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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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Shanto-Marium University: Prof Mostafizul appointed board of trustees chair
Artist Professor Mostafizul Haque has been selected as the new chairperson of the Board of Trustees of Shanto-Mariam University of Creative Technology (SMUCT).
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Scholastica holds virtual graduation ceremony
The three-day long virtual graduation ceremony of Scholastica, a leading English-medium school, ended on Friday.
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Five factories sealed off in a month for producing fake hand sanitisers
Five factories manufacturing and marketing fake hand sanitisers in Chattogram were sealed off by the district administration in the last one month.
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Death anniv of Abdul Hakim Bikrampuri
Yesterday marked the 33rd death anniversary of Abdul Hakim Bikrampuri, former member of the undivided Bengal Legislative Assembly and Pakistan
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Lower courts grant bail to 49,750 in 35 days
A total of 49,750 people including 608 children, accused of criminal charges, have secured bail from the lower courts across the country in the last 35 working days.
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Rigorous community engagement a must to fight Covid-19
Speakers at an online dialogue yesterday stressed the need for rigorous involvement of local communities in fighting coronavirus spread across the country.
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Waterways Accidents: 153 killed, 84 injured in six months
At least 153 people were killed and 84 other injured in 106 waterways’ accidents in the last six months, two non-government organisations said.
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6 die with Covid-19 symptoms in Cumilla Medical College Hospital
Six people have died with Covid-19 symptoms over the last twenty four hours in Cumilla.
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CU campus goes under lockdown for 14 days
The authorities of Chittagong University (CU) have put the campus under 14-day lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
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Animal Sacrifice for Eid-ul-Azha: Experts suggest following Saudi Arabian model
Speakers at an online press conference yesterday urged authorities to arrange animal sacrifice during upcoming Eid-ul-Azha in the country under a system followed in Saudi Arabia, to avoid environmental and health hazards.
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A two-wheeled blessing
Every day, Rubel Hossain, a staffer at Bangladesh Water Development Board, would get ready and keep on waiting for a bus to reach his Motijheel office from his Keraniganj residence. But the pandemic has changed his lifestyle, maybe for the better, as he started commuting on his bicycle for the last few weeks.
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Anti-Mosquito Drive: DNCC fines house owners Tk 1.55 lakh
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) yesterday found Aedes larvae in 91 houses and establishments during the first day of the 10-day “combing operation” to destroy breeding grounds of mosquitoes.
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Drug traders rear head as movement restrictions ease
The pandemic is leaving an adverse impact on almost every sector, but when it comes to drug smuggling, Covid-19 has just been a reason to come up with newer, more innovative ideas and techniques.
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Titas to bring over 28 lakh consumers under prepaid metre system
In a move to ensure rational use of natural gas, state-owned Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Limited has embarked on a plan to bring over 28 lakh consumers under prepaid metre system in phases.
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153 killed in waterway accidents in last 6 months: report
At least 153 people were killed and 84 injured in 106 waterway accidents in last six months, two non-government organisations say.
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Veteran journo Faruk Quazi passes away
Veteran journalist Faruk Quazi is no more. He passed away in his sleep at 8am yesterday at his Elephant Road residence. He was 71.Quazi, a former president of the Law Reporters Forum, had worked at different media offices including BSS, UNB and The Daily Observer.
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Introduce free internet packages for students: UGC
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has urged the government to introduce free internet packages for university students to enable them to attend online education.
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Sanitised by water!
At a time when Covid-19 cases in the country are rising and health experts insist on strongly maintaining health guidelines, a section of transport workers are using just water to sanitise passengers in Chattogram.
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Need diplomacy that ensures health rights, revives economy
Bangladesh should go for robust diplomacy aimed at ensuring people’s health rights and reviving the economy that are now being largely affected by the pandemic, said international relations experts.
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Steadfast to his oath
Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, there have been countless incidents across the country of medical services becoming scarce, from overwhelmed hospitals to shut-down private practices. And yet, there were hundreds of doctors and staff who remained resolute to their oath of serving patients.
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Admission Test
In 1970 my parents had a big problem. That problem was me.
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Left ignored for 11 years
Bastuhara City Bypass Link Road in Khulna has remained uncared for for nearly a dozen of years as no authorities are willing to take its responsibility, resulting in extreme public sufferings.
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At least 6 syndicates scamming people seeking plasma of cured Covid-19 patients: DB
Detective Branch of Police claims to have identified at least six organised syndicates that are swindling money from people by pretending to be plasma donors or cured Covid-19 patients.
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Desh Rupantor photojournalist assaulted by Ansar men at Mugda hospital
Ansar members at Mugda General Hospital have allegedly assaulted a photojournalist of a Bangla daily newspaper when he was taking photos during a clash that broke out between Ansar men and suspected Covid-19 patients at the hospital premises.
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Links with MP Shahid: Kuwait’s parliamentary committee lifts immunity of two MPs
Kuwait’s Public Prosecution decided to send two Kuwaiti officials to jail, while Parliamentary Legislative Committee has lifted immunity of two MPs for interrogation for their alleged involvement in human trafficking, money laundering and bribery linked to Bangladesh MP Shahid Islam.
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Five-month-old, woman killed in Dhaka
A five-month-old infant in Adabor and a woman in Mohammadpur are killed in the capital.
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DNCC to begin 10-day operation tomorrow to destroy breeding grounds of Aedes mosquitoes
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) is all set to begin a 10-day combing operation in areas under its juisdiction from tomorrow (Saturday) to destroy all breeding grounds of Aedes mosquitoes, carriers of both dengue and chikungunya.
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Veteran journalist Faruk Quazi passes away
Veteran journalist Faruk Quazi is no more. He passed away in his sleep at 8am today at his Elephant Road residence. He was 71.
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Virtual function of Appellate Division to continue
Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain has decided to virtually continue functions of Appellate Division of Supreme Court this month.
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EU donates Tk 304 crore for Rohingya, host communities
The European Union has announced 32 million euro (around Tk 304 crore) donation for some one million Rohingyas sheltered in Cox’s Bazar and the Bangladeshi host communities, said EU Delegation in Dhaka in a statement yesterday.
