• Politicians need to brighten their own images
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  • Popstars recall pop legend Azam Khan
  • CPD terms current FY the weakest
  • I have no magic wand, says Pybus
  • US drone strike kills 15 militants in Pakistan
  • Increased budgetary allocation demanded for education
  • HC asks govt to explain legality of OSD
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  • Alarming findings about road accident fatalities
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  • Stocks plunge as HC questions legality of a section of SEC ordinance
  • Abahani held by Russell
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  • Demo held at SUST against reported US military base in Ctg
  • No Tipai dam if Bangladesh refuses to be a ‘partner’: India
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  • Of birds, rivers and greed
  • Kamaruzzaman indicted
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Increased budgetary allocation demanded for education

The National Front of Teachers and Employees on Monday demanded more budgetary allocation for the education sector in the upcoming national budget for proper implementation of National... Full story

Demo held at SUST against reported US military base in Ctg

Left-leaning student organisations at the Shahjalal University of Science and Technology on Monday staged demonstrations in protest at the reported move by the USA to deploy its seventh fleet at the Chittagong port. Full story

Illegal water factory fined in Ctg

A Chittagong mobile court on Monday fined an illegal drinking water factory Tk 50,000 at Baropool in the city. Chittagong City Corporation executive magistrate Joynal Abedin led the drive with... Full story

Textile mill fined Tk 5 lakh for sound pollution

The Department of Environment on Monday fined a textile mill in Narayanganj Tk 5 lakh for sound pollution. The textile factory, M Ali Textile, is situated at Pagla, Fatulla of... Full story

Brokers beat up patient's father at DMCH

Miscreants Monday morning reportedly attacked a man, who was returning home on completion of treatment of his son at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital, following an altercation over renting ambulance. The critically injured, Hanif Shikdar, was given treatment at the emergency... Full story

Dhakabashi showcases summer fruits

Dhakabasi Sangathan members exhibit summer fruits in a fruit fair held at the Bangladesh Shishu Academy in the capital on Monday. — New Age photo
Socio-cultural voluntary organisation Dhakabashi arranged a daylong fruit exhibition on the Shishu Academy premises in the city on Monday with a call to ‘avoid chemically treated fruits’. Full story

Call for increased taxes on tobacco products

Speakers at a human chain in the Rajshahi city said the government should take stern measure against production and sale of tobacco since thousands of people are dying every year from tobacco-related diseases. Full story

Institutional framework needed for disaster resilience

Speakers at a seminar in Chittagong said that to ensure disaster resilience, sustainable development and institutional framework on disaster risk mitigation, poverty reduction and implementing an action... Full story

No change in temperature likely

Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely at one or two places over Rajshahi, Rangpur, Dhaka, Sylhet and Chittagong divisions and the regions... Full story


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