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Govt should look into BRTC corruption, misgovernance

ALMOST a fourth of the Road Transport Corporation buses falling beyond economic repairs mainly because of poor maintenance in 15 years is worrying. The fleet of the agency has 1,512 buses. But, 1,102 buses run as 343 of them have been categorised beyond repairs, making any repairs financially not viable, and 64 are under heavy repairs. The agency bought 1,558 buses...

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Violence mars Greece train crash demonstration

Violence on Friday marred a huge demonstration in Athens to mark the second anniversary of the country’s worst rail tragedy, as youths threw firebombs and clashed with riot police outside parliament.

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Zarif, Sumiya win men, women singles title of Nat’l Tennis

Zarif Abrar of Cantonment Officers Tennis Club secured the men’s singles event title of the National Tennis Competition 2025 after 6-1, 6-3 sets win over Mahad Bin Malek of Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan in the final at the Ramna Tennis Complex in the city on Friday.

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1,690 more held amid rampant crimes

Law enforcement and security agencies intensified patrolling and set up more checkpoints across the country on Thursday to rein in the upsurge of crimes...

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Bangladesh’s migration crisis

FOR decades, Bangladesh’s economy has been fuelled by remittances sent by millions of its migrant workers. These men and women, mostly employed in low-wage sectors in the Gulf states and Malaysia, work tirelessly in construction, domestic service, and factories, sending home billions of dollars each year. In 2024, Bangladesh received almost $27 billion in...

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Private university students suspend demonstration

Private university students who were included in the committee of newly formed Bangladesh Ganatantrik Chhatra Sangsad on Thursday morning suspended all demonstrations protesting at the committee formation and the scuffle during the launching ceremony.

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OPERATION DEVIL HUNT: 589 more arrested

Law enforcement and security agencies arrested 589 individuals more on Monday across the country in the ongoing Operation Devil Hunt, taking the total number of arrests in the drive to 9,253 since the operation began on February 8...

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OPERATION DEVIL HUNT: 585 more arrested in 24 hrs

Law enforcement and security agencies arrested 585 individuals on Sunday across the country in the ongoing Operation Devil Hunt, taking the total number of arrests in the drive to 8,664 since the operation began on February 8...

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End to India’s ‘Operation Kagar’ demanded

A group of democratic and progressive organisaions and individuals in Bangladesh on Sunday expressed concerns over the Indian government’s military campaign ‘Operation Kagar’ targeting India’s indigenous people and Maoists and demanded an immediate cessation of the operation...

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Niranjan joins ICB as MD

Niranjan Chandra Debnath has joined Investment Corporation of Bangladesh as managing director through a notification issued by Financial Institutions Division of the Ministry of Finance, said a press release...

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Narayanganj’s waste woes

The Narayanganj City Corporation, which governs Siddhirganj, sadar and Bandar, is responsible for nearly two million residents across 27 wards within a 72.43-square kilometre area. Managing civic services for such a large and densely populated city is a formidable challenge that requires strategic planning and efficient execution. While various developmental...

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OPERATION DEVIL HUNT: 1,230 more arrested in 2 days

Law enforcement and security agencies arrested 1,230 individuals more between Friday and Saturday across the country in the ongoing Operation Devil Hunt, taking the total number of arrests in the drive to 8,079 since the operation began on February 8.

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OPERATION DEVIL HUNT: 492 more people arrested

Law enforcement and security agencies arrested at least 492 individuals more on Thursday across the country in the ongoing Operation Devil Hunt, raising the total number of arrests in the drive to 6,849 since the operation began on February 8...

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Surging demand for TCB goods sparks chaos

The number of consumers gathering at the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh’s mobile trucks has surged significantly as low-income families seek essential goods at subsidised prices at different points in the capital Dhaka...

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OPERATION DEVIL HUNT: 532 more people arrested across Bangladesh

Law enforcement and security agencies arrested at least 532 individuals more on Wednesday across the country in the ongoing Operation Devil Hunt, raising the total number of arrests in the drive to 6,357 since the operation began on February 8...

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JICA completes mediation training for legal professionals

Japan International Cooperation Agency completed advanced mediation training for legal professionals, under the ‘Development of mediation and civil litigation practices for enhancement of access to justice project’ in collaboration with the Law and Justice Division of law, justice and parliamentary affairs ministry, and the Judicial Administration Training Institute on the..

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OPERATION DEVIL HUNT: 506 more people arrested

Law enforcement and security agencies arrested at least 506 individuals on Tuesday across the country in the ongoing Operation Devil Hunt, raising the total number of arrests in the drive to 5,825 since the operation began on February 8...

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OPERATION DEVIL HUNT: 529 more people arrested

Law enforcement and security agencies arrested 529 on Monday across the country in the ongoing Operation Devil Hunt, raising the total number of arrests in the drive to 5,319 since the operation began on February 8...

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UGC calls for simplifying patent registration

Member of the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh Professor Masuma Habib at a workshop in Khulna on Monday said that the patent registration process needed to be simplified to protect intellectual property...

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National teachers’ day for Shamsuzzoha

ON THIS day in 1969, Professor Dr Syed Mohammad Shamsuzzoha of Rajshahi University was shot and killed by the Pakistani military. Despite extensive discourse on the liberation war and Bangladesh’s post-independence political landscape, the 1969 mass uprising remains relatively underexplored. Professor Zoha was the first martyr of that movement, his sacrifice...