Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said yesterday the government is set to install wire fence and build road along Myanmar border mainly to stop smuggling of yaba and other illegal drugs in the country, reports BSS. “Besides, initiatives have been taken to make stronger Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB),…

The 37th annual senate assembly of Jahangirnagar University (JU) will be held tomorrow (Thursday) at the senate hall on the campus. Presided over by JUVC Professor Farzana Isalm, JU Treasurer Professor Sheikh Md Monzurul Huq will proposed budget for the fiscal year 2018-19 while different issues relating…

Newly appointed 18 judges of the High Court Division of the Supreme Court yesterday made a courtesy call on President M Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban in the capital, reports BSS.  “It’s a courtesy call . . . the president congratulated the new judges,” President’s Press Secretary…

Newly-appointed Chief of Army Staff Aziz Ahmed was adorned with the rank badge of General yesterday, reports UNB. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina witnessed…

CUMILLA: Police recovered the hanging body of a female student of Comilla Victoria College from her residence in Daulatpur area in the district town on Tuesday morning, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Sharmin Sultana, 28, daughter of Moniruzzaman of Saidpur Sadar upazilaand a master's…

The third phase of National Household Database (NHD) programme began today to prepare a flawless database to identify economic status of the people aiming to eliminate poverty, reports BSS. The government has set a target of collecting data from 3.5 crore households of the country for preparing NHD…

RAJSHAHI: Political and social commitment is very important to combat drug abuse and illicit trafficking to protect people and the young generation in particular. Around 80 percent of the drug addicts are of the age group of 15 to 30 in the country. So, there is no alternative to adopt measures against…

RAJSHAHI: A daylong introductory meeting and training course for the Hajj pilgrims was held at divisional office conference hall of Islamic Foundation (IF) here on Monday, reports BSS. Divisional and District Offices of IF jointly organised the training. A total of 309 hajj pilgrims both male and female…

Nahid urges all to work for improving education standard Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid yesterday urged all to work together for improving the standard of education in the country, reports BSS. “Quality teachers mean quality education. As teachers play a vital role in improving the standard…