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Teachers’ strike continue at BUET for 11th day

Teachers of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology continued with their strike on Wednesday for the 11th consecutive days to press home their demand for resignation of the vice-chancellor and pro-vice chancellor. Full story

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Five economic zones to be set up

Five new economic zones will be established in the country to enhance industrialisation and increase job opportunities for the rural poor. The governing board of the Bangladesh Economic Zone Authority... Full story

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Court records deposition of ex-DGFI official

A Chittagong court on Wednesday recorded deposition of retired colonel AKM Rezaur Rahman, former detachment officer of DGFI in Chittagong, in two cases related to the recovery of 10-truck arms and... Full story

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Valuables looted, injured one

Robbers looted valuables worth about Tk 1 crore and injured one at a computer shop near Sudharam model police station in Noakhali Sadar upazila Tuesday night. The injured Md Monir Uddin, 38, the night guard of the shop... Full story

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12 Indians held

Border Guard Bangladesh arrested 12 Indian nationals, including five women and four children, from the border area at Sharsha upazila... Full story

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2 unnatural deaths in city

At least two people including a minor boy were killed in separate incidents in the capital on Wednesday. At Khilgaon, a minor boy was killed as a microbus ran over him in Lohar Gate area of Rampura... Full story

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Govt trying to make petroleum price adjustment: Muhith

The finance minister, AMA Muhith, on Wednesday said that the government was trying to make adjustment in petroleum price fully independent of all political decisions. Full story

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JU teachers besiege VC’s office

Jahangirnagar University teachers under the banner of Shikkhak Samaj on Wednesday, the third consecutive day of their fresh agitation, laid siege to vice-chancellor’s office, demanding his immediate resignation. Full story

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BRTC introduces digital ticketing

Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation on Wednesday introduced the digital ticketing system in the capital on a pilot basis, expecting an improvement in its public transport operation. Full story

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Swine flu is back

Swine flu strikes back in Bangladesh after two years as the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research, in short IEDCR, has confirmed an outbreak in a northern district’s nursing dormitory on... Full story

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Observatory demands probe into killing of labour leader Aminul

Observatory, a joint programme of the International Federation for Human Rights and the World Organisation against Torture, on Tuesday in a letter to the prime minister and other government high-ups... Full story

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Selim Hafizur Rahman’s funeral today

The namaz-e-janaza of former Banker Selim Hafizur Rahman will be held at Azad mosque at Gulshan in the capital after asr prayers today. Selim, 63, died in London on April 14. Full story

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Sheikh Moniruzzaman dies

Labour leader Sheikh Moniruzzaman, also a presidium member of the Communist Party of Bangladesh, died at a hospital in Khulna on Tuesday. He was suffering from heart and kidney diseases for long . Full story

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Surya Sen recalled at CU

A discussion meeting on Master-da Surya Sen was held on Wednesday at Chittagong University Central Student Union Building. The meeting titled ‘Youth Revolt Day’ was organised by Somajtantrik... Full story

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Anti-drug bicycle procession held in Jaipurhat

A colourful anti-drug bicycle procession with the slogan ‘say no to drug’ was held on Wednesday morning in Jaipurhat town. Jointly organised by Chetonay Joypurhat and Dhumketu, the programme was... Full story

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Man slaughtered in Meherpur over land dispute

A man was slaughtered on Wednesday morning reportedly by his rivals over a land dispute at a village in Meherpur. Victim Mujibur Rahman, 41, son of Toyob Ali, was a resident of village Gobipur where he was... Full story

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Body of missing Philipino sailor recovered

The Coastguard on Wednesday morning recovered the body of the Philipino pilot who went missing two days ago at Chittagong Port outer anchorage. Ricado Gallen, a mariner of Antiguan flag carrying ship... Full story

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