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Dhaka-Barishal highway blocked over healthcare irregularities

The vehicular movement on the Dhaka-Barishal highway remained suspended for three hours on Thursday as students blocked the highway protesting ‘irregularities’ and ‘mismanagement’ in the healthcare sector in the country.

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Charges pressed aganist ex-DMP chief, 4 officials

The prosecution of the International Crimes Tribunals on Thursday filed formal charges against former Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner Habibur Rahman and four other police officers for their alleged involvement in crimes against humanity...

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525 illegal structures erected near HSIA: CAAB

Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh chairman Air Vice-Marshal Mostafa Mahmud Siddiq on Thursday said that at least 525 high-rise buildings were constructed illegally within the designated no-fly zones surrounding Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka...

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5,093 acres of forest land reclaimed

The environment, forest and climate change ministry reclaimed and reforested a total of 5,093 acres of forest land between August 2024 and June 2025...

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Social ownership must for dev: Serajul Islam Chy

Dhaka University professor emeritus Serajul Islam Choudhury at a programme on Thursday said that in order to achieve the overall development of the society and the state, social ownership must be established, not individual ownership...

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UNICEF launches YPAG to promote child rights

Ahead of the International Youth Day, UNICEF on Thursday officially launched the Young People Advisory Group in Bangladesh, marking a major milestone in the organisation’s commitment to elevating youth voices and fostering meaningful engagement in shaping policies and programmes that affect children and young people across the country...

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Three more die of dengue

Three more deaths were reported from dengue in the past 24 hours till Thursday morning, raising the total fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 95 this year...

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Major’s wife on 5-day  remand

A metropolitan magistrate court in Dhaka on Thursday allowed the police to take Sumaiya Jafrin, wife of a major of the Bangladesh Army, into custody for five days for interrogation in a case in connection with a secret meeting with the members of the...

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Rally demands action after student falls into manhole

Social activists, students and local residents held a protest rally in Rajshahi city on Thursday, demanding urgent action from the authorities after a student of Rajshahi College was seriously injured by falling into an uncovered manhole near the college...

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Two DU needy students awarded scholarships

Two indigent students of two departments of the faculty of social sciences of Dhaka University were awarded a one-time trust fund scholarship of Tk 25,000 each at a programme at the DU on Thursday...