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City Desk :Mass Communication and Journalism Department of Dhaka University celebrated its Diamond Jubilee function amid much enthusiasm and festivity.A discussion meeting was held on Wednesday morning with DU Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr. Md. Akhtaruzzaman as chief guest at university’s Professor Mozaffar Ahmed Chowdhury Auditorium. Later, the VC opened different programs of the department which will take place throughout the year.DU MCJ department chairperson Professor Dr. Abul Mansur Ahmed presided over the opening ceremony, while renowned journalist Abed Khan, DU Social...

City Desk :Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh has hoped that a developed Bangladesh will be built by 2041 under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.“Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is working to build Sonar Bangla dreamt by Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Once, none could imagine having a satellite of our own. She (Sheikh Hasina) has done it. She is constructing Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant. She has many such achievements,” he...

City Desk :Bangladesh on Wednesday reported zero Covid-19 death while it recorded 665 coronavirus positive cases during the same period.“Bangladesh reported 14.07 percent Covid-19 positive cases as 4,728 samples were tested during the last 24 hours,” a daily statement of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.During the past 24 hours, the combined figure of coronavirus infection in Dhaka district and the capital is 494 while zero Covid-19 death was reported during the period.The official tally showed that the...

City Desk :The Directorate of Posts on Wednesday released a commemorative postage stamp of Taka 10, a first day cover of Tk 10, a data card of Tk 5 and a special seal marking the 76th birthday of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.Posts and Telecommunications Minister Mustafa Jabbar released those in a programme at the auditorium of GPO in the city, a press release said.Besides, at the initiatives of the Posts and Telecommunications Division and Archive 1971′, a two-day photo exhibition...

City Desk :State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury on Wednesday said Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina did never compromise on the question of people’s right. “Anti-liberation forces had tried to kill Sheikh Hasina again and again, but she is still working relentlessly for the country and people,” he said, addressing as the chief guest a discussion organized by Bangabandhu Sangskritik Jote at National Press Club marking the 76th birthday of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.He said the...

City Desk :Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind and lightning flashes is likely to occur in different parts of the country, a met office press release said on Wednesday.Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind and lightning flashes is likely to occur at a few places over Rangpur, Mymensingh, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions and at one or two places over Rajshahi, Dhaka, Khulna and Barisal divisions with moderately heavy falls at...

City Desk :A total of 56,877 poor, helpless and financially insolvent justice-seekers were provided with legal assistance at government expense in six months from July to December in 2021-2022 fiscal.This information has been revealed in a report on website of National Legal Aid Services Organisation.In the six-month period, 12,797 poor, helpless and financially insolvent people received free legal aid, legal advice and information services by dialing hotline number ‘16430’ (toll-free).   Eligibility of minority ethnic groups to get legal aid in...