• Such ‘indiscipline’ needs to be strictly dealt with
  • True empowerment for women not possible without systemic change
  • Global warming deniers at play
  • Local equipment manufacture
  • Parents’ concern over university students
  • Syria and the cost of failure
  • Iran on agenda in US-Israel talks
  • Asha considers herself half-Bangladeshi
  • Deputy oil minister of Syria resigns, joins revolt
  • Dance programme held at Chhayanaut
  • Delhi cotton export ban against int’l trade rules
  • Mushfiq for moving on with cricket
  • Misbah wants to start afresh
  • No water crisis in summer: DWASA
  • Implementation of IP laws urged to protect individual creativity
  • Magical Messi makes CL history
  • Local printers hold demo against NCTB int’l tender
  • Russia offers support for socioeconomic dev
  • Biman plunges into fresh crisis
  • Saudi govt wants arrest, trial of Khalaf killers
  • Dollar crisis hits atta, flour import
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No water crisis in summer: DWASA

Except for a few pockets, there will be no problem in uninterrupted water supply in the capital in the upcoming summer, claimed the Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority managing director, Taqsem A Khan. Full story

Implementation of IP laws urged to protect individual creativity

Speakers at a seminar on Thursday stressed proper implementation of intellectual property laws to protect individual creativity and urged all to raise awareness of using open source software instead of the pirated ones. Full story

JU teachers protest at new recruitment

Jahangirnagar University teachers brought out a procession and held rally in front of the registrar’s office on Thursday to push for their eight-point demand, including immediate postponement of teachers’ recruitment processes. Full story

4 injured as oil depot catches fire

Four workers were wounded after a fire broke out at an oil depot at Demra in the capital Thursday afternoon. The injured were Jalal Hossain, 28, Anisul Haque, 30, Shamsul Islam, 35, and Tajul Islam Rony, 22. Full story

Two-day South Asian seminar opened at DU

A two-day South Asian Seminar on ‘socialism, democracy and the peoples’ fight for freedom in South Asia’ organised by Banglar Pathshala was launched at Dhaka University on Thursday. Full story

Citibank NA observes Women's Day

Bankers on Thursday in an experience sharing programme expressed the need for six-month maternity leave which all banks should practice for women empowerment. At the session, they said many banks were not allowing six-month maternity leave for their employees and it was one of the reasons behind job drop out of women bankers. Full story

CU postpones convocation

The Chittagong University authorities postponed its convocation timetabled to be held on April 3 this year. Pro-vice-chancellor Mohammad Alauddin told New Age that the decision was made after the especial guest Mahathir bin Mohamad, former prime minister of Malaysia, had... Full story

Slight rise in temperature likely

Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely at one or two places over Sylhet and Chittagong divisions and the regions of Tangail and Mymensingh. Full story


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