It was 12 noon on Friday. A red-blue umbrella was hanging in front of Savarnalta, a one-storey house in Jhiltuli area of Faridpur town. A freezer van was parked below it and people were gathered near the vehicle. Additional Sub Inspector of Police (DIG) Naseerul Islam was sitting quietly near the van while several people […]
Abrar Fahad, 22, a second-year student in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, was beaten to death by a group of Chhatra League leaders and activists on 6 October 2019. Abrar’s father has filed a case against 19 at Chowkbazar police station. Following the murder, BUET officials permanently expelled 26 students, including Ashikul Islam, […]
The main problem is with the organizational structure of our country. The hierarchy is built in such a way that only a handful of students will get good jobs. The number of jobs available for engineers or technical students in any government and semi-government organization is far less than the number of graduates. As a […]
BUT student found hanging in Hazaribagh residence
According to the UNB report, Rajdhani Unnayan Kartipakkha (Rajuk) informed the High Court on Tuesday that 26,777 of the 30,000 documents missing from the server have been recovered. Rajuk’s counsel Imam Hasan presented the information before a division bench of the high court headed by Justice Azul Islam Talukdar. Imam told the court that those […]
A total of 264 people died in 22 accidents in the nine months from June 2022 to March 2023 on the Bangabandhu Expressway (Dhaka-Bhanga Highway). This means that almost one death occurred every day on the expressway. The expressway has several safety flaws and an urgent road safety audit is needed. “This essentially suggests that […]
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) and Dhaka University (DU) have registered major drop in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings by Subject 2023 as compared to last year’s ranking. The rankings published on Wednesday cover a total of 54 subjects across five broad subject areas including Arts and Humanities, Engineering and Technology, […]
“We see that many universities cannot spend their research allocation while we are not getting enough funds. I draw the attention of the concerned authorities in this matter.” The welcome address was delivered by Mohd Anisuzzaman Talukar, Director, RISE. Dean of Faculty of Architecture and Planning Ishrat Islam, Chairman of Bangladesh Council of Scientific and […]
Habibur Rahman Bhuiyan, the father of Sabikunnahar Soni, who was killed in a shootout between two factions of the Chhatra Dal two decades ago, is fighting cancer. His family, struggling for treatment, is pleading with the government for help. After retirement, Habibur was diagnosed with cancer in September. His son Maqsudur Rahman Rana said that […]
Controversy over road accidents and casualties is not a new thing. In a recent Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) meeting, several government officials expressed their anger over road accident statistics published by various private organisations. Professor Moazzam Hossain, former director of the Accident Research Institute (ARI), Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), talks about […]
A Dhaka court on Sunday deferred till February 14 the submission of the investigation report in a case filed in connection with the death of BUET student Fardeen Noor Parash, UNB reported. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Shanta Islam Mallick fixed the new date as the investigating officer of the case failed to submit the report today. […]
Amatullah Bushra, friend of BUET student Fardeen Noor Parash, has been granted bail by a court two months after she was first detained in connection with his death. Dhaka’s Additional Metropolitan Sessions Court-7 Judge Tehseen Iftikhar granted him interim bail on Sunday. His bail will continue till the police submits the investigation report in the […]
