Political jobs at univs harm education

Recruitment on political consideration in top positions of public universities is hampering academic activities, putting at risk the academic life of students, educationists observed. Full story

People ring in Bengali New Year

Pahela Baishakh celebrations take place today across Bangladesh, West Bengal and other areas that are home to Bengali-speaking people to usher in the Bangla year 1419. Full story

Money seizure mystery deepens

The whereabouts of the driver of the railways minister’s APS Omar Faruk Talukder, who was detained along with Faruk and two others after he drove straight into the Border Guard Bangladesh... Full story

Look into Soumen’s money

Anti-corruption campaigners on Friday said that the Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commission and the National Board of Revenue should look into the sources of wealth... Full story

Family wants Azam protected

The family of Ali Azam Khan, the car driver of railway minister’s APS Omar Faruq Talukder, has urged the government to find him out and take measures for his safety. Full story

TIB asks Suranjit to resign

The Bangladesh chapter of the Berlin-based corruption watchdog Transparency International called upon the railways minister Suranjit Sengupta to resign immediately on moral... Full story

President, PM held after coup in Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau's president and prime minister were in army custody on Friday after troops staged an apparent coup just two weeks ahead of a presidential run-off vote in the chronically unstable west ... Full story

Lack of govt efforts compels farmers to buy low-quality jute seeds

Farmers across Bangladesh find themselves compelled to buy jute seeds of unknown quality smuggled in from India as the government is unable to provide enough seeds to meet the demand. Full story

London intensifies crackdown on rickshaws

The British police are discouraging rickshaw operations on London’s streets through different means though the small three-wheeled cart, driven by a person, has emerged as an entertainment... Full story

Dhaka, Ankara agree to work together in int’l forums

Bangladesh and Turkey have agreed to further deepen their bilateral ties in the areas of economy, trade and commerce, culture and agriculture as well to work together at different... Full story

West Bengal professor, neighbour arrested over anti-Mamata cartoons

A professor of chemistry of the Jadavpur University was arrested on Friday along with his neighbour for allegedly posting a cartoon on a popular social networking site involving chief minister... Full story

PCJSS leader shot dead in Khagrachari

A leader of a reformist group of Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samity was shot dead by unidentified assailants at Baradam village in Dighinala upazila of Khagrachari on Thursday night. Full story

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Political jobs at univs harm education

People ring in Bengali New Year

Money seizure mystery deepens

Look into Soumen’s money

Family wants Azam protected

TIB asks Suranjit to resign

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