Rajshahi University students postponed their continuous movement for reopening all the dormitories of the university until February 24 as the authority assured them to reopen the hall as early as they can.
Year: 2021
RUET student’s dead body recovered from rented hostel
Police on Sunday noon found a dead body of a student of Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology from Lotus hostel adjacent to Kazla area of Rajshahi city.
40 BD Youths Graduate from US Embassy English Access Program
The 40 students from Dhaka’s vocational schools successfully completed the two-year Access Program, strengthening their English language and leadership skills and other marketable skills.
বাংলা ভাষাকে ভিনদেশী আগ্রাসনমুক্ত করতেহবে -মহাসচিব, আইএবি
ভাষা শহীদদের রক্তের পবিত্রতা রক্ষায় বাংলা ভাষাকে ভিনদেশী আগ্রাসনমুক্ত করার আহবান জানিয়েছেন ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশ এর মহাসচিব অধ্যক্ষ হাফেজ মাওলানা ইউনুছ আহমাদ।
JU students asked to leave halls
Amid demonstrations by students for reopening of halls, Jahangirnagar University (JU) authorities have asked the students, who entered the dormitories forcibly violating the government order, to leave those by Monday morning.
Cultural organisations pay rich tributes to Language Martyrs
Marking the International Mother Language Day and Language Martyrs Day, different cultural organizations in the country arranged various programmes on Sunday.
US lawmakers urge Biden to support TRIPS waiver move at WTO
A group of lawmakers from the Democratic Party want US President Joe Biden to support the TRIPS waiver proposal that seeks to temporarily suspend several provisions in the WTO’s TRIPS Agreement in combating the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dengue: Bangladesh sees significant improvement
Bangladesh is seeing a gradual fall in dengue cases with the health authorities confirming no new cases in 24 hours until Sunday morning.
Shaheed Minar vandalised in Magura
Unidentified miscreants vandalised the Shaheed Minar of Buzjruk Sree Kundi College in Sadar upazila of Magura on early Sunday.
‘Deshoali’ dialect echoes in tea gardens
‘Deshoali’, the parlance of the tea workers of Sylhet region, should be preserved through research and used in pre-primary education to encourage children from this community to enroll in schools.
RU students give 24-hr ultimatum for hall reopening
Rajshahi University students staged demonstrations for the 2nd consecutive day on Sunday and give a 24-hour ultimatum to the authorities concerned for reopening of all the dormitories of the university.
Covid-19 in Bangladesh: Daily infection falls, fatalities rise
Bangladesh saw a rise in Covid-19 related deaths and a decline in new cases in the last 24 hours until Sunday morning.
PM Hasina pays tribute to Language Movement martyrs
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday paid rich tribute to the martyrs of the Language Movement by placing wreath at the Central Shaheed Minar marking ‘Amar Ekushey’ — the International Mother Language Day and Shaheed Dibosh.
Bangladesh-Japan cultural, people to people ties to grow: Naoki
Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Ito Naoki on Sunday hoped that cultural and people-to-people interactions between Dhaka and Tokyo will continue to grow in the years to come.
Bogra bus-truck collision leaves 6 dead, 15 hurt
Bogra, Feb 21 – Six people were killed and 15 others injured in a collision between a bus and a truck on Bogura-Dhaka highway at College Road in Sherpur Upazila of Bogura district on Sunday.
Amar Ekushey being observed in across Bangladesh
The nation is observing the Amar Ekushey — the Language Martyrs Day (Shaheed Day) and the International Mother Language Day in a befitting manner on Sunday.
40 pc of world people don’t educate in language they speak
UNESCO has encouraged people everywhere to celebrate the world’s diversity by supporting multilingualism at school and in everyday life: the theme for International Mother Language Day observed on Sunday.
IBBL pays tribute to the language movement martyrs
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited paid tribute to the language movement martyrs in observance of ‘Shaheed Dibash’ (Language Martyrs Day) and the International Mother Language Day on 21 February 2021, Sunday by placing a wreath at Central Shaheed Minar.
Art on 21st February in Moheshkhali’s Rakhine community
Site specific installation in Bakkhali River at Moheshkhali on the occasion of 21st February, International Mother Language Day by Artist and Professor Biswajit Goswami in association with Brihatta Art Foundation.
Man killed in Chittagong elephant attack
A septuagenarian man was trampled to death by a wild elephant at Chapatoli village in Anwara Upazila of Chattotram on Saturday.
Get united with Amar Ekushey spirit: BNP
BNP senior leader Nazrul Islam Khan on Saturday urged all to get united imbued with the spirit of Amar Ekushey to ‘restore’ democracy in the country.
RU students protest attack on JU students
Some Rajshahi University students on Saturday brought out a procession against attacking Jahangirnagar University students by the residents of a village adjacent to the university campus on Friday.
JU students continue demo demanding hall reopening
Jahangirnagar University students on Saturday unlocked the main gate of a dormitory as the authorities ‘did not take’ any step to fulfil their 3-point demand, including hall reopening.
Amar Ekushey, the language martyrs’ Day on Sunday
the Language Martyrs Day (Shaheed Day) and the International Mother Language Day will be observed on Sunday, marking the supreme sacrifice of the language heroes.
Eminent actor ATM Shamsuzzaman laid to rest
Eminent silver screen actor ATM Shamsuzzaman was laid to rest at Jurain graveyard in Dhaka on Saturday afternoon.
Alexey Deriy in charge of Rooppur NPP construction project
Alexey Deriy has been appointed Vice-President – Director for Rooppur NPP construction project of JSC ASE. Previously he was the Head of Kursk NPP construction Project.
UN Blueprint Could Solve Earth’s Triple Climate Emergencies
Making Peace with Nature: A scientific blueprint to tackle the climate, biodiversity and pollution emergencies’ lays out the gravity of Earth’s triple environmental emergencies of climate, biodiversity loss and pollution but provides detailed solutions too.
Eminent actor ATM Shamsuzzaman passes away
Eminent silver screen actor ATM Shamsuzzaman died early Saturday. He was 80.
PM Hasina hands over Ekushey Padak
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday handed over prestigious Ekushey Padak, the country’s second highest civilian award, to 21 eminent personalities in recognition of their contributions to various fields.
PM shocked at Labour Appel Tribunal chairman Abdul Hye death
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of chairman of Labour Appellate Tribunal, former justice of the High Court Division and former law secretary M Abdul Hye.