‘In the age of AI, the curriculum must be made technology-based’
A panel discussion titled ‘Improving the quality of technical education, professional recognition and increasing future employment opportunities’ was held on Sunday, the closing day of the three-day technical education and innovation fair…
Chhatra League leader arrested on cyberattack charges in Chandpur’s Faridganj
Police have arrested a young man named Md Rakibul Hasan, 22, in Faridganj of Chandpur on charges of carrying out cyberattacks on behalf of Chhatra League, an organisation whose activities are banned, and of hacking social media accounts and spreading…
20 friends’ ‘hospital of the poor’ in Chauddagram, where treatment does not stop for want of money
Munshirhat Bazar — a well-known rural locality in Chauddagram upazila of Cumilla. This bazar is one of the centres of education, health and economic activity for the people of several surrounding villages. Although people come and go here every day,…
SRB member killed after being run over by truck while on duty at checkpost in Feni
Md Alamgir (46), a member of the Special Response Battalion (SRB), has been killed after being hit by a truck during a drive in Feni. He was working as a warrant officer at the Feni camp of SRB-7 on deputation from the Bangladesh Army. The truck driver…
Anti-teen gang drive in Cumilla: Detentions cross 2,000 in five phases
The district police’s series of drives against teen gangs in Cumilla is continuing. Most recently, police detained another 363 people in simultaneous drives in the district’s 18 thanas from Friday evening until late at night. With this, a…
Grocer detained in Chandina on charge of attempting to rape child
A 45-year-old grocery shopkeeper has been accused of attempting to rape a four-and-a-half-year-old child after luring her with the offer of ice cream in Chandina of Cumilla. The incident took place on Friday (2 October) morning in the Indrarchar area of…
Anti-teen gang drive in Noakhali, 68 detained in 24 hours
Police have detained 68 people in anti-teen gang drives in different police station areas of Noakhali district in the last 24 hours. Of them, two have been shown arrested in previous cases, six arrested under section 34 and 60 released into the custody…
Sudden storm wrecks houses in Cox’s Bazar, one killed by lightning
A number of dwelling houses and shops have been destroyed by sudden stormy winds that struck Cox’s Bazar abruptly. Alongside trees being broken down in the fury of the storm, electricity poles have been damaged. At least 15 people have been injured…
Sramik Dal holds protest procession and rally in Brahmanbaria
A protest procession and rally were held at the initiative of the Brahmanbaria district unit of Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Sramik Dal as part of a central programme in protest against attempts to destabilise the country. The procession was brought out from…
1,293 detained in three phases of anti-teen gang drives in Cumilla
A total of 1,293 people have been detained in three phases of continuous police drives against teen gangs and miscreants in the district. Of them, 415 were detained in the latest drive, conducted jointly by the district police and the Detective Branch…