Students of Rajshahi University (RU) demanded removal of Pro Vice-chancellor Prof Chawdhury Zakaria following the audio clip of conversation, where his alleged involvement was found in fixing money to recruit a teacher. Prof Zakaria made a phone call to wife of a lecturer candidate of law department…

BNP standing committee member Barrister Jamiruddin Sircar suffered a mild stroke yesterday as he fell from the staircase of the High Court. Jamiruddin, former Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad, received slight injuries to the right side of his forehead after the fall while getting down through the stairs…

Probe report in graft case against DIG Mizan, Basir Nov 11 BSS, Dhaka A court here yesterday set November 11 for submitting probe report in a case lodged against suspended deputy inspector general (DIG) of police Mizanur Rahman and suspended ACC director Khandaker Enamul Basir for leaking information…

Several owners and drivers of battery-run easy-bike and rickshaws began hunger strike unto death yesterday protesting the decision to ban their vehicles…

The National De-worming Week-2019 campaign began yesterday in Khulna region aiming to protect human health from harmful effects of worms. While addressing the inaugural function, Mayor of Khulna City Corporation (KCC) Talukder Abdul Khaleque urged people from all strata of life to extend their supports…

Planning Minister MA Mannan left Dhaka in the evening for Malaga in Spain to attend the “Second Annual Conference of the Malaga Global Coalition for Municipal Finance: Towards a Financial Ecosystem for Municipalities to Achieve the SDGs”. The minister is expected to return home on October…

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday cleared approval of filing a case against a former chairman of Rajshahi Development Authority (RDA) and nine others for allegedly allocating land illegally to locals. The commission decided to file the case considering the recommendation of its inquiry…

Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives (LGRD) Minister Md Tazul Islam yesterday urged all to work together to provide safely managed sanitation services in the country. Addressing the non-government agencies, the minister said, “Please come forward to help the government to provide…

Rangpur City Corporation (RpCC) yesterday distributed Taka 12.50 lakh grant among the authorities of 159 Puja mandaps to assist the Sanaton community for celebrating their greatest religious festival of Durga Puja. Panel Mayors of Rangpur Shamsul Haque and Mahmudur Rahman Titu handed over cheques for…

Switzerland Ambassador to Bangladesh Rene Holenstain yesterday visited drought-prone Barind areas in Rajshahi district to see the activities of Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) project.While visiting Babudying village under Godagari upazila, he exchanged views with the community people related…

25 to vie for each seat at Barisal University Staff Reporter, Barishal   The admission test for the first year honours courses of Barishal University for the 2019-20 academic session will be held on October 18 and 19, 2019. Total 36,685 candidates have been registered their names to participate…