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No step yet to start pry edn in mother language of indigenous communities
The government is yet to take any step to start primary education in mother languages of the people of 13 indigenous communities living in Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) which was mandatory as per CHT peace

Two illegal sand lifters held in Bandarban
Police yesterday morning seized a sand loaded truck and arrested its driver and two labourers on charge of lifting sand illegally from Painchara canal in Bandarban town.

Housewife dies at private clinic in Jhenidah
A housewife died at a private clinic in Kaliganj upazila due to alleged negligence of a physician Tuesday night.

BB enlists former BNP lawmaker Shahidul as a 'corrupt suspect'
The name of a former BNP lawmaker here has been enlisted as one of the corrupt suspects among 198 others.

Arrestee's body recovered from Netrakona Police Station
A magistrate here yesterday recovered a dead body of an arrested accused from a bathroom of Netrakona Police Station.

Tk 9.25 lakh hemp seized in Magura
Police and Narcotics Control Department (NCD), in a joint drive yesterday, seized 92.5 kilogram of hemp worth Tk 9.25 lakh from the house of an infamous drug-peddler.

Acid attack on woman in Barisal
A woman sustained burn injuries as her cousin threw acid on her at Amirabad village under Nalchhity upazila in Jhalakati on Wednesday night.

3 die in Manikganj boat capsize
Three members of a family died in boat capsize at Bohora Beel under Daulatpur upazila in Manikganj Tuesday night.

Flood in districts