North South University won the title of ‘best delegation’ at the ‘Global Young Leaders Summit’ organised by the United Nations at the UN Headquarters in New York recently. Over 600 students representing renowned universities of 64 countries attended the gathering and the debate on the UN programmes.
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Fall in groundwater level causes water crisis in Khulna
Fall in the groundwater level as well as frequent power outages have triggered an acute water crisis in the Khulna city, causing sufferings to the city dwellers. According to managing director of Khulna WASA Md Abdullah, about 15 lakh city dwellers are being supplied with 4.9 crore litres of water against the daily
Water crisis dogs Sylhet city life
Sylhet city dwellers are in extreme woes as water crisis is going from bad to worse here with the onset of summer. Scarcity of pure drinking water amid extreme heat is making life of the townspeople unbearable and the situation is getting worse gradually.
RMCH employees go on indefinite strike
The assistant nurses and employees of third and fourth grades went on an indefinite strike at Rangpur Medical College and Hospital on Monday, demanding transfer of the personal assistant to the RMCH director. Hundreds of protesting employees seized the office
Fellows continue protest
Agitated students of the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology on Monday continued with boycotting classes and examinations, protesting at ‘brutal’ attack one of their fellows at the dormitory. They demanded arrest of the attackers who stabbed
Chain-shop employee mugged in Sylhet
Miscreants snatched Tk 13 lakh from an official of Swapna, a chain-shop, after stabbing him in the Sylhet city on Monday. The victim was identified as Muminur Rahman, junior finance executive of the city’s Shahjalal Upa-Shahar branch of Swapna, sources in the institution said.
DSCC turns blind eye to illegal wall writings, posters
The city authorities turn a blind eye to the vandalism of spraying graffiti and pasting posters on public and private property in the city which is prohibited under the law. The Dhaka South City Corporation, run by bureaucrats, never cared to enforce the law which came into force on April 1, 2012.
Police halt lungi-clad bikers’ procession
Police on Saturday foiled a procession of bikers towards Baridhara brought out in protest against a reported ban on lungi-clad rickshaw pullers in the city’s one of the ‘posh’ areas. The lawmen, led by Kazi Mainul Islam, an inspector of Banani police station, stopped more than 200 lungi-clad bikers near Banani playground when
Bangla search engine Pipilika launched
The country’s first search engine for Bangla contents on the internet — Pipilika.com — was launched on Saturday. The Pipilika was jointly developed by students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, and GPIT Ltd.
Barisal central jail guards ordered to vacate quarters
The prison directorate has asked families of 35 Barisal central jail guards to vacate their makeshift quarters within 72 hours. The jail guards last month were given 15 days to vacate their premises and at last have been given three days as they failed to follow the previous order.
HSC examinees rally against hartal during exams
Higher Secondary Certificate examinees of different educational institutions held demonstrations Saturday noon protesting at hartals during HSC examinations in the country and demanding reschedule of examination routine. They asked the authorities to defer their physics examinations
London University teacher meets DU VC
Gareth Stanton, former head of the department of media and communications, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK called on Dhaka University vice-chancellor Professor AAMS Arefin Siddique at the latter’s office on Saturday. During the meeting, they discussed matters of mutual
Shoppers rush for last-minute buying
With only one day left for the beginning of the Bangla New Year, shoppers are pouring into the malls and makeshift shops in the Dhaka city to finish off their last-minute buying. Shoppers and shopkeepers have told New Age that owing to series of hartals this year shopping for Pahela Baishakh celebrations is very dull ... Read more
Bikers in lungi ride towards Baridhara today
Bike riders will march to Baridhara, one of the ‘posh’ areas in Dhaka, today protesting at a reported ban imposed a few weeks back on lungi-clad rickshaw pullers in the area. BD Cyclists, a Dhaka-based bike riders’ association, will organise the ride to begin at 4:00pm from Manik Miah Avenue in front of Jatiya Sansad ... Read more
Private univ registrar found dead in Sylhet
Police recovered the body of a private university registrar from his rented house in Sylhet city Friday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Abdullah, 61, registrar of North South University at Taltola in the city.
Rotarians to discuss plans for next year
Nearly 1200 Bangladeshi Rotarians would take part in a daylong annual gathering today at Savar to discuss their future course over the next one year, said a press release on Friday. The Rotary Club of Uttara is hosting this year’s assembly at the Bangladesh Public Adminbstration Training Centre where leading Rotarians would lecture
Two killed in city
Two people including a woman died in road accidents in the capital on Friday. At Matijheel, a man died when a bus ran over him. The deceased, Abdur Rahman, 32, was a cleaner at Border Guard Bangladesh headquarters and from Debipur at Laxsmipur.
DEMU train service to be launched April 24
The Diesel Electrical Multiple Unit locomotives (trains) service on the Dhaka-Narayanganj route will be launched on April 24. The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, is scheduled to inaugurate DEMU service, Bangladesh Railway officials have said. According to
Labour leaders urge parties not to call strike
Labour leaders on Thursday said ferequent strikes were taking their toll on the low income poeple including labourers, hitting hard their life and livihood. At a human chian, they urged political parties to ensure safety of common people as they were always the victims of political violence.
Women hold rally against Hefajat demands
Women held a rally in the Barisal city on Thursday, protesting at 13-point demand of Hefajat-e-Islam. Sammilita Nari and Sachetan Nagarik Samaj jointly organised the rally in front of Ashwini Kumar Hall. After the rally, they paraded city roads and handed over a memorandum to the deputy commissioner. Rabeya Begum, president of Sammilita Nari Samaj, ... Read more