The High Court yesterday issued a rule asking the authorities concerned to explain why the agreement between the Bangla Academy and bKash relating to the payment of books bill through bKash account should not be declared illegal. The HC also allowed the customers to pay their money through online banking,…

Comilla: Comilla University authorities have appointed new deans to all of its six faculties and the provost of Nawab Foyzunnesa Chowdhurany Hall, reports UNB. The newly appointed deans are Associate Professor Sajal Chandra Majumder of Physics department (Faculty of Engineering), Associate Professor…

Dismissing the allegation of his involvement in Farmers Bank scandal, its former chairman Dr Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir, MP on yesterday said three newspapers ran reports involving him in the irregularities with 'untrue and motivated information', reports UNB. “They (newspapers) noted I (MK…

A section of teachers of Jahangirnagar University (JU) formed a human chain on the campus yesterday protesting the mental and physical harassment of freshers on the campus in the name of ragging. Protesting the ragging, a section of pro-Awami League teachers under the banner of “Bangabandhur Adarsha…

The pro-Awami League backed teachers of Jahangirnagar University (JU) organised a sit-in programme yesterday demanding the announcement of Vice-chancellor (VC) panel elections date as soon as possible. The teachers, under the banner of ‘Bangabandhur Adarsha O Muktijuddher Chetonay Progotishil…

A total of 69 examiners, who check the answer script and evaluate those during the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examination in 2017 under Barisal Education Board (BEB), were suspended recently for their negligence in the examination process. Professor Anwarul Azim, controller of BEB, said 56 teachers…

CHITTAGONG: Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested two members of a gang involved in the SSC question paper leak from Dabua Bazar area in Raozan Upazila here on Sunday night, reports UNB. The arrestees are Md Imran, 18 and Md Nurul Absar Sabuj, 20. On information, a team of RAB-7 conducted…

Barisal: The government has decided to award Bangladesh citizenship to British national Lucy Helen Frances Holt, 87, who has been living and doing social…

Law enforcers foiled a BNP’s human chain programme on a road which was scheduled to be held in the city yesterday. OC investigation of Barisal Kotwali thana said BNP has no permission for holding this programme on a Police cordoned off the BNP office yesterday morning. city road. However, District…

The left-leaning student alliance of Rajshahi University, Progressive Students' Alliance, demonstrated on the campus yesterday to press home their four-point demand. The demands included stopping all sorts of terrorist activities, ensuring healthy environment on the country. They also brought out…

Ambassadors from a number of countries and their spouses joined a special “Heritage Walk” on Saturday organised by Urban Study Group (USG) in Old Dhaka to see the different heritage buildings and sites from the Mughal and British Colonial periods, reports UNB. The walk, organised at the…

The British Council has recently hosted a reader development conference of book reading competition, a flagship outreach programme for the British Council. Principals and education coordinators from different schools have attended the conference, says press release. The book reading competition brings…

Bhashantek slum catches fire A fire broke out at a Bhashantek slum in Mirpur early Monday. The fire originated at the slum around 12:10am, said Mahfuzul Riven, duty officer at the Fire Service's central control room. On information, thirteen fire-fighting units from different Fire Service and Civil…

EU mooting team wins Jessup Law Moot Court title Eastern University Mooting Team became the champion in Bangladesh round of the 59th Philip C Jessup International…