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Rangpur municipality upgraded to City Corporation

The Election Commission plans to hold elections for the newly-declared Rangpur City Corporation after the government on Sunday published a gazette notification upgrading... Full story

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JU student attacked near campus

A Jahangirnagar University student became critically injured as some unnamed people attacked him near the campus on Sunday night. Najmus Sakib Anik, a second-year student of chemistry... Full story

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Novo Nordisk benefits patients significantly: study

Novo Nordisk insulin analogues provides significant benefits for patients previously treated with other anti-diabetic medicines, according to a study which was disseminated in Dhaka on Sunday. Full story

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Trader chopped to death

A rice trader was stabbed to death by miscreants at Khaskhamar village in Atrai upazila of Naogaon Saturday night. The deceased was Mostofa alias... Full story

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47 BNP activists get bail in Ctg

A court on Saturday granted bail to 47 activists of Bangladesh Nationalist Party in two cases filed in connection with the attacks on the police and vandalising of vehicles at Sitakunda upazila in Chittagong about a week ago. Full story

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CDs, video cassettes missing from ATN archives

Some compact disks and video cassettes have gone missing from the archives of two private television channels, ATN Bangla and ATN News, at Kawran Bazar in the capital recently, said the... Full story

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BNP asks govt to cancel 15th amendment this session

Bangladesh Nationalist Party leaders asked the government to nullify the 15th amendment to the constitution in the current session of the parliament to avoid confrontation. Full story

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ACC quizzes Faruq, Enamul and his wife

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Sunday grilled the sacked assistant personal secretary of the former railway minister, Omar Faruq Talukder, the Railway Nirapatta Bahini Divisional... Full story

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Nizami’s formal trial rescheduled to begin on July 8

The International Crimes Tribunals -1 on Sunday decided to start the formal trial of detained Jamaat amir Matiur Rahman Nizami on July 8. Nizami’s trial was set to begin on Sunday. Full story

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Election board extends AL lawmaker Bipu’s tenure as REHAB president

The election board of the Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh on Sunday extended for two years the tenure of ruling Awami League lawmaker Nasrul Hamid Bipu... Full story

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AL will pay for Padma Bridge graft: B Chy

The Bikalpadhara Bangladesh president, AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury, expressed his deep concern over cancellation of the Padma bridge funding on graft charge, saying that the... Full story

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Graft charge hearing against Khaleda Aug 5

A Dhaka court Sunday deferred till August 5 the date for passing an order on accepting charges against the BNP chairperson, Khaleda Zia, in a graft case filed in connection with raising funds for Zia Charitable Trust. Full story

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Newborn found in date garden in Jessore

A newborn baby was found in a date garden at Buinkara of Nawapara industrial town in Jessore on Saturday. Two local women, Rahela Begum and Selina Begum, found... Full story

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Md Muzibur Rahman Shamim dies

Mohammad Muzibur Rahman Shamim, senior registrar of internal medicine department of Apollo Hospitals Dhaka died of cardiac arrest at the hospital on Sunday morning. Full story

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Shibtosh’s death anniv today

The 11th anniversary of death of internationally reputed arsenic specialist Shibtosh Roy will be observed today, said a press release. Roy died in a tragic traffic accident... Full story

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BYLC launches junior youth leadership programme

The Bangladesh Youth Leadership Centre held the opening ceremony for its fourth junior leadership training programme, ‘Building Bridges through Leadership Training Junior’, at the BRAC Centre Inn on June 28. Full story

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Transport strike observed in Satkhira

A half-day transport strike was observed in Satkhira on Sunday, causing immense sufferings to the commuters. Satkhira District Bus Minibus Owners Association enforced the... Full story

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14 top Unipay2u officials face arrest in Ctg

Two Chittagong courts on Sunday issued arrest warrant for arrest of 14 top officials of so-called multilevel marketing company Unipay2u including its chairman and managing director. Full story

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Steel mills fined in Ctg, Tongi

Two steel mills in Chittagong and Tongi were fined on Sunday for air pollution and violation of rules. In the Chittagong city, the Department of Environment fined a steel re-rolling... Full story

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