RU Correspondent The academic activities including classes and exams of Rajshahi University (RU) will resume from tomorrow after a 6 day long vacation on the occasion of Sharodio Durga Puja festival and the Holy Ashura.
Day: October 24, 2015
BWP to promote climate change adaptation thru capacity building
The 13th annual general meeting (AGM) of Bangladesh Water Partnership on Saturday was told its activities in the coming year would concentrate more on promotion of climate change adaptation through capacity building, help improve sustainable water management and climate change…
BNP won’t leave Jamaat’s side:Qamrul
The BNP will never be able to leave the side of its long-time ally Jamaat-e-Islami, says Food Minister Qamrul Islam.“Even if the BNP ever says they will break ties with Jamaat, it will mean that they are hatching a new…
Real Madrid’s new-found defensive strength under threat
La Liga leaders Real Madrid face their biggest test of the football season to date when they play Celta Vigo at the Balaidos Stadium here on Saturday afternoon.The game will also be a major test for Celta, who have so…
Nigeria bomb blast kills 37
At least 37 people were killed and 107 wounded on Friday in two bomb attacks at mosques in Nigeria’s restive northeast, where Boko Haram has been trying to carve out an Islamic state, officials and medics said.No one claimed responsibility…
Number of fixed broadband users increasing
The number of fixed broadband users in Bangladesh is growing even though the growth is much less than that of mobile internet subscribers.In a month, the number of such subscribers has increased by 47 percent. According to a report of…
Kabul University hosts women’s studies programme
A group of Afghan students gathered on the leafy campus of Kabul University this week to embark on an unlikely course – the country’s first Master’s degree in gender and women’s studies.Advances made for women since US-led troops ousted the…
Ed Sheeran to take few months break
Singer Ed Sheeran has planned to take a nine-month break from December 12.The “Thinking out loud” crooner has had a whirlwind few years but is ready to spend some time away from the spotlight to be with his friends and…
Ashura attack unacceptable: Robert Gibson
British high commissioner to Bangladesh Robert Gibson termed unacceptable the bomb attack on Ashura procession in Old Dhaka that left one killed and more than 100 injured.In a twitter message, the diplomat said he was “horrified at the attack” on…
One killed 100 hurt in crude bomb blasts at old Dhaka Shia gathering
Dhaka – Three successive explosions at a Shia Muslim gathering in Old Dhaka lef one dead and nearly 100 others wounded on early Saturday as they were preparing for a Tazia procession at the Husseini Dalan Road in Nazirabazar. Three…
Durga Puja ends with immersion of idols in waterbodies
Members of the Hindu community in colourful attires took to the streets of Dhaka and elsewhere on Friday beating drums and chanting mantras as five days of revelry and celebration ended in the afternoon with immersion of Devi Durga in…
The holy ashura today
The holy Ashura, commemorating the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA), will be observed in the country on Saturday with due religious fervour and solemnity.
Imposing law enforcement is not the ultimate solution to stop migration: UN
Two United Nations experts on the human rights of migrants on Friday called on the European Union to open regular and safe channels for migrants in order ‘to take over the mobility market from the smugglers’.
It’s critical time, No scope of free thinking in Bangladesh: Fakhrul
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday alleged that the country is passing through a critical time as there is no freedom of speech.
Suspected criminal killed in the city in gunfight with RAB
Dhaka-A suspected criminal was killed in what law enforcers claimed a gunfight between his cohorts and members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) on Satarkul road in the city’s Badda area early Friday.
ASI killernhas been identified: IGP
The Killer of assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Ibrahim Mullah of Darus Salam Police Station is a member of a organization, which do not support the country’s independence as well as do not like in stability of the country.