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Jahangirnagar University Teachers Association besieged residence of the vice-chancellor, Anwar Hossain, on Thursday, to protest at his delayed signing some emergence file issued by the teachers. At least 100 teachers besieged the VC’s residence for one hour from 12:00pm for ensuring his signature on the files. Sources said 11 teachers from

City shopping malls are yet to start witnessing rush of Eid shoppers because of consecutive days of general strikes enforced by different groups. Most shop owners have expressed their dismay over their poor sales after the seventh Ramadan. The shop owners at many city shopping malls were seen

The communications minister, Obaidul Quader, on Wednesday said special control rooms would be set up in the city’s bus terminals ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr to ensure law and order and reduce sufferings of the homebound people. ‘The Ministry of Communications will remain alert

A group of women in Barisal city on Wednesday formed a human chain protesting against Hefazat leader Shafi’s recent comment made on women. They also demanded his arrest and trial. The programme was organised by the alliance of NGOs

The Barisal City Corporation authorities on Wednesday started drives to recover the navigability of the canals flowing in the city to save it from water-stagnation. Acting mayor Altaf Mahmud Shikdar, along with newly elected mayor Ahsan Habib Kamal and local lawmaker Mojibor Rahman Sarwar, inaugurated the programme

The women leaders of Amra Narayanganjbashi, a citizens’ forum, laid siege to the Titas gas office at BB Road in the Narayanganj town Wednesday afternoon, demanding adequate supply of gas. They formed a human chain in front of the office with kerosene and earthen stoves saying that if the authorities would fail to ensure the ... Read more

Two people were killed in two accidents in the capital on Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Alauddin Alal, 60, a rickshaw puller, from Tarakanda of Mymensingh, and Abdul Kader, 28, a cotton mill worker and son of Ismail Miah, from Nagarpur of Tangail. Witnesses said Alal was crushed under a bus in

National minority students of Rajshahi on Wednesday protested at the 34th BCS preliminary exam review results published on July 14 and demanded a review of the re-evaluated results. They said the PSC excluded at least 280 candidates in the reviewed results who were on the first list of successful ones. The revised list, which came ... Read more

Use of contraband polythene-made shopping bag has become rampant in the Sylhet city and elsewhere in the district in absence of proper monitoring by the authorities concerned. Talking to New Age residents of different areas in the city have alleged that the use of polythene bags has increased alarmingly everywhere in the city during Ramadan,

Participants in a meeting in Rajshahi city on Tuesday urged people to change their attitude towards the transgender people and demanded quota for them in education and job sectors. Light House, a non-government human rights organisation, organised the programme titled

A 500-bed general hospital at Khilgaon in the capital will be opened on Friday without any inpatient and emergency department. The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, is expected to open the hospital, the project director of the 500-bed general hospital, M Abdul Basit, told New Age on Tuesday.

AMIN BAZAR KILLING Two accused sent to jail A trial court on Tuesday sent two accused of Aminbazaar six students killing case to jail after they had appeared in the court seeking bail. Two accused — Hazi Mohammad Akhil Uddin and Mohammad Saiful Islam — surrendered before the court and sought bail in the case.

Students of Barisal University formed a human chain and held a rally Tuesday afternoon, demanding reforms in the quota system in all public service examinations, including Bangladesh Civil Service. They held the human chain rally at Bibir Pukur Paar of the city centre, where leaders of the students demanded recruitment in government job on the ... Read more

The 24th council of Bangladesh Chhatra League of Rajshahi University unit will be held on July 20, said a press release on Tuesday. The collection of nomination papers for the posts of president and general secretary, which will cost Tk 5,000, started on July 16 and the submission deadline

The parliamentary standing committee on housing and public works ministry on Tuesday recommended quick implementation of the directive to resolve complications over allotment of plots to the affected people in Karwan Bazar. The committee made the recommendation at its 48th

The Rajshahi city is experiencing severe traffic congestion because of illegal parking of unauthorised rickshaws, auto-rickshaws and human-haulers near markets, key installations and the problem is intensified when there is a huge of people to markets for Eid shopping. According to a source, there are 30,000 rickshaws,

Speakers at a human chain in Rajshahi city on Monday urged the government to allocate sufficient fund, easier bank loan and other supports for the women entrepreneurs to run their business. They said that the women entrepreneurs needed enough training and financial help to conduct their business and the government should allocate money for

The forty articulated buses introduced by the government in the capital are yet to have registration numbers even after four months of operation. These buses were seen having AFR and On-test plates instead of a registration numbers. According to the Motor Vehicles Ordinance 1983, no

Low quality elements blamed Several cracks have been detected in the first floor of the newly constructed Motihar Hall at Rajshahi University. Officials of the shifted the students from the risky floor after the cracks were found on Monday. The authorities concerned blamed low quality materials

Members of Rapid Action battalion on Sunday rescued a girl from the Aichpur area in Tangi six days after her abduction. She was abducted from village Ullapara under Sirajganj on July 8. RAB arrested four persons in this connection. The arrested were Rimon, 24, son of Mainul Sarker,