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Interns of Rangpur Medical College and Hospital withdrew their indefinite strike on Wednesday noon being assured by the authorities of meeting their demands. The interns went on strike in the hospital demanding payment of their monthly allowance regularly. They brought out a procession in the hospital compound

Left-leaning political leaders on Wednesday urged the government to cancel the project of setting up the 1,320 megawatt coal-based power plant at Rampal, which they said would affect the biodiversity of Sundarban. The Barisal district unit of United Communist League

The Japan International Co-operative Agency on Wednesday nominated a teacher for Jahangirnagar University language centre. Takashi Ykoda, representatives of JICA in Dhaka, introduced the teacher, Takada Mayu, to the university vice-chancellor Professor Anwar Hossain at his residence later.

Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Khulna, Barisal, Chittagong, Dhaka and Sylhet divisions and at a few places over Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions till 6:00pm today. Moderately heavy falls are also likely at places,

Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha has not yet started construction of ‘Rajuk Central Park Gulshan’ for which it had demolished Wonderland Amusement Park for children in May 2012. More than one year already passed but the development authorities failed to do anything in this regard, alleged residents of that area. Shaheda Manzur, a banker

The Shahjalal University of Science and Technology authorities on Monday night evacuated the residents of a female dormitory after several cracks developed on its wall. Campus sources said the university authorities rented a four-storey building near the main entrance of the university at Akhalia and allotted the rooms among 100 female

The burn and plastic surgery unit of Khulna Medical College Hospital has become practically inoperative as there is no Class III and IV employees for nursing patients when need arises. Two victims of acid attack — Sonia and Halima of Khulna city — died in April this year while they were under treatment in the ... Read more

SHAMSUNNAHAR HALL ATROCITY No punitive action taken yet The 11th anniversary of police atrocities in Dhaka University’s Shamsunnahar Hall was observed on Tuesday amid frustration for failure of the authorities concerned to ensure punishment of the perpetrators involved. Even one decade after the incident, neither any legal

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police authorities on Tuesday hosted an iftar party and prayer session in the honour of journalists. The inspector general of police, Hassan Mahmood Khandker, was present at the iftar organised at the police officers’ mess on Old Elephant Road in Eskaton Garden.

Dhaka University on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding with the Japan’s Mitsubishi UFJ Foundation to provide scholarship to Bangladeshi students. A DU press release said under the MoU, signed at the vice-chancellor office, a total of 30 DU meritorious students of third and fourth year would get scholarships of $250 annually.

The capital on Monday witnessed agonising traffic congestion because of traffic mismanagement, pre-Eid shopping rush and movement of very important personalities. Passengers remained stranded for hours at almost all major city thoroughfares which were choked with traffic, the Dhaka Metropolitan Police traffic control room said.

40 die, 12 attempts fail in six months Incidence of suicide in the Rajshahi city as well as in the district has sent a wave of concern among guardians, human rights activists and non-government organisations’ workers of the district. Nazmun Nahar Merin, a female student of Rajshahi University, from Durgapur in Rajshahi, allegedly committed suicide ... Read more

Police arrested a most wanted criminal Sunday night from Jamira Road under Phultala upazila in Khulna. The arrestee was identified as Parvez Sheikh, 24. The Phultala police officer-in-charge, Md Imdad Hossain, said the arrestee was accused in several cases in the last two years.

Two mobile courts of Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution on Monday in separate drives fined restaurants and bakeries Tk 9.75 lakh and sealed off a herbal cosmetics shop for manufacturing and marketing adulterated foods and herbal products. A BSTI mobile court fined four restaurants and bakeries

Two minor boys drowned in separate in Sylhet city on Monday. The deceased were identified as Opu, 5, son of Ameer Uddin of Sadarpara, and Jubayer Ahmed, 13, a Class V student of UCEF School at Gasitula and son of Ilu Miah of Sheikhghat. Family members said Jubayer, along with one of his friends,

Law enforcement agencies have taken extra security measures in the city and district to prevent any kind of criminal activities ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr. At least 16 check posts were set up and 1200 police in 45 teams were patrolling the city from the first week of Ramadan, said Rashida Begum, additional deputy

A housewife, who tried to commit suicide through burning herself in Comilla, died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Monday, 12 days after she was admitted with critical injuries. The deceased Salma Akhter, 18, allegedly burnt herself on July 11 when husband Md Baker Mia tortured her for dowry. Her sister Kusum Begum told New ... Read more

Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Khulna, Barisal, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions and at few places over Dhaka, Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions till 6:00pm today. Moderately heavy to heavy falls are also likely at places,

The Dhaka North City Corporation has cleared a big portion of a children’s park at Nayatola in Moghbazar to keep garbage container there. Though DNCC official said at present they suspended the work for a certain period as local people strongly opposed the idea of keeping garbage containers in the park.

Traffic at different parts of the Chittagong city, particularly in the shopping mall, virtually came to a standstill on Sunday, as the mobility of shoppers and vehicles significantly increased for Eid shopping. People in their hundreds came out of their houses for Eid