Mother demands Samrat’s release, better treatment

The 80-year-old mother of former Jubo League leader Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat today demanded immediate release of her son terming him “innocent”.
13 October 2019, 07:22 AM

Want to get Bangladesh ready to face any calamity: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says she wants to prepare Bangladesh in such a way so that it can face any sort of disaster whether it is a manmade or natural one.
13 October 2019, 06:37 AM

Writ seeks ban of student politics at all educational institutions

A Supreme Court lawyer has filed a writ petition with the High Court seeking an order on the government to ban students and teachers’ politics and ragging at all educational institutions including private universities across the countries.
13 October 2019, 06:03 AM

No act of injustice to be tolerated in educational institutions: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says the government wants to maintain academic atmosphere in all the educational institutions of the country and will not tolerate any act of unjust and injustice.
12 October 2019, 09:09 AM

Buet student protest postponed for 2 days due to Oct 14 admission test

Students of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology have postponed their protest programme for two days starting from tomorrow in consideration of the university’s admission test scheduled for October 14 (Monday).
12 October 2019, 08:38 AM

'Universities will decide if they will allow politics on campus'

Education Minister Dipu Moni has said universities will decide whether they will allow organisation-based student politics on university campuses or not.
12 October 2019, 07:31 AM

Abrar murder: One more accused held in Dhaka

Police have arrested another accused of a case filed in connection with killing of Buet student Abrar Fahad, who was brutally killed allegedly by Bangladesh Chhara League on Monday night.
12 October 2019, 07:20 AM

Charge-sheet of Abrar murder case soon: Home minister

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan has said charge-sheet in Abrar Fahad murder case will be pressed soon. "The law enforcement agencies are working on it and a flawless charge-sheet will be pressed,” the minister said.
10 October 2019, 09:14 AM

NHRC closely observing govt actions over Abrar murder

National Human Rights Commission seeks speedy trial of Buet student Abrar Fahad murder and demanded exemplary punishment of the killers.
10 October 2019, 08:50 AM

Jubo League's Chair Omar Faruque's effigy torched in DU

Activists under the platform Muktijuddho Mancha set fire to an effigy of Jubo League Chairman Mohammad Omar Faruque Chowdhury on the Dhaka University campus.
10 October 2019, 07:59 AM

PM opens 2 water plants

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has inaugurated the Padma (Jashaldia) Water Treatment Plant (phase-1) and Well Field Construction Project at Tetuljhora-Bhakurta in Savar Upazila (Phase-1) with a capacity to supply 60 crore litres of purified water.
10 October 2019, 05:52 AM

Clear your stance or face tougher agitation: Buet students to VC

Protesting students of Buet threaten to put all the administrative buildings under lock and key if the vice chancellor does not appear on the campus by 2:00pm tomorrow to clear his stance on the demands, which the students placed after the murder of their fellow Abrar Fahad.
10 October 2019, 05:39 AM

Corruption must be stopped: President

President M Abdul Hamid reissues his note of warning against the corrupt individuals saying that none would get impunity irrespective of their political identity.
9 October 2019, 15:10 PM

BNP expels lawyer for defending Abrar murder accused

BNP has expelled Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Forum member advocate Morsheda Khatun Shilpi for defending one of the accused in Buet student Abrar Fahad murder case in a court.
9 October 2019, 11:03 AM

Buet can ban student politics if it wants: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says the authorities of Bangladesh university of engineering and technology (Buet) can ban student politics on the campus if the university wants to do it.
9 October 2019, 09:38 AM

Nobody should be killed for exercising free speech: UN

The United Nations has deplored the killing of young Buet student Abrar Farhad, saying freedom of speech is a human right.
9 October 2019, 09:11 AM

Abrar killing: Protesting JCD men come under BCL attack at JnU

Members of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) of Jagannath University (JnU) unit come under attack allegedly by Chhatra League activists when they brought out a procession on the campus, demanding punishment of Abrar Fahad's killers.
9 October 2019, 07:48 AM

Buet alumni demands VC’s removal, overhaul of admin

Alumni of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) demand resignation of the vice chancellor and an overhauling of the administration at the earliest.
9 October 2019, 07:13 AM

Buet students issue 7-day ultimatum to ban politics on campus

Protesting students of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) demand a complete ban on organisation-based politics on the campus within the next seven days.
9 October 2019, 06:17 AM

Abrar murder: Buet teachers, students bring out silent procession

The students and teachers of Buet’s electrical and electronic engineering department bring out a silent procession on the campus demanding punishment of Abrar Fahad’s killers.
9 October 2019, 04:20 AM