Rajshahi University (RU) has decided to relax the commutative grade point average (CGAP) for teachers’ recruitment. The relaxation has been made for the second time over the past two years.  These decisions were taken in RU's 475th syndicate meeting recently, with vice-chancellor Prof…

Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection (DNCRP) realised Tk 1.5 lakh as fines from some 10 to 15 stalls for violating consumer rights during the first five days of Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) 2018 in the capital, reports UNB. Pranab Kumar Pramanik, assistant director of DNCRP, said…

SYLHET:  The massive campaign for expanding power  facilities across the country has brought so far 90 per cent areas of Sylhet  under electricity coverage and officials concerned are now expecting that  power connections to reach rest parts of the district by this year, reports…

RAJSHAHI: Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) is going to set up a modern slaughter house and a bio-gas plant for hygienic management of slaughterhouse wastages,…

COMILLA: The authorities of Comilla Medical College declared it closed until January 11 following a clash between two factions of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) that left 10 students injured early yesterday, reports UNB. Principal of the medical college Mohiuzzaman Chowdhury said a clash between two…

A fire broke out at Gulistan underground market in capital yesterday afternoon. However, no casualties were reported in the incident. The fire originated from a shop at the market at around 3pm yesterday.   Fire Service and Civil Defence official said on information seven units of fire fighters…

Indian High Commission in Dhaka has announced scholarships for meritorious Bangladeshi students to pursue various courses in India at the undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD levels, except medicine, for the academic session 2018-19, reports UNB. Bangladeshi students can apply for scholarships under…

SUST enforces ban on smoking SYLHET: The Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) authorities have enforced a ban on smoking on the campus, aiming to encourage the students to give up the habit of taking tobacco-made products. SUST proctor associate professor Jahir Uddin Ahmed issued a…

2 killed in N’ganj wall collapse NARAYANGANJ: Two people were killed as a wall of an old building collapsed on them while demolishing it at Bholail in Sadar upazila on Thursday, reports UNB. The deceased were identified as Nazrul Islam, 50, and Matiur Rahman Mati, 48, son of late Kafil Uddin of…