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1,242 sustain injuries in anti-discrimination student movement in Rajshahi

A total of 1,242 people including students, sustained injuries during the anti-discrimination movement of students and people in all eight districts under Rajshahi division.They were immediately rushed to the nearby hospitals including Rajshahi Medical College Hospital and 896 of them were released ...

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JP chief Quader calls for Hasina’s extradition, trial

Jatiya Party chairman Ghulam Muhammed Quader asserted that Hasina should be extradited from India and tried in a Bangladeshi court for all the crimes committed by her and her regime.Quader  was Leader of the Opposition in the last Bangladesh Parliament (Jatiya Sangsad), which was dissolved on A...

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Flood death toll rises to 23, over 5.7 million affected

Death toll in the devastating flood has risen to 23 as deaths of two more people in Noakhali and one new in Khagrachhari were reported on Monday.Among the deaths, six were in Cumilla, one in Feni, five in Chattogram, one in Khagrachhari, five in Noakhali, one in Brahmanbaria, one in Lakshmipur and t...

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Three held with 1,178 bottles of Phensedyl in Rajshahi

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), in two separate anti-crime drives, detained three alleged drug traffickers, including a female, with 1,178 bottles of Phensedyl in the district on Sunday night, RAB sources said on Monday noon.The arrested were identified as Rubel Islam, 32, son of Shawkat Al...

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China keen to assist Bangladesh’s need in disaster relief: envoy

Chinese Ambassador in Dhaka Yao Wen on Monday said that Beijing is willing to continue providing assistance according to Bangladesh's needs to help in disaster relief and reconstruction efforts."We believe that under the leadership of the interim government, the people of Bangladesh will su...

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Fakhrul for removal of fascist govt’s officials involved in mass killing

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday called the interim government to remove officials who conducted mass killing in favour of the fascist government soon and replace them with honest and deprived officials."We are seeing those individuals (...

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Polls after necessary reforms: Dr Yunus

Chief Adviser Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus on Sunday said a free, fair and participatory election will be held in the country after necessary reforms to administration, judiciary, the Election Commission (EC) and electoral system."A free, fair and participatory election will be held after neces...

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Nahid seeks UN assistance for probe into HR violations

Information and Broadcasting Adviser Nahid Islam has sought assistance of the United Nations (UN) for the proper investigation into the human rights violations that took place during the student-people movement.He sought the assistance when a delegation of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights l...

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Govt won’t allow scope to generate black money

Adviser to the interim government on the Ministries of Finance and Commerce Dr Salehuddin Ahmed on Sunday categorically said that the government would not allow anyone for generating black money anymore."Our decision is clear, there will be no scope to generate black money anymore," he sai...

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BB raises cash withdrawal limit to Tk 4 lakh

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has ordered commercial banks not to allow cash withdrawals of more than Tk 4 lakh per account daily.Earlier, the limit was Tk 3 lakh.The central bank has hiked the limit once in each of the previous three weeks, which it imposed after the deterioration of the law and order ...

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Chief Adviser urges China to relocate solar panel plants to Bangladesh

Chief Adviser Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus on Sunday called China to relocate some of its solar panel factories to Bangladesh in an effort to boost the country's green transition and exports.Prof Yunus made the call when Chinese Ambassador in Dhaka Yao Wen called on him at the State Guest House ...

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Debapriya discusses white paper issue with finance adviser

The chief of the White Paper Drafting Committee and distinguished fellow of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), Debapriya Bhattacharya today met Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed at the Secretariat here to discuss the committee's activities in preparing the white paper on the overall situation ...

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Janmashtami today

Janmashtami, one of the major festivals of the Hindu community commemorating the birth of Lord Sri Krishna, being celebrated countrywide today with due religious fervour and gaiety.According to the Hindu mythology, Sri Krishna was born on the eighth day of dark fortnight in the Bangla month of Bhadr...

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Auto-rickshaw driver targeted, shot by BCL men for aiding injured students

During the Anti-discrimination students movement, auto-rickshaw driver Mohammad Pervej was targeted by the leaders of Bangladesh Chhatra League and later shot and hit with knife and machete mercilessly for giving lift to the injured students to hospitals.After shooting Pervej pointing the gun at his...

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US to boost support for Bangladesh’s agriculture: Salehuddin

Adviser to the Ministries of Finance and Commerce Dr Salehuddin Ahmed on Saturday said the United States (US) will soon enhance support for Bangladesh to develop the agriculture sector."We have no debt with the US. All the helps, they gave us, are grants. That's why I told them to help more...

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Flood causes Tk 1,590cr loss to fisheries and livestock sector: Adviser

Fisheries and Livestock Advisor Farida Akhter said the devastating floods in 86 upazilas of 12 districts caused an estimated loss of over Taka 1,590 crore in the fisheries and livestock sector.“The flash floods have incurred a massive loss in the fisheries and livestock sectors, which includes...

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Prof Yunus greets Tigers for historic Test win against Pakistan

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today extended heartiest congratulations to the national cricket team for a historic Test win against Pakistan.The visiting Bangladesh team won its first Text match in a two-match series by 10 wickets.In a felicitation message, Prof Yunus greeted all the player...

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Ex-minister Golam Dastgir Gazi arrested in murder case

A team of Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested former Jute and Textiles Minister Golam Dastagir Gazi from a house in Shantinagar, the capital, on Saturday night.Paltan Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Molla Md Khalid Hossain told BSS that Gazi went on hiding to avoid arrest. He has been tak...

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MPA officials donate one day salary for flood victims

Officials and employees of Mongla Port Authority (MPA) have decided to donate money equivalent to their one-day salary to the Chief Adviser's Relief and Welfare Fund for the flood-affected people, said a release on Sunday. The MPA will also distribute foods, medicines and safe drinking wate...

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Power, energy ministry to donate one day’s salary to flood victims

The officials and employees of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry have decided to donate an amount equivalent to one day's salary to relief and welfare fund of the Chief Adviser of the interim government.In order to help the flood-affected people in the country, it has been decided to ...