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No possibility of involvement in student union polls: army

The Bangladesh Army on Thursday said that it had received no directive from the government to perform duties in the forthcoming university central students’ union elections, nor was there any possibility of such involvement in the future.

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BARI holds innovative technology exhibition for young entrepreneurs

The training and communication wing of Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute has arranged an innovative technology exhibition and exchange of view for young entrepreneurs at the institute’s Kazi Badruddoza auditorium in Gazipur on Wednesday...

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Fire service drill held at AUST

A fire service drill was held at the Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology in Dhaka on Wednesday, with the active participation of all members of the AUST...

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13 Rohingyas among 16 pushed into Bangladesh

The Border Security Force of India pushed at least 16 more people, including 13 Rohingyas, into Bangladesh through a border point under Baralekha upazila in Moulvibazar on Tuesday morning...

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RUCSU polls deferred, code violation goes on for DUCSU

The commission for the elections to the Rajshahi University Central Students’ Union and hall unions on Wednesday deferred the polls by 13 days, while candidates for the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union and hall union elections continued their campaign for the second day amid violations of the electoral code of conduct...

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EC likely to announce election roadmap today

The Election Commission has approved the final roadmap for the 13th National parliamentary elections and is set to publish it on Thursday, according to the commission’s senior secretary Akhtar Ahmed...

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Semiconductor producers call on Bashir

The Bangladesh Semiconductor Industry Association (BSIA) says the country’s semiconductor sector is emerging as a major source of jobs for the rising number of Computer Science and Electrical and Electronics Engineering graduates...

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Ending diploma engineers’ marginalisation

A TEACHER from Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology recently said that his high school headmaster had stopped talking to him after his admission into a polytechnic institute in the 1980s. The headmaster started talking to him only after he was admitted into a bachelor’s engineering programme at DUET...

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A humiliating DU decision that can also prove costly

THE University of Dhaka authorities’ decision to deploy the army as a ‘striking force’ during the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union elections, scheduled for September 9, is both humiliating and alarming. The announcement came at an exchange of views between the returning officers and the candidates for the positions of vice-president, general secretary and...

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AD hears on review of caretaker govt verdict

The Appellate Division on Thursday began hearing a review petition challenging its 2011 verdict that annulled the constitutional provision for a non-party caretaker government, a system once credited with ensuring neutral national elections in Bangladesh...

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Full transparency in HEAT project evaluation: UGC chair

University Grants Commission of Bangladesh chairman Professor SMA Faiz on Tuesday said 100 per cent transparency and accountability were being ensured in evaluating Higher Education Acceleration and Transformation project...

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Prime Bank disburses agri loans at Faridpur

Prime Bank PLC, a leading financial institution in Bangladesh, has disbursed open agri loans to farmers at Madhukhali upazila of Faridpur as part of its continuous efforts to accelerate the growth and development of Bangladesh’s agriculture sector...

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Cyber assault on women in univ union polls should end

CYBER-BULLYING in campus politics has become an organised assault on democracy that universities can no longer afford to ignore. In the lead-up to the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union election on September 9 and the Jahangirnagar University Central Students’ Union election on September 11, female candidates face a torrent of online harassment designed to keep...

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Govt cancels Patuakhali PP appointment

The government has cancelled appointment of public prosecutor of the Patuakhali women and children repression prevention tribunal amid criticism of his professional duties.

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Six districts get new DCs

The interim government has begun reshuffling the field administration before the national election likely to be held by next February before the month of Ramadan, the month of fasting for the Muslims...

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Mugger held for stabbing ADC

Detective branch of police on Monday arrested a mugger on charges of stabbing a senior police officer to evade arrest from Dhaka’s Kawran Bazar area...