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Non-govt teachers demand job nationalisation

Non-government teachers at a human chain in front of the National Press Club on Friday demanded that their job should be nationalised, the education policy should be immediately implemented and they should... Full story

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2 books containing interviews of 15 individuals launched

The Bengali-language weekly magazine, ‘Saptahik’, on Friday launched two books to mark its fifth founding anniversary. The books titled ‘Jaader Saafalye Aalokita Bangladesh-1’ and ‘Jaader Saafalye Aalokita Bangladesh-2’ contain interviews of the country’s... Full story

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Man killed by brothers

A man was killed allegedly by his brothers at Shubhadhya Uttarpara village in Keraniganj on Friday. The victim was Mizan, 35, son of Sirajul Islam of the village. Locals said Kaiyum, Shahabuddin, Mamun and Monir... Full story

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Prisoner dies in Gaibandha

A prisoner of Gaibandha jail died from illness complications early Friday. The deceased was Dudu Mia, 50, son of Hazrat... Full story

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Ganasanghati Andolan protests at goods price increase

Ganosanghati Andolon leaders called on the government on Friday to take immediate steps to reduce the price hikes of daily commodities, house rent and transport fares to ease the sufferings of low and middle income groups. Full story

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SAU student drowns in Sylhet

A student drowned in a pond on Sylhet Agriculture University campus in Sylhet on Thursday afternoon. The deceased was Sharif Mahmud Sammraj, 19, student of Fisheries Faculty of SAU and son of Khabir Uddin... Full story

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Lukewarm response to Rajuk’s Uttara flat project

The Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha’s Uttara flat project has met with a lukewarm response from the applicants as the authorities have received only about 6,500 applications so far against some 6,600 flats to be... Full story

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Chauffeur of Mockbul’s son found dead in car

The body of the chauffeur of an Awami League leader’s son was found in a car parked at the roadside at Azampur in Uttara early Friday. The police found the body of Abu Hanif Shikder, 30, chauffeur of businessman... Full story

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DU fine arts student suspended for misbehaving with teachers

The annual exhibition of the Dhaka University fine arts faculty drew a good crowd on Friday after the exhibition, which could not continue on Tuesday because of a student’s misbehaviour with the teachers on the day... Full story

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Garment workers hold Rally

Politicians and labour leaders at a rally on Friday called on the Awami League-led government to take steps for increasing the wages of garment workers and to implement trade unionism in garment factories. The Narayanganj district unit of the National... Full story

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Awami Juba League nat’l congress today

The sixth National Congress of Awami League’s youth body Awami Juba League will be held at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the city at 10:00am today. Full story

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Bank official drowns in Bay

An official of United Commercial Bank Limited drowned in the Bay of Bengal while taking bath at Sugandha point of Cox’s Bazar beach on Friday. The deceased was Mamunur Rashid, 32, audit officer at UCBL head office in Dhaka. Full story

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CPB unit conference Held

During the opening session of the Segun Bagicha unit of the Communist Party of Bangladesh held at in front the National Press Club on Friday, left leaders called on the government to take immediate steps... Full story

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Water safety awareness going on textbooks

The government plans to raise awareness of water safety using textbooks in primary students to prevent infectious diseases that experts say can cause malnutrition. Zuena Aziz, additional secretary at the... Full story

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Ministers for Dhaka-KL’s aggressive role to close trade gap

Dhaka and Kuala Lumpur should have an ‘equal aggressive role’ to minimise the chronic trade gap between the two brotherly countries and strengthen business and social ties, ministers of both the countries said... Full story

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Jessore Kotwali OC withdrawn for assaulting journalist

Abdul Jalil Bhuiyan, officer in-charge of Jessore Kotwali police station was withdrawn from his station on Friday for assaulting Shikdar Khalid, Jessore Correspondent for ETV, as he covered a report on the corruption... Full story

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DC, five others sued in Narsingdi

A case has been filed with a Narsingdi court against deputy commissioner M Obaidul Azam and five others in connection with a committee formed to probe graft allegations into a project titled Maternal... Full story

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Workshop on auditing in test labs held

A daylong workshop on conducting internal audit in industrial testing, calibration as well as medical laboratories was held at a city hotel on Thursday conducted by internationally renowned foreign experts. Full story

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