Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said the government wants to maintain academic atmosphere in all the educational institutions of the country and will not tolerate any act of unjust and injustice.
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Buet bans student politics: Abrar murder response
Dhaka, Oct 11 (UNB)- Buet Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Saiful Islam on Friday afternoon announced a ban on all kind of organisational student politics on the campus.
Don’t waste water: PM says while opening 2 plants in capital
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged the city dwellers to exercise austerity while using water since a significant amount of money is spent on water treatment.
Collective failure to influence Myanmar: UN
Dhaka, Oct 9 (UNB) – The United Nations has recognised the international community’s “collective failure” to influence Myanmar and find a durable solution to the Rohingya crisis.
Abrar killers await highest punishment: PM
Dhaka, Oct 9 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday assured that maximum punishment will be meted out to those involved in the brutal killing of Buet student Abrar Fahad.
Abrar Fahad: A promising life cut short so brutally
Kushtia, Oct 9 (UNB) – Buet student Abrar Fahad always stood first in any examination throughout his school and college life which is evident in the results of his SSC and HSC examinations. But the life of such a bright…
Abrar Murder: 10 accused Buet BCL leaders on 5-day remand
Dhaka, Oct 8 (UNB) – A court here on Tuesday placed 10 expelled leaders and activists of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) unit Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) on a five-day remand each in a case over the killing…
Dhaka 2nd worst in Air Quality after being worst for 2 days
Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh, has been ranked second worst in Air Quality Index (AQI) on Tuesday morning.
BUET students stage demo: Bring Abrar killers to justice
Students of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) on Tuesday staged demonstrations and announced an 8-point demand, including arrest of all accused in Abrar Fahad murder case and their highest punishment.
Slain Buet student Abrar Fahad’s body taken to Kushtia home
Kushtia, Oct 8 -The body of Buet student Abrar Fahad, who was beaten to death allegedly by Bangladesh Chhatra League activists of the university unit, was brought in the town on Tuesday morning.
Buet student Abrar’s murder sparks protests in universities
Dhaka, Oct 07 – The murder of Abrar, sparked protests by students of Buet and the universities of Dhaka, Rajshahi and Jahangirnagar demanding punishment of the killers.
Dhaka ranks worst in Air Quality Index for two days
Dhaka, Oct 7 (UNB) – Bangladesh’s capital was ranked the worst in Air Quality Index (AQI) on Monday morning for the second consecutive day.
Samrat, Arman arrested, jailed for 6 months
Dhaka – A mobile court of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) here on Sunday sentenced Jubo League Dhaka South unit President Ismail Hossain Samrat to six months’ jail under the Wildlife Conservation Act following a raid on his Kakrail office. His…
Dhaka, Delhi for greater cooperation on 2 historic years
Dhaka, Oct 6 (UNB) – Bangladesh and India have emphasised the need for “greater cooperation” to commemorate 2020 and 2021, two historic years in Bangladesh-India relations.
Myanmar is not safe for Rohingyas to return: UN investigator
United Nations, Oct 5 (AP/UNB) — The U.N.’s independent investigator on Myanmar says it’s not safe for hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who fled to Bangladesh to return because Myanmar has failed to dismantle its “system of persecution” of…
Hasina-Modi talks Saturday: Focus trade, connectivity
Dhaka, Oct 4 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will hold a bilateral meeting with her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Saturday to discuss ways to take the relations between Bangladesh and India to the next trajectory.
Blaming BNP for casino business unacceptable: Dr Kamal
Dhaka, Oct 4 (UNB) – Jatiya Oikyafront Convener Dr Kamal Hossain on Friday said it is not acceptable to blame BNP for casino activities since the party has been out of power for the last 10 years.
Settle water-sharing issue on basin-wide management: IFC
Dhaka, Oct 3 (UNB) – International Farakka Committee has urged Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to pursue for settling the water-sharing issue on basin-wide management of the Teesta and other common rivers during her India visit to save the rivers’ natural…
Dudhkumer River devours over 200 homes, cropland in Kurigram
Kurigram, Oct 4 – More than 200 dwellings and croplands went into the gorge of the Dudhkumer River in Bhuruingamari upazila in the last two weeks as erosion by the river has turned serious due to recent heavy rainfall and…
BFIU seeks info of Juba League chairman’s bank accounts
Dhaka, Oct 3 – Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has asked all banks and financial institutions to send in information related to the bank accounts of Juba League Chairman Omar Faroque Chowdhury within three working days.
Doctors not saying what BNP saying about Khaleda: Quader
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Thursday said the physicians of BNP chief Khaleda Zia are not saying what the party leaders are saying about her health.
PM Sheikh Hasina flies to Delhi
Dhaka, Oct 3 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka for New Delhi on Thursday on a four-day official visit.
PM Hasina off to New Delhi: 12 instruments to be signed
Dhaka, September 2019 – Bangladesh and India are going to ink at least 12 instruments, mostly on economy, trade, education, culture, information and technology during the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s four-day official visit to India.
PM leaves for Delhi Thursday morning
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to leave here for New Delhi on Thursday morning on a four-day official visit to India to join the World Economic Forum (WEF) Summit and hold meetings with top Indian leaders. A…
BD remittance inflow to hit $18-20bn this fiscal year
Dhaka – Mentioning that the remittance inflow has significantly gone up since the announcement of 2 percent incentive, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal hoped that the annual remittance inflow will reach $18-20 billion within the current fiscal year.
‘Termites’ eating up development funds: PM
Dhaka, Oct 2 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the government is trying to “catch and destroy termites” that eat up development project funds, reiterating that the drive against corruption will continue.
Dhaka to seek Delhi’s support for Rohingya repatriation: FM
Dhaka, Oct 2 (UNB) – Bangladesh will seek India’s support for the safe repatriation of Rohingyas to their place of origin in the Rakhine State of Myanmar during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s New Delhi visit.
Khaleda willing to go abroad for treatment, says BNP MP
Dhaka, Oct 1 (UNB) – BNP MP Harunur Rashid on Tuesday said their jailed chairperson Khaleda Zia is willing to go abroad for treatment if she is granted bail.
Ganga in Bangladesh swells as all Farakka Dam gates opened
Rajshahi, Sept 30 – The water level of the river Ganga and its distributaries in Bangladesh in the Rajshahi region is swelling as all the 119 gates of Farakka barrage in India have been opened to ensure speedy discharge of…
3 unions in Natore flooded as Ganga water keeps rising
Natore, Sept 30 (UNB)- Flashflood caused by rise of water level in the Padma in River in the last few days inundated low-lying areas and winter vegetable fields in 18 char lands in three unions under Lalpur upazila .