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Khulna University students continued their demonstration on Wednesday, putting up barricades on Khulna-Satkhira highway and locking the administrative building on the campus. Over a thousand students of seven disciplines under life science school started their agitation on Monday after their examination scheduled for the day was

Hindus in Sylhet held demonstrations on Wednesday demanding immediate cancellation of the proposed draft ‘Temple property management, recovery and protection law-2013’. Several hundred people of the community under the banner of ‘divisional committee for monastery-temple property protection and regaining’ brought out a procession

The two-day training workshop organised by the Press Institute of Bangladesh for sub-editors of dailies published from Khulna division began at the Khulna Press Club on Wednesday. The deputy commissioner of Khulna, Mesbah Uddin, inaugurated the workshop as chief guest. Presided over by Khulna Press Club president

A research journal titled ‘Life & Earth Science’ was unveiled on Wednesday at Rajshahi University. Life and earth science faculty of the university launched the journal in a ceremony where RU vice-chancellor Professor Mizauddin was present as chief guest.

A microbus stolen from Kadamtali in Sylhet city was recovered on Wednesday morning from Doarabazar in Sunamganj and two youths were arrested for their suspected involvement in the incident. The arrested were identified as Bappi Miah, 30, of village Badikona, and Mamun Miah, 38, of village Silam Tikarpara, under Dakkhin Surma upazila.

NITOR-GB LINK ROAD OPENING DNCC likely to miss deadline  The Dhaka North City Corporation is likely to miss its deadline for opening the planned 60-feet road linking the Grameen Bank headquarters with the National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedic Rehabilitation by June. The project officials and the construction firm

Owners of CNG-run three-wheelers on Monday postponed the 48-hour strike they had called from June 26 in Dhaka and Chittagong cities to press home their 10-point set of demands. The Dhaka Metropolitan CNG Auto-rickshaw Business Owners’ Association announced the postponement after the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority

At least six people died in different incidents in the capital on Monday and Tuesday. At Shah Ali of Mirpur, police recovered the decomposed body of an unidentified person Monday morning. The body of the man, aged around 25, was found on the north

All academic and administrative activities of Dhaka University will remain closed every Friday and Saturday as the university authorities decided to enforce a two-day weekly holiday. The teachers, students and the officials of the university will enjoy the holiday from July 1 this year.

The Jahangirnagar University Teachers’ Association turned down an offer of negotiation by the university’s vice-chancellor to resolve the ongoing crisis over his resignation on Monday. JUTA president Ajit Kumar Mazumder said they took the

Prices of different types of meats for the upcoming month of Ramadan were fixed on Sunday. The decision was taken at an opinion sharing meeting at Nagar Bhaban of Dhaka South City Corporation while representatives of both city corporations of Dhaka and meat traders’ associations were present, said a press release.

The government as well as the citizens of the country should come forward to ensure rights of people with disabilities so that they can contribute to the development of the country. People should give more opportunities instead of negligence to the people with disability so that they can uphold their dignity in society, said speakers ... Read more

The detective branch of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested seven alleged robbers during different drives on Saturday. The detainees are also accused of the murders of two people — driver of a truck and his assistant on Thursday mid-night.

A three-day celebration of 150 years of the Chittagong city ended on Sunday. Politicians, CCC employees, councillors and other professionals were present at the concluding day’s seminar where BNP vice-chairman Abdullah Al Noman said the coming national election must be held under caretaker government.

The students of Barisal Nursing College at Sher-e-Bangla Medical College and Hospital held demonstrations on Sunday to press home their six-point charter of demands. Their demands include introduction of a six-to-twelve-month internship after the completion of four-year BSC in Nursing , fixing stipend at Tk 3,000 for each student

London College of Legal Studies South on Sunday organised a Pre-Training Preparation for Bar Professional Training Course that would lead the students to the qualification of a Bar-at-Law on its own premises. The course designers M Istiaq Hasan and Rezwanul Haque Mazumdar

The Sylhet District Restaurant Owners’ Association on Sunday announced all restaurants in the district ‘smoking free’. The association president, Ataur Rahman, made the announcement in a discussion programme jointly held by the Ahsania Mission, Dhaka, and Sylhet Restaurant Owners’

The president, Abdul Hamid, on Sunday asked vice-chancellors of all public universities to be more careful to maintain images of their respective universities. ‘The quality of education as well as campus atmosphere must be enhanced at all universities,’ he said while a delegation of the Association of Universities of Bangladesh

Commission agents of physicians and clinics have long been dominating the premises of the Rajshahi Medical College Hospital, causing severe difficulties to the patients and their attendants. Sources in the hospital said assistants and agents

The speaker, Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury, on Saturday stressed enactment of new legislation to stop use of unparliamentary and abusive words in parliament sessions. ‘The unparliamentary abusive and vulgar words,