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UGC allows pvt varsity students to attend exams, practical classes

The University Grants Commission (UGC) on Monday allowed final semester private university students to attend practical classes and examinations in person but maintained that viva-voce would be held virtually, reports UNB.In a directive, the UGC said students and teachers will have to follow health guidelines and physical distancing.Not more than...

National Economic Council meeting virtually

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina presiding over the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council meeting virtually from her official residence Ganobhaban in the city on Tuesday — Focus Bangla

Five die in Kushtia as truck hits ambulance

At least five people have died after a truck collided with an ambulance in Bittipara on the Kushtia-Jhenaidah highway, reports bdnews24.com.All of the dead were ambulance passengers with disabilities.The accident occurred at 03.30 pm at Lakshmipur-Niyatmor in Bittipara on Tuesday.A Jashore-bound ambulance from Kushtia and a truck speeding from the...

ACC seeks wealth statements of BIWTA engineer, three others

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has asked BIWTA additional chief engineer Mohammad Saidur Rahman and three others to submit their wealth statements to it, reports UNB.Director of ACC Head Office Akhtar Hossain Azad issued separate notices in this regard.Additional chief engineer (Dredging Division) BIWTA, Dhaka, Saidur Rahman , his wife Shamima...

Street children stare into abyss

Tahmid's mother Mariam Begum passed away while giving birth to his sister Antara. Their father Murad Hossain, a drug addict rickshaw-puller, lost his ties with family at the time. Their grandmother Hasina Khatun brought up both the siblings, reports bdnews24.com.Khatun enrolled Tahmid in a school this year, but Tahmid did...

Six more held over lynching of youth in Lalmonirhat

LALMONIRHAT, Nov 03 (UNB): Detectives in a drive arrested six more people in connection with the lynching of a young man over 'disrespecting the Quran' in Burimari of Lalmonirhat, from different parts of the upazila early Tuesday.Omar Faruk, officer-in-charge of DB police, said six people were arrested from different places...

Two more die in Mohammadpur shop blast

Two more victims, injured in an explosion at a scrapped goods shop in Mohammadpur last week, succumbed their injuries at Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery hospital on Tuesday, reports UNB.With the death of Saidul Islam, and Amir Hossain, 45, the death toll from the blast rose...

Ctg former mayor hospitalised with Covid-19 symptoms

CHITTAGONG, Nov 03 (UNB): Ex-mayor of Chittagong City Corporation and general secretary of city Awami League AJM Nasir Uddin has been hospitalised with symptoms of Covid-19He was admitted to Park View Hospital in the city in the morning.Managing director of the hospital Md Dr Rezaul Karim said he was brought...

IU Arabic deptt chairman quits

ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY, Nov 03 (UNB): The chairman of the Arabic language and literature department of Islamic University in Kushtia resigned on Tuesday. He made the decision just three days after recommending the expulsion of a student for making anti-Islamic remarks. A Facebook post of Saifullah Al-Hadi, a third-year student of...

One held for 'raping' child in Feni

FENI, Nov 03 (UNB): A hairdresser has been arrested for allegedly raping a child in Feni town.The victim's mother filed a case over the rape at Feni Model Police Station. The 10-year-old girl has undergone medical tests on Monday.Police and the victim's family said the families of the victim and...

12 fishermen jailed for violating hilsa fishing ban

CHANDPUR, Nov 03 (UNB): Twelve fishermen were jailed for various terms in Chandpur on Tuesday for catching hilsa flouting the ongoing fishing ban.District Fisheries Officer Asadul Baki said they also seized nearly 2.5 maunds of hilsa and 600,000 metres of Current Jal during their drive.A 22-day ban on catching, selling,...

Dry weather likely

Weather may remain mainly dry in Dhaka and elsewhere across the country today (Wednesday), according to the Met Office.Night temperature may fall slightly over Rangpur, Rajshahi and Mymensingh divisions and it may remain nearly unchanged elsewhere across the country.On the other hand, day temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the...