An initiative taken by State Minister Md Mujibul Haque Chunnu helps to overcome financial difficulties of three students whose admission in government medical colleges were uncertain.

The stereotypical mindset of even the highly educated section of the society hold the view that girls should maintain so-called 'decency' in their outfits and movements. If that is so, then what type of indecency can a five-year-old girl display in her clothes and demeanour? Are girls who wear hijabs spared by these monstrous men?

The media is replete with analysis and counter analysis of the ongoing US presidential race. So far, I have refrained from adding my voice to the cacophony because politics is not my cup of tea!

It may be prohibited by law (Dowry prohibition Act, 1980) but demanding dowry for deigning to marry a girl from a less fortunate family is considered a normal entitlement of males in society.

At least nine people were killed in attacks by wild elephants in two bordering upazilas of the district in less than two months.

Selim Miah, 48, a vegetable grower at Baparitari village in Mogholhat under Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila was seen in deep thought beside

Eighteen of the 72 level crossings in 70 km portion of Shantahar-Lalmonirhat rail route in Bogra district pose serious risk of accidents

How many of us cared about who got the Nobel Prize in Physics and Chemistry earlier this month and for what? What kind of coverage did it get from the media?

We are now confronted with two very different findings of two investigations on the killing of the Italian Aid worker Cesare Tavella, shot dead by some assailants in Gulshan diplomatic zone on September 28 last year.

The axle load scale meant for checking plying of overloaded vehicles at Koilabari on Chapainawabganj-Sonamasjid land port road in Shibganj upazila under the district has been lying inoperative for over two years.

Ninth-grader Sharmin Khatun is very happy as the authorities have built a Shaheed Minar at her madrasa and the students can place flowers there on Language Martyrs' Day.

On his return from an extensive speaking tour in China recently, historian, researcher and bestselling author, William F. Engdhal wrote that “a Eurasian Century at this point is unstoppable” (“The Eurasian Century is Now Unstoppable”, New Eastern Outlook, October 10).

A witch-hunt is often launched following any fatal fire incident, a calamitous crumbling of a building, a tragic case of deliberate food adulteration, an in-house bank heist and such incidents that render loss of life and property. We almost never care for injuries or illnesses, discounting even cases that condemn one and the family to a lifetime of pain, neglect and suffering.

While the prevalent wisdom seems to lay all the blame at the door of the politicians for most of our ills, if not all, this writer does not know how our discerning citizens have reacted to the indiscreet behaviour of a prime public servant of a prominent district who, on the eve of his departure on transfer, reportedly, attended 33 farewell receptions and accepted quite unabashedly expensive gifts including gold jewellery.

Most of the Tk 3.24 crore allocated under School Level Improvement Plan (SLIP) for 732 government primary schools

Pest attack badly affects aman plants in some areas of the district, much to the worry of farmers.

Bangladesh had an exceptional six days this month. Starting with the visit of the Chinese President Xi Jinping and ending with that of the World Bank president Jim Yong Kim, the country went through a period of euphoria.

Cattle smuggling through the borders in the district has continued despite recurring drives by different law enforcement agencies,

Thousands of people in Saidpur municipality under the district are facing immense suffering for want of a concrete bridge over Pocha

While cracking my spine as casually as a game of 'bursting the bubble wrap', my physiotherapist tells me that the future looks really bright for members of his profession. Intrigued, I ask why.