Novels led the tally of the new titles that appeared on the third day of the Amar Ekushey Book Fair on Sunday. Of the 95 new arrivals, 25 are novels and 15 books of poetry, followed by seven collections of essays, five books of stories, four books of history, three translations and 27 other titles. At least six titles on […]

Rights activists in Barisal on Sunday urged the government to take stern steps to stop all forms of violence against women. During a human chain, they also expressed concern at the spread of pornographic video of a schoolgirl of the area and called for immediate action against the perpetrator. They blamed lack of strong socio-political commitment towards ensuring women’s rights […]

An expatriate was found dead in Taragate area under Baizid police station in Chittagong city on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Md Kamal Uddin Sikdar, 40, son of the late Abul Sikdar, from Fatikchari in Chittagong. Quoting family, the police said Kamal came three days ago from the United Arab Emirates to his family in Kunjachhaya residential area under […]

Students of Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology on Sunday demanded that the authorities should strengthen security measures on the campus. They raised their demand at a news briefing at the university’s central cafeteria at noon. The students protested at the snatching incidents on the campus. They said some unidentified snatchers snatched a laptop after stabbing Firoz Ahmed, a third […]

The Chittagong University authorities on Sunday temporarily expelled three Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal activists for attacking the university unit president of the organisaiton on the campus. The expelled students are Nakibuddin of oriental language department, Salahuddin Mahmud of computer science and engineering and Ruhul Amin of history — all of them third year students. The decision to expel the three was […]

The two-day ‘Switzerland-Bangladesh Development Fair’ ended on Sunday on Rajshahi University campus amid festivity and enthusiasm. The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation of Switzerland, in cooperation with Rajshahi University mass communication and journalism department, organised the fair on the university nursery and junior school play ground. A huge number of visitors from outside the campus including students and teachers of the […]

The Bangla Academy authorities were yet to bring the Amar Ekushey Book Fair premises under the internet and Wi-fi coverage on the second day of the fair on Saturday. As per the announcement by the authorities, the fair area was to be under free-internet facilitates from the very first day of the fair while it would take another few days […]

Environmentalists on Saturday said statutory power of the proposed river commission must be ensured to save rivers from pollution and encroachment. At a roundtable discussion, green activists, who have long been pressing for a single river authority, said just another recommending body would not do any good. Save the Environment Movement and Jono Uddog organised the roundtable discussion on ‘River […]

Students of three departments at Jahangirnagar University on Saturday confined the vice-chancellor for hours to press their demands of adequate classrooms and library facilities. Students of the international relations, archaeology and, journalism and media studies demonstrated in front of the VC office since the morning. They locked its gate at about 4:00pm for two hours until the university vice-chancellor, Anwar […]

Rajshahi University students Friday night vandalised a bus in protest against alleged harassment of a female student of the university. Witnesses said a group of students of economics department vandalised the bus in front of the university main entrance at around 8:00pm as the bus supervisor sexually abused a female student while she was returning to the campus in the […]

Swedish Red Crescent Society secretary general Ulrika Arehed Kagstrom, with a six-member team, on Saturday came to Bangladesh to visit their project offices. The team will stay here till February 8 and visit Jessore, Satkhira, Bhola and Jamalpur, Barguna and Patuakhali. The team landed Shahjalal International Airport at 11:00am in Katar Airways, said a press release. The team will also […]

Agrobangla, a platform of students of different universities, on Saturday alleged that the government was trying to evade its duty to monitor food adulteration pleading lack of manpower. They said the government’s different bodies — city corporations and Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution — were shrugging off their responsibility leaving the sector unmonitored. At a human chain in front of […]

The month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair began on the Bangla Academy premises on Friday. With 274 stalls, the fair was inaugurated by the prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, in the afternoon. She said that there was option but to study other languages and cultures to develop the Bangla language and asked the academy to have plans in this direction. The 30th […]

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University from today will start giving surgery services in its evening shift. Earlier the service was available only in the daytime, from 8:00am to 2:30pm. From now on surgeries will also be performed in another shift, from 3:00pm to 7:00pm. The officials concerned said surgeries in the evening shift will initially be done on patients of […]

The site where the city corporation authorities has been dumping all the waste it collects from its 27 wards for more than two decades is bringing serious impact on the environment, cropland, water bodies and public health. The wastes, being dumped by the Sylhet City Corporation in an open ground at Lalmatia under the Dakkhin Surma police in the city, […]

A weeklong drama festival will begin at Selim Al Deen Muktamancha on Jahangirnagar University campus today. Jahangirnagar Theater, a progressive minded cultural organisation, arranges the function with the slogan ‘Prodeep Shikha Jalbe Alo, Ghuchate Andhokar.’ President of JU Cultural Association Kali Mahmud said vice-chancellor Professor Anwar Hossain was expected to inaugurate the festival as the chief guest. The festival included […]

Rights activists in Sylhet on Friday urged the government to take stern step to stop all kinds of violence against women. Addressing a human chain organised by the district unit of Bangladesh Mahila Parishad in front of the Central Shaheed Minar in the city, the activists also stressed the need for developing strong social movement against the perpetrators. Expressing their […]