photo of the day
From fake flowers and fruits to looking glasses and shiny discs -- Jahangir Hossain has decorated this rickshaw to his heart’s content. He comes to Dhaka from Narayanganj every morning to earn a living. A well decorated rickshaw attracts more passengers, helping him take home around Tk 700 every day, said Jahangir. The photo was taken recently in Dhanmondi. Photo: ANISUR RAHMAN
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Students of Mahasthan High School in Bogura sit on a pile of cash, carefully counting them. Five of the eight donation boxes from the Shrine of Shah Sultan Mahisawar Balkhi were opened yesterday. The donation boxes are opened quarterly, said Additional Deputy Commissioner (Tax) Abdul Malek. Over Tk 28 lakh donation was collected three months ago, added Bogura’s Executive Magistrate Nasim Reza. Photo: COLLECTED
Photo of the day
Fourth-grader Akhi joins her mother every day after school to lend a hand in the risky job of breaking bricks, just so her mother can go home a little sooner, after earning a daily income of Tk 250-300. Many workers in the profession are forced to use improvised protective gear as they are given none, leaving them susceptible to frequent injuries. The photo was taken from Bakchor area near Jurain recently. Photo: Anisur Rahman
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Sector Commanders’ Forum places a wreath at Shikha Chirantan in Suhrawardy Udyan yesterday, marking the month of victory. Throughout the month, different socio-political and cultural organisations, and educational institutions will organise numerous programmes to celebrate the nation’s victory after a nine-month-long Liberation War. Photo: Anisur Rahman
ducsu polls
The morning following the much awaited Ducsu polls saw demos and counter-demos at Dhaka University. Students brought out a procession demanding reelection and vice chancellor's resignation. Photo: Amran Hossain, Palash Khan/File
ducsu polls
A student holds a placard reading “mystery of the [ballot] box”. Photo: Amran Hossain, Palash Khan
ducsu polls
A locked classroom during students' strike. Photo: Amran Hossain, Palash Khan
ducsu polls
Rejecting election result, BCL activists stage a sit-in near the VC's residence. Photo: Amran Hossain, Palash Khan
ducsu polls
A man and a child on a bike move past a burning tyre, after agitators set it on fire. Photo: Amran Hossain, Palash Khan
decorated with the rank and badges
Prof Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah, vice chancellor of Begum Rokeya University in Rangpur, being decorated with the rank and badges of major by Brig Gen Abdul Baten Khan, director general of Bangladesh National Cadet Corps (BNCC) and Lt Col Towfique Nowshad, director (training) of BNCC, at BNCC Headquarters in Dhaka recently. Photo; Collected
Nomination paper submission
Awami League leader Saber Hossain Chowdhury at the office of Election Commission in Dhaka's Segunbagicha after submitting his nomination paper around noon yesterday. Photo: Amran Hossain
Nomination paper submission
Flanked by supporters, BNP's Shama Obaid holds the nomination letter for Faridpur-2 constituency in front of the party chief's Gulshan office in the afternoon. Photo: Prabir Das
Gypsy Women
Although a notice pasted on the wall prohibits occupation of footpath by hawkers, bede (gypsy) women sit there regularly to sell their so-called “healing” service. The photo was taken in front of Bandarbazar police outpost in Sylhet city on Monday. Photo: Sheikh Nasir
Shaheed Dr Milon Day
Mother and family members of Dr Shamsul Alam Khan Milon pray at his grave on Dhaka Medical College (DMC) campus, marking Shaheed Dr Milon Day yesterday. Photo: Collected
Free Bird
A juvenile steppe eagle spreads its wings atop a mango tree near the Padma river bank in Rajshahi. The migratory bird was released into nature after being treated for over a week. It was found sick in Natore's Halti beel by a farmer. The forest department with the help of “Sabuj Bangla”, a local bird lovers' club, rescued the bird of prey and brought it to Rajshahi. Before releasing it on Saturday, Bangladesh Bird Club and International Union for Conservation of Nature researchers tied a metal ring to its leg for monitoring its whereabouts. Steppe eagle is listed as endangered in IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Photo: Collected
20th anniversary celebration of the daily Prothom Alo
Eminent personalities from different sectors attend the 20th anniversary celebration of the daily Prothom Alo at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel last evening. Photo: Collected
20th anniversary celebration of the daily Prothom Alo
Editor of the newspaper Matiur Rahman, speaks to the guests. Photo: Collected
25 years of editorship
Mahfuz Anam, editor and publisher of The Daily Star, with his colleagues at The Daily Star premises yesterday. Photo: Rashed Shumon
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Police claim arrest of ‘Neo-JMB man who led attack on cops’
Counter-terrorism officials yesterday claimed to have arrested two members of militant group ‘Neo-JMB’, including the leader of a cell that was responsible for the attacks on police at five separate places in the capital last year.
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MJF terms HC directive ‘groundbreaking’
Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF) yesterday welcomed the recent High Court directive on formation of a commission to stop rape and violence against women.
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‘Genocide not just about number of people killed’
A two-day long international conference on “Revisiting International Relations (IR): Critical Reflections on 100 Years” concluded yesterday at Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban Auditorium of Dhaka University (DU).
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Bill placed at JS to open 49pc BRTC shares to public
A bill was placed in parliament yesterday, aimed at offering 49 percent shares of the state-owned Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) to the share market, and modernising the transport sector of the country.
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Road crashes kill 3
A cattle trader was killed after a “Nasiman” (locally-made battery-run three-wheeler) carrying him plunged into a roadside ditch in Baliadangi of Thakurgaon on Sunday.
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Cumilla univ teacher relieved from course
Cumilla University teacher Md Ali Rezwan Talukder, head of English department, has been relieved from all academic activities of evening master’s course, after a female student of the programme accused him of sexual harassment.
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Shaheed Asad Day observed
The 51st death anniversary of Shaheed Asad was observed in Barishal city yesterday. Marking the day, district unit of Shaheed Asad Parishad organised a programme in front of Ashwini Kumar Hall.
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Shut 231 illegal factories along Buriganga: HC
The High Court yesterday asked the Department of Environment to shut 231 factories set up along the Buriganga River without environmental clearance.
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ER Khan passes away
ER Khan, managing director of Phoenix Insurance, passed away at the capital’s United Hospital yesterday around 11am, said a press release of the company.
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Despite predicaments, they carry on
Women candidates for elections to the reserved ward councillor posts of two Dhaka city corporations don’t just want to be “ornamental councillors”; they want to make the city safer for women and have demanded a balance of power between them and their male counterparts so that they can serve people properly.
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‘Patriotism over nationalism’
An international conference on “Revisiting International Relations: Critical Reflections on 100 Years” concluded yesterday at Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban Auditorium of Dhaka University.
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Six get life term in Khulna murder case
A Khulna court yesterday sentenced six people to life term in a case filed over killing Ripon Roy in Batiaghata of the district in 2007.
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Dhaka airport to screen passengers from China
Passengers who have travelled to China in the last 14 days and have flu-like symptoms will be screened at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, airport authorities say.
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Electoral Rolls (Amendment) Bill placed in JS
A bill titled “Electoral Rolls (Amendment) Bill 2020” is placed in parliament aimed at extending the deadline for updating voters’ list till March 2 instead of January 31 every year.
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Shut down 231 illegal industries in Dhaka city: HC
The High Court directs the Department of Environment (DoE) to immediately shut down a total of 231 industries in Dhaka metropolitan area near Buriganga River.
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Total number of voters now 10.96 crore: EC
The Election Commission (EC) publishes the draft of an updated voter list with the registration of over 67 lakh new voters.
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US hopes for credible, festive Dhaka city polls
US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl R Miller says they hope that the elections to Dhaka city corporations will be credible, peaceful and festive.
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Polls code violations: 'Executive magistrates' activities not visible'
Election Commissioner Mahbub Talukdar alleges that activities of executive magistrates deployed to monitor the violation of election code of conduct in Dhaka city polls are not visible.
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HC seeks report on traffic signal ‘mismanagement’ in Dhaka
The High Court seeks a report on the “mismanagement” in traffic signal system in Dhaka.
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5 ex-cops to die in Chattogram mass killing case
They were sentenced to death for firing on a procession with a truck carrying the then AL chief Sheikh Hasina in 1988 that killed 24 people.
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‘Punish money launderers staying in Canada’
Bangladeshi expats stage a demonstration in Canada’s Toronto, demanding punishment for those involved in laundering money from Bangladesh to the North American country.
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Police can’t avoid responsibility if accused dies in custody: DMP chief
Police cannot avoid responsibility if an accused dies by suicide in their custody, Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Md Shafiqul Islam says.
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Attack on police: 2 Neo-JMB men held in Dhaka
Two members of Neo-JMB -- an ultra-radical offshoot of the banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) -- were arrested for their alleged involvement with the attacks on police at five places in Dhaka last year.
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Condolence motion for Mannan passed at JS
The Parliament yesterday unanimously adopted a condolence motion, expressing deep shock at the death of ruling Awami League lawmaker Abdul Mannan from Bogura-1.
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Prime Bank Foundation: Stipends provided to underprivileged students
Prime Bank Foundation organised a programme on Saturday at LGED Bhaban in the capital’s Agargaon to hand over stipends to underprivileged meritorious students who want to continue their education but cannot due to financial constraints.
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SC stays High Court verdict on maximum term for OSD
The Supreme Court yesterday stayed a High Court (HC) verdict that declared illegal keeping government employees as “officer on special duty” (OSD) for more than 150 days.
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Udichi protests arrest of baul singer Shariat
Udichi Shilpi Goshthi in Mymensingh yesterday organised a musical soiree protesting arrest of Shariat Sarkar and demanding his immediate release.
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A pitha for every mood
Hot or cold, sweet or savoury, sticky or crunchy -- there’s a pitha in every flavour and texture for every mood. Pitha has been a winter-essential for centuries in this region, but urban life rarely has room for this treat. After all, making pitha can be labour-intensive.
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Six million Bangladeshis visually impaired: speakers
Over six million people in the country are visually impaired, as they barely have access to quality eye care, speakers at a programme said yesterday.
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Newborn rescued from Ctg dustbin
Police yesterday rescued a newborn girl from a bag inside a dustbin in port city’s Bayezid Bostami area.
