SUST VC goes on leave amid protest
Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) Vice-Chancellor Prof Aminul Haque Bhuiyan will go on a two-month leave amid the ongoing protest in the university in demand of his resignation.
The decision was taken in a syndicate meeting on Thursday morning.
PM co-chairs session of Afro-Asia Summit
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has co-chaired the fourth plenary session on the second day of the Asian African Summit at Jakarta of Indonesia.
Prime Minister of Egypt Ibrahim Mehbub was present as the co-chair of the session that began at 8:30am on Thursday, reports BSS.
Bergman verdict: 23 get time till April 29 for reply
The International Crimes Tribunal has set April 29 for submitting reply by 23 noted citizens as to why they shall not be punished for contempt of court.
The three-member International Crimes Tribunal-2 led by Justice Obaidul Hassan passed the order on Thursday, reports BSS.
Rangamati bus crash kills 2
Two people have been killed and 14 others injured as a bus overturned on Rangamati-Khagrachhari road in Sapchhari area of the district town.
The victims were identified as Md Mamun, 35, and Md Alauddin, 18, said Rangamati OC Imtiaz Sohel.
Storm in Bihar kills 44
At least 44 people were killed and 100 others injured as a heavy storm with rain and hail swept through northern and north-eastern districts of Bihar in India.
Standing crops and property worth several crores of rupees were also destroyed on Tuesday night, reports Times of India.
Saudi-led coalition bombs Yemen despite calling off air campaign
Saudi-led coalition warplanes bombed Yemen on Wednesday despite an announcement by Riyadh that it was ending its campaign of air strikes, while renewed fighting erupted on the ground between rebels and forces loyal to the exiled president.
The hostilities illustrated how difficult it will be to find a political solution to a war stirring animosities between rival Gulf powers Saudi Arabia and Iran.
