JAHAGIRNAGAR UNIVERSITY: A section of teachers of Jahangirnagar University started sit-in demonstration at the residence of vice-chancellor professor Anwar Hossain demanding his resignation. Earlier, the protesting teachers went to VC’s residence at around 10:00pm Sunday and demanded

DHAKA: Britain is scrapping a plan to force visitors from six "high risk" countries to pay a cash bond of £3,000 (about R48,000), the interior ministry said on Sunday (UK time).The government had been preparing to pilot a scheme requiring visitors from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka,

BRAHMANBARIA: Rail communications on Dhaka-Chittagong, Dhaka-Sylhet and Chittagong-Sylhet routes resumed after a 2-hour halt for faulty rail track on Monday morning.Some nuts and bolts of rail track had been loosen in Chinayr area of the district that halted rail communications on the

DHAKA: Jamuna Group Chairman Nurul Islam Babul and Editor of Dainik Jugantor Salma Islam appeared before a Dhaka court on Sunday as defendants in two cases filed against them for publishing news with false information.They appeared before the court of Additional Chief Metropolitan

DHAKA: The government deployed Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel in the capital to avert any subversive activities during hartal.Some 10-platoon BGB members were deployed in city’s important points at 8:00pm.A competent source of BGB confirmed the matter to banglanews.On Saturday,

DHAKA: Miscreants torched at least ten vehicles in the city ahead of 60-hour hartal called by BNP-led 18-party alliance demanding non-party polls-time government.At least 10 people injured while miscreants vandalized then torched a bus near Genda area of Savar upazila around 6.00pm.

DHAKA: A writ petition was filed with the High Court on Sunday seeking directives from the court to ban hartal during public examinations.The plea was placed in the HC bench comprising Justice Kazi Rezaul Haque and Justice ABM Altaf Hossain.Later, the court fixed Monday for hearing the

DHAKA: The result of admission-test under the ‘Gha’ unit of Dhaka University’s undergraduate programme for the 2013-14 session was published on Sunday noon.Vice-Chancellor of the university AAMS Arefin Siddique announced the result at his administrative building around 12:45pm. A

CHITTAGONG: Miscreants chopped to death a security man of the residence of Deputy Inspector General of Chittagong range in Batali hill under Khulshi Thana of the port city on Sunday morning.The deceased was identified as constable Kaium, 26.Meanwhile, three other security personnel were

DHAKA: Jamaat leaders Chowdhury Mueen Uddin and Ashrafuzzaman Khan were sentenced to death for killing of intellectuals during the country’s war of liberation in 1971.International Crimes Tribunal-2 lead-by Justice Obaidul Hassan passed the verdict on Sunday.The tribunal sentenced them

BHOLA: Two persons were electrocuted to death at Jinnagar village of Jinnagar union under Char Fashion Upazila of the district on Sunday morning.The deceased were identified as Khorshed, 45, son of Amir Ali and Alauddin, 43, son of Wali Ullah. Locals said that Khorshed fell into a pond by

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina visited Shakib Al Hasan, world top test all-rounder, at Apollo Hospital in city on Sunday morning.The premier reached at the hospital at 11:20 am and stayed beside him for 10 minutes and inquired about his health condition.Meanwhile, the primer wished

DHAKA: Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, blasted three petrol bombs in capital’s Sayedabad area on Sunday morning.Witnesses said that supporting harta Chhatra Shibir activist brought out a procession at around 9:45am.Being protested by police, Shibir men blasted three

DHAKA: International Crimes Tribunal-2 on Sunday is reading out the verdict in the cases against Jamaat leaders Chowdhury Mueen Uddin and Ashrafuzzaman Khan for their alleged involvement in killing of intellectuals during 1971 liberation war. Justice Shahinur Rahman started reading out

DHAKA: A man was severely injured in a bomb explosion in capital’s Kataban area around 11:00am on Sunday.Eyewitnesses said the bomb sprinters hit his body’s different places and he is now critical condition at hospital.On information police rushed to the spot.BDST: 1135 HRS, NOV 03,

DHAKA: The Jail Killing Day, commemorating the assassination of four national leaders inside Dhaka Central Jail, is being observed Sunday across the country in a solemn manner.Awami League and its associate organizations have chalked out various programmes marking the day including grand

DHAKA: The results of admission-test under ‘Gha’ unit of Dhaka University’s undergraduate programme for the session of 2013-14 are set to be published on Sunday noon.University Vice-Chancellor AAMS Arefin Siddique will publish the result formally at his administrative building

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League is set to stage a grand rally at the Suhrawardy Udyan in the city on Sunday afternoon marking the Jail Killing Day.Patrol Inspector (PI) Anwar told banglanews, “Following the rally security measures have been beefed up in the area. Police men are patrolling

DHAKA: International Crimes Tribunal-2 is set to pronounce the verdict on Sunday in the cases against Jamaat leaders Chowdhury Mueen Uddin and Ashrafuzzaman Khan for their alleged involvement in killing of intellectuals during 1971 liberation war. Earlier On October 31, the three-member

I find it incredible that in this age of alleged enlightenment there are still debates in play about corporal punishment (CP) in schools, especially in the USA.What’s preventing God-given instincts or moral conscience from kicking-in and simply affirming it’s WRONG?Why isn’t it