Hundreds of students from three of the leading high schools in Manikganj formed a human chain and brought out a procession in the town yesterday, demanding cancellation of the newly introduced “creative” System in Mathmatics.
Day: July 13, 2013
One killed, 10 hurt in Austagram clash
A young man was killed 10 others were injured in a clash between two rival groups in Abdullahpur, Austagram upazila of Kishoreganj on Thursday night.
Baby taxi driver killed in Nandigram road crash
A CNG driver was killed and two others were injured in a road accident on Bogra-Natore highway at Boiradighi area in Nandigram upazila of Bogra district on Wednesday.
462 kgs of hilsa seized in Benapole
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized 462 kilograms of Hilsa while those were being smuggled to India through Baroachra border point in Benapole of Jessore on Saturday.
AL’s intra-party clash injures 10 in Magura
At least 10 people were injured in a clash between two rival groups of Awami League at Bhabonhati village in Sadar upazila on Saturday.
Drug ‘peddler’ held with hemp in Magura
Police in a drive arrested an alleged drug peddler along with 300 grams of hemp from Majhail village in Sreepur upazila on Friday night.
Jamaat’s 8-hour hartal held in Kaliganj
The eight-hour hartal called by the local Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami in Kaliganj upazila protesting the arrest of the party’s upazila ameer Sheikh Moslemuddin was observed without any major incidents of violence on Saturday.
Schoolboy drowns in Dhaleshwari
A minor schoolboy drowned in the Dhaleshwari river at Char Ulaiel village in Singair upazila while taking bath on Friday afternoon.
Housewife killed in Gazipur road crash
A housewife was killed and her husband injured in road crash in Gulaghat area under Sreepur upazila of the district on Saturday.
‘Robber’ succumbs to bomb injuries in Benapole
An alleged robber who sustained injuries while making bombs on Wednesday succumbed to his wounds at Khulna Medical College Hospital early Friday.
Urban wastes pollute Padma’s water in Rajshahi
Drainage water of the Rajshahi metropolis is continuously polluting waters in the Padma River posing a serious threat to its ecosystem and biodiversity, specialists and environmentalists here said.
Relief distribution to flood victims intensified in Gaibandha
With the deterioration of flood situation in the district relief distribution activity has also been intensified to the flood victims here in last few days to mitigate their sufferings.
Woman gets jail for selling ganja in Gopalganj
A mobile court awarded a woman for one-year imprisonment for selling ganja at Muksudpur upazila here today.
UN establishes experts’ committee on sustainable dev financing
Recalling its endorsement of the outcome document of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) titled The Future We Want, the General Assembly (GA) decided on 18 June 2013 to establish an Intergovernmental Committee of Experts on Sustainable Development…
District farmers’ training course organised at Gopalganj
A day-long farmers training course was organised at Gopalganj Sadar upazila Parishad auditorium on agriculture products technique skill and marketing tile stock recently.
Jalebi uncoiled: No re-morse for inventing a code
Dr. Sudhirendar Sharma
Police, BCL foil anti-quota demo: Strike called in varsities
Police on Friday foiled an attempted rally by government jobseekers and students who tried to gather at Shahbagh intersection to announce their next course of action demanding cancellation of quota system from BCS examination.
Violence against journos: 12 killed in 4 years
A total of 12 journalists were killed, 596 injured and 211 others assaulted during the last four and a half years across the country from January 2009 to June 2013, according a rights group report.
Quader raps Muhith for Padma delay
Communications Minister Obaidul Quader has described the Finance Minister’s position on the Padma bridge as ‘unrealistic’ and blamed him for delay in starting construction of the much-hyped project.
1,200 sued over clashes in DU
The authorities have slapped yet another case in connection with Thursday’s clashes and vandalism between demonstrators, seeking the scrapping of quotas in government jobs, and the police on the Dhaka University campus.
Labour law amendment unlikely to benefit workers
The government’s move to amend the Bangladesh Labour Law 2006 conflicts with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) standards and is unlikely to bring any benefit to the workers, observed legal experts and rights activists here on Friday.