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6 killed in road crashes
At least six people were killed in separate road accidents in Comilla, Khulna and Pabna yesterday.
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Amar Ekushey Boi Mela
'Fair should be fair of publishers, not sellers'
Books to be sold at 30% discount
Ahead of 'Amar Ekushey Boi Mela' starting on February 1 in the city, a group of publishers at a press briefing yesterday urged the authorities to implement the 'Boi-Mela' policies formulated by the Bangla
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Govt turns country into prison: Menon
Workers' Party President Rashed Khan Menon yesterday said the BNP-Jamaat- led coalition government has turned the whole country into a "prison" through its repression on the opposition leaders and workers.
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Develop new varieties of rice to expand HYV
Minister asks BRRI scientists
Agriculture Minister MK Anwar asked the scientists of Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) to develop appropriate varieties of rice to expand HYV cultivation in fair weather or foul.
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3rd Int'l Film Festival begins in city Mar 1
The third International Film Festival of Bangladesh begins in the city on March 1. Prime Minister Khaleda Zia is expected to inaugurate the fortnight- long festival at Shilpakala Academy.
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Two commit suicide
Two people committed suicide by taking poison in two separate incidents -- one at Shri Nagar in Munshiganj and another at Keraniganj -- last night.
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Zahir Raihan’s 34th death anniversary today
Today is the 34th death anniversary of renowned filmmaker and author Zahir Raihan who was murdered by Pakistani soldiers and collaborators when he went to search for his martyred brother Shahidullah Kaiser,
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Death of Worker at Chinese Embassy
'Family under pressure to withdraw case'
Some Chinese Embassy officials, including Chinese national, are allegedly pressuring the family members of the slain day-labourer Nur Nabi to withdraw the murder case in exchange for money.
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Khulna Jubo Dal leader threatens journos
Md Amjad Hossain Golder, president of Paikgachha upazila Jubo Dal, threatened the journalists with dire consequences if they do not stop writing on his trip to the Sunderban with the OC of PaikgachhaPolice
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Indian in guise of woman held
Patrolling BDR men arrested an Indian man, who entered Bangladesh in the guise of a woman wearing saree, this morning from Tentulia frontier in Panchagarh district.
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1,540 arrested
Police arrested 1,540 people on various charges from different parts of the country in last 24 hours ending at 6:00am yesterday.
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Shamser Mobin's mother passes away
Tahmidunnahar, mother of Bangladesh ambassador to the USA Shamser Mobin Chowdhury, passed away due to old-age complications at a city clinic yesterday evening at the age of 88.
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Matin, Kajol elected KUJ president, secy
Syed Abdul Matin of the Dainik Probaho and photojournalist Anwarul Islam Kajol of the Dainik Purbanchal have been elected president and general secretary of Khulna Union of Journalists (KUJ) yesterday.
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DUJ general meeting today
The biennial general meeting of Dhaka Union of Journalists (DUJ) will be held at the National Press Club auditorium in the city at 10:00am today.
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JU opens four new deptts
Four new departments have been opened at Jahangirnagar University to meet the increasing demands for launching more time befitting courses for higher education.
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Moon Sighting body meets today
The National Moon Sighting Committee will meet at the Islamic Foundation auditorium in the city today to review the news of sighting the moon of Muharram month.
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Appeal for help
Abir Mahmud, a student of standard one at the city's Biam Laboratory School, has been suffering from cancer for last few months.
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