2 more pub univ VCs resign
The vice-chancellors of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur and Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University in Dinajpur resigned from their posts on Friday following student demand...
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Yunus to visit Abu Sayeed鈥檚 family in Rangpur
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus will go to Rangpur to meet the family members of the late Abu Sayeed on Saturday, according to the chief adviser鈥檚 press wing.
Rangpur manager Bithi reinstated
Rangpur Division women鈥檚 cricket team manager Arifa Jahan Bithi 鈥� who was dismissed from her role following her participation in helping the protestors during the recent Anti-Discrimination Student Movement in the country 鈥� has been reinstated...
IGP calls upon police personnel to return to duty in 24 hours
The newly appointed inspector general of the police, Md Mainul Islam, on Wednesday, requested all personnel of the police to return to duty within the next 24 hours.
Mainul made new IGP
The government on Tuesday appointed Traffic and Driving School commandant Md Mainul Islam as the new inspector general of police.
IGP urges police personnel to perform duties with patience
Inspector General of Police Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun on Tuesday urged all its members to perform their duties with patience and strong morale with maintaining their own security....
Warnings rise about AI models
When academic Jathan Sadowski reached for an analogy last year to describe how AI programmes decay, he landed on the term 鈥楬absburg AI鈥�...
Minor sent to jail in Rangpur
A 16-year-old higher secondary level student has been sent to jail allegedly over killing of Begum Rokeya University student Abu Sayeed, who was allegedly shot dead by the police during the quota reform protests near the campus on July 16...
ACC finds Tk 44cr illegal wealth of ex-IGP Benazir, family
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Sunday submitted to the High Court its progress report on the ongoing inquiries into amassing wealth by former inspector general of police Benazir Ahmed and members of his family...
Reckless lies and deceit are no answers
THE only responsible government response to the violent policing of student protests seeking public job quota reform was to take responsibility for the death and injuries. But the government continues to spread reckless lies and deceive the public. The first information report that the Rangpur police filed about the death of a Begum Rokeya University...
BRUR gives financial aid to family of Sayeed killed in police shooting
The authorities of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur gave financial assistance to the family of deceased quota reform movement organiser Abu Sayeed on...
Bullet-hit Abu Sayeed dies of internal haemorrhage: RMCH doctor
Abu Sayeed, an organiser of the ongoing students鈥� movement for quota reform in government jobs at Begum Rokeya University in Rangpur, died of internal haemorrhage as police shot him during a clash on Tuesday....
One quota protester killed, 16 injured in Rangpur clash
A student of Begum Rokeya University in Rangpur was killed and sixteen others were injured during a clash between the police and quota protesters in front of the university on Tuesday.
Microsoft drops OpenAI board seat as scrunity increases
Microsoft has ditched plans to take up a non-voting position on the board of ChatGPT maker OpenAI, according to a letter seen by AFP on Wednesday, as regulators step up scrutiny of deals involving AI companies...
MyGP hits new milestone with 20 million monthly active users
MyGP, Grameenphone鈥檚 flagship app, had recently reached a significant landmark, amassing 20 million monthly active users, making it Bangladesh鈥檚 leading app, said a press release on Wednesday...
Low food supply for flood victims makes a mess of relief effort
THE immediate issues that the authorities need to seriously attend to in the event of flooding are the rescue of people left dangerously marooned and the supply of food for the affected. The government appears to have failed on both the fronts. While a large number of people were waiting to be rescued even from submerged...
BGB sends back 31 Rohingyas from St Martins
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh have sent back a trawler carrying 31 Rohingya people and two members of Myanmar Border Guard Police after they entered...
Govt extends IGP鈥檚 tenure again
The government on Friday extended the tenure of the inspector general of police Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun for one more year on contract.
3 die inside septic tank in Rangpur
Three people including a woman and her son died allegedly after inhaling toxic gas inside a septic tank at Dhap Udoypur village in Mithapukur upazila of Rangpur on Thursday....
Benazir, Matiur asked to submit wealth聽info
The Anti-Corruption Commission issued separate notices on Tuesday asking former inspector general of police Benazir Ahmed, National Board of Revenue official...
Govt suspends judge for torturing wife
The government has suspended former Rangpur senior judicial magistrate Debanshu Kumar for torturing his wife for dowry.
Court appoints more receivers for Benazir assets, DU may聽revoke degree
A Dhaka court on Thursday appointed more receivers [administrators] to look after the seized immovable properties of former inspector general of...
Saklain sent on compulsory retirement: IGP
An investigation into the wealth of police officials is underway, with authentic information expected to emerge, said inspector general of police Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun...
ACC quizzes 8 DIP officials over issuing five passports for ex-IGP Benazir, his family
The Anti-Corruption Commission has launched an inquiry into the allegations of forgery in obtaining passports by former inspector general of police Benazir Ahmed and his family members...
Heavy rainfall likely in 3 divisions in 72 hours: BMD
Heavy rainfall is expected in Rangpur, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions during 72 hours commencing 6:00am on Tuesday....
Case filed over stealing computers at ex-IGP鈥檚 Savanna Eco Resort
A case was filed on Thursday against five people over stealing computer accessories, including three CPUs from the office of Savanna Eco Resort and Natural Park owned by former inspector general of police Benazir Ahmed and his family at Sadar Upazila in Gopalganj....
GP offers Eid rewards for GPStar clients
Grameenphone is currently providing exclusive GPStar rewards at 8,000 partner outlets across various categories on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha, said a press release...
Authorities must probe passport forgery issue against former IGP
THIS is heartening that the Anti-Corruption Commission has initiated an investigation of the forgery of passport and the national identity cards that has been levelled against two brothers of former army chief Aziz Ahmed. One of the brothers is reported to have obtained a national identity card using an alias and falsifying the name of the parents...
Court allows ACC petition to appoint receivers for seized assets of Benazir
A senior special judge court in Dhaka on Thursday allowed a petition submitted by the Anti-Corruption Commission to appoint receivers for the seized assets of former inspector general of police Benazir Ahmed and his family members....
BMD predicts rain in Rangpur, M鈥檚ingh, Sylhet, Rajshahi, Dhaka divisions
Bangladesh Meteorological Department had forecast rain or thundershowers in Rangpur, Mymensingh, and Sylhet divisions over 24 hours, starting at 9:00am on Thursday...