Hello dear readers! How are you doing today? Here are the news headlines so far on October 9, 2019

A labour court in Dhaka issued an arrest warrant against Grameen Bank founder Dr Muhammad Yunus in three cases filed over sacking of three employees of Grameen Communications, the IT wing of Grameen Bank.

A Dhaka court places two former leaders of Dhaka University unit Chhatra League on two-day remand each in connection with an arms case.

Three students of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) are placed on a five-day remand each today in connection with the murder of Abrar Fahad.

Abrar’s friends share the horror of his killing with BUET students. To know more how Abrar was killed watch Star Live’s video.

The political groups have completely failed to keep students, youths and its activists under their control and its consequences are in front of all.

BNP has expelled Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Forum member advocate Morsheda Khatun Shilpi for defending one of the accused in Buet student Abrar Fahad murder case in a court.

Consumer Rights Protection Committee threatens to wage tough movement against the syndicate responsible for the price hike of daily commodities if the government does not to take steps to keep the market prices of essentials at tolerable level.

Scientists John Goodenough, Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino won the 2019 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for the development of lithium-ion batteries, an important technology in enabling the world to move away from fossil fuels.

Hello dear readers! How are you doing today? Here are the news headlines so far on October 9, 2019

President Abdul Hamid, also the chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University (BSMRSTU) in Gopalganj, accepts the resignation letter of the university’s Vice Chancellor Khondoker Nasiruddin with effect from September 30 last month.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says the authorities of Bangladesh university of engineering and technology (Buet) can ban student politics on the campus if the university wants to do it.

Muhammad Zafar Iqbal Khan, the provost of Sher-e-Bangla Hall in Buet, has resigned a day after the protesting students demanded his withdrawal over Abrar Fahad killing.

The United Nations has deplored the killing of young Buet student Abrar Farhad, saying freedom of speech is a human right.

The vice chancellor of Buet, who was asked to appear on the campus by this afternoon and answer why he didn’t show up right after the murder of Abrar Fahad, is said to have started for Kushtia to console the victim’s family members.

Bangladesh has slipped two notches to 105th in economic competitiveness ranking in 2019, according to Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) 2019 released by World Economic Forum.

A Bangladesh Border Guard (BGB) member and his wife are killed in a road accident on Rajshahi-Dhaka highway in Puthia upazila of Rajshahi.

Members of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) of Jagannath University (JnU) unit come under attack allegedly by Chhatra League activists when they brought out a procession on the campus, demanding punishment of Abrar Fahad's killers.

Students and teachers of several educational institutions across the country including the universities of Dhaka, Chittagong and Rajshahi continue demonstration on their respective campuses demanding justice for Abrar Fahad.

Alumni of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) demand resignation of the vice chancellor and an overhauling of the administration at the earliest.