Savar (Dhaka), Feb 27 – Vice Chancellor Prof Dr. Farzana Islam-backed panel won the elections to the executive council of Jahangirnagar University Teachers’ Association (JUTA) yesterday.
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BAU teacher gets life threat
Mymensingh, Feb 26 – Some miscreants threatened to take the life to a professor of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) in front of his residence allegedly on Sunday afternoon.
BD Food inflation rises in 1st quarter of current FY: Muhith
Dhaka, Feb 26 – Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Monday admitted that the food inflation in the first quarter of the current fiscal (2017-18) increased but the non-food one marked a fall.
EU seeks sanctions on Myanmar military over Rohingya crisis
Brussels, Feb 26 (BSS/AFP) – EU countries on Monday demanded sanctions against senior Myanmar military officers over “serious and systematic” rights abuses against the country’s beleaguered Rohingya Muslim minority.
Youth’s hanging body recovered from Sylhet hotel
Sylhet, Feb 26 – A young man reportedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a pipe at the toilet in a hotel room at Zindabazar in the city on Sunday night.
Sridevi’s body to be flown to Mumbai, funeral likely Monday
Dhaka, Feb 26 – Veteran Actress Sridevi, who acted in over 300 films during a career spanning five decades, died of a cardiac arrest in Dubai in the early hours of Sunday. The 54-year-old, who was awarded the Padma Shri…
Two workers killed in Sylhet stone quarry collapse
Sylhet, Feb 26 – Two workers were killed and three others injured in a mudslide while they were extracting stones from a quarry in Bholaganj area of Companiganj upazila on Sunday night.
Violence drops in Syrian capital, its suburbs after UN vote
Beirut, Feb 26 (AP/UNB) — Despite a drop in intensity, shelling and bombardment in the Syrian capital and its embattled eastern suburbs killed at least six people Sunday following the U.N. Security Council’s unanimous approval of a resolution demanding a…
Nigerian government acknowledges 110 girls still missing
Maiduguri, Feb 26 (AP/UNB) — Nigeria’s government acknowledged Sunday that 110 girls remain missing nearly a week after Boko Haram militants attacked their town. Frustrated family members already had compiled a list of missing girls after saying officials were being…
Michelle Obama to release memoir in November
New York, Feb 26 (AP/UNB) — Michelle Obama’s memoir, one of the most highly anticipated books in recent years, is coming out Nov. 13.
West Asia in flux: Connecting the dots
By Chandra Muzaffar A series of events linked to West Asia in the last nine months has brought to the surface the under-currents and cross-currents in the region’s perennial struggle between occupation and hegemony, on the one hand, and resistance…
Bangladeshi children’s winter adventure in Russia
Dhaka, Feb 24 – Just a 10-days camp helped me believing in myself and my capabilities. I came out with a new vision, which was unknown to me before.”, said Adrija Sangsthita Prithibi, a class seven student of Birsrestho Noor…
Khaleda’s bail in a second case extended by a day
Dhaka, Feb 25 – The Special Judge Court-5 of Dhaka on Sunday postponed the hearing in the Zia Charitable Trust graft case until Monday and extended the bail to BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia till that date. Judge Dr Md…
Body on question leak to consider interests of examinees
Dhaka, Feb 25 – Government’s high-powered committee on monitoring question paper leak did not say anything directly about their recommendations for the cancellation of examinations due to question paper leak in the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) exams but they said…
Foiling BNP’s black flag demo: Govt provokes violence -Fakhrul
Dhaka, Feb 24 – Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday asked why the opposition political party should need permission to hold political programmes.
‘Minus good governance people are left to suffer’
Dhaka, Feb – The people of the country continue to suffer for a lack of good governance and absence of transparency in securing their basic rights like education and health, the speakers in a round table meeting on Saturday.
3 female Nobel laureates in BD to see Rohingya situation
Dhaka, Feb 24 – Three Nobel Laureates started their weeklong visit to Bangladesh on Saturday and will go to Cox’s Bazar on Sunday to see Rohingya situation on the ground.
Myanmar parliament approves $15M for Rakhine border fence
Bangkok, Feb 24 (AP/UNB) — Myanmar’s parliament has approved a budget of about $15 million for the construction of a fence and related projects along the border with Bangladesh in Rakhine state, from which about 700,000 members of its persecuted…
3 killed as truck hits auto-rickshaw in Keraniganj
Keraniganj, Feb 24 – Three people, including an auto-rickshaw driver, were killed in a road accident at South Keraniganj in Dhaka early Saturday.
Ex-mayor Minu hurt in Rajshahi road accident
Rajshahi, Feb 24 – BNP chairperson’s adviser and former mayor of Rajshahi City Corporation Mizanur Rahman Minu was injured in a road accident at Sadhur Mor in the city on Friday night.
BNP now much more united than before: Fakhrul
Dhaka, Feb 23 – BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday claimed that their party is now much stronger and more united than in the past after the jailing of its chairperson Khaleda Zia.
Demonizing OXFAM – Fair or foul?
By Kul Chandra Gautam Kathmandu, Nepal, Feb 22 (IPS) – As a member of OXFAM GB’s Council of Trustees since 2014, I have received many queries about the recent scandal concerning sexual misconduct committed by some OXFAM staff in Haiti…
A new dawn for South Africa
By Mia Swart Doha, Qatar, Feb 22 (IPS) – In the post-Apartheid era, it is safe to say that Jacob Zuma has become the most reviled public figure in South Africa. Zuma was essentially discredited even before he became president…
Scores of Rohingya villages bulldozed
Rangoon – New satellite imagery reveals the Burmese government has been bulldozing scores of depopulated Rohingya villages in northern Rakhine State, Human Rights Watch said Friday. The United Nations Security Council, the UN and its agencies, and Burma’s donors should…
Ex Amir of Khalafat Andolan Ahmadullah Ashraf no more
Moulana Ahmadullah Ashraf, former Amir of Bangladesh Khelafat Andolan died of old age complications at the Ibne Sina Hospital at 7-15 am on Friday he was 80.
ASAAL meeting, rally Feb 25 and 25 in New York
Dear ASAAL Brothers, Sisters, and Family: As we all are preparing for the 2018 Midterm Election through our chapter meetings across the five States from New York to Georgia, we are cordially inviting you to attend the following two important…
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Seminar on ‘Honoring PhD Degree holders’ at BAU
Mymensingh, Feb 22 – A seminar on ‘Honoring PhD Degree Holders for Their Achievements’ was held at conference room of agriculture faculty of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) on Thursday.
IBBL Board of Directors meeting held
Dhaka, 22 Feb – A meeting of the Board of Directors of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited was held on 22 February 2018 Thursday in Islami Bank Tower.
Junk Planet: Is Earth the largest garbage dump in the Universe?
Robert J. Burrowes Is Earth the largest garbage dump in the Universe? I don’t know. But it’s a safe bet that Earth would be a contender were such a competition to be held. Let me explain why.