Minister assures them of probe into allegations The Jahangirnagar University teachers rallying for the resignation of the vice-chancellor, Anwar Hossain, on Saturday night called off their programme of siege for 15 days after the education minister, Nurul Islam Nahid, earlier assured them of looking into the matter after an investigation. A group of teachers teamed ... Read more
Month: August 2013
Human bones sent for forensic test
Dumpyard Shock Human bones sent for forensic test Around 16 severed human body parts and 13 bones, found in four sacks at Dhaka South City Corporation landfill in Matuail yesterday, might have been trashed by a medical student studying anatomy. The body and skeleton parts had probably been treated with preservatives and used by medical ... Read more
Oishi gives statement in magistrate’s court
Oishi Rahman, the prime accused in the murder of her parents, on Saturday admitted to being involved in the murder and said that she was repentant. Oishi gave her statement under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedures in the chief judicial magistrate’s court after her being remanded in
Bangladesh ranks 24th in arms importers
Bangladesh ranked 24th in the world in spending on the import of military weapons, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Bangladesh upped its place to the 24th in 2012 from the 40th in 2011 after it had bought weapons worth $325 million (Tk 2530.3 crore), according to
Minor girl strangled after rape
A nine-year-old schoolgirl was found dumped in a graveyard at Pakuria in the Rajshahi city on Friday night, the police said on Saturday. She was strangled after being gang-raped, the police said adding that two people had been arrested in this connection. The Rajshahi metropolitan
Huge yaba haul in Cox’s Bazar
Law enforcers seized two large consignments of contraband yaba tablets and arrested four people from Ukhia and Teknaf upazilas of the district in last two days. A total of 43,550 pills, worth about Tk 1 crore in Cox’s Bazar and almost Tk 3 crore in the capital, were recovered in a span of just 10 ... Read more
Classy clay house
Once a common phenomenon in rural Bangladesh, earthen houses have made a comeback in Dinajpur with innovation in design. The new model is more durable, and weather-friendly, local craftsmen have said. Johura Begum at Jogenbabur Hat under Dinajpur municipality,
3-member DU VC panel elected
The Dhaka University (DU) senate in a special session on Saturday elected a three-member panel for appointing the Vice Chancellor to the country’s premier educational institution. The three panel members are: DU Vice Chancellor Prof Dr AAMS Arefin Siddique, Pro-Vice Chancellor (Admin) Prof Dr Shahid Akther Hossain and Pro-Vice
JP won’t join polls under existing EC, says Ershad
Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad on Saturday said his party won’t take part in the next general election under the present Election Commission (EC). “I wanted to make the Election Commission stronger; the present EC does not have people’s confidence in it. How can we take part in polls under it since
There is a way forward, says Mozena
United States’ ambassador to Bangladesh, Dan W Mozena, said he thinks that there is a way forward with respect to holding the next general elections in a free, fair and credible manner. He also said he agreed with the views expressed by UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon and China’s ambassador to Dhaka, Li Jun, who had, ... Read more
Apparel workers rally outside BGMEA building
Survivors of the Rana Plaza collapse went on demonstrations in front the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters’ Association building in the capital on Saturday marking four months of of the disaster. Apparel workers’ platform Bangladesh Garments Sramik Sanghati organised the protests where they demanded an immediate payment of their
Oishee to face court today
Cop, Wife Murder Oishee to face court today Detective police will produce Oishee Rahman, the prime suspect of killing her parents, before a Dhaka court today after a five-day remand. On August 18, a Dhaka court granted remand for Oishee, her friend Mizanur Rahman Rony, and domestic help Khadiza Khatun Sumi in connection
DU observes Black Day
The Dhaka University teachers on Friday observed black day demanding punishment of the perpetrators involved in campus violence in August 2007 during the military-backed caretaker government. Wearing black-badges, the university teachers and staff held a discussion at Teacher-Student Centre auditorium. DU vice-chancellor AAMS Arfin Siddique,
Wasa installing pump in park with Rajuk’s nod
As it did not put aside land to set up adequate water pumps in the plan, the Rajuk has recently given Dhaka Wasa a space inside a park in Uttara Sector 13 to install one. Though this has made a part of the lakeside green patch ugly, there was no other space for setting up ... Read more
BGB rescues 14 persons at Hili border
At least 14 people, including 4 children and six women, were rescued from a human-trafficker at Hakimpur upazila of Dinajpur district on the border with India on Friday, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) sources said. The rescued persons have been identified as Minoti Roy 35, Setu Bala 65, Saleka Bala 60, Nani Bala 55, Kaloni Rani ... Read more
Stronger disaster management system needed
Says Prof Jamilur Reza Choudhury There must be a stronger and more coordinated disaster management system in case of future disasters like that of Rana Plaza collapse, said Prof Jamilur Reza Choudhury, adviser to a former caretaker government, yesterday. He was addressing a workshop titled “Urban Disaster Response and Lessons Learnt from the Rana Plaza ... Read more
August 2007 Violence Case
11 ex-RU students still fight against conviction Although four Rajshahi University (RU) teachers, convicted in a case filed over the August 2007 protests, received a presidential pardon, 11 former students have been struggling for nearly six years to overturn their conviction. In December 2007, a Rajshahi speedy trial court sentenced the students to three years’ ... Read more
Artists reveal automated subjectivity
The life of contemporary human beings is greatly influenced by automations. This influence has been depicted by two artists—Mustafa Zaman and Rafiqul Shuvo who came together in a duet art exhibition. The 12-day art show titled Automated Subjectivity is currently being held at the Bengal Art Lounge at Gulshan 1 in the capital. Fifty three ... Read more
Human body parts found in city
Law enforcers recovered limbs of human bodies wrapped in several sacks at Dhaka City Corporation Garbage Dumping Zone in the capital’s Matuail Mridhabari area on Friday morning. “Initially, we came to know that the sliced body parts were of two men and two women,” Minhazul Islam, assistant commissioner Dhaka Metropolitan (DMP) of Police told
UN chief calls for talks for polls
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Friday called for a government-opposition dialogue for resolving the current political impasse in Bangladesh and holding a participatory general election in the country. The top executive of the world body made the call when he telephoned Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the morning and later the opposition leader,