Despite progress of women in different socio-economic and cultural fields, violence against women is continuing to dim their success, speakers say.

Detectives says they arrested a Jamaat-e-Islami man for threatening eminent personalities including Prof Anisuzzaman and Muntassir Mamoon with death.

The government today announced the names of eight eminent personalities for Independence Award-2015 in recognition of their glorious and outstanding contributions at the national level.