Resignation deadline extended BUET students on Sunday continued holding protests, giving the vice-chancellor and the pro-vice-chancellor a fresh deadline of 11:00am today to resign. Activists of the disbanded university unit of the Chhatra League, the ruling Awami League-backed student organisation, meanwhile on the day, faced off the students, who were rallying for the removal
Month: September 2012
Quader sorry for slapping railway staff
Communications Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday said “sorry” for slapping a train attendant while visiting Ishwardi Railway Station on Saturday. Also in charge of the railways ministry, Quader slapped Boloram Das across the face for charging extra money for a ticket from
Carjacking too easy for gangs
Police capture 6 criminals, recover 12 cars Rajib Molla had been prowling the Mirpur area on an August evening, looking for his prey. He had been on the search for hours. But fortune would not favour him that night readily, not yet. However, Rajib would rather give another try than give up. Around 5:00am as ... Read more
Admission seekers postpone agitation
Intake tests for MBBS, BDS courses this year, minister tells them Admission seekers on Sunday postponed their 20-day agitation following the health minister’s assurance that intake tests would be held for enrolment in medical and dental colleges this academic year. During a meeting with the representatives of the admission seekers at his ministry, health minister ... Read more
BNP briefs EU diplomats
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Sunday briefed diplomats of European countries about the evolving political situation of the country and the party’s stance. The briefing, a routine exercise of the main opposition to keep the foreign diplomats posted on political issues, focussed BNP’s position over the current development, particularly the party’s ongoing
Charge against Bachchu Razakar on 10 counts submitted
The war crimes prosecutors on Sunday submitted formal charges on 10 counts of crimes against humanity in 22 incidents against Abul Kalam Azad, who was known in Faridpur as Bachchu Razakar during the 1971 War of Independence, to the registrar of the International Crimes Tribunal. The charges brought against Bachchu include genocide, murder, rape, abduction,
Freedom fighter didn’t hear of Sayedee’s atrocities
The first defence witness for the detained nayeb-e-amir of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, Delwar Hossain Sayedee, on Sunday told the International Crimes Tribunal-1 that he had not heard of any of Sayedee’s atrocities. Shamsul Alam Talukdar, a 68-year-old freedom-fighter, made his deposition before
BSF kills 1 in Lalmonirhat
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) shot dead a Bangladeshi cattle trader along Burimari border in Patgram upazila of Lalmonirhat on Saturday. The victim was identified as Babul Hossain, 31, of Islampur village in the upazila. Helal Uddin, camp commander of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) 31 Battalion, said a BSF
Chocolates can prevent brain stroke
Chocolate might not be the healthiest thing for your waistline – but research suggests it may protect against stroke. A study following more than 37,000 Swedish men showed those eating the most chocolate were the least likely to have a stroke. It follows on from other studies that have suggested eating chocolate can improve the ... Read more
Salma happy with results
Bangladesh women’s cricket team captain Salma Khatun said yesterday that the Ireland trip greatly aided towards the improvement of their performance. The women’s team returned home on Friday after the Ireland tour where they won only one T20 game against the hosts but Salma was little bothered with the result of the tri-nation series, instead
Few buyers for BCB TV rights bid
The Bangladesh Cricket Board failed to attract too many companies to buy its television broadcast and marketing rights and extended time for purchasing the tender schedule for another seven days in the hope of roping in few more interested clients. The last date of buying the schedule for the TV rights ended on August 31 ... Read more
Elephants vs people
Kurkuttipara offers a classic case of human-animal conflict. In this remote place beyond Barkal of Rangamati, villagers cannot hate anything more than the herd of nine elephants. Even the mind boggling beauty of the place, surrounded by rippling crystal blue waters of Kaptai Lake, could not hide the deep-seated anger and enmity of the conflicting ... Read more
KUET celebrates 9th founding anniv
The Khulna University of Engineering and Technology, celebrating its 9th founding anniversary, held daylong programmes on the campus on Saturday. University Grants Commission chairman AK Azad Chowdhury released pigeons and balloons in front of the university administrative building to open the
H&M chief to visit Bangladesh
Karl-Johan Persson, chief executive officer of the Swedish retail chain H&M, is due in Bangladesh tomorrow to attend important meetings with the readymade garment manufacturers and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Three officials from H&M, including the chief financial officer and chief of global marketing, will accompany Persson for the two-day visit, said Siddiqur Rahman, vice-president of ... Read more
Mashiur all set to go?
Padma Loan Crisis Mashiur all set to go? In the interest of Padma bridge funding, Mashiur Rahman has tentatively agreed to step down as the prime minister’s economic affairs adviser, highly placed government sources have said. The co-financiers of the project — Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) — have extended ... Read more
BUET students give VC, pro-VC till 10am today to quit
BUET students on Saturday gave the university vice-chancellor, SM Nazrul Islam, and the pro-vice-chancellor, Habibur Rahman, till 10:00am today to resign. They said that they would, otherwise, wage a tough movement to push for the removal of the two top officials of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
Univs running without elected representatives
Govt-appointed partisans occupying top positions and making vital decisions Public universities are being run by non-elected and government-nominated vice-chancellors, without elections of students unions and with unelected representatives of registered graduates in the Senate. No election to the vice-chancellor panel in the Chittagong University has been held for the last 20 years, in Rajshahi University ... Read more
Janata, Agrani too partners in crime
Hall-Mark Loan Scam Janata, Agrani too partners in crime Finds central bank inspection State-run Janata Bank and Agrani Bank breached banking rules to provide loans to the textile company Hall-Mark Group in connivance with Sonali Bank, helping embezzle crores of depositors’ money, the central bank has found. Janata’s corporate branch located at Janata Bhaban and its ... Read more
A new formula for polls time government
Unveils citizens’ body The next parliamentary election cannot be free and fair if held under the present government and without dissolving the incumbent parliament. And the Election Commission, no matter how strong it is, alone will not be able to hold free and fair polls with the administration
Honda coming to Bangladesh
Plans to set up motorbike plant Japan’s automobile and motorcycle manufacturer Honda Motor Co plans to form a joint venture in Bangladesh this year to produce motorcycles, the Reuters reported on Saturday quoting a Nikkei report. Honda used to sell motorcycles in Bangladesh through Indian motorcycle maker Hero MotoCorp Ltd. The Japanese company cancelled its ... Read more