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Justice is first step towards peace in the CHT

THE violence leading to deaths, injuries and destruction of houses and businesses of national minority communities in Khagrachari is a consequence of ethnically biased state policies towards the national minorities of the Chittagong Hill Tracts, an issue that successive governments left unattended. On September 28, at least three Marma youths were killed and several...

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ISPR blames UPDF for inciting violence in Khagrachari

The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) in a statement on Sunday night accused the United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF), a political organisation based in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, and its affiliated groups of instigating fresh violence in Khagrachari’s Guimara upazila.

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Banks’ dollar holdings drop despite high inflow

The dollar holdings of Bangladesh’s commercial banks declined in August despite a rise in remittance inflows and export earnings, as the central bank’s large-scale dollar purchases and increased import payments drained banks’ foreign currency balances...

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NRBs’ remittance saves economy: Yunus

Lauding the role of non-resident Bangladeshis, Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Sunday said the remittance of Bangladeshi expatriates saved the country’s economy after the July uprising...

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Indian court ruling exposes India’s border violations

THE recent directive of the Calcutta High Court declaring the forcible deportation of people into Bangladesh as ‘illegal’ has lent judicial confirmation of what Dhaka has for long asserted. India’s border management practices increasingly violate the international law, bilateral agreements and the norms of neighbourly relations. The court also ordered India’s home ministry...

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Bring disciplined forces under NHRC scope: dialogue  

Human rights activists and senior lawyers on Saturday urged the government to bring the country’s disciplined forces under the jurisdiction of the National Human Rights Commission clearly to ensure their accountability for rights violations.

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One beaten to death in Gazipur

A 51-year old man was beaten to death and another seriously injured in a mob attack on suspicion of robbery in Gazipur on Wednesday.

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Six arrested over fraud promising govt jobs

The Rapid Action Battalion have arrested six people allegedly involved in defrauding people of money by promising them jobs at different public organisations.

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CUET mechanical faculty wins football trophy

Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology’s mechanical and manufacturing engineering faculty emerged as the champions of the Shimul Memorial Inter-Faculty Football Tournament, defeating the electrical and computer engineering faculty 2-0 in the final on Monday.

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CUCSU polls shifted to October 15

The Chittagong University student union elections was rescheduled to be held on October 15, three days later than the previously fixed date, the election commission tasked with the polls announced on Tuesday.

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BAF JET CRASH: Guardians demand fair probe, trial, compensation

Bereaved guardians on Tuesday demanded a fair investigation into the Bangladesh Air Force fighter jet crash on a building of Milestone School and College at Uttara in the capital Dhaka on July 21 and trial of the people responsible for the incident.

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CUET Teachers’ Association holds general meeting

The Teachers’ Association of Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology held a general meeting and a teachers’ reception ceremony at the Academic Council Room of CUET in Chattogram on Monday.

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CUCSU POLLS: Preliminary candidate list published, 412 in race

The Chittagong University Central Students’ Union election commission on Monday published the preliminary list of candidates for the long-awaited polls, with 412 students cleared to contest 28 central union posts and hall positions in the polls scheduled for October 12.

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190kg touchstone statue recovered

Members of the Rapid Action Battalion recovered a touchstone statue weighing about five maunds, 190 kg, and arrested two people in the South Aman area under Kusumbi Union of Sherpur upazila in Bogura.

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European airports getting back online after cyberattack

European airports were starting to recover on Sunday from a cyberattack affecting their check-in systems that has caused flight cancellations and huge delays for thousands of passengers over the past two days.

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Two gas cylinder blast victims die at National Burn Institute

Two people, who suffered burn injuries in a gas cylinder explosion in Charpara area in the middle of Satkania and Chandanaish upazilas on September 17, died at National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in Dhaka early Sunday.

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Cyberattack hits European airports

Major European airports including Brussels, Berlin and London’s Heathrow were Saturday hit by a cyberattack on check-in systems that caused cancellations and long delays for many passengers.

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Chattogram port tariff hike suspended

The government has suspended the recently increased service tariffs at Chattogram port for one month, shipping adviser retired Brigadier General M Sakhawat Hossain said on Saturday.

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CUET, CDA sign memo

The department of urban and regional planning of Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology and the Chattogram Development Authority signed a memorandum of understanding at the meeting room of the CDA in Chattogram on Thursday.