Pvt univs unmoved amid deadlines

Most of the private universities display complete disregard for the law requiring them to have permanent campuses in seven

No case recorded against cops

No case was filed till Friday night against police officials for torturing two journalists of private television channel ATN News on Thursday when they were filming cops’ action against protesters against Rampal power plant project during general strike.

BNP accuses govt of giving ‘bond’ to India over Rampal project

Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday alleged that the government was desperate to implement the Rampal power plant project near the Sunderbans as it gave India a ‘bond’ to execute it.

Govt plans to introduce scouting at primary schools: PM

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said her government has decided to introduce scouting at primary schools as part of an intensified effort to promote the youth movement in the country to grow up future generation as efficient manpower.

PROTEST AGAINST RAMPAL POWER PLANT, Dozens wounded in police attack

More than 50 people, including two journalists, were injured as police attacked pickets, fired teargas shells and rubber bullets, sprayed hot water using water cannon and charged baton during the half-day general strike in the capital on Thursday.

Cops assault 2 journalists

Police assaulted two television journalists of ATN News at Shahbagh police station in the capital on Thursday when they were filming cops’ action against an anti-Rampal protester, during the hartal hours, witnesses said.

Govts wants to divert public attention away from search committee: Fakhrul

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday claimed that warrant for arresting Tarique Rahman in a ‘fabricated’ case is a clear government ‘tactic’ to divert public attention from the ‘partisan search committee.’

Private univs realise fees at their will: Nahid

Education minister Nurul Islam Nahid told parliament on Thursday that the private universities realised tuition and others fees at their will in violation of the Private University Act 2010 that required them to fix the fees in consultation with the University Grants Commission.

Six-member search committee formed

The president, Abdul Hamid, on Wednesday formed a six-member search committee headed by Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain of the Appellate Division for the reconstitution of the Election Commission as the tenure of incumbent commission would expire on February 8.

Hasina terms Yunus cheat, usurer

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday termed Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus a cheat, saying that he gave no share of profit made by Grameenphone to microfinance organisation Grameen Bank as he promised before setting up the telecommunications company.