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Teachers’ strike goes on at BUET

Teachers of the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology continued their strike on Monday for the eight consecutive days, demanding resignation of the vice-chancellor and pro-vice-chancellor... Full story

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British journalists tell ‘71 stories

Celebrated British journalists Sir William Mark Tully and Simon Dring began reminiscing about their experiences covering Bangladesh’s war of independence at a programme at Sonargaon Hotel in Dhaka on Monday. Sir Mark Tully was BBC’s Indian affairs correspondent in... Full story

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Classes, exams held amid strike at SUST

Classes and scheduled examinations at most of the departments at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology were held on the campus on Monday amid the second day of indefinite strike enforced... Full story

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Man kills brother

A man was stabbed to death allegedly by his younger brother over a disputed piece of land at village Srimuddi of Homna in Comilla on Monday morning. Full story

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BSF returns cattle trader’s body

Indian Border Security Force on Monday morning returned the body of Bangladeshi cattle trader who was shot dead by the BSF at Chowka frontier of Shibganj in Chapainawabganj early Saturday. Full story

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Ripon collects nomination form for DSCC polls

Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s Asaduzzaman Ripon on Monday collected nomination papers for running as mayoral candidate in the Dhaka south city polls. Full story

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Mass reception to PM tomorrow

The stage is set for a mass reception to the prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, on Wednesday for her prudent leadership in winning the maritime boundary case with Myanmar in the International Tribunal for... Full story

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Law demanded to stop eviction of slums dwellers without rehab

Lawyers and rights activists on Monday called for formation of time-befitting laws to stop eviction of slum dwellers without rehabilitation. Forced eviction of slum dwellers without rehabilitation... Full story

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Govt stopped DCC polls thru legal loopholes, alleges BNP

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Monday accused the government of stopping elections to the two Dhaka city corporations through utilising legal loopholes. Full story

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Fight this time is against war criminals: Nasim

Awami League central leader and former home minister Mohammad Nasim has said the war in 1971 was against the Pakistani occupation forces and the second war now started is against the war criminals. Full story

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EU envoy visits Odhikar office

The European Union ambassador to Bangladesh, William Hanna, visited the office of human rights watchdog Odhikar in the capital on Monday. Odhikar secretary Adilur Rahman Khan said William Hanna... Full story

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Malaysian co submits formal proposal for monorail in city

Scomi Group, a leading Malaysian company focused on the manufacturing and design of monorail systems, on Monday formally submitted a proposal to the ministry of communications for possible... Full story

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Syed Rezaul Hayat dies

Former secretary Syed Rezaul Hayat died at Square Hospital in Dhaka at about 5:00am on Monday at the age of 67. He was earlier admitted to hospital on Sunday after suffering a cardiac arrest. Full story

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Two farmers electrocuted

Two farmers were electrocuted at village Horipur under Kalmakanda upazila of Netrakona... Full story

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Polytech teachers to go on nonstop strike from May 22

Bangladesh Polytechnic Teachers Association and Bangladesh Polytechnic Teachers Council will go on an indefinite work abstention from May 22 next to press home their eight-point demand. Full story

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10-day surgery camp inaugurated at BSMMU

A 10-day surgery camp was inaugurated on Monday at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University in the capital. A five-member expert team of Germany and Hungary and local orthopaedic surgeons would... Full story

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2 killed, 5,000 dwellings destroyed as storm hits Thakurgaon

A severe storm killed two people, injured more than 30 and destroyed 5,000 dwelling houses in four upazilas of Thakurgaon on Sunday evening. The dead are: Hamida Begum, 55, wife of Dabirul Islam... Full story

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Lightning strike kills two Bangladeshis in Malaysia

Two Bangladeshi workers died and three others suffered injuries as they were struck by lightning at a rubber plantation in Pos Balau in Malaysia on Sunday, according to a newspaper of that country. Full story

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BNP stages demo in city today

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party will stage demonstrations in the capital today in protest against ‘corruption by the government in all sectors’. BNP Dhaka city unit will organise the demonstration... Full story

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