IU Correspondent An orientation programme for fresh students was held at Islamic University (IU) in Kushtia on Monday amid festive mood and much enthusiasm.
Category: Bangladesh
5-day ultimatum to publish names of expelled DU students
Students of Dhaka University (DU) on Monday gave the authorities a five-day ultimatum for publishing names of 63 students who were expelled for cheating in admission tests.
BNP’s hartal to protest ‘unfair polling’ observed peacefully
Dhaka, Feb 03 – The opposition BNP’s daylong hartal in the city was observed yesterday peacefully and no untoward incident took place elsewhere.
City polls results declared thru media manipulation: Fakhrul
Dhaka, Feb 02 – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday claimed that the results of two Dhaka city polls have been declared through media manipulation.
Network and tab problem blamed for Dhaka North results delay
Dhaka, Feb 02 – The Returning Officer of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) yesterday said the problems with the network and tabs were responsible for the delay of the announcement of election results. DNCC Returning Officer Md Abul Kashem came…
ফলাফল প্রত্যাখান, ইসির পদত্যাগ ও পুন: নির্বাচন দাবি -পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই
ভোটারদের ভোট দিতে না দেয়া, এজেন্টদের মারধর করে বের করে দেয়া, ভোটদানে বাধা, ইভিএম ব্যবহার করে ডিজিটাল কারচুপি এবং আগের রাতে এজেন্ট না দিতে হুমকির কারণে দুই সিটির নির্বাচনী ফলাফল প্রত্যাখান করার ঘোষণা দিয়েছেন ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশ-এর আমীর মুফতী সৈয়দ…
Asian Cultural Festival of North Carolina- 2020: Feb 15-16
Asian Cultural Festival of North Carolina- 2020 will be held at knight Theatre of Charlotte of North Carolina in the USA on February 15 and 16.
নির্বাচনের প্রতি অনীহা ও অনাস্থা প্রকট হয়ে উঠেছে -ঐক্য ন্যাপ
ঐক্য ন্যাপের সভাপতি পঙ্কজ ভট্টাচার্য ও সাধারণ সম্পাদক এড. আসাদুল্লাহ তারেক এক যুক্ত বিবৃতিতে সিটি কর্পোরেশন নির্বাচন সম্পর্কে নিম্নক্ত বিবৃতি প্রদান করেন।
PM opens Ekushey Book Fair 2020
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday inaugurated the month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2020, a yearly event of booklovers and publishers.
PM for more translations of Bangla literature
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday stressed the need for more translations of Bangla literature as her government wants to spread it across the world.
Hasan Mahmud finds 3 reasons behind low voter turnout
Information Minister Hasan Mahmud on Sunday said longer public holidays, BNP’s publicity against electronic voting machines (EVMs) and their participation in city polls ‘as a movement’ are the main reasons behind the poor voter turnout in the elections to two…
BD suspends on arrival visa for Chinese nationals for 1 month
Bangladesh has suspended the visa on arrival for Chinese nationals for one month as part of the government’s temporary policy following the outbreak of coronavirus, Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen said Sunday.
Tamim hits record-breaking 300 in BCL
Bangladesh stalwart Tamim Iqbal struck a record-breaking 300 in the ongoing Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Sunday.
Jatiya Kabita Utsab begins today
The 34th national poetry festival (Jatiya Kabita Utsab) begins today on the central library premises of the Dhaka University in the capital.
Temperature to rise from Tuesday: Met Office
The temperature will start rising from Tuesday night, the Met Office said Sunday.
AL mayoral candidates win Dhaka North, Dhaka South polls
Dhaka, Feb 02 – Awami League mayoral candidates were unofficially declared elected in the elections in Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) on Saturday.
BNP rejects election results; calls hartal in Dhaka for Sunday
Dhaka, Jan 01- Rejecting the results of the elections to the two Dhaka city corporations, BNP has called a dawn-to-dusk hartal in Dhaka for Sunday protesting ‘massive vote frauds.’
Voter turnout was below 25pc: EC Mahbub Talukdar
Dhaka, Jan 01 – Election Commissioner Mahbub Talukdar has said less than 25 percent voters exercised their franchise in the elections to the two Dhaka city corporations on Saturday.
AL mayor candidates in Dhaka North, South head for victory
Dhaka, Feb 01 – The Awami League mayoral candidates extended their lead in both Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) in the counting of votes in the elections to the two city cities on Saturday.
PM to inaugurate Ekushey Book Fair Sunday
Dhaka, Feb 1 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair, a yearly event of booklovers and publishers, on Sunday.
BNP men clash with AL activists at Nayapaltan
Awami League and BNP activists locked into a clash in front of BNP central office at Nayapaltan in the capital on Saturday afternoon.
‘BCL activists’ attack BNP supporter on DU campus
A man was assaulted reportedly by Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists near the Curzon Hall on Dhaka University campus on Saturday morning after he voted for BNP candidates in the Dhaka city election.
‘It was a farce, not election’, says BNP
Bringing various allegations of irregularities including driving out of its candidates’ polling agents from many polling stations, BNP on Saturday alleged that “a farce was staged” in the name of elections to two Dhaka city corporations.
Dhaka polls: AL candidates see victory; BNP nominees complain
Dhaka, Feb 01 – Awami League’s mayor candidates for Dhaka north and south city corporations have expressed optimism about victory while BNP’s aspirants alleged that their agents were obstructed from entering some polling stations.
Month of language movement begins
News Desk As the month of language movement begins today, the country’s people will pay tributes to the valiant sons of the soil who were martyred during the language movement in the month of February in 1952.
Rumana Ahmed, Panna Ghosh back for T20 World Cup
Sports Desk Rumana Ahmed and Panna Ghosh have been included in the Bangladesh squad for the Women’s T20 World Cup, which begins on February 12 in Australia. The experienced duo replaces Rabeya Khan and Suraiya Azmin, who were part of…
None of China returnees has coronavirus
News Desk The Chinese national and the Bangladeshi software engineer hospitalised in Dhaka with flu symptoms on return from China have tested negative for coronavirus, the government has said.
Test for Election Commission, government as Dhaka goes to polls
All eyes will be on Dhaka on Saturday as the capital with over 5 million voters is going to elect mayors and councillors of its two city corporations following weeks of vigorous campaign without major violence.
BNP trying to make polls questionable sensing defeat: AL
Dhaka, Jan 31 – The ruling party Awami League has claimed that the Dhaka city residents were eagerly waiting for exercising their franchises in the Saturday’s Dhaka North and South City corporation elections as the polls will be held in…
BNP nominees Tabith, Ishraque urge people to cast votes early
Dhaka, Jan 31 – BNP mayor candidates Tabith Awal and Ishraque Hossain of Dhaka North and South Friday reiterated their call to the Election Commission to hold the two city polls on Saturday in a free and fair manner ensuring…