Students seeking quota reform on Sunday threatened to go for tougher movement if their three-point demand is not met by August 31.
Year: 2018
271 pvt colleges nationalised
The government has nationalised 271 private colleges across the country.
Two schoolboys drown in city’s Ramna Lake
Two schoolboys drowned in the Ramna Lake in the city on Sunday afternoon.The deceased were identified as Adnan, 15, and Mahfuz, 15, students of Willes Little Flower School and College.
Communication for Development workshop begins
A three-day research workshop on ‘Communication for Development’ began in the city on Sunday to conduct a research on child rights in the country’s higher educational institutions.
Dubai deports Swedish woman who ‘insulted’ airport officials
A Swedish national who attempted to enter Dubai on an expired passport and later “insulted” airport officials was deported with all the charges dropped against her. The Dubai Public Prosecution has completed investigations and closed the case, Esam Issa Al…
Saudi wealth fund has shown no interest in bankrolling Tesla buyout
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has shown no interest so far in financing Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk’s proposed $72 billion deal to take the U.S. electric car maker private, despite acquiring a minority stake in the company this…
Manisha Koirala pens her first book
Manisha Koirala has just penned her first book titled “The Book of Untold Stories”. On Wednesday, Manisha took to her Instagram account and shared the first look of her labour of love.
Massive tree plantation to bring ecological balance stressed
Educationists and environmental activists at a function have stressed massive tree plantation to create an eco-friendly green nature for bringing ecological equilibrium.
Some ‘innocent’ problems in infancy
Mothers of toddlers tend to get anxious and panic, when they find their children in problems. Interestingly many of these problems are benign and innocent.
Sanjay Leela Bhansali to launch Suhana Khan in Bollywood?
Suhana Khan has always aspired to be an actor like father Shah Rukh Khan. SRK, an extremely doting and supportive father, is keen that Suhana complete her education before she faces the camera. And now, it seems the time has…
British author VS Naipaul dies
British author VS Naipaul, who won the Nobel Prize in literature, has died at his home in London at the age of 85.
Mondelēz Int’l establishes operations in Bangladesh
Dhaka, August 11 – Mondelēz International Friday announced that it has established operations in Bangladesh, expanding the company’s presence in South Asia. The company set up its country headquarters in Dhaka, marking its entry into Bangladesh, the eighth most populous…
SC upholds Khaleda’s HC bail in Comilla arson case
Dhaka, Aug 12 – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday upheld a High Court order that granted six months bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in an arson case filed under the Special Powers Act in Cumilla.
Mim-Rajib deaths: PM lays RU College underpass foundation
Dhaka, Aug 12 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday laid the foundation stone of an underpass at a road adjacent to Shaheed Ramiz Uddin Cantonment School and College in the city.
Sylhet JCD leader killed in factional clash
Sylhet, Aug 12 – A local leader of Jatiyatabadi Chhatradal was killed and two activists injured in a factional clash in Kumarpara area of the city on Saturday night.
Ruling party establishes ‘reign of terror’: BNP
Dhaka, Aug 11 – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday alleged that the ruling party has established a ‘reign of terror’ in the country by defying rules.
International Youth Day: Listen to the youth – UN
Dhaka, Aug 11 – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said the United Nations is strongly committed to listening to the voices of young people – and opening pathways for meaningful participation in decisions that affect them.
Eid-ul-Azha in Saudi Arabia Aug 21
Dhaka, Aug 12 – Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest religious festival of the Muslims, will be celebrated across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on August 21 (Tuesday) as the moon for the month of Zilhaj was sighted there on Saturday evening.
Joy terms Shahidul Alam’s claim of torture false
Dhaka, Aug 11 – Prime Minister’s ICT Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy on Saturday said arrested photographer Shahidul Alam’s claim of torture is yet another one of his false claims against the government.
JP signs six-point polls deal with Khelafat Majlish
Dhaka, Aug 11 – The Jatiya Party today signed a six-point agreement of understanding with Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish centring the ensuing 11th national election.
Server failure disrupts Eid train ticket sales
Dhaka, Aug 11 – The sales of advance train tickets for Eid-ul-Azha remained suspended for around one and half an hours in all railway stations, including Kamalapur Railway Station, on Saturday following a glitch in the cen Passengers waited endlessly…
170 houses gutted in Bandarban fire
Bandarban, Aug 11– At least 170 houses were gutted in a fire that broke out at Maddampara in Sadar upazila on Saturday. The fire originated from the kitchen of a house around 12 pm and it soon engulfed the adjoining…
Nuclear Kids stage their first show in Hungary
Under Russia’s State Nuclear Energy Corporation – Rosatom’s International Children’s Creativity Project NucKids-2018, fifty six children from different countries including Bangladesh, Belarus, China, Croatia, Egypt, Hungary, India, Turkey, United Kingdom and Russia made their first public appearance with the musical…
Attorney General for improving education quality
Dhaka, Aug 11 – Attorney General Mahbubey Alam on Saturday said that the nation would not develop until the development in terms of education quality and dignity of teachers.
Putting FDI on the G20 Agenda
by Axel Berger, Karl P. Sauvant New York – While much of the world’s attention is focused on the economic damage being wrought by US President Donald Trump’s trade wars, global trade’s twin – foreign direct investment – has largely…
BNP’s Ariful wins Sylhet Mayor election
BNP candidate Ariful Haque Chowdhury has won Sylhet mayoral elections, beating Awami League candidate Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran by 6,196 votes, according to official results from the Election Commission.
Dialogue can’t take place on condition: Quader
Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said no dialogue could be taken place on conditional basis.
UN concerned at Chinese detention of Uighur Muslims
A U.N. anti-discrimination committee raised concerns on Friday over China’s treatment of the Uighur Muslim minority, citing reports of mass detentions as it considered Beijing’s record over recent years.
Traffic Week extended by 3 days
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Md Asaduzzaman Mia on Saturday announced that the ongoing Traffic Week will be extended by three more days to reinforce discipline on roads and highways.
Ex-BNP minister’s PS, 2 cops held for possessing drugs
Seven people, including former Foreign Minister Morshed Khan’s personal secretary and two policemen, have been arrested allegedly along with Phensidyl and Yaba tablets in Chattogram and Khulna.