A section of Dhaka University students yesterday formed a human chain on the campus demanding a temporary library complex till the construction of new modern, digitalised and enriched library complex capable for meeting the needs of 43,000 students. Students from different departments took part in the…

Nafisa Sadaf Anchol has become the first Bangladesh to receive the Best of Nation Award at the World Skills Competition (WSC) at Kazan, Tatarstan in Russia…

Report on execution of warrant against Tarique, Fakhrul Oct 14 BSS, Dhaka A Dhaka court yesterday set October 14 to submit report on executing arrest warrant issued against nine leaders and activists of BNP including party acting chairman Tarique Rahman and its secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam…

The four canals re-excavation works are progressing fast, expecting to get more cultivable land around canals’ both sides by stopping existing water…

A workshop on ‘Evaluation of Digital Learning Environment (DLE) Application System’ organised by Bangladesh Research and Education Network (BdREN) was held at UGC yesterday, says a press release. The workshop was arranged to evaluate the activities performed under ‘facilitating distance…

Customs intelligence and investigation officials yesterday seized 814 cartons of foreign-made Ezee brand cigarettes from three passengers of Biman Bangladesh Airlines at Shah Amanat International Airport. On a tip-off, the officials recovered the 814 cartons foreign brand cigarette, worth about Taka…

Directorate of Environment (DOE) in Chattogram recovered one tonne of banned polythene shopping bags after conducting a drive at a polythene-manufacturing factory in city’s Aturardepu on Tuesday. However, none of the owner as well as employees were present during the drive. On receiving information,…

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested four active militants of ‘Allah er Dol’ organisation also known as ‘Allah er Sarkar’ in the yesterday. A team of RAB-1 detained them in a drive from Dakshinkhan Police Station area of the capital, said Rab-1 Commanding Officer Lt Col Sarwar…

Mominul Haque new DIU treasurer Staff Reporter, Dhaka Mominul Haque Majumder has been appointed treasurer of Daffodil International University on Monday. Prior to this post, he was the director (finance and accounts) of the university. He joined the new post after Hamidul Haque Khan, the immediate past…

Drug peddler gets life term   Staff Reporter, Barishal A Barishal court yesterday awarded a drug peddler to life term imprisonment with Tk 20,000 fine or to serve more six-month in jail. He was identified as S M Shafiul Alam Tuhin. The same court also awarded another drug peddler Dukhu Biswas to…