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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

Students of Secondary School Certificate Examination, 2015 and 2016 batches in Barisal held demonstrations on Tuesday, protesting against the introduction of creative-system in mathematics. Tanvir Ahmed Ayon and Rifat Hasan, both students of Barisal Government Zilla School, on behalf of the participants in a human chain formed in the city, said not only the

The Dhaka Water and Sewage Authority has introduced a link number ‘16162’ to take the city dwellers’ compliant on water and sewerage services, a DWASA official said on Tuesday. ‘From now on city dwellers would not have to go for section to section to lodge compliant. Anyone can now post compliant about service delivery by ... Read more

Aarong, a leading fashion and lifestyle brand in the country, opened its first discount sales centre on occasion of Ramadan at the basement of K Jahan Centre on Sadar Road in Barisal city on Tuesday. Ripan Chandra Mandal, Barisal district BRAC representative,

No meeting of transport committee held in six months The public transport problem aggravated in recent months due to the indifference of the Dhaka Metropolitan Regional Transport Committee, headed by the city’s police commissioner, to address the issues. Several transport companies were unable to press

Three more police stations are likely to be set up soon taking to eight the number of police stations in Khulna city. A gazette notification for the setting up of Labonchora, Arhonghata and Sundarban police stations is likely to be issued soon, Khulna Metropolitan Police

The international human rights organisation Human Rights Watch questioned the condition of the leather industries in Bangladesh by tagging an accusation of ‘systematic human rights violations’ on it. In recent years leather industry of Bangladesh is witnessing a boom with an expectation to be worth $1 billion annually. It has emerged as a major supplier

HOSTEL FIRE MC College students demand arrest of perpetrators Students demand reopening of hostel Sylhet MC College students on Monday demanded immediate arrest of the people who set he college hostel on fire on July 8, 2012. At a human chain in front of the college hostel at Baluchar in the city, Student Movement Council ... Read more

A residential-cum-commercial building, ‘Rahat Tower’, in the capital’s Bangla Motor area caught fire Monday morning. The fire service officials said the fire originated from the eighth floor of the twelve-storey building at around 07:50am and it spread around quickly.