The international relations department of Rajshahi University (RU) is trying its best to broaden the horizon of students even amid several infrastructural hurdles. The department, opened in 2015, is located on the third floor of Ismail Hossain Sirajee Bhavan. University sources said only three rooms…

Observing that good teachers should perform well in classrooms, not in coaching centres, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid yesterday urged guardians to get united for stopping coaching business, reports UNB. “If guardians get united against the handful of dishonest teachers who indulge in coaching…

RAJSHAHI: Three persons, including husband, were sentenced to death by a court here yesterday for burning his wife Shathi Yeasmin to death in the city around three and half years back, reports BSS.  The convicts are Md Arif, 28, and his two sister-in-laws Hanifa Hassan Iva, 32, and Mahfuza Jannati…

RANGPUR: Two leaders of Jamaat-E-Islami of Bangladesh were arrested from a secret meeting at a house in village Hariram Pirojpur under Sadar upazila in the district yesterday morning, police source said, reports BSS. The arrested persons are: Ameer of Rangpur city unit of Jamaat Nur Hussaine, 61, son…

RAJSHAHI: After five days of her abduction, police rescued a school girl from Halidagachhi village under Charghat upazila of the district in early hours of yesterday. Police also arrested the kidnapper identified as Sekendar Ali Raja, 35, son of Abdus Sattar of Biraldaha village under Puthiya upazila…

CHITTAGONG: Chittagong Metropolitan Police in a drive arrested an ‘arms trader’ with a single barrel gun and ammunitions from Naval number-17 ghat area under Potenga thana on Sunday evening, reports BSS. The arrested was identified as Kamal Uddin, 30, hailing from Kutubdia upazila under…

Global climate is becoming increasingly unstable, as a result of which the earth’s temperature is constantly increasing. This is leading to various negative impacts including increasing sea levels, which will severely affect humanity as whole. Owing to climate change, the problem of floods, droughts,…

Masterda Surya Sen Hall golden jubilee Jan 28 The golden jubilee of Masterda Surya Sen Hall of Dhaka University (DU) will be held on January 28, 2017. The decision was taken at a meeting with convenor of the golden jubilee celebration committee and provost of the hall Prof Maksud Kamal in the chair.…

237 cartons of cigarettes seized  Members of Armed Police Battalion (APBn) seized 237 cartons of illegally imported foreign brand cigarettes worth about Tk 2.84 lakh at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in the capital early Saturday. Tanjina Akhter, assistant superintendent of police…