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The Jahangirnagar University authorities on Monday gave a written permission allowing permanent entry of police administration into the campus. The JU vice-chancellor, Anwar Hossain, confirmed the matter at his office after an emergence syndicate meeting on the day. ‘The authorities made

The Savar police yesterday arrested a bus driver and his assistant on the charge of attempting to rape a female garment worker in the moving vehicle on the Dhaka-Aricha highway. The driver, Shamim Hosen, 20, of Sherpur district, and his assistant Hanif Miah, 25, of Sirajganj district, were detained near Bangladesh Public Administration

The registrar of Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology was relieved of his duty on Monday. Meanwhile, the suspended registrar, Abul Basar, alleged that the vice-chancellor Professor Mortuza Ali gave the order illegally in violation of the university rules. Abul Basar told newsmen on Monday that

The government has taken steps to halt hunting of guest birds and ensure their safe, free movement for all varieties of guest birds in the country, Environment and Forests Minister told Parliament on Sunday. “In winter season, we see arrival of some 230 types of guest birds in our country. The present government has taken ... Read more

Bangladesh national cricket team skipper Mushfiqur Rahim has been engaged with Zannatul Ferdous Monty at a simple ceremony in the city on Sunday. Mushfiq, who hails from Bogra and passed his MA in history from Jahangirnagar University, engaged with sister-in-law of another cricketer Mohammad Mahmdullah Riyad, who in fact is the vice-captain of Bangladesh

Women in both rural and urban areas of Nilphamari district are becoming self reliant as they have engaged themselves in different income generating activities to fight poverty. They have taken short and long term training from the Department of Youth Development and Women Affairs to get engaged in income generating activities. The women across of

Barisal Education Board has decided to upgrade 56 junior secondary schools to secondary schools. Mustafizur Rahman, deputy director of secondary and higher secondary education directorate and member of school grants committee in Barisal, said the decision was made in a meeting of the committee held on October 21 and it would be effective from the upcoming

The Rajshahi University residential halls reopen today after a 15-day vacation from October 12 on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha and Puja. According to a university press release issued on Sunday, the halls will be reopened by 8:00am and the residents are asked to carry the university’s identity card to be allowed to enter the hall. ‘No guest ... Read more

Plantation Jobs in Malaysia 100 more to leave today  One hundred more Bangladeshi workers will leave Dhaka today to join plantation jobs in Malaysia under state arrangements. They will leave Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 12:40pm by a Malaysian airline, said Zahidul Islam, assistant director (immigration) of Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training (BMET) yesterday. On Friday, ... Read more

Scholarship money was distributed among the meritorious school-going children of Patuakhali-based journalists under joint initiative of BRAC Bank Limited and Patuakhali Journalists Development Trust (PJD Trust). A total of 40 students received scholarship money in a ceremony held at Dr. Atahar Uddin Auditorium at Patuakhali Press Club recently.

The authority of IFIC Bank handed over a cheque of Tk 10 lakh to Biswashahitya Kendra at a simple ceremony at the Biswashahitya Kendra near Bangla Motor crossing in the city on Sunday, says a press release. President and Chief Executive of Biswashahitya Kendra Prof Abdullah Abu Sayeed received the cheque from Managing Director and ... Read more

Dhaka is probably the only city in the world where the residents don’t know who to approach for the documents or certificates they need. They have been confronting the crisis since November 2011, when the historic city was split into Dhaka North City and Dhaka South City and two city

A two-day workshop on ‘Adaptation to the Impact of Climate Change on Socio-economic Conditions of Bangladesh, began in the capital Saturday. Alumni Association of German Universities in Bangladesh (AAGUB) is hosting the workshop in cooperation with the German Academic Exchange Service

Ten people were killed and 32 others injured in road accidents in the country yesterday. Our staff correspondent reports, a man died yesterday as a speeding bus hit him near the capital’s Shahjalal International Airport. The deceased was Abdul Hannan, 45. Our Brahmanbaria correspondent reports,

Enamel Paint in Bangladesh Lead levels very high  Study says Many enamel paints available in Bangladesh’s markets have levels of lead far exceeding the permissible limits in most industrialised countries, stated a study revealed yesterday. The use of lead in paint is banned in the European Union, the permissible limit in the US is 90 ... Read more

A group of scientists of Dhaka University has invented a bio-pesticide for agricultural use and a couple of bating agents for the tannery industry from a genus of bacteria known as bacillus, raising the hope of reducing dependence on chemical fertilisers. These inventions can play a vital role in cutting the use of chemical fertilisers in ... Read more

The combined admission test of honours first year first semester under the academic year of 2013-14 of Shahjalal University of Science & Technology (SUST) and Jessore Science & Technology University (JSTU) will be held on November 30. 35 students will contest for a seat at SUST while 19 students for a seat at JSTU. The ... Read more

National University rescheduled the 1st year honours exams of 2012, scheduled to be held today, on November 2 at 9:00am due to unavoidable circumstances. The time schedule of other exams will remain unchanged. The decision came from an emergency

A woman was crushed under a running train at Kashiadanga in Rajshahi city on Saturday midday. The deceased could not be identified immediately. The railway police, quoting local people, said that a Chapainawabganj-bound shuttle train hit the victim at about 12:00pm while she was crossing rail,

Only 21 projects have environment clearance Housing projects having no clearance from the Department of Environment are sprouting around the capital destroying wetlands, agricultural land, rivers and canals in violation of wetland act and High Court directive. The Department of Environment said in and around Dhaka only 21 housing projects have environment clearance and the remaining