Rajshahi

148 school managing bodies scrapped for taking extra fees

Education ministry dissolves managing committee of 148 non-government schools under Rajshahi education board for taking extra money in tuition fees and registration fees for the SSC examinations.
11 May 2016, 13:29 PM

Jamaat-Shibir men clash with cops in Rajshahi

Law enforcers open fire on activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir during a clash in Rajshahi.
11 May 2016, 09:16 AM

UP poll violence: 2 injured victims die

Two more victims, who were injured in UP polls violence in Rajshahi and Mymensingh, have died.
9 May 2016, 05:21 AM

'Pir' killed in northern Bangladesh district of Rajshahi

Less than half a month back a university professor was brutally murdered in the district. Almost in a similar fashion, a pir (spiritual leader) was killed there by unknown assailants on Friday night.
7 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Pir hacked to death in Rajshahi

A Pir (spiritual leader) has been hacked to death in Rajshahi’s Tanor upazila in a fashion that bears the hallmark of previous murders of bloggers and secular activists. This killing is the latest in the spate of grisly murders that has been haunting the north since last year.
7 May 2016, 06:59 AM

UP polls: Voting suspended in Bagmara

Election Commission withholds all process for holding elections to all the 16 union councils of Bagmara upazila of Rajshahi.
5 May 2016, 16:24 PM

RU teacher killing: Who will now run the music school?

The fate of the music school that slain Prof AFM Rezaul Karim Siddiquee had endeavoured to give an institutional structure has
27 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Cops claim to have got vital information

Police yesterday claimed to have important information regarding the killers of Rajshahi University teacher Rezaul Karim Siddiquee.
27 April 2016, 18:00 PM

RU professor killing: Students block Dhaka-Rajshahi highway for 3hrs

Students of the Rajshahi University blocked the Dhaka-Rajshahi highway for three hours demanding justice for Professor AFM Rezaul Karim Siddiquee.
27 April 2016, 08:32 AM

Prof Rezaul killing: ‘Fanatics hated him for his music school’

Four days into the killing of Prof Rezaul Karim Siddiquee, the police yesterday said they got information that the teacher had incurred wrath of fanatics by setting up a music school at his village Dargamaria in Bagmara upazila.
26 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Family of slain Rajshahi University teacher decries bid to portray him as atheist

Family members of slain Prof Rezaul Karim Siddiquee yesterday urged all to remain alert for any propaganda campaign to portray the teacher as an atheist.
25 April 2016, 18:00 PM

RU professor killing: Teachers, students continue protest

Teachers and students of Rajshahi University continue their protest, boycotting classes for the third consecutive day demanding punishment to the killers of Prof AFM Rezaul Karim Siddiquee.
25 April 2016, 05:33 AM

Rajshahi University teacher murdered, then wrongly labelled

While a reported statement of Islamic State labelled him as a promoter of atheism, Prof AFM Rezaul Karim Siddiquee was a
24 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Victims' families and colleagues blame probe failure

Rajshahi University teachers are getting murdered one after another because the real perpetrators are not being tried, according to victim families and colleagues of the slain teachers.
24 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Rajshahi district Awami League leader found dead

A Rajshahi district Awami League leader was found dead yesterday.
24 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Rajshahi AL brass ‘dies’ shot by own pistol, blame on a ‘friend’

A local leader of ruling Awami League has died in Rajshahi shot from his own pistol. Blames have been placed on a friend who went into hiding soon after the incident.
24 April 2016, 12:29 PM

‘Shibir man’ held over RU professor killing

A person has been detained in connection with the murder of Prof AFM Reazul Karim Siddiquee, a professor of Rajshahi University.
24 April 2016, 05:33 AM

Professor killing: RU teachers, students continue class boycott

Teachers and students of Rajshahi University have been continuing to boycott classes for the second consecutive day demanding punishment of the killers of Prof AFM Rezaul Karim Siddiquee.
24 April 2016, 05:10 AM

Enemy of none, lover of sitar

He was a sitar player. All his life, he was devoted to music, culture and peace. His family members and colleagues don't believe he had enmity with anyone. He never said or wrote anything against any religion or hurt anybody's religious sentiment.
23 April 2016, 18:00 PM

RU teacher killing: Unknown people sued, ‘IS claims responsibility’

Police say they have found similarities between the murder of RU teacher Rezaul Karim Siddiquee and the killings of blogger and secular activists, pointing to the use of sharp weapons to cause heavy damage from rear. Slain professor's son sues anonymous people for the murder, which, US-based SITE Intelligence Group says, was claimed by militant group Islamic State.
23 April 2016, 06:53 AM