Teachers, students and staff at Jahangirnagar University under the banner of Shikkhak-Shikkharthi-Karmakarta-Karmachari-Oikya Forum on Sunday declared that they would resist the election to the Jahangirnagar University Central Students Union scheduled for January 02, 2014. A large number of teachers, students and officers
Month: November 2013
27 Bangladeshis finally have hope of return
Confined in Iraq for Nearly 10 Months 27 Bangladeshis finally have hope of return After being confined in an Iraqi labour accommodation for nearly 10 months, 27 Bangladeshis yesterday finally got the assurance and some tickets to start returning home from tomorrow. “Our employer Haider today gave 10 return tickets for flights within November. He ... Read more
Atlanta city to host Nobel peace laureates’ summit 2015
The city of Atlanta in the US will host the 2015 World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates, a prestigious event, which will focus on promoting global peace. The pre-announcement ceremony was held at the Woodruff Arts Center in Atlanta on Friday. A host of international leaders and celebrities
Arrest of killers demanded
Schoolboy Murder Arrest of killers demanded The teachers and students of Adarsha High School located in Fatulla formed a human chain on Sunday demanding arrest and punishment to the killers of a schoolboy. Siyam Ahmed, 10, a class IV student of the school, was kidnapped from in front of his residence at Masdair village under ... Read more
University teachers to build 10,000 software graduates
Responding to a University Grants Commission request, the teachers of 56 Universities have expressed interest to provide specialised training to build 10,000 IT/software graduates under a government project. While attending a function organised by UGC last week in Dhaka, 104 teachers of Computer Science, Computer Science and Engineering departments
Greens worried at factory pollution in Savar
Environmentalists yesterday expressed their concerns over the continuous pollution of river and other water bodies in Savar and blamed the inaction of the local authorities against the factory authorities and individuals responsible for it. They were addressing a two-day counselling meeting beginning yesterday jointly organised by Bangladesh Environmental
Youth stabbed by friends
A young man was stabbed in the abdomen by his friends at Kajlarpar in the capital’s Jatrabari area Sunday night. The victim was identified as Md Emon, 22, a paint worker. Police said that Emon’s friends stabbed him in the abdomen at around 8:00pm over playing badminton. He was taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital
KU intake tests start Dec 7
The admission tests for the first year honours’ courses in 21 disciplines under five faculties and the Institute of Fine Arts at Khulna University will start on December 7. The admission tests will be held on December 7, 8 and 9, said Atiar Rahman, deputy director (public relations) of the university. He said that a total
Fire guts 30 shops in Sylhet city
At least 30 shops were gutted in a fire at Kazirbazar in Sylhet city early Sunday, fire brigade and civil defence sources said. They said that the fire broke out from a shop at around 3:00am and rapidly spread to other shops. Madaris Ali, a night guard at the market, said that the fire spread to the ... Read more
KU 23rd anniversary today
The 23rd anniversary of Khulna University will be observed today in a festive manner through arranging different programmes on the campus. The programmes include daylong blood donation and campaigning, a colourful procession in the morning, special prayer at the university mosque
After husband, wife dies from burn injuries
After her husband, the woman who sustained severe burn injuries as the couple was set on fire in Lalpur upazila early Saturday, died at a Rajshahi hospital early Sunday. Sufia Begum, wife of Habibur Rahman of Kujipukur village in the upazila, succumbed to her injuries at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital. Habibur Rahman
Condition of artist Murtaja Baseer ‘critical’
Ailing artist Murtaja Baseer has been undergoing treatment at the capital’s United Hospital since Friday. The condition of the 82-year-old painter suffering from cardiac and lung related ailments, was critical, his elder daughter Munira Baseer told The Daily Star quoting doctors. Earlier he had been admitted to Central Hospital.
Man dies as train hits him
An unidentified sexagenarian died after a train hit him in the capital’s Kamalapur yesterday. The accident occurred underneath the Kamalapur over-bridge when the man was crossing the rail tracks around 2:45pm, said police. He died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital. He was wearing a checked shirt and a lungi,
Unrest, holidays send October export growth to 14-month low
The country’s export earning growth in October hit the lowest in 14 months to 2.03 per cent. In August 2012, the earning had posted a negative 17.89 per cent growth. Industry insiders have attributed the lower growth to production disruption for long due to Eid vacation and labour unrest in the garment sector
BB reputation under threat due to recent bank scams: Atiur
Bangladesh Bank governor Atiur Rahman on Sunday said the reputation of the central bank was under threat of being tainted due to some financial irregularities in the state-controlled banks in recent times. The scams also put the image of the country’s banking sector under threat, he said. The BB governor made the comments at the inaugural session ... Read more
TK 5 lakh compensation demanded for each Tazrin fire victim
Leaders of the National Garment Workers Federation (NGWF) have demanded better medical treatment and Tk 5 lakh compensation for the each family of deceased and injured workers of the Tazrin garment factory based on “loss of earning.” They also demanded immediate arrest of the responsible persons, including the factory owner, for the devastating fire at ... Read more
Telcos have to launch unique handset identification system
BTRC finalises directive The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission has recently finalised a directive for establishing a unique handset identification system by the mobile phone operators in order to track counterfeit handsets. According to the directive, the mobile phone companies have to establish a system to identify the International Mobile Equipment Identity
Poor response in tax returns submission
The National Board of Revenue has got poor response from individual taxpayers mainly because of political turmoil prevailing in the country as only 5.75 lakh taxpayers submitted their income tax returns till November 14, officials said. The number of income tax returns the revenue board received is significantly lower than that in the same time of ... Read more
GCC states to introduce unified recruitment system for housemaids
The member-states of Gulf Cooperation Council, the largest employers of Bangladeshi domestic helps, are planning to introduce a unified contract system for appointing domestic workers from mid-2014, according to officials and the migrants’ rights organisations. The GCC is a political and economic union of Arab
PM for raising awareness of share market investors
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday asked the authorities concerned for taking more programmes to make small and new investors aware about relevant laws and rules of the stock market to minimise their risks. ‘I would like to ask all concerned to take more awareness-raising programmes for the small and new investors in the capital market ... Read more