Nineteen public universities yesterday signed an agreement with the University Grants Commission (UGC) for developing campus network, reports UNB. UGC Secretary Dr Md Khaled and Vice-Chancellors of the universities signed the agreement on behalf of their respective institutions at the UGC auditorium.…

Five noted citizens, including two vice- chancellors (VC) in Chittagong, were received death threat yesterday as they took stand against the war crime criminals. Unidentified persons gave the threat in a letter which was sent by post to the office of port city’s Premier University VC Dr Anupam…

NARAYANGANJ: Police in a drive arrested three boys from Jatramura in Rupganj upazila here on Thursday in connection with the killing of a 10-year old textile mill worker by pumping air into his body through his rectum, reports UNB. The arrestees were Rakib, 12, Shohel, 13, and Akash, 12, residents of…

Newly appointed Bangladesh Ambassador to Italy Abdus Sobhan Sikder and High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Riaz Hamidullah separately met President Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban on yesterday, reports UNB. During the meetings, Abdul Hamid urged the envoys to take necessary steps to increase export from Bangladesh…

Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) announced its 3rd  budget of Tk 1421 crore 34 lakh and 19 thousand for the 2016-17 fiscal year  yesterday. The acting mayor of GCC Asadur Rahman Kiron placed the budget at the auditorium of Gazipur city corporation while the local parliament member Zahid Ahsan…

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday arrested a former kanungo of Chittagong Deputy Commissioner’s office in four graft cases, reports UNB. ACC deputy assistant director Manik Lal Das of its Chittagong zila office-1 detained kanungo Mohammad Shamsul Haque from Rangamati, ACC public…

A human chain was formed on Sadar Road of Barisal city yesterday morning, protesting the recent terrorist attacks in different parts of the country. The programme was formed under the banner of Sector Commander Forum Muktijoddha-71, Barisal city and district unit, Muktijoddha Sangsad Santan Command.…

RAJSHAHI: All the government, non-government and research organisations concerned and other stakeholders should come forward and work together to free the poultry sector from avian influenza infection, speakers at a discussion here said, reports BSS. They viewed focus should be given on creating awareness…

4 Tahir men taken on remand A Chittagong court on Wednesday granted three-day remand to the four suspected members of banned militant outfit Hizbut Tahir in a case filed under the Anti-terrorism Act. The court of Metropolitan Magistrate Nazmul Hossain Chowdhury, granted the three-day remand to each…

Blood donation programme held at EWU East West University (EWU) Rotaract Club organised a voluntary blood donation programme on the EWU premise at Aftabnagar in the capital on Wednesday, says a press release. The programme was inaugurated by the Chairperson of the Board of Trustees, EWU and former governor…