DU students continue hunger strike
The hunger strike of five Dhaka University students rolled into the second consecutive day on Wednesday demanding DU Central Students’ Union re-election.
Ethiopia crash brings wave of Boeing suspensions, Trump anxious
Britain joined a growing wave of suspensions of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft on Tuesday as US president Donald Trump waded into the debate over modern airplane design following a crash in Ethiopia that killed 157 people.
British MPs reject Brexit deal for second time
British lawmakers on Tuesday rejected prime minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal for a second time, plunging Britain into complete uncertainty with just over two weeks to go until its scheduled date of departure from the European Union.
All stage protests for re-elections
All student organisations, including the ruling Awami League-backed Bangladesh Chhatra League, who contested Monday’s elections to the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union and hall students’ unions, staged protests on the campus on Tuesday for re-elections.
Nurul Huq elected DUCSU VP, Golam Rabbani GS
Nurul Huq Nur of Sadharan Chhatra Adhikar Sangrakshan Parishad was elected as the vice-president of Dhaka University Central Students’ Union while Golam Rabbani and Saddam Hossain of Bangladesh Chhatra League were elected as general secretary and assistant general secretary respectively in the Monday’s elections.
PM for pvt practice in public hospitals
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday gave directive that the government physicians should be facilitated with scopes for private practice in the public hospitals in the evening.
80pc for households, 132pc for industry proposed
Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company on Tuesday proposed 80 per cent price hike for the household users raising the rate to Tk 1,440 from Tk 800 for double burner and Tk 1,350 from Tk 750 for single burner a month.
US to mandate design changes on Boeing 737 MAX 8 after crashes
The United States will mandate that Boeing Co implement design changes by April that have been in the works for months for the 737 MAX 8 fleet after a fatal crash in October but said the plane was airworthy and did not need to be grounded after a second crash on Sunday.
Modi govt advertising blitz dries up as Indian poll rules kick in
An advertising blitz by Indian prime minister Narendra Modi’s administration, which saw more than 150 newspaper ads exulting over its performance in 10 days, stopped on Monday, a day after the schedule for the next general election was announced.
Nurul Huq VP, Golam Rabbani GS of DUCSU
Nurul Huq of Sadharan Chhatra Adhikar Sangrakshan Parishad has been elected vice-president of Dhaka University Central Students’ Union while Golam Rabbani and Saddam Hossain of
