A motorbike rider was killed in a collision between the motorbike and a Jahangirnagar University (JU) double-decker bus on the Dhaka-Aricha highway in Savar on Friday night.  The deceased was Sohrab Hossain, 44, a resident of Gangutia in Dhamrai. Highway Police Station Officer-in-Charge Saugatul Alam said  university bus carrying students crashed into the motorbike around 9:45pm near the Thana Stand area of Savar when it was returning to the university, leaving, Sohrab critically injured. He was rushed to Enam Medical College Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries at 11:52 pm while undergoing treatment at the hospital’s Neuro ICU.  Truck falls into Turag after bailey bridge collapse Witnesses claimed that said the motorcycle was traveling on the wrong side of the road. Jahangirnagar University Proctor Professor AKM Rashidul Alam said, “According to many witnesses, the motorcycle was passing on the wrong side of the road. Such an accident and loss of life is very unfortunate. The university administration is deeply shocked and saddened by this incident. We will reach out to the victim's family and provide our all-out support to stand by them in this difficult time.” 

A daylong bird fair will be held at Jahangirnagar University (JU) on Friday, aiming to create mass awareness about wildlife conservation and preserving birds.The Zoology Department in association with WildLife Rescue Centre, Bangladesh Bird Club, Aronnyok Foundation, Prokriti O Jibon Foundation, Bangladesh Zoological Society and International Union for Conservation of Nature will organise the fair, said a press release.JU vice-chancellor professor Nurul Alam will inaugurate the programme in the morning on Zahir Raihan auditorium premises of the university. Read more: 6th convocation of Jahangirnagar University on February 25Convener of the fair professor Md Kamrul Hasan said, ‘We are expecting a successful fair as the previous years. Moreover, the fair will bring more hype this year as we could not organise the fair last two years due to the Covid pandemic.’The daylong fair will include an inaugural session, competition of bird identification through audio and video, debate on environment and bird painting competition for children, award giving session and others.Besides, a total of 7 bird conservationists will be awarded under three categories - Big Bird Bangladesh Award, Conservation Media Award and Scientific Publication Award.