killer driver yet to be arrested Family members of Roksana Begum Laila, 37, killed in a road accident in front of her six-year-old daughter, demanded capital punishment of the driver who ran the bus over her. The body was kept in a fridge of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital for two ... Read more

Participants in an exchange of views held in the Barisal city on Friday urged all to be active in support of the implementation of UN charter for people with disabilities. The programme was jointly organised by the Association for Research, Development and Rights Implementation of Disabled and the