Youth held in Dhaka for abducting B’baria schoolgirl
Members of Rapid Action Battalions (Rab) on Tuesday arrested a youth from the city’s Badda area for abducting a schoolgirl in Brahmanbaria district. The arrestee is Md Jasim Uddin, 25,…
Vaccination campaign for school students to begin within a week: DGHS chief
A new campaign to vaccinate school students aged 12 and above will start within a week, said DGHS chief ABM Khurshid Alam on Tuesday. “The inoculation drive for school children…
17 IU teachers among world’s best researchers
Believe it or not, 17 teachers from different faculties of Islamic University have been ranked among the world’s best researchers in the Alper-Doger (AD) Scientific Index. They are Atiqur Rahman,…
5 to die for killing college student in Rajshahi
The condemned convicts are—Azizur Rahman, Sazzad Hossain Saju, Rinku of Darikharbona of Rajshahi city, Ismail Hossain of Brambhapur village in Durgapur upazila and Mahbubur Rashid Rentu of Bagmara upazila. The…
Marine Academy Commandant Sajid’s service extended
The government has extended the service of Chartered Marine Engineer Dr Sajid Hussain, commandant of the Bangladesh Marine Academy, for two more years. The extension entered into force this month…
A college girl dies after she set herself on fire in Dhanmondi
A student of Azimpur Girls School and College on Tuesday succumbed to severe burn injuries she had suffered three days ago at her Dhanmondi house. Ishita Yeasin, 19, died at…
JU greets students with flowers and masks on their return to campus
Jahangirnagar University on Monday greeted its students with flowers, masks, hand sanitizers, chocolates and cakes as they started returning to their dormitories after 17 months of Covid-induced closure. Besides extending…
Ali Riaz Post-Graduate Research Prize Trust Fund introduced at DU
Ali Riaz Post-Graduate Research Prize Trust Fund has been introduced at the Department of Mass Communication and Journalism of Dhaka University (DU). Distinguished Professor of Illinois State University, USA Dr…