News in Brief-(2022-05-22)

Army IBA extends BBA
application deadline to Jun 15
The Army Institute of Business Administration (Army IBA) in Sylhet's Jalalabad has extended the application deadline for its Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) programme. The latest deadline for free-of-cost application is June 15, the Army said in a release on Saturday. Shortlisted students will be able to participate in the admission test by paying the required examination fee. According to the IBA admission circular, in the primary phase, 5,000 students were given the opportunity to apply; but considering the interest of the admission seekers, 3,000 more students have been given the opportunity to apply till June 15. Brigadier General Ejazur Rahman Chowdhury, director of Army IBA, said, "Considering the benefit of the admission seekers, the opportunity to apply online has been extended." This application can be made directly on https://joinarmyiba.com/instantapply, the release added. — UNB

Khulna rail services
resume after five hrs
CHUADANGA, May 21: Train operations between Khulna and other parts of the country resumed late on Saturday morning, five hours after services were stopped in the wake of incidents of tree falling over a railway track on the Alamdanga-Halsar route. Nazmul Hossain, station master of Alamdanga Railway Station, said a number of trees fell across Alamdanga upazila during a nor'wester that lashed the district around 5.30am. — UNB

Killer truck claims its
helper's life
A young man died after being hit by the sand-laden truck he worked for as a helper in the capital's Kadamtali area on Saturday. The victim was identified as Md. Rusel, 30, a transport worker and son of Md Abul Hossain from Manohardi upazila in Narsingdi district. The incident took place when Rasel signalled the truck to reverse in Commissioner Road area of Kadamtoli at around 11:45pm on Friday night. Rasel used to work as a helper of the sand-laden truck, said co-worker Shamsul. — UNB