BNP leaders among 77 sued for muder of 2 AL leaders in C鈥檔awabganj
A local leader of the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party Ashraful Haque was named prime accused in a case filed against 77 people on Friday over...
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Ex-minister Shahriar declared 鈥榰nwanted鈥� in Rajshahi
Freedom fighters on Saturday declared Rajshahi-6 constituency lawmaker and former state minister for foreign affairs Shahriar Alam unwanted in the Rajshahi city for...
AHM Kamaruzzaman birth anniv observed
The 101th anniversary of the birth of Abul Hasnat Mohammad Kamaruzzaman, one of the four national leaders who were brutally assassinated inside Dhaka Central Jail on November 3, 1975, was observed in Rajshahi on Wednesday...
Injured in factional clash, AL leader dies in RMCH
The general secretary of Bagha upazila unit of the ruling Awami League, Ashraful Islam Babul, who received head injuries during a clash between two factions of the ruling AL at Bagha upazila in Rajshahi on Saturday succumbed to his injuries on Wednesday afternoon....
Cut off utilities to illegal establishments: Rajshahi div commissioner
Rajshahi divisional commissioner Dewan Muhammad Humayun Kabir on Monday directed authorities to cut off electricity, water, and gas connections to establishments...
Rajshahi-Kolkata train service set to resume
The train service between Rajshahi and Kolkata is set to resume after a 77-year hiatus...
Former food official sent to jail in graft case
A Rajshahi court on Monday sent a former food official to jail in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission on charge of irregularities and corruption in buying wheat from millers in defiance of government instructions in 2020....
Mango trading gains momentum after Eid holidays in Rajshahi
After Eid holidays, mango trading has gained momentum on different markets of Rajshahi, Chapainawabganj and Naogaon districts with the appearance of delicious varieties of the seasonal fruit amid high prices...
346 sued over AL factional clash in Rajshahi
A case was filed on Sunday against 346 people in connection with Saturday鈥檚 clash between two factions of the ruling Awami League at Bagha upazila in Rajshahi that left at least fifty people injured...
RU 12th convocation on November 28
The twelfth convocation of Rajshahi University will be held on November 28....
Govt suspends Bhawaniganj mayor for corruption
The government suspended Rajshahi鈥檚 Bhawaniganj municipality mayor Abdul Malek for his involvement in embezzling government funds and various corruptions...
No scarcity of sacrificial animals in Rajshahi
Cattle markets in Rajshahi have no scarcity of sacrificial animals with plenty of local animals as only two days have left for Eid-ul-Azha, one of the largest religious festivals of the Muslims...
RU BCL secretary declared unwanted on campus
Leaders of seven student organisations at Rajshahi University declared the university unit Bangladesh Chhatra League general secretary, Asadulla hil Galib, persona non grata on the campus...
RU students protest at HC鈥檚 order of reinstating FF quota in govt. job
Students of Rajshahi University on Thursday staged demonstrations protesting against the High Court order that asked the government to restore 30 per cent quota for the children and grandchildren of freedom fighters while recruiting cadre and non-cadre officers in the civil service...
Corruption investigations must be expedited and made public
A CONSTRUCTION company found involved in major corruption is contracted for construction work at the University of Rajshahi and this only demonstrates that corruption prevention mechanisms are flawed and ineffective...
RU decides to sack physician for sexual harassment
The authorities of Rajshahi University have decided to terminate its medical centre鈥檚 deputy chief medical officer Razu Ahmmed for harassing a schoolgirl sexually....
Rape victim demands immediate arrest of rapists, justice
A housewife, who was allegedly raped by a gang in the past month, demanded the immediate arrest of the rapists and proper justice.
RU to hold admission tests in four regional centres
Rajshahi University authorities have decided to hold the admission tests for first-year undergraduate courses for the 2024-25 academic session at four regional centres in...
Rajshahi lawmaker lodges GD over 鈥榙eath threat鈥�
Omar Faruk Chowdhury, lawmaker of Rajshahi-1 constituency comprising Godagari and Tanore, lodged a general diary on Thursday night over an alleged death threat...
Rajshahi lawmaker accuses upazila chair, UNO of murder plot
Rajshahi-1 constituency (Godagari and Tanore) lawmaker Omar Faruk Chowdhury accused the Godagari upazila parishad chairman and the upazila nirbahi officer of organising a gathering at the upazila parishad with the alleged intention of killing him...
Construct carnival begins at RUET
A two-day event titled 鈥楥onstruct Carnival 1.0鈥� began at the Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology on Thursday, said a press release...
鈥極peration Katukutu鈥� depicts social anomalies
Rajshahi University-based theatre troupe Anushilon Natyadal premiered its 66th production titled Operation Katukutu depicting social anomalies on...
Expulsion of 3 BCL members recommended
The authorities of Shaheed Suhrawardy Hall of Rajshahi University on Wednesday recommended expelling one leader and two activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League from the university and take legal actions against them for their involvement in beating up a hall security guard...
Man held with ten single-shot guns in Rajshahi
Members of the Rapid Action Battalion arrested an arms dealer with ten single-shot guns in his possession at the bordering Bagha upazila in Rajshahi...
No end to BCL misconduct as authorities remain silent
HE threat of provosts of all residential halls in the University of Rajshahi for resignation in protest at the unruly behaviour of the Chhatra League, the student wing of the ruling Awami League, once again shows the length of disruption caused by the organisation...
One killed, three injured as train hits three-wheeler in Rajshahi
A man was killed and three others were critically injured when a train hit a battery-run three-wheeler in Raipara Syarpara area in Rajshahi city on Wednesday afternoon...
Youth stabbed outside polling station in Rajshahi
A youth was stabbed by attackers in front of Parila High School polling station in Paba upazila in Rajshahi at about 11:00am on Wednesday...
Hall provosts threaten to resign if action not taken
The provosts of all the residential halls of Rajshahi University warned that they would resign in a body if no tangible action was taken against those Bangladesh Chhatra League leaders and activists, involved in beating students and the halls鈥� staff members, ousting residential students from their allotted seats, vandalism at halls, threatening and misbehaving with the hall provosts...
HC asks IGP, RMP to report action against extortion for Mujib murals
The High Court on Tuesday asked the inspector general of police and the Rajshahi Metropolitan Police commissioner to report to the court in seven days what action had been taken against those who demanded extortion from the contractor making murals of country鈥檚 founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and four national leaders at Boalia in Rajshahi...
RUET ex-VC, registrar get bail in graft case
A Rajshahi court on Tuesday granted bail to Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology鈥檚 immediate past vice-chancellor Professor Rafiqul Islam Sheikh and registrar Professor Selim Hossain in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission on charge of appointing officers and employees violating of the university rules and regulations...