NARAYANGANJ: Two suspected robbers were killed and four others injured in a lynch-mob attack at Baligaon in Bandar upazila early Wednesday, reports UNB. Quoting locals, additional superintendent of police M Sharifuddin said a gang of 15/16 robbers entered the area around 5 am to commit robbery. Sensing…

The Anti Corruption Commission has approved the chargesheet after completion of final investigation of a case filed against 13 officers of the Railways for the illegal appointment of auditors. ACC Public Relations Officer Pranab Kumar said about the final chargesheet, reports UNB. The Commission filed…

Education campaigners and activists at a working session yesterday focused on improving quality education to create human capital aiming to transform Bangladesh into a middle-income country, reports BSS. Bangladesh would enjoy demographic dividend as it has a large number of young population, which…

A group of Dhaka University (DU) students yesterday formed a human chain at the foot of Aparajeyo Bangla on the campus demanding punishment of leaders and activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), who they claimed have harassed female students during an ongoing movement at DU, reports UNB. Under…

Demanding their professional recognition, advocate clerks in Dhaka on Wednesday threatened to go on an indefinite hunger strike if the Advocate Clerk Council Bill is not passed by February 6, reports UNB. Anwar Hossain, president of the Supreme Court Advocate Clerks’ Association, came up with…

Jahangirnagar University authorities identified a fake student in the department of Journalism and Media Studies recently. Mofsena Takia, hails from Sherpur who addressed herself as the first year student of Journalism and Media Studies department, failed to produce authentic documents during filling…

DISCUSSION: Manabadhikar Sangskritik Foundation will organise a discussion at the VIP Lounge of the National Press Club at 10am. PRESS CONFERENCE: Bangladesh Community Health Care Provider Association will hold a press conference at the VIP Lounge of the National Press Club at 3pm. DISCUSSION: Bangladesh…

Swadhinata Stambha (Independence Monument) in Suhrawardy Udyan is going to get a complete shape as the government has planned to start work of the third…

The University Grants Commission will develop two software packages with a view to checking plagiarism and facilitating research as well as distance learning…

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday said Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) has taken initiative to activate 410 inactive…

RAJSHAHI: More than 50 students of Silver Jubilee Government Primary School in Kumarpara area of the city were given blankets on Tuesday to lessen their sufferings of cold biting, reports BSS. Department of Social Services (DSS) and Centre for Action Research in Barind (CARB) jointly donated the blankets…

The DB (Detective Branch) police of Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) yesterday seized a huge amount of fake medicines and drug packaging materials from a house at the city’s Lalkhan Bazar area. On information, a team of the DB police, led by Additional Deputy Commissioner Palash Kanti Nath,…

Paris-based Association for Accountability and Internet Democracy (AAID) has welcomed UNB and Dhaka Courier Editor-in-Chief Enayetullah Khan as its new board member. AAID founder President Dan Shefet and other board members welcomed Khan at its board meeting held at the Peace Palace in The Hague. Among…

3-day winter fest begins at JU today SAVAR: A three-day winter festival titled 'Him Utshab' will begin at Jahangirnagar University on Thursday. ‘Poromporay Amra’, a cultural organisation, will arrange the festival to be held at Cafateria and Zahir Raihan auditorium premises from…