The Jahangirnagar University (JU) authorities detained a total of 6 students of Dhaka University (DU) on Saturday night from the central field of the university while they were ‘taking drugs’. The detainees were Habib Ahsan, Khairul Islam Shuvo and Ashfaq Hossain, fourth year student of…

The nation observed the 50th anniversary of the martyrdom of Shaheed Asad yesterday in a befitting manner. The people of the country, on this day, recall the sacrifice of the hero of the 1969 mass upsurge that swept away the regime of the autocratic ruler President Ayub Khan. On this day in 1969, student…

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) is planning to evict illegal structures, mostly electoral offices, belonging to different political parties grabbing footpath and parts of its adjacent roads. When contacted about the problem, Counselor Md. Sofiullah (Ward no. 24 of DNCC) who is also the president…

Dhaka University (DU) authorities will hold a meeting of “Paribesh Parishad” today on the long overdue Dhaka University Central Student Union’s (DUCSU) election. The meeting, to be held at 11am at Abdul Matin Virtual Classroom, will dwell on the amendment to the Dhaka University Central…

Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) has taken an initiative of implementing a road network project involving around Taka 3,000 crore aims at lessening the gradually mounting pressure on the existing roads. In the metropolis, population density has gradually been increasing with influx of huge city-bound…

A two-day long workshop on ‘Annual Performance Agreement Management System’ was held at University Grants Commission of Bangladesh (UGC) yesterday, says a press release.  UGC organised the workshop for making the activities of universities transparent, dynamic and vibrant. Professor…

A man walking on the rail tracks at Sholashahar in the port city was crushed to death Saturday afternoon under the wheels of a train. The deceased was identified as Shahin Alam, 42, son of Nizam Sarkar of Hili Land Port area in Dinajpur district. The accident occurred around 2.30pm when a train hit…

DU VC urges students to fulfill nation’s expectations BSS, Dhaka Dhaka University (DU) Vice chancellor (VC) Prof Dr Md Akhtaruzzaman yesterday called upon students to work hard to fulfill the expectation of the nation as well as families and societies. The VC said this while addressing as the…

4 held with 8,300 yaba tablets STAFF REPORTER, Ctg Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) and Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) yesterday in a drive in different areas of the city arrested four people along with 8,300 contraband yaba tablets. The arrestees were identified as  Md Kamal Hossain, 38, son…