According to sources, without any prior notice or indication of agenda, the chairmen and managing directors of the four banks were summoned to the central bank on Wednesday. In a meeting, officials of Sonali Bank and BDBL were informed about the government's decision on their merger. Later, in a similar meeting the top officials of […]
It is not that only the Vice Chancellors of these three universities have committed irregularities. The first job of almost all the Vice Chancellors is to flatter the student organization leaders and workers of the ruling party and fulfill their illegal demands. Their second task is to form a group of teachers and staff. Those […]
The father of both the children, Manzoor Hussain, is a mathematics teacher at Rajshahi Cadet College. He lives with his family in the Cadet College Quarters. He is from Chuniyapara village of Durgapur upazila of Rajshahi. The younger daughter developed fever on Wednesday morning and died while being taken to the hospital in the afternoon. […]
Two minor brother and sister died of unknown virus in Chuniyapara village of Durgapur, Rajshahi after eating Boroi (plum). Later, doctors took his parents into isolation. The dead are 2-year-old Muntaha Marisha and 5-year-old Muftaul Masiya. They were the daughters of Monjur Hussain, 35, a teacher at Rajshahi Cadet College, and Polly Khatoon, 30.
MD Munim Hasan told Prothom Alo, so far 21 items in the country have been recognized as GI products. And 10 items, including the latest three, have been published in journals. The 21 items certified as GI products so far include Jamdani saree, Bangladeshi Ilish (Hilsa), Khirshapat mango of Chapainawabganj, white soil of Bijoypur, Katribhog […]
Mayor Lytton said they had been working to start a river port for more than five years. Ultimately this happened due to the sincere efforts of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The river port will be used mainly for import of stone, fly ash, stone, coal, fruits and spices from India as well as export of […]
According to police sources, Kala Babu had campaigned for Enamul Haq during the 11th parliamentary elections. He led the assassination of Chanchal Kumar, the then vice-president of the Municipal Jubo League and a supporter of Abul Kalam Azad, on 1 December 2018, ahead of the 11th parliamentary elections held on 30 December that year. A […]
School head teacher Altaf Hussain said that the incident happened after 2 o’clock in the night. Law enforcement forces have cordoned off the area. According to local people and police sources, miscreants hurled a crude bomb in the office room of Akelpur High School polling station in Ganipur union of the upazila on Thursday night. […]
There is an allegation of involving a live eagle bird in the election campaign on behalf of an independent candidate in Rajshahi. A photo depicting such campaigning has been circulated on Facebook, following which a representative of the Awami League candidate in the constituency lodged a written complaint with the Election Scrutiny Committee on Saturday […]
In Rajshahi-4 (Baghmara), three supporters of the Awami League candidate were arrested for attacking the convoy of independent candidate and sitting MLA Enamul Haq. The incident took place in Namsore village of Dweeppur union of Bagmara upazila. MLA Enamul Haq alleged that his convoy was attacked by supporters of the ruling party candidate. However, AL […]
Regarding the incident, Naugaon Sadar police station in-charge (OC) Faisal Bin Ahsan said that CCTV footage was collected from a house nearby the site of the attack. The footage revealed the presence of six to seven attackers, but no one could be identified due to their helmets and cloth tied over their faces. The initial […]
Nurun Nahar, Country Director of Heifer International Bangladesh, delivered the welcome address. Also present at the event were Head of Commercial Banking Mohammad Mahmood Goni, Country Business Manager Ashanur Rahman and Head of Brand and Communications of the bank Shahryar Jameel Khan. Speaking as the chief guest, Maroof said, ‘The Bank intends to significantly increase […]
AL has two factions in Rajshahi, ‘new vs old’ troubles BNP
The Barind Multipurpose Development Authority (BMDA) will ensure irrigation of 3,490 hectares of agricultural areas using surface water in the drought-prone region with a target of producing 27,920 tonnes of crops annually, reports news agency BSS. Required number of pumps, pontoons and pipelines will be installed at different points of nearby rivers including Padma, Mohnanda, […]
A man allegedly stabbed his wife and child to death over a domestic dispute in Tanor Upazila of Rajshahi district on Saturday afternoon. According to the UNB report, the accused Aliul, 30, was taken into custody in this connection. The deceased, 26-year-old Nipa Khatoon and her 7-year-old son Noor Mohammad Tanor were residents of Mohammadpur […]