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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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All Staff Correspondents covers general assignment for Daily Observer print edition, as a member of reporting team.

11 DU students get trust fund scholarships

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Eleven meritorious students of the Dhaka University (DU) on Monday received trust fund scholarships in recognition of their academic excellence at two separate ceremonies held at the university.DU Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr ABM Obaidul Islam handed over the scholarship cheques to

2 more die of dengue

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Two more people have died after contracting Aedes mosquito-borne dengue fever, while 327 new infections were reported across Bangladesh over the past 24 hours.The information was disclosed in a statement issued on Monday by the Health Emergency Operation Center and

Govt orders probe into cost of modern mosque

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Religious Affairs Minister Kazi Shah Mofazzal Hossain Kaikobad on Monday announced that the government would immediately order an investigation into the construction costs of every Model Mosque and Islamic Cultural Centre built under the nationwide project during the ousted Awami

Modern path lab at all UZs hospitals this year: Minister

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Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Hossain has announced that modern pathological laboratories will be established at every upazila health complex across Bangladesh by the end of this year to reduce patients' suffering and ensure accurate disease diagnosis.The

One more dies of measles

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One more children have died with measles-like symptoms across Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, raising the combined death toll from confirmed measles and suspected measles cases to 759 this year.A total of 1,009 new cases were reported during the

Tech key to catching rich tax dodgers: Khosru

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Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has said the government is strengthening technology-driven oversight to prevent tax evasion by wealthy individuals and large corporate entities, while avoiding additional tax burdens on ordinary citizens.He also announced that the electronic tax return

Bar Jamiruddin passes away

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Former Speaker of the National Parliament and former Acting President Barrister Jamiruddin Sircar passed away on Sunday at the age of 95. He died at 4:18am while undergoing treatment at Bangladesh Specialized Hospital in Shyamoli. He was laid to rest

Flood threat shifts north as death toll rises to 44

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DHAKA AND CHATTOGRAM, July 12: Bangladesh's flood crisis is shifting from the southeast to the north and northeast, although the greater Chattogram region remains battered by days of torrential rain, flash floods and landslides.The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) forecast more

Nur looks askance at word ‘National’ in NCP name

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State Minister for Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Ministry Nurul Haque Nur has questioned the use of the word National in the name of the National Citizen Party (NCP), alleging that it reflects an ‘authoritarian mindset’.Speaking to reporters recently, Nur

Nahid’s big no ‘a single taka’ lost to graft

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National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener and Opposition Chief Whip in the National Parliament Md Nahid Islam vowed that not a single taka allocated for the construction and renovation of embankments would be allowed to be lost to corruption, saying that