A teacher of Dhaka University’s Political Science department has been dismissed on charge of sexually harassing a female student.  The university syndicate took the action against Amran Hossain, an assistant professor of the department, at a meeting on Tuesday following a probe report, syndicate…

Education activists at a meeting yesterday called for introducing education cess to overcome resource constraints in the education sector, reports BSS. The country needs to introduce education cess as the government cannot alone afford different progrommes of promoting education, they told the meeting…

Rajshahi: Intern doctors of Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) withdrew their strike on Tuesday night. The doctors withdrew their strike following the assurance from the hospital authorities and local Awami League leaders to ensure the punishment of the attackers. On Monday night, the doctors…

A woman and her daughter were killed and two others injured as Chittagong-city bound university shuttle train hit a CNG-run auto rickshaw at Sholoshahar Bashar market rail-crossing in Chittagong yesterday. The deceased were Manowara Begum, 35, wife of Azizul Haue, and her daughter Afrin, 17. The injured…

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) yesterday arrested 16 alleged members of a human trafficking gang and rescued six victims in separate drives in the capital and Narayanganj, reports BSS. "RAB members also recovered Tk 12 lakh, huge fake visas and passports from their possession," a…

RANGPUR: People from different ethnic minority communities have demanded ensuring their constitutional rights and developing their status in the society. They raised their demand at a rally organised by Network of Non-Mainstreamed Marginalized Communities (NNMC) at local Parjatan Motel in the city on…

SYLHET: A motorcyclist was crushed under the wheels of a speedy truck in front of South Surma Filling Station in the district on Tuesday evening, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Harun-or-Rashid, 45, a resident of Adampur village in Rajnagar upazila of Moulvibazar district. He was an employee…

Four establishments fined  A mobile court fined four organisations, including two restaurants Tk 1.30 lakh, in the capital yesterday for various irregularities including unhygienic environment, reports UNB. The mobile court, led by Executive Magistrate of Dhaka district Administration Tanzila Kabir…

JU Teachers' Association polls today SAVAR:  The election to the executive committee of Jahangirnagar University Teachers' Association (JUTA) for the year 2017 will be held today (Thursday) at JU Teachers' Club.  The voting will be held between 9 am and 1.30 pm while 535 teachers…