Rajshahi – The Rajshahi University (RU) authority has introduced a new unit (Cluster) for the BBA (Honors) programme under the Institute of Business Administrative (IBA) in the admission test.
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Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong jailed for corruption
A court in South Korea has sentenced Samsung’s billionaire heir-apparent Lee Jae-yong to five years in prison for corruption.
North Korea fires three missiles into sea
North Korea has fired three short-range ballistic missiles, the US military says. They were launched from a site in the North Korean province of Gangwon and flew for about 250km (150 miles), officials in South Korea said.
Minutes of People’s SAARC-India meeting
21 July 2017, New Delhi People’s SAARC meeting held in New Delhi on 21st July 2017 was attended by 15 people. The main points of discussion were the role of People’s SAARC in the South Asia in the contemporary historical…
Ensure safe Eid journey: National Comittee
Dhaka, Aug 25 -Eminent citizens on Friday urged the government, including authorities concerned, to ensure safe journey of home bound people ahead of Eid-Ul-Adha.
Dhaka Education Board secretary shot accidentally
Dhaka, Aug 25 – Shahedul Khabir Chowdhury, secretary of Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education Dhaka, sustained splinters injuries in an involuntary gunshot from an on-duty policeman in front of the hotel The Westin Dhaka in the city on Thursday…
Dhaka clarifies rights concerns to UN HR chief
Dhaka, Aug 25 – Bangladesh on Friday clarified to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein its position on the concerns raised allegedly by vested quarters against it about human rights issues.
US updates travel warning for its citizens in BD
Minor dependents still prohibited from residing in city Dhaka, Aug 25 – The US Department of State has warned the US citizens of continuing threats from “terrorist groups” in Bangladesh and asked them to consider the risks of travel to…
Narail’s Hamidpur UP chairman shot dead
Dhaka, Aug 25 – Chairman of a Union Parishad in Kalia Upazila Narail district was gunned down by miscreants at his Gazirhat farmhouse in Dighalia Upazila of Khulna district early Friday.
Attacks on Myanmar police, border guards kill at least 12
Yangon, Aug 25 (AP/UNB) -Muslim militants armed with guns and machetes attacked Myanmar security forces at several police and border outposts overnight in a troubled northern state, with 12 deaths confirmed in the clashes so far, police said Friday.
Suspected ‘Neo JMB man’ killed in Kushtia ‘gunfight’
Dhaka, Aug 25 – A suspected Neo JMB member was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police at Boalia in Daulatpur Upazila of Kushtia early Friday.
Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong faces verdict in bribery trial
A court in Seoul is set to decide whether the billionaire heir-apparent of the Samsung conglomerate will be jailed for corruption. Lee Jae-yong is facing accusations of bribery linked to a scandal that triggered the impeachment of South Korea’s former…
Thai ex-PM Yingluck fails to show for trial verdict
Former Thai PM Yingluck Shinawatra has failed to show up for the verdict in her trial over a controversial rice subsidy scheme.
SC directs to return of Manna’s passport
Dhaka – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court of Dhaka to return the passport of Nagarik Oikya convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna for three months.
HC declares Niko deals illegal
Dhaka – The High Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday declared two deals of Niko signed with Bapex and Petrobangla illegal. Besides, the Special Judge Court-9 of Dhaka fixed February 17 for hearing on framing charge against Begum Khaleda…
Islami Bank donates Tk 5 lakh to widow Khadija
Dhaka – Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited donated Tk. 5 lakh to Khadija Begum, widow of Md. Mahbubur Rahman who died of colon cancer. Md. Mahbub ul Alam, Acting Managing Director of the Bank handed over the cheque of donation to Khadija in…
Student-teacher repression day observed at RU
Rajshahi – Speakers at a discussion meeting at the Rajshahi University campus have urged the government to withdraw the cases filed by law agencies over the incident of August 20 to 23 in 2007 against teachers-students- officials of the Rajshahi…
Critique on Indian SC verdict on triple talaq
Different reactions to the Supreme Court verdict illustrate the proverbial incident when a group of blind persons touched an elephant, and each one of them describing it according to its organ he had caught. Let me also sum up my…
World’s debt over 3 times greater than economic output
Global debt levels have surged to a record $217 trillion in the first quarter of the year. This is 327 percent of the world’s annual economic output (GDP), reports the Institute of International Finance (IIF).
IBBL donates Taka 5 crore to PM’s relief fund for flood victims
Dhaka – Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited donated Tk. 5 crore for flood victims in the PrimeMinister’s Relief Fund. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina received the cheque of a donation from Md. Shahabuddin, Vice Chairman of Islami Bank on 23 August in…
Eid-ul-Adha special tandoori platter deal at Amari
Dhaka– Amari Dhaka’s Cascade Lobby Lounge unveiled its all-new platter as the centrepiece of an exciting and unprecedented commitment to serving its guests with food items that are made fresh daily – by hand – from scratch, using a painstaking…
Mobile court imprisons 8 men in Rajshahi
Rashahi – A mobile court has sentenced 8 men to imprisonment for different terms in Rajshahi on Wednesday. The court of Executive Magistrate Hamidul Islam has given those imprisonments on different allegations.
Juba Dal leader killed in Noakhali ‘gunfight’
Noakhali, Aug 24 – A local leader of Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal, the youth wing of BNP, was killed in a reported ‘gunfight’ with police at Alaiyapur in Begumganj upazila on Wednesday night.
Floods threaten longer term food security in BD: WFP
Dhaka – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is distributing emergency food supplies to more than 200,000 people in northwest Bangladesh, about a week after massive floods inundated more than half the country. WFP, in partnership with local NGOs,…
BNP smells speculations on Chief Justice Sinha’s removal
Dhaka – BNP’s senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi says he has heard whispers that Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha will be ‘shown ill’ and eventually removed as chief justice.
BNP’s plot won’t succeed, says AL leader Quader
Dhaka, Aug 23 – Accusing BNP of trying to create a ground for another 1/11 by making provocative remarks on Supreme Court’s 16th amendment verdict, Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday warned that such move will only turn…
Stop use of hydraulic horns within 48 hrs: BD High Court
Dhaka, Aug 23 – The High Court on Wednesday directed the government to stop the use of hydraulic horns in the capital within 48 hours aiming to mitigate sound pollution. The HC bench of Justice Kazi Rezaul Haque and Justice…
Eid-ul-Azha on Sept 2
Dhaka, Aug 23 – Holy Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest religious festival of Muslims, will be celebrated across the Bangladesh on September 2 as the new moon of the Arabic month of Zillhajj was sighted in Bangladesh sky on Wednesday.
Online copyright registration system launched
Dhaka, Aug 23 – The Bangladesh Copyright Office of the Cultural Affairs Ministry on Wednesday launched online copyright registration (e-Copyright) system to protect intellectual property rights.
Rice, wheat, diesel, fertilizer import gets nod
Dhaka, Aug 23 – The Cabinet Purchase Committee at a meeting here on Wednesday approved a total of 21 proposals, including the import of 100,000 mt of wheat and 50,000 mt of non-basmati rice.