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Reckless driving kills HSC examinee in Lalmonirhat
Reckless driving killed an HSC examinee on Kurigram-Rangpur road in Khedabagh area of Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila yesterday.
3 April 2016
Supreme Court’s instructions on judges’ code of conduct
The Supreme Court comes up with 40 observations about the code of conduct of its judges.
3 April 2016
Missing Drik official found dead in Narayanganj
An official of Drik Picture Library Limited is found dead in Siddhirganj of Narayanganj hours after he went missing from Dhaka.
3 April 2016
Vuvuzela banned at Mongol Shovajatra
Vuvuzela, matches and lighters have been banned at Mongol Shovajatra brought out from the Institute of Fine Arts in Dhaka every year to celebrate the Bangla new year, the home minister said today.
3 April 2016
Tonu murder: Striking student bodies to lay siege to home ministry April 7
Protesting murder of college student Sohagi Jahan Tonu and demanding punishment of killers, Progressive Students' Alliance and Anti-Imperialist Students Union will lay siege to the home ministry on April 7.
3 April 2016
14 ministries addressing neuro-dev disorders
Fourteen Bangladeshi ministries are coordinately ensuring rights of persons with disabilities, including neuro-development disorders (NDD) like autism, and their access to socio-economic activities like education and employment, said National Advisory Committee on Autism in Bangladesh Chairperson Saima Wazed Hossain yesterday.
2 April 2016
Cops foil pro-BNP event in capital
Police yesterday foiled a discussion of pro-BNP agriculturists in the capital as the organisers allegedly did not take prior permission from the law enforcers.
2 April 2016
DU student's death in poll violence sparks protest
Around three hundred students of Dhaka University yesterday blocked the capital's Shahbagh intersection for around half an hour and rallied in front of Shahbagh Police Station, demanding trial for the death of marketing student Sujan Mridha.
2 April 2016
Prof Noorunnahar Fyzennessa remembered
A memorial programme marking the 12th death anniversary of Dhaka University Professor Noorunnahar Fyzennessa, an educationist and women's rights activist, was held at the Daily Star-Bengal Arts Precinct yesterday.
2 April 2016
DU community protests felling of century old trees to build police quarters
Teachers and students of Dhaka University yesterday protested the government's plan to build a 22 storey residential building for the police force in the university's property.
2 April 2016
Independence Day celebrated in Copenhagen
The newly opened Bangladesh embassy in Copenhagen hosted a gala reception at the prestigious historic hall Bygningskulturens Hus
2 April 2016
National Film Day today
The National Film Day-2016 will be observed today in a under the auspices of the Information Ministry and the Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC).
2 April 2016
Rab man dies in road crash in capital
A Rapid Action Battalion member was killed as an unknown vehicle hit him in the capital's Uttara early yesterday.
2 April 2016
4 extortionists arrested in Ctg
Police arrested four alleged extortionists in Chittagong city's Halishahar area early yesterday.
2 April 2016
Europe chapter of Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee formed
Europe chapter of Ekattorer Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee has been formed with Tarun Kanti Chowdhury as its president and Ansar Ahmedullah general secretary.
2 April 2016
Cops, media should work hand in hand
Inspector General of Police AKM Shahidul Hoque yesterday stressed the need for cooperation between police and media.
2 April 2016
Small help makes big difference
When Farzana Ahmed was studying hard to achieve the highest score in the SSC examinations in 2013, her father was struggling to put together a paltry Tk 2,000 required to register for the public exam.
2 April 2016
HSC, equivalent exams begin today
The Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations will begin across the country today.
2 April 2016
Bumper litchi harvest expected in north
Formation and growth of tender litchi have been continuing smoothly amid favourable climatic condition, predicting excellent output of the juiciest, tasty and fleshy fruit this season in the northern districts.
2 April 2016
Reinforced ground floor columns make buildings safer
The construction of buildings could be more earthquake resistant with cost effective simple reinforcement of the ground floor columns, experts said at a roundtable discussion in the capital yesterday.
2 April 2016