14 more killed in road crashes
Staff Reporter :Roads and Highways become the death trap for the passengers. Reckless driving continues on the streets. At least 14 persons were killed and...
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Prof Dr Ahsanul Habib no more
Staff Reporter :Professor Dr Md Ahasanul Habib, Consultant and Chief Anesthesiologist of Square Hospital’s Cardiology Department, breathed his last at 6:30am after a massive cardiac...
Christian woman acquitted of blasphemy leaves Pakistan
Reuters, Islamabad :A Pakistani Christian woman who spent eight years on death row over false blasphemy charges, Asia Bibi, has left the country, her lawyer and...
20,000 Bangladeshis face visa cancellation
Kamruzzaman Bablu :The Hajj Agencies Association of Bangladesh (HAAB) fears visa cancelation of at least 20,000 Umrah and migrant passengers due to ticket crisis of...
Tagore’s birth anniv today
The nation is set to celebrate the 158th birth anniversary of Biswakabi Rabindranath Tagore, who reshaped Bengali literature and music as well as arts of...
Vitamin-rich new potatoes produced by local experts
SAU Correspondent :The vitamin ‘A’ rich Japanese varities of Sweet potatoes have been successfully produced by the researchers at Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, suiting country’s atmosphere....
Bengal tigers may not survive climate change
An injured Bengal tiger from the Sundarbans recovers in a pool at Zoological Garden, Alipore, in Kolkata, India. Scientists predicted there would be no tigers...
HC asks to identify, repair vulnerable school buildings
Staff Reporter :The High Court (HC) on Tuesday directed the authorities concerned to conduct a survey to identify the vulnerable buildings of primary and high...
WASA responsible for polluted water: Speakers
Speakers at a programme on Tuesday held WASA responsible for its contaminated water and urged stakeholders to take stern steps to resolve the issue.They also...
Submission of probe report deferred
Court Correspondent :The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Tuesday deferred the date of submission of the probe report on former Eden Mohila...
UN seeks release of migrants held in Yemen
Reuters, Geneva :The International Organization for Migration (IOM) called on Tuesday for the release of more than 3,000 migrants, mainly Ethiopians, who it said remain...
BNP hosts iftar for orphans, alem-ulema
In the absence of party chairperson Khaleda Zia, BNP hosted an iftar party on her behalf for orphan students and alem-ulema (Islamic scholars) on Tuesday,...