Leftist student organisation Samajtatrik Chhatra Front on Sunday criticised the ruling Awami League government for its alleged ‘negligence’ in rescue work at Savar building collapse incident that left more than one thousand dead. ‘The government remained callous to ensure safety
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4 to die for killing woman in Ctg
A Chittagong court on Sunday sentenced four people to death and five others to life-term imprisonment for killing a woman. The 3rd additional district and session Judge Laa Mong also fined each of the convicts sentenced to life term imprisonment Tk 40,000, in default,
City dwellers suffer as roads go under water
The Dhaka city people suffered immensely on Thursday as downpour for about eight hours under the influence of cyclonic storm Mahasen sent most of the city roads under water and caused water stagnation in many areas. Bangladesh Meteorological Department recorded 45 millimetre
Mayoral aspirant appeals against cancellation of nomination paper
A mayoral aspirant, whose nomination paper was cancelled by the returning officer in the Sylhet City Corporation, filed an appeal with the divisional commissioner Thursday afternoon challenging the decision. The appellant Nasim Hossain, also the Sylhet city BNP vice-president,
Youth held, Yaba, Phensedyl seized
The Rapid Action Battalion held a youth and seized 99 pieces of Yaba tablets and 17 bottles of Phensedyl in two drives in Sylhet Wednesday late night and early Thursday. The arrested was identified as Ali Ahmad, 32, of Pirpur under Jalalabad police station of Sylhet Metropolitan Police, sources in the RAB said.
Candidature of 134 ward councilor aspirants declared valid in Sylhet
The returning officer in the Sylhet City Corporation elections on Thursday declared valid the candidatures of 134 general ward councilor aspirants after scrutinising the already submitted nomination papers. The election office, however, declared 18 out of total 152 nomination
5 nominations of AL, BNP, Jamaat leaders found valid
The returning officer in the elections to Sylhet City Corporation on Wednesday declared valid the nomination papers of five mayor aspirants — one from the ruling Awami League, four from opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party and one from Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami. The nominations of the city Awami League president
Shop owners take to streets against extortion
Shops owners on Wednesday blocked roads and staged demonstration at Dholaikhal in the Dhaka city’s Gendaria, protesting at extortion by local thugs for long. Over a hundred angry shop owners took to the streets in front of Sadek Hossain Khoka Math at Gendaria at about 11:00am and held demonstration,
Jamaat to go for RCC polls independently
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami this year is going to race for the mayoral post in the Rajshahi City Corporation polls independently. The BNP leaders, however, are trying to reach an understating with Jamaat and hoping that they would be able to dissuade Jamaat from the race.
Nursing students hold rally at SBMCH
The students of Barisal Nursing College at Sher-e-Bangla Medical College and Hospital held demonstrations on Wednesday to press home their three-point demand. The demands are introduction of a one-year internship after the completion of four-year BSC in nursing course, fixing the stipend at Tk 3,000 for each student
Sanofi invites project proposal on midwifery
The Sanofi Espoir Foundation has invited project proposals from NGOs or other organisations focused on fighting maternal and neonatal mortality in Bangladesh for the neediest communities by strengthening midwifery practices. The foundation’s communication manager to Bangladesh,
Diploma engineers hold demo in Sylhet
Diploma engineers on Wednesday formed a human chain in Sylhet to push for their demand for removal of disparity between their salaries, promotions and other facilities and those of graduate engineers. Diploma engineers working with different government
SCC order to remove posters goes unheeded
Probable candidates, who have already submitted nomination papers for mayoral and ward councilor posts in the Sylhet City Corporation polls, are yet to remove the posters, leaflets and banners in the city. They had put up the posters at different structures,
Forge unity thru talks to uproot militancy: Inu
The information minister, Hasanul Haque Inu, has reiterated his call to the BNP chairperson, Khaleda Zia, to sit for dialogue to forge a greater national unity aimed at uprooting militancy. ‘If you agree to sit for dialogue, you have to boycott militancy first otherwise we will not be able to give democracy an institutional shape,’ ... Read more
Iodine intake is necessary to avoid goitre
If thyroid gland grows larger than normal the patient has a condition known as goiter. In a broad sense, a goitre means that the entire thyroid gland is swollen or enlarged. Physicians say goitres are generally painless; however, if the gland gets very large the patient may have problems of swallowing properly and may also ... Read more
BFUJ, DUJ factions hold rally today
Factions of the Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists and the Dhaka Union of Journalists will hold a rally front of the National Press Club today at 11:00am to press for release of Mahmudur Rahman, the acting editor of Amar Desh and opening of the printing press of the daily. The unions will also hold the ... Read more
Diarrhoea is second leading killer of young children: study
Diarrhoea is the second leading killer of young children globally after pneumonia, according to a newly released international study. The study found that approximately one in five children under the age of two suffer from moderate-to-severe diarrhoea each year, which increased
Call to enhance commercial fruit gardening
Speakers at a training session in Rajshahi on Tuesday underscored the need for enhancing commercial fruit and vegetable gardens in the greater interest of eradicating rural poverty alongside meeting up nutritional demands. They said the farmers as well as the landowners should come
Waste dumping continues to pollute Buriganga
The government spent Tk 16.9313 crore to remove polythene and other wastes from the rivers Buriganga and Turag while the two rivers continue to be polluted through uninterrupted disposal of liquid and solid wastes into them. The Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority was the
6 to vie for RCC mayoral post
Six candidates are going to vie for the mayoral post in the Rajshahi City Corporation elections scheduled to be held on June 15. Seven candidates had collected the nomination paper but six candidates submitted it on Sunday, the last day for nomination paper submission.