35 SUST teachers resign from administrative posts
Thirty-five teachers of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology have resigned from different administrative posts demanding the removal of the university's Vice-Chancellor Prof Aminul Haque Bhuiyan.
The teachers submitted their resignation to the university Registrar Isfaqul Hossain under the banner of pro-liberation war platform of teachers around 10:30am Monday.
Bangladeshi rescued from Mediterranean boat
A Bangladeshi national has reportedly been rescued from the boat which capsized off the Libyan coast.
As many as 700 migrants were feared dead in the incident.
Protesters demand trial of Boishakh sexual offenders
Protesters have demanded that the sexual offenders during Pohela Boishakh celebration on Dhaka University campus to be brought to the book immediately.
Protesting the incidents of sexual assaults, Bangladesh Students’ Union formed a human chain on Monday morning that stretched from Oporajeyo Bangla to Curzon Hall.
4 burnt in Moghbazar AC blast
Four workers have received burn injuries when an air conditioner exploded during the repairing work at a shop in capital’s Moghbazar area.
The injured Sohel, Ahsan Habib, Sarowar and Masum were admitted to the Burn and Plastic Surgery Unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital around 11:05am Monday.
Govt to make new stadium in Purbachal
The government has planned to build a new stadium at Purbachal city, having the capacity of 70,000 people.
The decision has been made in an informal meeting of the cabinet on Monday afternoon.
Youth stabbed to death in Gazipur
A youth has been stabbed to death by miscreants in Fanirtek area under Gazipur sadar upazila.
The deceased is Noyon, 19, son of Fazlul Haque of Mymensingh.
Video: IS shoots and beheads 30 Ethiopian Christians in Libya
A video purportedly made by Islamic State and posted on social media sites on Sunday appeared to show militants shooting and beheading about 30 Ethiopian Christians in Libya.
Reuters was unable to verify the authenticity of the video, but the killings resemble past violence carried out by Islamic State, an ultra-hardline group that has expanded its reach from strongholds in Iraq and Syria to conflict-ridden Libya.
Hundreds drown off Libya, EU reviews migrant crisis
As many as 700 migrants were feared dead on Sunday after their boat capsized in the Mediterranean, raising pressure on Europe to face down anti-immigrant bias and find money for support as turmoil in Libya and the Middle East worsens the crisis.
If the death toll is confirmed, it will bring to 1,500 the total number of people who died this year seeking to reach Europe - a swelling exodus that prompted Europe to downsize its seek and rescue border protection program in a bid to deter them. International aid groups strongly criticized the decision.