The students of different departments of Islamic University in Kushtia on Wednesday submitted a memorandum to the university authorities to press home their demand to cancel its summer vacation scheduled to begin on June 3. The students under the banner of IU unit of Bangladesh Chhatra Union went to the
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Orientation of IU dev studies course held
The orientation programme for the newly admitted students of the development studies Master’s programme at Islamic University in Kushtia was held on Saturday. The students, admitted under session 2013-2014, are the fourth batch of the evening course conducted under the department of politics and public adminstration.
Top outlaw killed in ‘shootout’
A regional leader of the outlawed Lal Pataka, a faction of Purbo Banglar Communist Party was killed in a “shootout” between police and the gang in Mirpur upazila of the district early yesterday. Police said the deceased Rahat Ali, 45, was leader of a criminal gang called “Rahat Bahini” and was accused in 11 cases, ... Read more
Mobs kill 6 thieves
Mobs beat to death six thieves and injured seven others in Mymensingh and Kushtia districts yesterday. In Mymensingh, four transformer thieves were beaten to death while six others wounded by villagers of Balipara in Trishal upazila around 2:45am. Of the deceased, only the identity of Sabuj, 18, could be ascertained immediately,
2 students of Kushtia Medical College drown
Two students of the newly established Kushtia Medical College drowned in the River Gorai in the town on Friday. The victims were Rifat, 18, and Milon 19. Both of them were first year students of the college. Rifat hailed from Comilla and Millon from Dinajpur. The police said 10 students, five male and five female, of ... Read more
Embracing Lalon’s message
In conversation with Shofi Mandal Seasoned Lalon singer and teacher Shofi Mandal was born on December 13, 1953 at Daulatpur, Kushtia. His father, the late Maolana Ahad Ali Mandal, was a fourth generation (according to the ‘guru-shishya’ tradition) disciple of Fakir Lalon Shai. Shofi Mandal’s initiation in music happened at the age of eight. At ... Read more
Lalon’s songs can educate the most educated of minds
Fakir Lalon Shah (1774-1890), was a Bengali philosopher poet. He lived in the village of Chheuria in the district of Kushtia,Bangladesh. Lalon composed numerous songs and poems which describe his philosophy. Among his most popular songs are: khachar bhitor auchin pakhi, jat gelo jat gelo bole, dekhna mon jhokmariay duniyadari, paare loye jao amay, milon ... Read more