University Grants Commission (UGC) yesterday has approved Tk 4643.50 crore budgets for 40 public universities in the country, reports UNB. The 151th Full Commission meeting of University Grants Commission (UGC) presided over by UGC Chairman Prof Abdul Mannan was held yesterday. The Full Commission approved…

Dhaka University (DU) Senate, has proposed a Tk741.13 crore budget for Fiscal Year 2018-19 in the annual DU senate session (Budget) held on Wednesday. Treasurer Professor Kamal Uddin placed the budget, along with the Tk738.71cr revised budget which was passed Tk664.37cr earlier by Senate for Fiscal…

Barishal Metropolitan Police (BMP) arrested five students of Infra Polytechnic Institute (IPI) in connection with Civil Engineering sixth semester question paper leaks. Principal of IPI Abdur Rahim said Technical Education Board cancelled the examination of Wednesday following the allegation. Anowar…

Students of Jahangirnagar University (JU) will observe a sit-in demonstration programme on the campus today demanding polls of Jahangirnagar University Central Students’ Union (JUCSU). Different left-leaning students’ organisations under the banner of ‘Jahangirnagar Sangskritik Jote’…

RAJSHAHI: An Argentine football fan died of cardiac arrest while celebrating his team’s victory after the Nigeria-Argentina match of 2018 Russia World Cup at Beldarparain the city early Wednesday, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Selim Hossain, 45, of Mahaldarpara in the city. Locals…

Newly appointed Army Chief General Aziz Ahmed yestedray paid rich tribute to the martyrs of the Liberation War by placing wreaths at the National Mausoleum in Savar, reports BSS. After placing wreaths at the monument, he stood there in solemn silence for some time as a mark of deep respect to the liberation…

An 11-year-old girl was hacked to death allegedly by unidentified miscreants at her home in Land Mark Society area under Bakalia police station of the city yesterday. The deceased was identified as Elham Binte Nasir, 11, a six-grade student of city’s Mern Sun School, and daughter of Saudi expatriate…

Newly recruited employees of Barishal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital yesterday staged demonstration and held rally on the hospital remises demanding their salaries. They also organised a sit-in programme in front of the office of director of the hospital and chanted slogans in favour of their…

RAJSHAHI: Farmers were gradually becoming habituated to irrigating their cropping fields with canal water side by side with deep tube-wells in Barind area for the last couple of years, reports BSS. “We are getting water for irrigating our croplands round the year from Sharmangla canal in Godagari…

Although the budget for women has been increasing every year, the ways and sectors of allocations were not transparent which triggered uncertainty around women’s development, said experts on Tuesday, reports UNB. Speaking in a post budget discussion on ‘The Situation of Women in 2018-2019…

Chattogram:  A boy and a girl were killed in separate incidents in Bakolia and Panchlaish areas of the port city Chattogram  on Tuesday night and Wednesday , reports UNB. Ilham, 12, a class VI student of Meron Sun School and College and daughter of Nasir of Bakolia area was hacked to death…

Japanese professors meet DU VC Professor Dr Sachiko Hayashida and Professor Dr Fugo Takasu of Nara Women’s University, Japan on Tuesday called on Dhaka University (DU) Vice-Chancellor (VC) Prof Dr Md. Akhtaruzzaman. During the meeting at the VC’s office of the university, they discussed…

Sylhet Rail Station’s power snapped over unpaid dues Sylhet Power Distribution Department on Tuesday snapped the power connections of Sylhet Rail Station, demanding payment of Tk 50 lakh dues. Sardar Azam Mohammad, chief engineer of Sylhet Power Distribution Department, said due to the reluctant…