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Zakaria elected ESTCDT chair, Husne Ara vice chair

Independent University, Bangladesh trustees Mohammad Zakaria Khan and Husne Ara Ali have been elected as chairman and vice-chairman of the Education Science Technology and Cultural Development Trust respectively for a period of two years starting January 2025...

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Youth Conservation Season 7 engages Sreemangal students

The department of environmental science and management at Independent University, Bangladesh, in collaboration with the Outreach, Extension, and Continuing Education and the pro-vice chancellor’s office, organised the Youth Participation in Conservation Season 7 on December 19, 2024, at HEED Bangladesh, Sreemangal....

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Independent judiciary: struggle for justice

THE judiciary stands at a crossroads, grappling with the dual challenges of maintaining independence while navigating the turbulent waters of political influence. The essence of a robust judicial system lies in its ability to function free of fetters of the executive, ensuring that justice is not merely an abstract ideal but a tangible reality for all citizens. This...

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ACC to be independent but accountable to people: Iftekharuzzaman

The masses, anti-graft professionals, and former and serving Anti-Corruption Commission officials have emphasised transparent and accountable appointment processes for ACC officials and the need to free the ACC from bureaucratic and political control...

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Aug 21 Grenade Attack: HC for fresh probe

The High Court has called for a fresh, independent investigation into the August 21, 2004 grenade attack on an Awami League rally in the capital that killed 24 people and injured hundreds...

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BSFF announces festival schedule amidst boycott call

Bangladesh Short Film Forum on Wednesday announced the schedule of their forthcoming 17th Bangladesh International Short and Independent Film Festival with some of its members issuing a call to boycott the festival...

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Rezaul joins BIPPA as president

KM Rezaul Hasanat has been elected president of the Bangladesh Independent Power Producers’ Association recently, said a press release...

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HC seeks update on BDR carnage probe body

The High Court on Monday directed the government to submit a report on December 15 on the formation of a National Independent Investigation Committee to thoroughly investigate the February 25–26, 2009, massacre at the then Bangladesh Rifles headquarters...

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Merchant power policy on cards

The government is formulating a merchant power policy to unburden its power and energy sector liabilities...

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Selection that search committee makes should be transparent

A MAJOR reason that holds back the Anti-Corruption Commission from functioning independently, as stakeholders think, is the appointment of the top three officials — the chair and two commissioners — often picked up from among retired bureaucrats, close to the ruling quarters, who mostly protect partisan interests. Bureaucrats in service are also appointed on deputation to the positions of the commission’s...

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‘Narok Gulzar’ pays tribute to Manoj Mitra

In a heartfelt tribute to recently deceased playwright and actor Manoj Mitra, IUB Theatre staged two shows of his political satire ‘Narok Gulzar’ on November 20 and 23 at Independent University, Bangladesh and Daffodil International University respectively...

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IFC holds Friday Movie Night in city

Independent Filmmakers Community has organised the Friday Movie Night with screening of 10 short films and one full-length film made by promising filmmakers at Suhrawardy Udyan in the capital...

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Independent TV journalist assaulted in Jashore

Jashore correspondent of Independent TV, Ziaul Haq, and his camera person, Sharif Khan, were come under attack while working on an investigative report connecting to corruption in the district on Wednesday...

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Prof Raju made BFA member

Independent University, Bangladesh’s media and communication department head Professor Zakir Hossain Raju has been appointed as a member of the expert committee of the Bangladesh Film Archive.

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IUB hosts Durbin Exhibition

The Independent University, Bangladesh’s Computational and Observational Astronomy Lab has recently hosted the first Durbin Exhibition as part of Astronomy Night 8, organised by the Durbin IUB, on its campus in Dhaka...

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IUB bags 1st runner-up in Cisco IoT Hackathon

Team Sohayok of Independent University, Bangladesh emerged as the 1st Runners-up in the Cisco IoT Hackathon 2024 held at the American International University-Bangladesh campus in...

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Judicial secretariat under SC is long overdue

THIS is unacceptable that the judiciary has not enjoyed effective separation from other state organs and has not been truly independent, even though the constitution declares in unambiguous terms that the state ‘shall ensure the separation of the judiciary from the executive organs of the state’. On November 1, 2007, the then caretaker government...

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Jamuka accused of giving fake FF certificates

Independent lawmaker and former Awami League minister Abdul Latif Siddique has raised an allegation that Jatio Muktijoddha Council or Jamuka has given fake freedom fighter certificates...

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IUB bids farewell to librarian Hossam Haider

Independent University, Bangladesh honoured M Hossam Haider Chowdhury, who retired after distinguished 31-year tenure as the university’s librarian, during a...