Category: Nation

Wide-ranging mass-awareness through using both print and electronic media has become an urgent need to prevent any outbreak of Nipah virus especially among the children.

A devastating fire gutted 31 shops at Bazaar of Agoiljhara upazila town in Barisal district on early Wednesday.

Former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Anwarul Iqbal, who died in Dubai on January 15, was laid to eternal rest at the Banani Graveyard on Thursday afternoon. Anwarul Iqbal, also a former caretaker government adviser and a freedom fighter, was…

A meeting to review the preparations of the ensuing Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination in the district was held yesterday in the conference room of the Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Faridpur.

One person was killed in a clash that erupted between two rival groups centering over boundary line of their houses at Saralitupa village under Dirai upazila of the district this morning.

Speakers in the concluding ceremony of a three-day digital innovation fair-2015 here last night said digitisation has become the driving force for building a middle income digital Bangladesh in reality.

A court here on Sunday further turned down the bail plea of suspended Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) mayor Ariful Haque Chowdhury, now in custody, in the former finance minister Kibria murder case.

A 14-day annual training course of Mohasthan Regiment of Bangladesh National Cadet Corps (BNCC) began at the playground of Bangladesh Postal Academy in Rajshahi city yesterday.

Speakers at a rally have stressed for launching vigorous movement against social erosion, unhealthy culture, pornography, drug abuse, gambling, rape, human trafficking and repression and violence against women.

Speakers at a function here yesterday stressed the need for creating much awareness to the adolescents and the capable conjugal about reproductive health to build a healthy nation.

The Coast Guard in a joint drive seized 2,000 kg hilsa fry (jatka) from three passenger launches in Dhaleswari River early this morning.

Habiganj municipality mayor G K Gaus has been suspended for his suspected link with the killing of former Finance Minister Shah AMS Kibria.

The Holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi (SM) was observed here yesterday with due religious fervour, solemnity and fresh call for following ideals of the greatest man on earth Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH).

A faction of the Chittagong University unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) enforced an indefinite strike on the campus today (Saturday) to press for its six-point demand.

Adopting time-befitting measures for combating desertification and land degradation process has become an urgent task in the Barind tract to boost agricultural production for ensuring food security amid adverse impacts of climate changes, speakers at a workshop here said today.

Speakers at a workshop have stressed for strict implementation of the anti-adulteration laws to ensure exemplary punishments to those responsible for mixing chemicals with foods to save human lives.

Distribution of 5,000 blankets allocated from the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund and another 2,000 pieces of blankets given by the Speaker of the Jatiya Sangshad completed in Pirganj upazila here on Tuesday evening.

RAB members recovered 25 live cocktails from Purba Chunakhali area under Chapainawabganj sadar upazila on Tuesday morning.

Operations of several international and domestic flights, which were scheduled to land or take off, faced an unusual delay at Shah Amanat International Airport on Saturday due to dense fog-caused poor visibility.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing a wreath at his mazar here.After placing the wreath, the Prime Minister stood in solemn silence for some time as…

Police on Wednesday night arrested Bagha municipality mayor Akkas Ali of the district on charge of making disparaging remarks about Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam.

Police arrested the prime accused in the case for murder of a local Jatiyatabadi Sramik Dal leader and three members of his family in Bhaluka upazila from Togni of Gazipur district early Thursday.

A man was killed and 10 other people were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers over the ownership of a piece of land at Sadarpur village in Sadullahpur upazila on Wednesday.

Detectives arrested an alleged drug peddler along with 600 pieces of Yaba tablet from Amtali area of the district town on Monday morning.

Communication and bridge construction minister Obaidul Quader said although international extremists trying their best to make Bangladesh to a non-functional state like   Afghanistan, but that would never be possible and allowed by the patriotic citizens of Bangladesh.

Unprecedented cold wave during the last few days has almost halted normal life in this district town.

Despite of disparity, negligence and obstacles, empowerment of female members in reserved seats in Union Parishads has started getting momentum which is good sign of their effective participation to social development process.

Speakers at a discussion have underscored the need for ensuring skill development training for the people with special needs for transforming them into competent workforce.