Students from seven colleges affiliated with Dhaka University blocked Nilkhet intersection in the capital on Wednesday morning, protesting the postponement of their ongoing examinations.
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Complainant asked to withdraw case against Al Jazeera
A Dhaka court on Tuesday asked the complainant to withdraw a sedition case filed against four people over a report of Al Jazeera titled “All the Prime Minister’s Men”.
Salman’s death case, no-confidence hearing adjourned
A Dhaka court yesterday adjourned the hearing on the final report submitted by the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) on February 25, last year in connection with the death of eminent film star Salman Shah.
WHO EB discusses pathogen sharing & benefit sharing
On 25-26 January, the Executive Board (EB) of the World Health Organization (WHO) considered the public health implications of the Nagoya Protocol on access and benefit sharing, a treaty under the Convention Biological Diversity.
How Mango Farmers are Tackling an Invasive Fruit Fly Pest
Every harvest season, Susan Zinoro, a mango farmer from Mutoko, Zimbabwe, buries half the mangoes she’s grown that season.
সৈয়দ আবুল মকসুদ এর মৃত্যুতে বাংলাদেশ পরিবেশ আন্দোলন (বাপা)’র শোক
বিশিষ্ট লেখক-সাংবাদিক ও কলামিষ্ট সৈয়দ আবুল মকসুদ ২৩ ফেব্রুয়ারী, ২০২১ সন্ধ্যা ৭.০০ টায় বার্ধক্যজনিত কারণে রাজধানীর স্কয়ার হাসপাতালে চিকিৎসাধীন অবস্থায় মৃত্যুবরণ করেন (ইন্না-নিল্লাহি ওয়া ইন্না-ইলার্হি রাজিউন)।
Aids patient interview
I found your report on the Indian AIDS man most interesting.
You must have been so embarrassed when the report was published after discovering how the Sub-Editor had represented your report and given it a totally new slant.
IBBL inaugurates Dhaka Judge Court Sub-Branch
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited inaugurated its Dhaka Judge Court Sub-Branch under Sadarghat Branch, Dhaka on 23 February 2021, Tuesday.
Pupil receives 282,000-tk after assault by teacher
Corporal punishment has been kicked about and given another well-deserved beating. This time it was put on the rack, held up to ridicule, and tortured by the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka.
IBBL organizes Discussion, Doa in observance of Shaheed Day
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited held a discussion and doa program on the occasion of Shaheed Day on 21 February 2021 Sunday at virtual platform.
Global Covid death toll nears 2.5 million
Covid continues to devastate countries across the world, as the global death toll from the deadly virus fast nears the grim milestone of 2.5 million.
MP Papul’s parliamentary seat declared vacant
The parliamentary constituency (Laxmipur-2) of Mohammad Shahid Islam alias Kazi Papul has been declared vacant after the independent parliamentarian was sentenced by a Kuwaiti court for criminal offense involving moral turpitude.
Protests swell after Myanmar junta raises specter of force
Protesters gathered in Myanmar’s biggest city on Monday despite the ruling junta’s threat to use lethal force against people who join a general strike against the military’s takeover three weeks ago.
Govt ruined spirit of Amar Ekushey: BNP
BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Monday alleged that the government has ‘ruined’ the spirit of Amar Ekushey just ‘to stay in power by force’.
Let Khaleda go abroad for treatment: BNP
BNP on Monday demanded immediate withdrawal of the government’s ban on its ailing chairperson Khaleda Zia from going aboard for the sake of ensuring her right to receiving advanced medical treatment as per her choice.
Grammy-winning duo Daft Punk break up after 28 years
Daft Punk, comprised of Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, have had major success over the years, winning six Grammy Awards.
UN Environment Assembly Calls to Make Peace with Nature
Its time for the world to radically change our ways if we are to make peace with the planet and create the environmental conditions so that all of humanity can thrive
Biden mourns 500,000 dead, balancing nation’s grief and hope
President Joe Biden on Monday confronted head-on the country’s once-unimaginable loss — half a million Americans in the COVID-19 pandemic.
5 killed, 23 injured in Sirajganj bus-truck collision
At least five people were killed and 23 others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck at Konabari in Kamarkhand Upazila of Sirajganj district on Tuesday.
RU students postpone movement
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.
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.
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.