No on-campus housing for 77pc public university teachers
Public university teachers are facing acute shortage of residential facilities as 77 per cent of them are deprived of on-campus housing that hampers research and academic activities.
EC to do everything possible to bring all parties to polls
The reconstituted Election Commission on Thursday pledged to do everything possible for ensuring all parties’ participation in the next parliamentary polls.
Elephants from India run wild, destroy crops, homes
Daily incursions by elephants from India, destroying crops and houses, for the past two months have made the life of two upazilas in Kurigram miserable.
DSCC official caught red-handed
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday caught a Dhaka South City Corporation tax official red-handed while taking bribe in Dhaka.
Proposal for e-voting ill-motivated: BNP
Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Thursday said the prime minister’s recent remarks in parliament about introducing Electronic Voting system in the next parliament election is ‘ill-motivated’.
15 individuals, BAF named for Independence Award
Fifteen individuals and Bangladesh Air Force have been picked for the Independence Award-2017 in recognition of their glorious and outstanding contributions to their respective fields.
Russian spy ship lurks off Connecticut coast
A Russian spy ship sits 30 miles off the coast of Connecticut, a US defense official told CNN, while an armed Russian warplane recently carried out a "mock attack" against a US ship.
PADMA BRIDGE PROJECT HC for identifying conspirators
The High Court on Wednesday asked the government to explain in two weeks why it would not be directed to constitute a commission to find out people behind the ‘conspiracy against the government making false story of corruption’ in Padma bridge project.
WB’s 16 DUTY-FREE cars Customs intel seeks docs
The Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate on Wednesday asked the World Bank Dhaka office for detailed information and documents, including passbooks and current status, of 16 vehicles imported under duty-free benefits by its non-Bangladeshi employees as part of investigation into alleged duty evasion.
We’ll try to earn trust of all parties: CEC
The new chief election commissioner, KM Nurul Huda, after taking oath of his office on Wednesday said he would have no connection with any political party, rather he would work for earning trust of all political parties.
