Loud argument, commotion in the office of the Islamic University’s vice-chancellor A huge brawl and uproar broke out in the office of the Vice Chancellor of the Islamic University in Kushtia between teachers and officials holding various administrative positions, Chhatra Dal leaders and activists, and students of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement. The incident took place around 1 pm on Tuesday over the appointment of new positions, including the post of registrar, according to university sources. Meanwhile, several video clips of the brawl have been circulated on social media, Facebook. This…
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Hanging bodies of two women recovered in Kalamakanda
Hanging bodies of two women, including a pregnant woman, recovered in Kalamakanda The bodies of a pregnant woman and a housewife have been recovered in Kalmakanda, Netrokona. The local police and police recovered the two bodies from two separate places in the upazila on Tuesday. Later, they were sent to the Netrokona Modern Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy. The two deceased are Liza Akhter (20), the second wife of Ehsanul Haque of Shingpur village in Kalmakanda Sadar Union, and Nurunnahar (23), the pregnant wife of Md. Mizanur Rahman of Taranagar…
Read MoreShibir activists protest at police station at news of leader’s release
Shibir activists protest at police station over news of Tanti League leader’s release Shibir activists protested at the police station over the news of the release of a Tanti League leader in Sitakunda, Chittagong. The incident took place inside the Sitakunda police station at around 1:45 am on Monday. The detained leader is Sitakunda Municipality Tanti League General Secretary Mejbah Uddin Chowdhury. He is an accused in the murder case of Shibir’s colleague Md. Shahjahan. The murder took place in 1996 at Sitakunda Degree College. Mejbah was a member of…
Read MoreTwo killed in separate road accidents in Dhaka before Iftar
Two killed in separate road accidents in Dhaka before Iftar A motorcyclist was hit by a bus in Malibagh and a person was hit by a motorcycle on Elephant Road in the capital. These two accidents occurred in Dhaka before Iftar on Tuesday afternoon. The bodies of both have been kept at the Dhaka Medical College morgue. Dhaka Medical College Hospital sources said that the name of the motorcyclist killed in the Malibagh bus accident is Palash Molla (36). He is a money exchange trader by profession. And the name…
Read More“God has placed the burden of my child’s body on my shoulders!”
“God has placed the burden of my child’s body on my shoulders!” ‘Dad, are you breaking your fast?’ The son said, ‘I am breaking my fast, father.’ This was the last thing police constable Abdul Motaleb said to his son on the phone after breaking his fast on Monday. Then, at around 8 am on Tuesday, while he was sleeping, the phone rang. An unknown person on his son’s phone said, ‘This boy with the mobile phone had an accident on the road, his condition is bad. What happened to…
Read MoreGold bars worth Tk 3 crore recovered at bus in Chuadanga
Gold bars worth Tk 3 crore recovered during search of passenger bus in Chuadanga The BGB has arrested two people after searching a Purbasha Paribahan passenger bus that left Dhaka for Chuadanga and carrying 18 gold bars, 10,190 taka in cash, and 2 mobile phones. The BGB Chuadanga Battalion conducted the operation in Sarojganj area of Sadar Upazila on the Chuadanga-Jhenaidah highway on Tuesday afternoon. The two arrested are Rafiqul Islam (42) of Pirpurkulla village of Karpasdanga union of Damurhuda upazila of Chuadanga and Liton Khan (26) of Hossainpur village…
Read MoreHusband ‘commits suicide’ by consuming poison after stabbing wife
Husband ‘commits suicide’ by consuming poison after stabbing wife to death A husband committed suicide by consuming poison after stabbing his wife to death in Gafargaon Upazila of Mymensingh. The man consumed poison while absconding on Saturday after killing his wife last Thursday. He later died while undergoing treatment at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital on Tuesday. The deceased has been identified as Nazmul Alam. He is the son of Mohammad Ali of Kurshapur village in Jashra union of Gafargaon Upazila. He stabbed his wife Marzia Akhtar (29) to death on…
Read MoreProtest against attack on Jagannath University students
Protest against attack on Jagannath University students Students of Jagannath University held a protest march on Tuesday in protest against the attack by a local BNP leader on students of Jagannath University in Dholaikhal in the capital. They demanded the arrest of those involved in the attack and speedy trial. The protest march started from the university’s central mosque premises this afternoon. The procession passed through the premises of the Social Sciences Faculty and the Science Faculty and ended in front of the 1971 genocide sculpture. During the protest march,…
Read MoreFamily finds body 7 months after death in anti-discrimination protest
Family finds body 7 months after death in anti-discrimination protest The body of college student Asif Hossain (19), who died in the anti-discrimination student-public movement in Sirajganj Municipality, has been handed over to his family after a long seven months. On the orders of the court, the police handed over the body to his relatives at around 12 noon on Tuesday. The deceased Asif was the son of Nazrul Islam of Ekdala Mohalla in Sirajganj Municipality and a student of Sirajganj Government Technical School and College. Mustakim Hossain, Sub-Inspector (SI)…
Read MoreVerdict on BNP leader Aman’s appeal against sentence on April 30
Verdict on BNP leader Aman’s appeal against sentence on April 30 The Appellate Division will deliver its verdict on the appeal and leave to appeal against the 13-year prison sentence of BNP leader Aman Ullah Aman and the 3-year prison sentence of his wife Sabera Aman in the case of concealing information about assets and acquiring assets beyond known income on April 30. The bench headed by Senior Justice Md. Ashfaqul Islam of the Appellate Division set the date for the verdict on Tuesday after the hearing. Senior lawyer AM…
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