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The Rapid Action Battalion on Saturday rescued a minor boy who was kidnapped 24 days ago from Jatrabari area of the capital. They also arrested two alleged kidnappers, Mamun, 25, and Golap, 25. A team of RAB-7, led by ASP Sakhawat Hossain, rescued the seven-year-old boy named Imon during a drive at a hilly slum in ... Read more

The seven cooperatives markets the government set up in the capital aiming at selling chemical-free essential items at fair price could not fulfill the aspiration of consumers and department of cooperatives. The markets are located at Agargaon, Mohakhali, Azimpur,

Vendors, hawkers and iftar shops have continued their businesses on the Dhaka city footpaths, causing immense sufferings to the pedestrians. Business leaders at a recent meeting with law enforcers had pledged not to set up shops on the city footpaths during Ramadan.

Prices of essentials in the kitchen market continue to go up in the Chittagong city from the very first day of Ramadan, to the great discomfort of the fixed income people. The price of green chilly, tomato and eggplant jumped double keeping pace with their demand as seen in a visit to city’s kitchen markets ... Read more

An eight-member team of Korea Overseas Volunteer, dispatched by the Korea International Cooperation Agency, has arrived in Dhaka to share their knowledge and expertise on computer design, Korean language, clinical pathology, architecture and management with the people of Bangladesh.

Hundreds of people thronged the capital’s traditional Chawkbazar iftar market to buy mouthwatering iftar items on Thursday, the first day of Ramadan. Though some buyers complained about high prices of some items this year, the sellers claimed they tried their best to serve the huge crowd.

The massive and unabated erosion in the River Padma has posed a serious threat to the Rajshahi town protection embankment, officials and others concerned said. In the wake of rising floodwater in the mighty river, erosion is continuing at different places especially Sonaikandi, Noboganga, Bulanpur, Char Taranagar,

World Population Day was observed in Barisal on Thursday revealing that the Barisal region advanced towards the national rate of adapting family planning method but behind in neonatal death rate and providing maternity service. The participants in the day’s programmes called

A 1000-bed multi-disciplinary and specialised hospital will be established under Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University at a cost of $122.25 million. A memorandum of understanding was signed on Thursday between the Korean government and the university on fact-finding mission for feasibility study of

The education minister, Nurul Islam Nahid, on Thursday stressed the need for improving the standard of technical and vocational education for the country’s rapid progress. ‘Technical and vocational education can open up a new horizon for our economy. The nation’s economic emancipation lies in this education system,’ he told a seminar.

Only one, out of the eight interested companies to run cabs in the capital, was able to fulfil all the conditions of the Taxicab Service Guidelines of 2010, said a member of the taxicab selection committee. The communications ministry is yet to make its decision

Health experts and physicians on Wednesday urged the government to improve standard of government hospitals by renovating the hospital buildings and making mandatory working in village for promotion of doctors. At a workshop they emphasised that existing health

The Khulna City Corporation starts market surveillance today with a view to curbing price hick of essential commodities on the occasion of Ramadan. Two teams have been formed by the KCC to watch if prices of essential commodities have soared up unusually or not. One of the two teams comprises twenty

Students of seven disciplines under life science school at Khulna University withdrew their fast-unto-death programme on Wednesday after the authorities assured them of meeting their demand for holding term final examinations. The term final examinations will now be held on July 24 as

Prices of essentials are continuing to skyrocket in the kitchen markets and grocery shops in Sylhet ahead of Ramadan, the month of fast for Muslims. Sources in the city markets said prices of spices, vegetables, pulses and chickpeas increased by 40-80 per cent in the past three days.

A case was filed against 45 Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal activists in Rajshahi on the charge of carrying explosives substances and barring public works on Wednesday. The Motihar police subinspector, Momin Sarker, filed the case. The arrestees were granted one-day remand in this connection.

The Narayanganj City Corporation announced over Tk 403.92 crore budget for 2013-14 fiscal year on Tuesday, which is up by about Tk 88 crore compared with the last year’s budget. The mayor, Selina Hayat Ivy, unveiled the budget at a programme in the presence of politicians, civil society members and people of different sections at ... Read more

An apparel factory owner was shot at by terrorists at Merul Badda in the capital Tuesday afternoon. Md Siddiqur Rahman, 35, owner of Nur Jahan Trade Accessories Limited, was shot at his office at around 3:30pm.

At least ten people were injured as police foiled a procession brought out by Jatiyatabadi Chatra Dal at Rajshahi University on Tuesday. Police arrested five JCD activists in this connection. Witnesses said about thirty JCD activists entered the university

Twenty more students of Khulna University’s life science school have fallen sick after 108 students began their fast-unto-death on Sunday demanding withdrawal of work stoppage programme by a group of teachers and holding of term final examinations immediately. With these, the total number of students who fell sick