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Students in tight spot as DU continues online classes with deferred exams

Dhaka University (DU) has decided to press ahead with online classes for the next semesters without holding the final exams of the current semesters delayed by the pandemic, reports bdnews24.com.The authorities, however, have no clear plan ahead. Students say it is next to impossible to sit the exams of two...

DUJA gets new committee

Mehedi Hasan of the daily Kaler Kantho and Sazzadul Kabir of Banglanews24.com on Sunday were elected as new president and general secretary of Dhaka University Journalists' Association (DUJA) for the next one year.Ashiq Abdullah Apu of the Daily Star was elected as vice president, Abdulah Al Jobair of Daily Sangbad...

Cox's Bazar road crash kills two

COX'S BAZAR, Oct 11 (UNB): Two people were killed and 17 others injured after a picnic bus hit an electric pole on Chattogram-Cox's Bazar Highway in the Islamabad Hasherdighi area in Cox's Bazar Sadar upazila on Sunday.The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately.In-charge of Eidgaon police camp,...

BGB detain 17 Bangladeshis on Jhenaidah border

JHENAIDAH, Oct 11 (UNB): Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained 17 Bangladeshi nationals while going to India illegally from the Maheshpur bordering area in Jhenaidah on Saturday night.The arrestees hailed from Khulna and Bagerhat.A team of BGB-58 conducted a drive at Gurdah village in the upazila and arrested them...

Mild heat wave sweeps over several regions

A mild heat wave swept over several regions across the country on Sunday.The regions which experienced the mild heat wave are Gopalganj, Rangamati, Chandpur, Srimangal, Pabna, Nilphamari, Mongla, Satkhira, Jashore, Patuakhali and Bhola, according to the Met Office.Such mild heat wave may continue in some places for the next couple...

Alampur Children's Park in Sylhet yet to open

SYLHET, Oct 11: The much-desired Children's Park in the Alampur area of Sylhet divisional city has not been opened yet despite preparation almost a year ago.The story began in 2006 as Tk 175.1 million was sanctioned for establishment of 'Saifur Rahman Shishu Park'.The Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) started constructing the...

Regent Group chairman Shahed on 4-day remand

CHATTOGRAM, Oct 11 (UNB): A Chattogram court on Sunday placed chairman of Regent Group Md Shahed alias Shahed Karim on a four-day remand in a case filed over embezzling Tk 9.1 million (91 lakh).Chattogram Metropolitan Magistrate court judge Shafi Uddin passed the order when police produced him before the court...

Shopkeepers place plastic bottles under a signboard which states the property belongs to the Water Development Board

Shopkeepers place plastic bottles under a signboard which states the property belongs to the Water Development Board and warns any occupation of it is illegal and punishable under the law. The photo was taken from the Ghora Patti area in the city's Lalbagh area — bdnews24.com