The students of Rajshahi University (RU) have vowed to continue their movement demanding trial of those involved in the Murder of Professor Rezaul Karim during their Summer Vacation in the university.
Month: May 2016
No JU students union election in 24 years!
Polls to Jahangirnagar University Central Student Union (JUCSU) and the Hall Unions have not taken place for 22 long years. According to the JU Ordinance, JUCSU election is supposed to be held every year. JUCSU witnessed a total of nine…
Police suspects JMB involvement in Tangail Hindu tailor killing
Dhaka – Police suspects JMB militants were involved in minority tailor Nikhil Joarder killing in Tangail, about 100 kilometres north of here. Clue of the murder is yet to be revealed though five days have passed and the list of…
No more occupational stickers in vehicles: DMP
Dhaka – Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Asaduzzaman Miah declared on Wednesday that no extra stickers containing phrases like ‘Press’, ‘Police’, ‘DMP’ or ‘Advocate’ credentials can be used in private vehicles from now on. He informed this to reporters during…
HC order on 16th Amendment Thursday
The High Court will deliver its order today (Thursday) on a writ petition challenging the 16th amendment to the Constitution. The amendment empowers Parliament to remove Supreme Court judges. On March 10, a three-member special bench of the HC, comprising…
Casino operator Wong returns another $5.3m
Dhaka – Casino junket operator Kim Wong yesterday turned over to the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) the fourth and final tranche of funds amounting to P250 million ($5.3 million) which was part of the $81-million stolen by hackers from the…
Supreme Court final verdict on Nizami review Thursday
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court will deliver its final verdict Thursday on a review petition filed by war crimes convict and Jamaat chief Matiur Rahman Nizami seeking reconsideration of his death penalty for wartime offences. The four-member bench…
Train hits truck in Tangail: 2 killed
Tangail – Two people were killed and another was injured as a train hit a truck at Gohalia Bari level crossing in Kalihati upazila early Thursday.
Camp of AL rebel candidate set on fire
Munshiganj – Some unidentified miscreants set afire to an election camp of the Awami League rebel chairman candidate of Outshahi union in Tongibari upazila early Thursday.
Dhaka, Kuwait agree on economic cooperation?
Dhaka – Bangladesh and Kuwait on Wednesday pledged to work together against the twin dangers presented by terrorism and extreme violence to the Muslim community worldwide, besides reaching agreement over a wide-ranging agenda of economic cooperation. The two countries also…
HC rule seeks explanation on wrong side driving in Dhaka
Dhaka, – The High Court on Wednesday issued a rule asking the government to explain as to why the authorities concerned should not be directed to stop driving vehicles on the wrong sides of roads in the capital, unb reported.
Prime Doleshwar maintain win-spree in DPL
Dhaka – Imtiaz Hossain scored an unbeaten century for Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club maintaining the top slot with an all-win record in the List-A Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League as they crushed Brothers Union by 7 wickets in their 4th…
Rousseff lights Olympic flame as protesters hit the streets
Brasilia – Brazil’s embattled President Dilma Rousseff ignited the Olympic flame on Tuesday, as a nationwide torch relay got underway with protests highlighting the country’s deep political and economic crisis.Rousseff presided over the flame ceremony in Brasilia, even though she…
Club Hockey: Abahani reach semifinal beating Mohammedan 4-2
Dhaka – Dhaka Abahani Limited emerged unbeaten Group B champions to reach the semifinal of the Marcel Club Cup Hockey beating Dhaka Mohammedan SC Ltd by 4-2 goals in the last group match at the Maulana Bhasani National Stadium here…
Metro Premier Volleyball League kicks off Thursday
Dhaka – Dhaka Metropolis Premier Division Volleyball League will begin at Dhaka Volleyball Stadium on Thursday. National Bank Ltd Managing Director AFM Shariful Islam is expected to inaugurate the meet as the chief guest. Ten teams will take part in…
I-Cup Football: Ctg Abahani reach final eliminating Sheikh Russel
Dhaka – Chittagong Abahani Limited booked their first-ever final berth in the KFC Independence Cup Football eliminating Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra by 4-2 goals in tie-breaker at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here on Wednesday.The 2nd semifinal between of the tournament…
Housewife kills self in B’baria
Brahmanbaria – A housewife allegedly committed suicide over a family feud at Kanikara village in Nabinagar upazila of the district early Wednesday.
JCD leader sent to jail in Sylhet
Sylhet -A local leader of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal was sent to jail following his arrest in two cases filed over violence on Tuesday. Police arrested Abdul Kaiyum, acting general secretary of JCD of Bishwanath upazila unit and the convener of…
4 to die for killing man in Pirojpur
Pirojpur – A court here on Wednesday convicted four people and sentenced them to death for killing a man at Polaran village in Jianagar upazila in 2010. Sheuli Begum, 30, Asad Majhi, 30, Farid Ahmed Foni and Belal Gazi were…
3 injured in clash between teachers at Kushtia IU
Kushtia – A teacher and two officials of Islamic University of Kushtia were injured in a clash between two groups of teachers in the campus premises on Wednesday morning. The injured teacher was identified as Deputy Registrar of the university…
Man found dead in Chuadanga
Chuadanga – Police recovered the body of a man from a field at Nehalpur village of Sadar upazila on Wednesday morning. The identity of the deceased could not be ascertained immediately.
Suspended Gazipur Mayor Mannan remanded
Gazipur – Suspended Gazipur City Corporation Mayor MA Mannan has been put on a three-day remand in two cases filed for sabotage.Senior Judicial Magistrate Abdul Hye granted a one-day remand when police produced Mannan before the court on Wednesday seeking…
Mahmudur Rahman on a 5 day remand
Court Correspondent The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Wednesday placed Amar Desh Acting Editor Mahmudur Rahman on a five-day remand afresh in a case filed in connection with an alleged plot to ‘abduct and kill’ Prime Minister…
Two charge sheets against 43 BNP-men
Court Correspondent Police submitted two more charge sheets naming 43 BNP and Jamaat leaders and activists, including BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, in a sabotage case filed with Paltan Police Station of the city.
New Antivenom can treat 18 kinds of snakebites
Snakebites kill up to 94,000 people worldwide every year, with the highest number of deaths in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. The main obstacle to saving lives is the global availability of antivenom. Until fairly recently, the gold standard has…
From a wrestler to a music composer
Culture Desk After finishing shooting his much-awaited Dangal, Aamir Khan will be seen on-screen portraying the role of a music composer in his manager’s Advait Chandan’s directorial debut, tentatively titled as Secret Superstar. According to a report published on DNA…
Rock legends to perform at mega concert
The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, Neil Young, Roger Waters and The Who — the most celebrated acts in rock’n roll — will perform at a mega festival in October, organizers said Tuesday. The iconic artists have been confirmed…
Climate change adaptation must for food security: experts
Agriculture experts and environmentalists have put maximum emphasis on climate change adaptation, innovating and using effective technologies to keep cereal crop production increasing for ensuring food security. They also viewed that adaptation with adverse impacts of changing climate globally with…
Five reasons why talcum powder does you more harm than good
Health Desk Over the last three months, US courts have awarded millions of dollars in damages to two women who developed ovarian cancer after using talcum powder products. We spoke to Dr Rohit Batra, consultant dermatologist, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, and…
Your doc was wrong in prescribing cholesterol-lowering drugs
Health Desk An often-used method of calculating a person’s risk of heart attack or stroke in the next five years could be overestimating the actual risk, say researchers in the US. This, in turn, leads to doctors unnecessarily prescribing cholesterol-lowering…