Dhaka, Nov 28 – A teacher of Dhaka University’s Economics Department staged a sit-in on Thursday in front of the department chairman’s room demanding the authorities concerned to allow him to go back to the classroom.
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Nine Buet students expelled from dormitories over ragging
17 others face suspension for different terms Dhaka, Nov 28 – Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) authorities have taken punitive actions against 26 students for their involvement in ragging in two dormitories. Of them, nine were expelled from…
Pol parties, rights, trade bodies against power tariff hike
Public hearing on hike proposals begins Dhaka, Nov 28 – Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) on Thursday started its 4-day public hearing on proposals for raising both bulk and retail electricity tariffs amid opposition by political parties, trade bodies and…
152 Bangladeshis return home from Libya
The government brought back 152 Bangladeshis and the bodies of three workers from war-torn Libya on Thursday.
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan sings Bangla song
Culture Desk Celebrated singer of the sub continent Rahat Fateh Ali Khan has sung a Bangla song for the first time in his career.
PM opens national data centre, 3 other dev projects
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday opened four newly-completed development projects, including the installation of solar panels in CHT’s remote areas and national data centre in Kaliakair and commissioning of five ships and one survey vessel for the Kaptai Lake.
Suspected drug trader killed in Noakhali ‘gunfight’
Dhaka, Nov 28 – A suspected drug trader was killed in a reported gunfight with members of DB police at West Mahduripur in Sadar upazila early Thursday.
Skills dev of Bangladesh’s 1.5 mn RMG workers on cards
Dhaka, Nov 28 – The government has taken an initiative to conduct a training programme for the skills development of some 15 lakh RMG workers, aiming to ensure sustainable development of the sector and facing the challenges ahead.
IMO lauds BD initiatives to improve ship recycling standard
Dhaka, Nov 28 – Secretary-General of International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Kitack Lim has deeply appreciated various initiatives taken by the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government to improve ship recycling standards in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh Water transport workers’ withdraw strike
Dhaka, Nov 28 – Following a meeting with State Minister for Labour and Employment Begum Monnujan Sufian at the ministry on Wednesday night, water transport workers who had declared a strike on Tuesday night withdrew their strike programme.
35 more Bangladeshi women in KSA send SOS videos
Dhaka, Nov 27 – Thirty-five more Bangladeshi female workers have sent a video message from Saudi Arabia with fervent SOS (save our souls) calls to be rescued.
Muktijoddha Dal president Ulfat arrested for clash with Police
500 BNP men sued Dhaka, Nov 27 – Jatiyatabadi Muktijoddha Dal president Ishtiaq Aziz Ulfat was arrest at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport early Wednesday in a case filed in connection with Tuesday’s clash between police and a group of BNP…
7 sentenced to death in 2016 Holey Artisan Café attack case
Dhaka, Nov 27 – Seven militants were sentenced to death on Wednesday for their roles in the Holey Artisan café attack, the deadliest terror attack in Bangladesh’s history that claimed the lives of 22 people, including 17 foreigners.
Tanvir’s ‘Jibondhuli,’ ‘Bastra Baalika’ to be shown in Japan
Culture Desk Renowned filmmaker Tanvir Mokammel has been invited to Japan where his feature film ‘Jibondhuli’ and documentary film ‘Bastra Baalika’ will be screened at an event, scheduled to take place on January in 2020.
Film ‘No Dorai’ gets censor certificate
Culture Desk Bangladesh’s first surfing film ‘No Dorai’ faced an obstruction regarding the permission for its release from Bangladesh Film Censor Board.
Mujib Borsho: Bangladesh to plant 10mn saplings
The government will plant 10 million saplings across the country marking the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
FMCH Curtain Scam: ACC files case against 6 people
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday filed a case against six people in connection with the Faridpur Medical College Hospital (FMCH) curtain purchase scam.
Wildcat worker strike halts launch services from Dhaka
Dhaka, Nov 27 – Launch services were suspended at Sadarghat on Wednesday morning after an organisation of workers started enforcing an wildcat strike, causing immense suffering to the commuters.
City will be women-and-children friendly: Dhaka North Mayor
Dhaka, Nov 27 – Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Md Atiqul Islam on Tuesday said they are working to build Dhaka as an inclusive city so that people from all walks of life can commute safely and easily.
PM Hasina’s son Joy made No-1 member of Rangpur Awami League
Dhaka, Nov 27 – Mamtaj Uddin Ahmed and Advocate Rezaul Karim Raju have been made president and general secretary of Rangpur district unit Awami League respectively.
HC orders closure of all illegal brick kilns around Dhaka
Dhaka, Nov 26 – The High Court on Tuesday ordered the authorities concerned to shut down all the illegal brick kilns in Dhaka and its surrounding areas — Narayanganj, Munshiganj, Gazipur and Manikganj — within 15 days to reduce air…
CSOs expect effective Bangladesh govt role in COP25
Dhaka, Nov 26 – Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) on climate advocacy networks on Tuesday sought an effective role of the government in the upcoming the United Nations Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP) scheduled to be held in Madrid of…
Artist Firoz Mahmud has been nominated for COAL prize from France
Culture Desk Bangladeshi artist Firoz Mahmud has been nominated for COAL prize from the Coalition for Art and Sustainable Development (COAL) organisation who work in the fields of contemporary art, sustainable development and research in order to promote the emergence…
3 killed in Faridpur road accident
Three people were killed and 22 others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and truck in Purbosorodi area of Bhanga upazila in the district on Tuesday morning.
HC restricts underground water extraction in 4 Chattorgram villages
The High Court here on Tuesday imposed a restriction on extracting underground water in four villages in Patiya upazila of Chattogram and directed the authorities concerned to take steps to ensure uninterrupted supply of drinking water to the villages.
Padma Bridge’s 17th span installed
The 17th span of the much-hyped Padma Bridge was installed on Tuesday afternoon, making 2.55 km of the bridge out of 6.15-km visible.
Woman injured in accidental Dhaka wayside blast
Dhaka, Nov 26 – A woman was injured in a blast in the middle of the 60-feet road in North Pirerbagh near Medi Home Hospital on Sunday night.
Bangladeshi female worker Hosna rescued in Saudi Arabia
Dhaka, Nov 26 – After Sumi Akhter, another Bangladeshi female worker, Hosna Akhter, has been rescued in Saudi Arabia after a video sent to her husband describing physical and mental torture inflicted on her by her employer has gone viral.
Worst air pollution grips Dhaka’s 20mn people this winter
Dhaka, Nov 26 – As the dry season sets in, the pollution level in the capital reached its extreme level due to uncontrolled discharge of dust from construction works and road digging, posing serious health risks to the city dwellers,…
3 JMB militant outfit men to die for murder in C’Nawabganj
Dhaka, Nov 25 – A court here on Monday sentenced three members of banned militant outfit Jama’atulMujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) to death and four others to life term imprisonment for killing a man in 2012. The condemned convicts are—Sanwar Hossain, Jahangir…