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● Opposition party misleading people over July Charter: Mirza Fakhrul ● Rain Disrupts Supply, Vegetable Prices Soar ● Protesting HSC students postpone street program over public suffering ● Govt polls schedule likely by Sept-Oct: Home Minister ● Chargesheets to be filed only against those found guilty: DB chief ● Ziaur Rahman assassination: Fugitive Maj Mozaffar arrested in Dhaka after 45yrs ● 383 journos faced harassment, attacks in six months: HRSS

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HSC examinees’ protest spreads nationwide over exam row

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Thousands of Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinees staged coordinated protests across Bangladesh on Tuesday, blocking highways, laying siege to education board offices and clashing with police as anger mounted over the government's decision to hold examinations despite severe flooding and

Govt welcomes Hasina’s bid to return: Dr Zahed

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Bangladesh government has been trying to extradite former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from the beginning and a formal request has been made to India in this regard, said Prime Minister's Information and Broadcasting Adviser Dr. Zahed Ur Rahman.He said that

PM urges youths to become entrepreneurs

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Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Tuesday expressed strong confidence that the country's new generation will carry Bangladesh to greater heights, urging young people to pursue entrepreneurship with determination. He assured them of government's full support.Addressing a programme titled 'Youth, Startups

'Broiler Chicken Party' hatches online

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A Facebook page calling itself the 'Broiler Chicken Party' has emerged amid the ongoing student movement demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dr ANM Ehsanul Haque Milon over his alleged remark describing Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinees as farm chickens.The

513 killed in road, waterway, rail accidents in June: BJKS

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At least 463 people were killed and 1,323 others injured in 532 road accidents across the country in June, according to a report by Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity (BJKS) on Tuesday.According to the report, the same month also saw 53

July Martyrs' Day tomorrow

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Leader of the Opposition and Ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Dr Shafiqur Rahman has called on the party's leaders, activists and the public to observe July Martyrs' Day on July 16 with due respect and remembrance of those who lost their

Measles death toll rises to 766

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Seven more deaths linked to measles and measles-like symptoms were reported across Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, raising the total death toll this year to 766, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).Of the latest fatalities, one

One more die of dengue

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One more people have died after contracting Aedes mosquito-borne dengue fever, while 329 new infections were reported across Bangladesh over the past 24 hours. The information was disclosed in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Health Emergency Operation Center

RAB listing ‘patrons’ of Uttara snatcher gangs

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Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has drawn up a list of individuals suspected of sheltering and supporting snatcher gangs in Uttara, as authorities continue their campaign against robbery and theft along the Uttara House Building�Airport Road corridor.Speaking at a press briefing

Ershad’s 7th death anniv observed

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The seventh death anniversary of former President and Jatiya Party (jaPa) founder Hussain Muhammad Ershad was observed on Tuesday through separate programmes organised by the party’s rival faction led by GM Quader and Barrister Anisul Islam Mahmud.GM Quader-led JaPa held