Students of Barishal University (BU) continued their protests for the ninth day yesterday, demanding the vice-chancellor's resignation. Agitated students held a rally in front of the academic building of BU in the morning. Students started protesting on March 26 after they were allegedly excluded…

Councilors and employees of Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) yesterday demanded the removal of Assistant Engineer of National Housing Authority (NHA) Ashrafuzaman Palash, who brought ‘false’ allegation against CCC Mayor AJM Nasir Uddin.  Protesting against the bringing of the allegation…

The vice-president (VP) of the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU), Nurul Haque Nur, has given an ultimatum that the vice-chancellor…

Three alleged drug peddlers were arrested in the city and Wazirpur with about 10,000 pieces of yaba tablets. Barishal Metropolitan Police Commissioner (BMP) Mosharraf Hossain said this at a press briefing at BMP office yesterday. He said, “On the basis of secret information, they seized 9,800…

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) yesterday detained six members of a fraud gang, who in guise of customs officials used to mislead people and realised money from them. The detainees are-- Nurul Haque,57, Shekh Alam,43, Firoj Alam,57, Mosharof Hossain,54, Masud Rana,43 and Renu Miya alias Roni, 38. RAB-4…

Members of Sylhet District Bar Association observed two-hour work abstention yesterday protesting the attack on a lawyer and member of the association. The abstention was called on Wednesday at 10am and ended at 12pm. During the movement, president of the association advocate Jamilul Haque Jamil demanded…

A case has been filed in connection with the theft of documents and evidences of four cases from the police storeroom at the district court building. Inspector (prosecution) Bijan Barua filed the case around 1am on Wednesday at Kotwali Police Station, said Officer-in-Charge Mohammad Mohsin. According…

Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) has kicked-off a month-long drive for ‘Clean Sylhet’ in the city yesterday. The campaign has been started officially from the Holy shrine of Hazrat Shahjalal. The city corporation authorities brought out a procession from Bandarbazar and visited the main points…

Khulna Agriculture University (KAU) is set to start its first ever academic activities today. On the occasion, an inaugural function of KAU’s academic activities will be held at deputy commissioner conference room here as Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni is scheduled to attend the function as the…

A tribunal here on Tuesday framed charges against three people including the driver, helper and supervisor of a ‘Hanif Paribahan’ bus for killing North South University student Saidur Rahman Payel in 2018. Acting Judge of Chattogram Divisional Speedy Trial Tribunal Abdul Halim fixed also…

Several readymade garment factories suspended operations for the day after workers demonstrated to press for various demands in Ashulia's new Export Processing Zone yesterday morning. Worker agitation was first reported at a factory. From there, they got out and hurled brick chips at some other…

Anti-ragging rally held at IU UNB, Islamic University The students of Islamic University (IU) in Kushtia brought out an anti-ragging procession on the campus on Wednesday, demanding to stop ragging incidents on the campus. Over five hundred students under the banner of IU Conscious Students brought…

Human hauler driver found dead UNB, Savar   Police recovered the body of the driver of a human hauler from Mushrikhola area here yesterday. The deceased was identified as Matiur Rahman, 27, son of Abdul Mazid Mia of Kurigram district. Matiur used to live in a rented house at Nandakhali of Savar.…