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Woman calls 999 after killing father

A woman on Thursday called the national emergency service helpline 999 allegedly after stabbing his father to death after feeding him sleeping pills at his rented apartment at Savar, on the outskirts of the capital...

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BETWEEN UNIFORMS AND WORDS: Struggle for democratic soul, shaped by 1971

NINETEEN seventy-one arrived, not as a year, but as a violation, a savage tear in the thin skin of what we dared call life. I was a child, a splinter of a being, four years old, yet the tremors of that brutal rending still reverberate in the hollow spaces of my bones. They call it the Liberation War, a tidy phrase for a messy, monstrous thing. It was the air we choked on, thick with...

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Private univ law needs to be changed

THE Private University Act 1992 was amended in 2010 to make it contemporary. None of the 53 sections of the amended law has a single word on academic and intellectual freedom in higher education or the university’s autonomy. Rather, various sections have been made to keep universities under the strict surveillance of the University Grants Commission through...

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HONOR brings X9c in Bangladesh

HONOR Bangladesh, a leading global technology brand, is bringing their latest smartphone HONOR X9c, the newest variant of its HONOR X series portfolio...

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Iran executes 975 in 2024

Iran executed at least 975 people last year in a ‘horrifying escalation’ of its use of capital punishment, two human rights groups said on Thursday...

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999 launches English-language services for foreigners

The national emergency helpline 999 have launched English-language services for the first time, aiming to assist English-speaking people, particularly foreigners working in or visiting the country.

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Adviser council okays ICT (amendment) ordinance, 2025

The council of advisers on Thursday gave final approval to the draft ordinance of International Crimes (Tribunals) (Amendment) in principle with necessary amendments and subject to vetting by the legislative and parliamentary affairs division...

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India clinch back-to-back U19 World Cup titles

India deliver a dominant performance to defeat South Africa in Kuala Lumpur and win the ICC Women’s U19 T20 World Cup 2025 title. India finished the ICC Women's U19 T20 World Cup in just the same style they had demonstrated all the way along - with confidence and brilliance as they took South Africa apart in the final and won by nine wickets.

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U-19 girls end T20 WC on a high note

Bangladesh ended their Women’s Under-19 T20 World Cup campaign on a high note, beating the West Indies by 10 wickets in their last Super Six match at the Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur, on Tuesday.

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BOAT ADRIFT: AL’s journey through power and paradox – I

BANGLADESH, a nation forged in the crucible of its 1971 liberation war, now sees its legacy of sacrifice and identity increasingly distorted into a tool for political spectacle. Over the last 16 years, the Awami League government under Sheikh Hasina has leaned heavily on emotional rhetoric and symbolic gestures to cement their authority. This reliance on...

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Mass Uprising Day today

The historic ‘Mass Uprising Day’, commemorating the 1969’s movement for autonomy from the then East Pakistan that eventually led to the Liberation War and the emergence of Bangladesh in 1971, will be observed on Friday in a befitting manner...

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Higher education landscape

HIGHER education plays a vital role in a country’s development, serving as a conduit for nurturing the knowledge and skills of its people. Since its independence in 1971, Bangladesh’s higher education sector has grown considerably, with the establishment of numerous public and private universities significantly expanding access to education...

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U-19 girls suffer heartbreak against Australia

Bangladesh women's Under-19 team came agonisingly close to clinching a historical victory against mighty Australia but failed to hold their nerve in the crunch moment that saw them suffering a heartbreaking two-wicket defeat in the T20 World Cup at the UKM YSD Oval ground in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Monday.

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Bangladesh girls begin U-19 WC campaign in style

Bangladesh began their ICC Women's Under-19 T20 World Cup campaign with a five-wicket victory over Nepal in one of their three Group D matches at the YSD-UKM Cricket Oval in Bangi, Malaysia, on Saturday.

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148 killed on July 19 alone

At least 148 people were killed in gunfire by the members of law enforcement agencies and the then ruling Awami League leaders and activists on July 19, 2024 during the student movement for quota reform...

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Jessy to officiate in U-19 Women’s T20 WC

The International Cricket Council has appointed Bangladesh's Shathira Jakir Jessy as one of the umpires among 20 match officials for the forthcoming ICC U-19 Women's T20 World Cup in Malaysia.

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Families want sacked BDR soldiers be reinstated

Families of former Bangladesh Rifles soldiers, dismissed and imprisoned after the 2009 BDR massacre, blocked the Shahbagh crossing on Wednesday, demanding reinstatement in the force, now renamed as the Border Guard Bangladesh...

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Surge in HMPV: time to act

IN THE midst of recovery from the devastating effects of the Covid pandemic, whispers of a potential new viral threat have surfaced, capturing the attention of global health experts and citizens alike. Human metapneumovirus, a respiratory pathogen that has largely flown under the radar, is now being dubbed the potential ‘Covid 2.0.’ But is this...