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Afghan women hit back at Taliban

Afghan women have started an online campaign to protest Taliban's strict new dress code for female students. Using hashtags like #DoNotTouchMyClothes and #AfghanistanCulture, they are sharing pictures of their colourful traditional dresses. Afghan women wear multi-coloured cultural dre...

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Coast Guard catches 1 with 84,000 Yaba pills

On Wednesday morning, members of Bangladesh Coast Guard (BCG) station in Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf arrested a smuggler along with 84,000 pieces of yaba tablets, conducting an special operation.On the basis of secret information, the special operation led by Teknaf BCG Station Commander Lieute...

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BNP seeks back door, says info minister

Awami League Joint General Secretary and Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud said, “The aim of BNP is not election, it is a mischievous attempt to create a mess in the country and do something through the back door. BNP was born through the back door and that is why they always look for the b...

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‘Govt will provide required number of houses for climate change victims’

Environment, Forests and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin said the present government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is working sincerely to address various risks related to climate change. So far, 600 projects have been undertaken at a cost of Tk 3,600 crore with the funding of the...

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Climate budget allocation must put climate change issues at centre

Climate budget allocation is insignificant to allow societies and economies to adapt to the adverse effects and reduce the impacts of climate change. Climate change budget must incorporate climate-change induced migration and loss and damages, said experts. On the other hand, the differential i...

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DU, BSMRAAU sign MoU

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Dhaka University (DU) and Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Aviation and Aerospace University (BSMRAAU) was signed on Sunday at the VC’s lounge of DU.Treasurer of DU Prof. Mamtaz Uddin Ahmed and Registrar of BSMRAAU Air Commodore AKM Enayetul Kabir s...

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‘Taliban will allow women at universities, but mixed classes banned’

Afghan women will be allowed to attend university as long as they study separately from men, the Taliban's new higher education minister said Sunday.Women's rights in Afghanistan were sharply curtailed under the Taliban's 1996-2001 rule, though since returning to power last month the har...

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Afghan peace a far cry

Despite the formation of caretaker Taliban government, the return of stability and peace in Afghanistan is going to be a far cry with the militant group still facing opposition from resistance forces and warlords, and its economy moving towards a crisis.Taliban has claimed that they already took con...

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‘Biden, Xi talk to avoid US-China conflict’

US President Joe Biden talked with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping for the first time in seven months Thursday, urging they ensure that "competition" between the two powers does not become "conflict," the White House said.During the call, Biden's message was that the Unite...

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193rd birth anniv of Lev Tolstoy celebrated

The Russian House in Dhaka organised a photo exhibition and a virtual meeting to mark the 193rd birth anniversary of Russian writer Lev Tolstoy. Members of partner organisations, students of Russian language courses and lovers of Russian literature joined the meeting. Maxim Dobrokhotov, Directo...

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Meeting held on tobacco products’ display violating TCA

Voices for Interactive Choice and Empowerment (VOICE), a rights-based research and advocacy forum organised an Exchange of Opinions on disseminating the findings of a study titled “Tobacco Industries' Interventions in promoting Advertisements, Promotion and Sponsorship of Tobacco at Sales ...

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Bangladesh announce T20 WC squad

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has announced a 15-member squad for the T20 World Cup.Chief selector Minhajul Abedin Nannu announced the squad at a press conference at the Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium at Mirpur on Thursday noon.The World Cup mission of Bangladesh team will start on October 16. The T...

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Don’t recognise Taliban regime

The resistance forces in Afghanistan have urged the international community not to recognise the newly-formed Taliban government calling it ‘illegal’.The anti-Taliban National Resistance Front (NRF) said on Wednesday it considered the announcement of the Taliban's caretaker cabinet &...

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If not honest, politicians, bureaucrats are a curse: Agriculture Minister

Politicians, bureaucrats, no matter how powerful, if not honest, they are a curse and a burden for the nation, said the Minister of Agriculture Dr Md Abdur Razzaque. The minister also said honesty is the greatest strength. Politicians, government officials, no matter how big and powerful or wor...

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Fishermen get life saving equipment marking Mujib Barsho

Marking the Mujib Barsho celebration life saving equipment was distributed among the fishermen of remote areas along the Meghna and Tentulia Rivers in Bhola district by the Bangladesh Coast Guard (BCG) South Zone on Wednesday morning.This information was confirmed by Lieutenant Commander Amirul Haqu...

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4th death anniv of Yousha today

Today (September 8) is the 4th death anniversary of Shaafi Hossain Chisty Yousha. He died on this day in 2017 at United Hospital due to Dengue fever. Yousha’s father Dr Sajjad Hossain Chisty is a renowned journalist and member of Awami League central subcommittee (Information and Research...

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Khulna BCG nabs 6 with jelly-filled shrimps

Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard on Monday afternoon arrest 6 shrimp traders with 300 kilograms of shrimp filled with toxic jelly. The operation took place at Bagmara area’s Modern Sea Food Company of Rupsha Thana under Khulna district.Media Officer of Bangladesh Coast Guard Head Quarters Lie...

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BCG nabs one with 2 rare geckos

Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard on Monday arrests one with 2 rare geckos during a raid at Dakop upazila of Khulna district.Media Officer of Bangladesh Coast Guard Head Quarter Lieutenant Commander Amirul Haque on Monday afternoon said that in a press release. Lt Commander Amirul Haque said that af...

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Awareness against workplace harassment, violence stressed

State Minister for Labour and Employment Begum Monnujan Sufian has said harassment and violence in the workplace is not something to be tolerated. Society will be left behind if harassment and violence in the workplace tolerated. If everyone is aware of harassment and violence in the workplace,...

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KrayonMag’s virtual photo exhibition begins

The two-week long online photography exhibition "New Normal through My Eyes," organized by KrayonMag, began on Wednesday (September 1) and will run until September 14 at the EMK Center in Dhaka, with participation from students from several prominent institutions' Photography Clubs aro...