Agency : Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib al Hasan was disappointed and admitted to being perplexed by his team’s distraught defeat 2-0...
Day: May 25, 2024
Staff Reporter : Dr. Kunal Sil presented his DLitt Research Proposal at Centre for Breakthrough Thinking on Bangladesh on May 23, 2024. He presented his research proposal on ” Role of Innovation in Indian Post Payment Bank in West Bengal, India.” Dr. Kunal Sil is doing his research under the Co Supervision of Dr. Sitangshu Khatua, Dean, Xavier Business School at St. Xavier’s University, Kolkata. The event was conducted on virtual mode and experts like Ms. Zakiya Sultana, Ruchi Khandelwal,...
UNB : A Dhaka court on Friday granted an 8-day remand for three accused arrested in connection with the murder of Jhenaidah-4 MP Anwarul Azim Anar in India’s Kolkata. Metropolitan Magistrate Dilruba Afroz Tithi of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court granted the remand after the accused were produced before it with a prayer for a 10-day remand, said Mahfuzur Rahman, assistant police commissioner of DB. The arrestees include Amanullah alias Shimul Bhuiyan, Celesty Rahman and Faisal Ali alias Saji. MP...
UNB : Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have apprehended Shaharul, an alleged mastermind behind a job scam ring, from Palashbari in Gaibandha. He is accused of fraudulently posing as a senior officer in various forces to deceive job seekers. RAB-13 made the arrest based on information provided by the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Thursday, according to Md Shariful Islam, public relations officer at the BGB Headquarters. During the arrest, authorities seized identity cards of high-ranking officers from...
UNB : Allegations of repeated attacks and gunfire have arisen at the residence of Japan-Bangladesh Group’s chairman Selim Pradhan in Narayanganj’s Rupganj upazila, in support of defeated candidates in the Rupganj upazila parishad elections. At least six security personnel were injured in the incident. The incident occurred from morning till evening on Thursday at Selim Pradhan’s residence in the Saughat area of Rupganj upazila. The injured were identified as security personnel Aktar Hossain, Forhad Hossain, Shafiqul Islam, Shipon Haoladar, Rana...
BBC Online : Barcelona have sacked manager Xavi with former Bayern Munich boss Hansi Flick set to replace him. Xavi...
UNB : Over 500 shops and houses were gutted in a fire at the Balukhali Rohingya Camp in Ukhiya of Cox’s Bazar on Friday. The fire that started around 11:00 am was brought under control around 12:00 pm. Three firefighting units worked to bring the fire under control, said Kamal Hossain, deputy assistant director of Ukhiya Fire Service. The exact extent of the damage will be known after a survey is conducted, he added. “Our houses have been burnt down....
Staff Reporter : UN office of high commissioner for human rights has called upon Bangladesh and other States to provide effective protection to the recently displaced Rohingyas by the fighting in Buthidaung and Maungdaw townships. “Tens of thousands of civilians have been displaced in recent days by the fighting in Buthidaung and Maungdaw townships. An estimated 45,000 Rohingya have reportedly fled to an area on the Naf River near the border with Bangladesh, seeking protection. Over one million Rohingya are...
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Staff Reporter : The Department of Economics at North South University (NSU) with the help of NSU Young Economists’ Forum (YEF) hosted a research workshop titled “Conversation with an Editor of SSCI Journals”. The event, which is part of the SBE (School of Business and Economics) Research Workshop Series, was held at the Syndicate Hall of North South University. The speaker was Professor Niaz Asadullah, a Visiting Professor of Economics at the University of Reading, UK, and a Professorial Fellow...