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Cartoon exhibition celebrates downfall of Hasina regime

Satirical cartoon exhibition titled ‘Bidrupe Bidroho’ marking the fall of the authoritarian Sheikh Hasina regime is under way at the La Galerie of Alliance Française de Dhaka at Dhanmondi in the capital...

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DU VC calls for sustaining uprising spirit of unity

Dhaka University vice-chancellor Professor Niaz Ahmed Khan on Sunday emphasised preserving the unprecedented national unity demonstrated during last year’s historic July mass uprising, calling it vital for the nation’s future...

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Police arrest 26 over AL programme in Dhaka

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police at a press conference on Sunday said that 26 individuals have been arrested so far in connection with a programme organised to train activists of the Awami League in Dhaka under the Bhatara police station on July 8.

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NCP activists join rally at Shaheed Minar

Leaders, activists and supporters of the National Citizen Party from different districts on Sunday afternoon joined its pre-announced rally at the Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka as the party would unveil its manifesto outlining the visions for a ‘New Bangladesh’.

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DMP requests all to avoid Shahbagh, adjacent areas

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police has requested people to avoid the Shahbagh, Central Shaheed Minar and Suhrawardy Udyan areas in the capital Dhaka today due to multiple political programmes scheduled for the day...

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Agrani Bank holds review meeting

A business review meeting of Agrani Bank Dhaka Circle 2 and Main Branch was held to review the business of the main branch and the zones corporates and branches under the jurisdiction Agrani Bank Dhaka Circle 2...

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DU syndicate recommends cancelling ex-IGP Benazir’s DBA degree

Dhaka University syndicate has recommended cancelling the Doctor of Business Administration degree awarded to former Inspector General of Police Benazir Ahmed by the business studies faculty after finding that he had obtained the degree without meeting the minimum eligibility criteria.

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DNCC starts drive to recover 1,500 acres of wetland

The Dhaka North City Corporation, in coordination with Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha, the city’s development authority, has launched a drive to recover  and protect 1,500 acres of wetland from encroachment in line with the Detailed Area Plan...

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Pattachitra exhibition observes Global Tiger Day

A week-long solo pattachitra exhibition of artist Nazir Hossain, observing the Global Tiger Day, is under way at the Zainul Gallery of faculty of fine art on the Dhaka University campus...

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Tight monetary policy harming trade: DCCI

The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry has raised serious concerns over Bangladesh Bank’s continued contractionary monetary policy, warning that high interest rates and declining credit growth are choking trade, investment and industrial activity...

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Dhaka-Ctg fuel pipeline to open in Aug: BPC

The first ever petroleum pipeline from southeastern port city of Chattogram to capital Dhaka is set to be operational from mid-August, Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) officials said in Dhaka on Thursday...

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DSE turnover hits Tk 1,000cr

Dhaka Stock Exchange on Thursday wrapped up the week on a high note with turnover crossing the Tk 1,000-crore mark, despite the majority of listed companies witnessing a drop in share prices...

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JBPLC opens foundation course

Janata Bank Staff College Dhaka recently began a 25-day foundation course for officers of 08/25 batch, said a press release...

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Dhaka Univ should see to safety issues of hall residents

PLASTERS having flaked off the ceiling in several rooms of the Dr Muhammad Shahidullah Hall in the University of Dhaka has once again exposed the neglect of student safety. A large chunk of plaster came off the ceiling of a bathroom in an extension building of the hall early July 29. While no injuries were reported, resident students say that such incidents are far from...

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SC questions legality of Mufti Hannan’s 2nd confession

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday raised question about the legality of a second confessional statement made in the two August 2004 grenade attack cases, by Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami leader Mufti Abdul Hannan in 2007 who was already a death row prisoner when he gave it...

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JCD leader dies at DMCH after being stabbed in Rangpur

A local leader of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Wednesday night, eight days after he was stabbed allegedly by a relative over a land-related dispute in Kaunia upazila of Rangpur...

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11 DU students receive Kazi Motahar Hossain award

Eleven students of Dhaka University’s statistics and Institute of Statistical Research and Teaching who secured 1st place in the master’s examinations from 2017 to 2023 received the Kazi Motahar Hossain awards at a programme at the auditorium of DU Teachers-Students Centre on Wednesday...

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Stocks decline for second day

The country’s stock markets continued to face a downward trend for the second consecutive day of the week, with most companies witnessing a fall in share prices on both the Dhaka and Chattogram bourses...