The High Court on Wednesday rejected the writ petition against the decision of the Dhaka University (DU) authorities not to allow students to sit for the university’s admission test for the second time. An HC bench comprising Justice Farah Mahbub…
Day: July 8, 2015
Mymensingh dist, Agri Varsity BCL units clash: 10 hurt
At least 10 activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) were injured as activists of the district unit of BCL and its Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) unit. locked in a clash at Kewatkhali WAPDA intersection in the district town on Tuesday…
‘Final deadline’ for Greece debt crisis set: Banks cotrol ATMs
The eurozone has given Greece until Thursday to present new proposals to secure a deal with creditors, and has called a full EU summit for Sunday. European Council President Donald Tusk said this was now the “most critical moment in…
Social safetynet covers only one in 4 of poorest people
A growing number of developing countries, including Bangladesh, are investing in social safety net programmes to improve the lives and livelihoods vulnerable people, yet around 55 percent of the world’s poor or 773 million people with acute needs still lack…
HC verdict on second chance for admission to DU
The High Court has fixed Wednesday for delivering its verdict on the petition against the decision of the Dhaka University (DU) authority not to allow students to sit for the university’s admission test for the second time.
Permaculture – growing prosperity
Danielle Nierenberg Last week, I had the honor of talking to permaculture experts in Malawi. Permaculture is an innovative ethics and design based process used to make agriculture more sustainable, restore soil, conserve water, and redirect waste streams. The process…
Asaduzzaman retracts, says no sex offender arrested
Backing off from his previous comment, State Minister for Home Affairs Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Tuesday said no culprit of Pahela Baishakh incident at Dhaka University’s TSC, identified by Inspector General of Police through various information and TV footages have…
South Africa takes T20 series, beats Tigers by 31 runs
South Africa sealed the T20I series 2-0 beating Bangladesh by 31 runs in the second match of the NPOLY National Polymer T20I Cricket Series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur on Tuesday. The visitors defeated the hosts by 52…
JU Mathematics dept. launches Professional Master programme
The Mathematics department of Jahangirnagar University (JU) has launched one year Professional Master of Science in Mathematics (PMSM) program, says a press release.
Hezafat wants Gaffar Chy citizenship scrapped
Hefazat demands stripping Gaffar Chaudhury of citizenship for blasphemous comments on Allah and prophet Amir of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh Allama Ahmed Shafi in a statement yesterday urged the Government to strip the citizenship of writer- Journalist Abdul Gaffar Chaudhury for what…
Khaleda leaves Dhaka Wednesday to perform Umrah
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia leaves Dhaka on Wednesdasy for Saudi Arabia to perform the holy Umrah. She will leave Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on an Emirates Airlines flight in the evening.
Quamrul questions newsreports that Brazil wheat were rotten
Minister for Food Advocate Quamrul Islam yesterday questioned the authenticity of newspaper reports regarding the imported wheat from Brazil describing it to be rotten. “Actually the Brazilian wheat does not look beautiful but their quality is good,” he observed while…