Md Abbas

In 2007, Professor Muzibur Rahman Debdas returned to the spotlight when Liberation War Museum trustee and researcher Mofidul Hoque made a documentary on him titled "Kan Pete Roi” (The Sound of Silence). The documentary expertly presented the lone and long struggle of Prof Debdas, a Liberation War hero.

When Bangladesh is struggling to fight against the deadly coronavirus pandemic, another catastrophe is heading towards the country’s coastal areas in the form of super cyclone Amphan, bringing a double blow to the impoverished people as well as the economy of the nation.

A group of youths under the banner of Bangladesh Chhatra Union of Cox’s Bazar district have come forward to provide free iftar and sehri to around 200 homeless people per day.

Dharmaraj Tanchangya, moved by the state of some indigenous communities hit-hard by the coronavirus outbreak, put up some of his photograph for sale on his Facebook account.

Beyond formal frontline workers -- healthcare workers, law enforcement personnel, retail staff -- the Covid-19 pandemic’s vanguard is also lined by many private individuals. These volunteers and relief workers do not step out of the safety of their homes due to official calls, but rather out of a sense of duty towards their people.

Two traders have cut hills and trees at Chittagong University to build a dirt road through the campus for carrying logs of trees from a nearby area in Hathazari upazila.

Administrative and academic activities at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University (BSMRSTU) in Gopalganj have been halted since February 9, as students of history department are demonstrating, demanding University Grants Commission (UGC) approve their department.

More often than not, we see only the change happening around us in the city. But sometimes, there are silent revolutions happening outside our own hub by people away from the limelight of capital.

Over 200 students from history department of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University (BSMRTSTU) in Gopalganj are facing serious uncertainty about their academic future.

Students of different educational institutions formed human chain at the base of Raju Sculpture on Dhaka University campus yesterday, demanding removal of vice-chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University (BSMRSTU), Gopalganj, for “running the university in an autocratic manner”.

Five months have passed since a review committee was formed to prepare a policy for Chittagong University Central Students Union (Cucsu), but there has been no progress.

Fahima Akther Sumona, 12, stood second in a drawing competition organised at Chittagong University (CU) three years ago.

Students of 346 primary schools in Chattogram are attending classes risking their lives as the school buildings are in a dilapidated condition. Despite the risk, authorities concerned are yet to take any visible step in this regard.

The alleys of Jahur Hawkers’ Market in the port city are never this quiet on the third week of Ramadan, particularly at night. The familiar sight of the market and the road in front teeming with shoppers is replaced by only a few strolling about even before midnight.

In the last 40 days, Bangladesh Chhatra League’s Chittagong University unit has hogged headlines at least eight times for engaging in clashes that resulted into injuries to at least 40 people including policemen.

A Chattogram hospital yesterday formed a committee to look into the allegation that a doctor misbehaved with a patient from an ethnic minority community, for not speaking Bangla.

He dreamt of being a university teacher one day, and worked hard towards it. He secured the highest CGPA in his honours and masters exams, and published three research papers in international journals last year.

Amid the ongoing demand for CU Central Students' Union (Cucsu) election, Chittagong University authorities have said there is no congenial atmosphere on the campus to hold the polls.

Laboratory College in Chattogram started its journey in 1976 with a handful of students.

The academic committee meeting of the sociology department of Chittagong University has not been held for more than three months due to quorum crisis, hampering academic activities.