RANGPUR, Sept 15 (BSS): The overall flood situation remains mostly steady during the past 24 hours until this morning in Kurigram, Gaibandha, Bogra and Sirajganj districts with marginal deterioration at places. Thousands of people are still marooned in the low-lying areas of Sadar, Ulipur, Chilmari, Roumari, Rajibpur upazilas of Kurigram, Sundarganj, Fulchhari and Shaghata of Gaibandha, Sariakandi and Dhunat of Bogra and Sadar, Kazipur, Belkuchi, Chowhali and Shahjadpur upazilas in...

TWO earthquakes shook Dhaka city and its adjoining areas on the night before Eid. Tremors were felt similarly in the country's central and northern regions on Eid Day. Both these developments made a large number of people panicky about what lies in store for them. Fortunately, the earthquakes that were experienced, were of a mild nature. That did not cause damages. But these could be precursors of worse ones to follow....

Bangladesh will seek jute patent from world intellectual property rights (IPR) organisation after successful sequencing of jute genome

The government has put a bar on private coaching with the caveat that schools can run.....

Sexual harassment is a continuing problem in the work place. It is not only restricted to offices but also open places of the offices. In legal terms, sexual harassment is any unwelcome sexual advance or conduct on the job that creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive working environment. Sexually harassing behaviors range from an offender making repeated offensive comments to showing pornography to sexual assault. There are two types of...