Candidates fewer than posts in JU female hall union polls
Jahangirnagar University is heading into the Central Students鈥� Union and hall union elections, with a low number of candidates for elections to the women鈥檚 residential halls.
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High typhoid jabbing target set, people reluctant
The government for the first time has set an ambitious target to administer typhoid vaccine to some five crore children and adolescents amid pervasive public hesitation.
DUCSU, JUCSU, RUCSU ELECTIONS: General students firm for change, welfare
General students of Dhaka University, Jahangirnagar University, and Rajshahi University have strongly expected positive political changes and a firm assurance for the welfare of students after the long-due elections to their central students鈥� unions in September.
WRITER AVIJIT MURDER CASE:聽Farabi freed from jail on bail
Shafiur Rahman Farabi, who was sentenced to life term imprisonment in the case of killing writer and blogger Avijit Roy, was on Friday released from Kashimpur High-Security Central Jail on bail.
Somoy TV crew allegedly attacked by local BNP leader in Bhola
A Somoy TV journalist and his cameraman were allegedly attacked by a local BNP leader and their camera was damaged while gathering information on irregularities in a calf distribution programme in Bhola on Friday.
Pakistan deputy PM to begin Bangladesh tour today
Pakistan鈥檚 deputy prime minister and foreign minister Ishaq Dar is set to arrive Dhaka on Saturday on a two-day official visit, during which Dhaka and Islamabad are expected to sign several bilateral cooperation agreements, reports Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha.
Govt warns of legal action for publishing, broadcasting Hasina鈥檚 speeches
The interim government on Friday warned of taking immediate legal action against officials of media houses if ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 speeches are published or aired in the future in the media outlets in the country.
Journalist Bibhuranjan鈥檚 body found聽in Meghna River
The police on Friday recovered the body of senior journalist and columnist Bibhuranjan Sarkar from the Meghna River in Gazaria of Munshiganj.
Bangladesh looks on as China, India move to have Brahmaputra in chokeholds
Bangladesh looks on as its upstream neighbours China and India kept up their efforts to build dams to unilaterally control the water flow in the trans-boundary river Brahmaputra, the lifeline of water supply during the dry season.
Teenager missing as ferry, trawler collide in Khulna
A 17-year-old youth went missing after a head-on collision between a ferry and a passenger trawler in Rupsha River of Khulna on Thursday night.
8 killed in road accidents in聽three dists
At least eight people, including four members of a family, were killed in road accidents in Cumilla, Munshiganj and Gazipur between Thursday night and Friday.
Yunus hopes UN confce will pave way for Rohingya return
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus expressed the hope that the UN Conference in New York would provide concrete pathways to the resolution of the prolonged Rohingya crisis.
HC asks govt to declare UN report historical document
The High Court on Thursday directed the government to declare the UN fact-finding report on human rights violations during the July 2024 mass uprising a historical document...
ACC to prosecute 3 NBR officials
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday approved a case against three officials of the National Board of Revenue for their alleged involvement in concealing tax files of a company to allow it to evade Tk 146 crore in income tax...
ACC sues 30 for swindling Tk 616cr
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday filed a case against 30 people, including Exim Bank PLC chair Md Nazrul Islam Swapan, managing director Mohammad Feroz Hossain, and former chair Nazrul Islam Mazumder, on charges of embezzling Tk 615.75 crore by taking loans in name of a shell company...