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BUET teachers say admin tries to divide fellows

BUET Teachers’ Association leaders alleged that the university administration was trying to divide teachers to foil their ongoing strike seeking the resignation of the vice-chancellor. Full story

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Selima Rahman, two women lawyers get bail

A Dhaka court on Tuesday granted bail to Bangladesh Nationalist Party vice-chairperson Selima Rahman, who was detained by police on Monday when she tried to bring out a procession during the second day of general strike enforced by the party. Full story

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BNP wants to make issue out of Elias disappearance: Shamsul

The state minister for home affairs, Shamsul Haque, on Tuesday said that the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party wanted to make an issue out of the disappearance of its organising secretary Elias Ali... Full story

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ICT-2 goes into business; hears charges against Alim

The International Crimes Tribunal-2 on Tuesday started functioning formally with the submission by the prosecution on charge hearing against war crimes accused former minister Abdul Alim. Full story

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Sayedee sceptical of fair trial

The investigation officer on Tuesday closed his deposition before the International Crimes Tribunal-1 inserting 15 prosecution witnesses’ recorded statements during the investigation as evidence against... Full story

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Mozena for united move to find out Elias

The US ambassador to Bangladesh, Dan W Mozena, has called upon all sides to exercise moderation and try to work together to find out BNP leader Elias Ali who has been missing since the night of April 17. Full story

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Police delay to clear Akhteruzzaman of charge despite probe finds ‘no evidence’

The editor of Sirajganj-based newspaper Daily Chandtara, Akhteruzzaman Bablu, in a statement on Tuesday alleged that police was delaying the process of clearing him of the charge of ‘mugging’... Full story

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1st death anniv of Begum Fawzia Samad today

The first anniversary of death of Begum Fawzia Samad, wife of Bangladesh General Insurance Company founder late MA Samad, will be observed today, a release said. Full story

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Former RU VC Huda passes away

Psychology professor Moslem Huda, who was formerly a vice-chancellor of Rajshahi University, died at a clinic in the Rajshahi city on Monday night. He was 85. He is survived by five sons. Full story

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Samokal editor threatened

The editor of Bengali daily Samokal, Golam Sarwar, has sought police help after reportedly receiving threats by some unidentified people. Sarwar filed a general diary with the Tejgaon Industrial Zone Police... Full story

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DU student accuses BCL leader of torture

A Dhaka University student complained that a female Bangladesh Chhatra League leader beat her up on early Tuesday. Rakhia Afroz, a third-year student of Persian language and a resident of Begum... Full story

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Four little girls drown

Four small girls drowned in two separate incidents while bathing in ponds in Rajshahi on Tuesday. At Upashahar in the city, Kakoli, 8, daughter of Abul Kalam, and Zobeda Khatun, 7, daughter of Jewel... Full story

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Three time bombs recovered

Three powerful time bombs were recovered from Jurain railgate and Postagola Bridge areas in Dhaka Tuesday, the third consecutive day of the nationwide daylong shutdown, called by the main opposition BNP. Full story

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Dhaka to get $527m for immunisation campaign

The Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation has committed an additional grant of $527 million for continuation of immunisation campaigns in Bangladesh. ‘The additional grant will expedite the... Full story

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