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Tagore’s birth anniv celebrated

The 151st anniversary of the birth of poet Rabindranath Tagore, who reshaped the Bangla literature in the late 19th and the early 20th century, was celebrated on Tuesday. Tagore, who was Asia’s first... Full story

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3 siblings die in wall collapse

Three siblings were killed and two others injured as the wall of their house collapsed at Sajiali village in Jessore Sadar upazila on Tuesday. The deceased were Badal, 3, and Shawon and Shaupi, both twin... Full story

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Non-govt teachers rally for pay increase, status upgrade

The Non-Government Primary Teachers’ Association, Bangladesh submitted a memorandum to the prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, on Tuesday to press home their demands for salary, status and other benefits equal to what government... Full story

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Unipay2U investors demand arrest of executives

A group of investors of multilevel marketing company Unipay2u on Tuesday demanded an immediate arrest of the people who are high up in its management and 100 agents of the company and threatened... Full story

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Moudud asks govt to ‘create scope’ for understanding

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party standing committee member, Moudud Ahmed, on Tuesday called on the government to create scope for mutual understanding between the ruling and opposition parties... Full story

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BCL attacks students demo at RU: 6 injured

At least six students at Rajshahi University were injured when activists belonging to Bangladesh Chhatra League attacked their sit-in programme on the campus on Tuesday. The students, belonging to... Full story

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Annual report of Info panel handed over to PM

The annual report of the Information Commission for the year 2011 was handed over to the prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, at her office in Dhaka Tuesday morning. The chief information commissioner, M Zamir, formally handed... Full story

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ICT cautions bdnews24.com

The Tribunal chairman, Justice Mohammad Nizamul Huq, has cautioned bdnews24.com against the cross-examination. He asked for the bdnews24 correspondent by name and asked about Monday’s... Full story

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Japan Bangladesh Friendship Hospital launches typhoid vaccination

The Japan Bangladesh Friendship Hospital has been organising a campaign on typhoid vaccine and awareness programme on prevention of typhoid. It has been targeted to give vaccine to 10,000... Full story

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Wazed Miah’s 3rd death anniv today

The third death anniversary of MA Wazed Miah, eminent nuclear scientist and husband of the prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, will be observed today. He passed away on this day in 2009 at Square... Full story

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Khaleda addresses rally in Gazipur May 12

The BNP chairperson, Khaleda Zia, will address a public meeting at Kapasia in Gazipur on May 12. The Gazipur district unit BNP science and technology affairs secretary, Anwarul Isam, said on Tuesday that... Full story

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Students threaten movement for DUCSU polls

A section of Dhaka University students under the banner of Shikkharthi Adhikar Mancha on Tuesday threatened to go for movement if the administration did not take steps immediately for holding elections to... Full story

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Schoolgirl’s death sparks protest in Barisal

Local people brought out a procession with the body of a schoolgirl after she had died allegedly because of negligence of doctors in a hospital in Barisal on Tuesday afternoon. Full story

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