Gender-sensitive media reporting is important to free the society from gender disparity to establish rights of women, speaker said at a journalists’ meeting held in the General Public Library conference hall at Rajshahi on Saturday. They expressed the view that the professional
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Concern over high tobacco consumption
Bangladesh is one of the highest tobacco using countries that has now become a matter of grave concern, speakers said at Rajshahi on Saturday. They viewed more than 4.60 crore people use tobacco products, both smoke and smokeless and 12 lakh of them are infected with various diseases like lung
Clinic vandalised over death of newborn in Sylhet
Local people vandalised a private clinic in Sylhet city on Friday night following the death of an infant allegedly due to negligence in providing treatment. The clinic authorities said that the two-month-old baby, Meem, daughter of Abdul Muhith, a resident of Barhal village of Fenchuganj upazila, was admitted
New minibus for DU staff
A new 32-seat minibus provided by prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, for the officers of Dhaka University rolled out on Saturday. The DU vice-chancellor, AAMS Arefin Siddique, inaugurated the bus at a function on his office premises.
Trader shot at, Tk 4 lakh looted
Armed miscreants looted Tk 4 lakh from a businessman after shooting at him in Sylhet city on Saturday. The victim was Nurul Islam, 38, owner of a mobile phone recharging shop at Darbazar of Companiganj upazila in the district.
Lax monitoring threatens Hatirjheel project beauty
The much-hyped Hatirjheel-Begunbari project in the capital loses its beauty within four months of its splendid inauguration for lack of monitoring and maintenance. Residents of the surrounding the area of the project have alleged that mindless activities of some visitors and local hoodlums are posing threat to both the
Businessman stabbed to death in Sylhet
A businessman was stabbed to death by unidentified miscreants in the Sylhet city Thursday night. The deceased was identified as Ringku Barua, 43, owner of a printing and designing shop at Surma Market near Keane Bridge in the city and son of Sukumar Barua
Daylong raining halts Rajshahi city life
Many of the streets in the Rajshahi city went under water on Friday amid heavy raining throughout the day, suspending traffic and causing immense sufferings to the pedestrians. The worst affected were the slum dwellers and people living on the roadsides, especially in the Vadra area of the city.
MC College students demand punishment of fellow’s killers
Sylhet MC College students formed a human chain in the city on Friday, demanding immediate arrest and exemplary punishment of the killers of Ahmed Imtiaz Pavez, a third year economics honours student. More than two hundred students participated in the
Students face hardship to study at DU central library
The growing number of university students, who throng the Dhaka University central library every day, find it very difficult to study for lack of adequate seats. ‘Apart from the growing number of DU students, a huge number of outsiders from Dhaka College, Eden College, Begum Badrunnesa Govt Girls’ College, and other city
Fire in wing of aircraft delays flight
A wing of a Hong-Kong bound Bangladesh Biman flight with 88 passenger on board caught fire while it was about to take off at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport Friday afternoon, forcing the authorities to reschedule the flight. The passengers boarded on DC-10, however, remained unhurt,
Charukala Barisal observes anniversary
A two-day programme featuring children’s painting competition and pottery and sculpture exhibition began in the Barisal city on Friday, marking the 26th anniversary of Charukala Barisal. Uttam Das Udas, a renowned painter of the city, opened the programme held at Barisal Ashwini Kumar Hall.
Tea garden workers demand pay hike
Workers of seven teagardens in the Sylhet city and its outskirts on Thursday observed a strike to push for a charter of demands that include forming a separate wage board for them and fixing Tk 300 as daily salary. About 7,000 workers of Malni Chhara, Hilua Chhara,
Tree planting fund lies idle
None of the two city corporations of Dhaka planted any trees in the capital in the last two years, leaving the allocations earmarked for that purpose unused. Dhaka South City Corporation environment circle executive engineer Mohammad Towhid Siraj said Tk 10 lakh was allocated for tree plantation for
High-priced litchi floods Rajshahi markets
Juicy fruit litchi has flooded the markets in the Rajshahi city but the price is still beyond the reach of the commoners. Many seasonal traders have set up makeshift shops at different points in the city especially at Shaheb Bazar, Shalbagan, Luxmipur, Sheroil Bus Terminal,
5 injured as charger fan explodes
Five people, including three of a family, were injured as a charger fan exploded in their house at Maniknagar in the capital on Thursday. Two-year-old boy Anisuzzaman Apurba, his parents Anowaruzzaman Shipan, 35, and Fariha Zaman Mou, 25, along with neighbours Arman Ali, 2,
Two bodies recovered in Ctg
The police recovered the bodies of two unidentified men in the Chittagong city Thursday morning. Shahajahan Kabir, officer-in-charge of the Halishahar police station, said, informed by locals, they recovered bodies of the men, both aged around 40, from Beribadh of the Toll Road at Halishahar at about 7:00am,
BNP protests at water stagnation in Barisal city
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Thursday formed a human chain amid downpour at about 1:00pm in the Barisal city, protesting at water stagnation on city roads. They blamed failure in constructing town protection dam for water stagnation after downpour paralysing the city life.
Students take to streets
Chittagong University students on Wednesday held demonstration on the campus and in the city, demanding immediate arrest and exemplary punishment of the minibus driver who killed two students and injured another five in a road mishap on Tuesday. To avert any untoward situation, the CU authorities
International Day for Biological Diversity observed
International Day for Biological Diversity was observed on Wednesday. The day is a United Nations-sanctioned international day for the promotion of biodiversity issues and observed on May 22 every year. The theme of this year’s IBD is ‘Water and Biodiversity’,