Dinajpur: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested a fugitive accused in an eight-year-old physically disabled child rape case from village Kutubpur under Parbatipur police station of Dinajpur district today. The arrestee is identified as Md Mokaram Hoss…
Cumilla: A covered van driver was killed when his vehicle hit a broken-down truck on the Dhaka-Chittagong Highway in Chauddagram upazila of the district on Sunday morning. The deceased was identified as Kazi Jafar, 35, son of Jahirul Islam of Manikarh…
Dhaka: Ultra-processed foods, high in sugar, salt, saturated fat, and trans-fat, are increasing the risk of several non-communicable diseases (NCDs) including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hypertension, obesity, cancer, and other health problems i…
Dhaka: A delegation from the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA), a government development associate organization of Turkiye, held a courtesy meeting with Dhaka University (DU) Treasurer Prof M Zahangir Alam Chowdhury at his office on t…
Dhaka: Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon today emphasized the crucial role of media in maintaining transparency and good governance in the banking sector. Speaking at a seminar titled ‘Good Governance in the Banking Sector and t…
Dhaka: State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Yasser Khan Choudhury announced today that the government is planning to create a dedicated task force aimed at combating misinformation disseminated under the guise of journalism. This announceme…
Dhaka: Experts warned in a webinar today that ultra-processed foods rich in sugar, salt, saturated fats, and trans-fats are increasing the risk of various non-communicable diseases (NCDs), diabetes, hypertension, obesity, cancer, and other health prob…
Cumilla: Three people were killed and two others injured in a head-on collision between a passenger bus and an auto-rickshaw in Cumilla’s Sadar South upazila this evening. The accident took place around 7:15pm in the Ratanpur Cold Storage area on the …
Dhaka: Prime Minister’s Adviser on Education, Primary and Mass Education, and spokesperson at the Prime Minister’s Office, Mahdi Amin, announced today that the National University (NU) is set to transform into a leading center for developing skilled h…