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100 students injured in secretariat clash

Over 100 protesting students and 16 members of the security forces were injured as the students entered the Bangladesh secretariat bypassing security barricades and locked into clashes with the Bangladesh Army and police in the capital Dhaka on Tuesday, demanding mainly the resignation of the education adviser and the secretary for their alleged failure...

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DU opens July memorial archive

Vice-chancellor of Dhaka University Professor Niaz Ahmed Khan at a discussion on Monday said that as the events of 1969, 1971, 1990 and 2024 were interconnected, any attempt to use them for dishonest purposes would be resisted...

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Stocks extend rally for fifth day

Country’s both bourses -- Dhaka Stock Exchange and Chittagong Stock Exchange  -- on Monday  continued its upward trajectory, extending its gaining streak for a fifth consecutive session...

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Fakhrul mourns lives lost in BAF aircraft crash in Uttara

Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has expressed deep sorrow over the loss of lives in the tragic crash of a Bangladesh Air Force F-7 BGI training aircraft on Milestone School and College compound in the capital’s Diabari area...

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BAF PLANE CRASH: Authorities open emergency hotline at Burn Institute

An emergency hotline has been opened at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in Dhaka to help with urgent needs after Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft crashed into the Milestone School and College campus in the capital’s Diabari area.

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DUCSU polls likely in 2nd week of September

The schedule for the elections to the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union is likely to be announced on July 29, with voting expected in the second week of September...

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Stocks open week on high note

Both the Dhaka and Chattogram stock exchanges closed higher on Sunday, the first trading session of the week, with most listed companies ending the day in the green...

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Group show promotes Dhaka Art College artists

A group art exhibition titled Ten Shades is underway at Alliance Française de Dhaka at Dhanmondi in the capital, showcasing the work of 10 young artists of Dhaka Art College...

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DSE hits record average turnover of Tk 681cr

Dhaka Stock Exchange witnessed record-breaking trading activity throughout the past week, pushing average daily turnover to Tk 681 crore, the highest so far this year...

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Road management should be equally prioritised

DILAPIDATED roads and water stagnation are recurring woes for residents of Dhaka during the monsoon. A photograph published in ¶¶Òõ¾«Æ· on July 19 showed covered vans and rickshaws paddling through dilapidated and muddy roads in the North Jurain area. In the past few days, similar situations of water stagnation were reported from other parts of Dhaka...

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Dhaka’s canals bear the brunt of haphazard waste disposal

THE deplorable condition of Dhaka’s canals and water bodies can hardly be overstated. Nearly all the canals in and around the capital have either deteriorated significantly or are heading towards complete extinction because of unregulated waste disposal and persistent encroachment. A waste-choked Dholaipar Canal in Jatrabari, as a photograph that ¶¶Òõ¾«Æ· published on...

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Islamic laws to govern future JS: Jamaat

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami nayeb-e-amir Mujibur Rahman said on Saturday that only Islamic laws should be followed in the national parliament in future, and there should be no place for man-made ideas or systems...

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2 bridges to be constructed over Norai River: DNCC

Dhaka North City Corporation administrator Mohammad Azaz on Saturday said that two bridges would be constructed over the Norai River to improve connectivity between Aftab Nagar and Banasree...

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No compromise on Libaration War, democracy: Fakhrul

Secretary general of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir at a discussion in Dhaka on Saturday said that they had no compromise on the issues of the War of Independence and the democratic system...

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Jamaat leaders, activists gathering at Suhrawardy Udyan to join rally

Leaders and activists of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on Saturday morning started gathering at Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka to attend their pre-announced national rally to press home their seven-point demand, including assurance for a level playing field and a proportionate representation system in the general election...

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DU students organise charity concert for JU cancer patient student

A group of Dhaka University students organised a charity concert and an art camp to raise fund for the treatment of Jahangirnagar University student Churanta Saha, who is battling a rare cancer, sinonasal carcinoma, at the Teacher-Student Centre...

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Intelligence failures behind different crises in Bangladesh: Ashraful Huda

Former inspector general of police Ashraful Huda on Friday said that intelligence failures were responsible for some of Bangladesh’s most critical national crises, including the assassinations of former presidents Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Ziaur Rahman, as well as the deadly August 21, 2004 grenade attack on an Awami League rally in Dhaka.

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SpaceX keen to work closely with Bangladesh

SpaceX vice-president Lauren Dreyer on Friday met with chief adviser Muhammad Yunus during her visit to the country as part of a high-level delegation from SpaceX.