RDA cracks down on illegal buildings
Rajshahi Development Authority launched drives against illegal occupation, unauthorised building construction and use of plots for purposes not permitted under city regulations.
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Nomination paper distribution, submission rescheduled
The Rajshahi University authorities on Wednesday announced a revised schedule for the central students鈥� union elections, a day after abruptly suspending the pre-set schedule for distributing nomination papers, drawing stern criticism from the students...
Unrest grows at RU over ward quota reinstatement
Unrest at Rajshahi University over ward quota reinstatement is gathering heat as the agitation of the teachers and other staff demanding quota restoration gets intense, while the students launch a counter protest...
Cultural bodies place 10-point proposal for fair RUCSU polls
A platform of literary and cultural organisations at Rajshahi University on Tuesday placed a ten-point proposal to ensure a free, fair, neutral and inclusive election to the long-awaited university central students鈥� union.
Student bodies gear up for DU, RU, JU polls
Student organisations are becoming active on the campuses of Dhaka University, Jahangirnagar University, and Rajshahi University as these public universities are set to hold the long-due elections to their student unions in September.
Loan burden drives farmer to kill himself in Rajshahi
A farmer committed suicide by hanging himself in village Kharail under Mohonpur upazila in Rajshahi early Monday reportedly for failing to repay loans he had taken from different non-governmental organisations...
RU teachers, staff continue demo for ward quota reinstatement
A section of teachers, officers and other employees of Rajshahi University continued demonstrations on Saturday, demanding the reinstatement of the ward quota facility for admission to the university for their children and grandchildren...
Owner, two others put on five-day remand over arms recovery at coaching centre
A metropolitan sessions judge court in Rajshahi on Sunday allowed the police to take the owner of a coaching centre and two of his associates into custody for interrogation for five days in a case filed over Saturday鈥檚 recovery of arms, explosives and drugs from their possession at the coaching centre in Rajshahi city...
Two cases filed over the recovery of four bodies of same family
Two separate cases were filed over the recovery of four bodies of the same family in Rajshahi reportedly in a murder-suicide incident...
Two killed in train accident in two dists
Two people were killed after being run over by train in Rajshahi and Naogaon on Saturday...
Rajshahi suicide over debt needs to be investigated: finance adviser
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Saturday said that the suicide in Rajshahi over debt is unfortunate and it should be investigated with utmost importance...
Army seizes arms, explosives at Rajshahi coaching centre
Bangladesh Army on Saturday recovered a large cache of firearms and raw materials for making explosives from a coaching centre in Rajshahi city.
Dev disparity leaves Rajshahi city outskirts suffer during rainy season
While the centre of Rajshahi city gleams with new roads, street lights and public works, residents of its slums and suburban neighbourhoods face immense sufferings during the rainy season due to flooding and water stagnation, exposing a stark disparity in development...
Four of a family found dead in Rajshahi
A man, his wife, and their two children were found dead at their house in Rajshahi鈥檚 Paba upazila early Friday...
RU teachers, staff want reinstatement of ward quota
A section of teachers, officials, and employees of Rajshahi University staged a demonstration on Thursday, demanding the reinstatement of the abolished ward quota facility for their children and grandchildren to be admitted to undergraduate courses at the university...
Aedes larvae found in 57pc of houses in Rajshahi city: DGHS
The Directorate General of Health Services has detected the larvae of the Aedes mosquito, the vector for several diseases including dengue fever and chikungunya, in 57.33 per cent of houses in Rajshahi city...
RUET, BIM sign memo for enhancing bilateral relations
Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology signed a memorandum of understanding with the Bangladesh Institute of Management, enhancing bilateral relations, at the conference room of the RUET on Saturday...
Rally demands action after student falls into manhole
Social activists, students and local residents held a protest rally in Rajshahi city on Thursday, demanding urgent action from the authorities after a student of Rajshahi College was seriously injured by falling into an uncovered manhole near the college...
RUCSU election draft voter list published
A draft voter list was published for the next election of Rajshahi University Central Students Union in its official website Wednesday night...
Bogura, Rajshahi, and Sylhet to host NCL T20
The forthcoming NCL T20 will be held in Sylhet, Bogura, and Rajshahi, confirmed the chairman of the tournament committee of the Bangladesh Cricket Board, Akram Khan, on Thursday.
RU Chhatra Dal to stage protest, display list of pro-AL teachers
The Rajshahi University unit of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal on Monday announced a protest programme against the institution鈥檚 pro-Awami League teachers and officials allegedly involved in suppressing the student movement during the July uprising, demanding their trial.
Ex-Jamaat MP recommends jobseeker for RU lecturer
A Facebook story posted by Rajshahi University pro-vice chancellor Professor Farid Uddin Khan has sparked outrage and allegations of political favouritism in the university鈥檚 recruitment process after it featured a recommendation from a former Jamaat-e-Islami lawmaker for an applicant for an RU lecturer post...
Woman gives birth to baby girl with two heads in Rajshahi
In a rare and medically complex case, a woman gave birth to a baby girl with two heads at Christian Mission Hospital in Rajshahi city on Saturday night...
Barendra Rajshahi Textile Limited creates 2,000 jobs in 6 months
PRAN-RFL Group has created 2,000 jobs in six months by reviving the long-closed Rajshahi Textile Mills, renaming Barendra Rajshahi Textile Limited...
Fundraising for July prog at RU sparks criticism
Fundraising for a July uprising programme at Rajshahi University has come under heavy criticism after the move went viral on social media...
RUCSU polls scheduled for September 15
The authorities on Monday announced that the elections to the Rajshahi University Central Students鈥� Union would be held on September 15...
Bus services halted over attack on driver in C鈥檔awabganj
Bus services on the Chapainawabganj-Rajshahi route remained suspended since Monday morning following a dispute between transport workers of the two districts...
Rajshahi-C鈥檔awabganj bus services suspended after drivers鈥� clash
Commuters had to endure immense sufferings as bus services on the Rajshahi-Chapainawabganj route remained suspended since Sunday morning after a clash between drivers from the two districts...
A BSCIC estate in Rajshahi that veers off its goal, purpose
THIS is deplorable that the authorities have failed to address the issues that have rendered Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation Industrial Estate 2 in Rajshahi unattractive to entrepreneurs. Launched in July 2022 as a Tk 1.5 billion project, the estate was meant to create 10,000 jobs and stimulate small and medium enterprises in the region. It, however, remains...
Rajshahi鈥檚 BSCIC-2 stalls amid high price of plots, absence of utility services
Three years after it was declared ready for entrepreneurs, the Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation Industrial Estate鈥�2 in Rajshahi鈥檚 Paba upazila is struggling to attract investment due to the high price of plots and the absence of utility services...
