BCL leader stabbed to death in Tangail

A local leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League was stabbed to death by a group of criminals in Tangail’s Nagarpur upazila last night

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Derailment snaps rail link with north

A carriage of the Panchagarh Express derailed on the east side of the approaching line of the Bangabandhu Bridge in Tangail, disrupting rail communication between Dhaka and northern destinations.

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BCL leader stabbed to death

A Chhatra League leader was stabbed to death by unidentified assailants in Tangail’s Nagarpur upazila last night.

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3 cops hurt in attack by accused’s family

Three police officials were injured after the family members of an accused launched an attack on them in Mymensingh’s Trishal upazila on Sunday night.

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Prisoner dies in Naogaon

A prisoner of Naogaon jail died at Naogaon General Hospital yesterday.

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Bangladeshi teen shot dead by BSF

A Bangladeshi teenager was shot dead and another was injured by the Indian Border Security Force at the border area of Moulvibazar’s Kulaura upazila on Sunday.

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Gazipur Cylinder Fire: Death toll now 11 as five more die from burns

Five more people, who suffered burns in the Gazipur cylinder fire on March 13, died at Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery yesterday, rising the death toll to 11.

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Singer Khalid passes away

Khalid, lead singer and frontman of Chime,  passed away at 7:15pm yesterday, due to a cardiac arrest.

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HC scraps stay on Prof Yunus’ sentence

The High Court yesterday scrapped the Labour Appellate Tribunal’s order that stayed the sentence of Nobel laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus.

Class-3, 4 Employee Recruitment: PSC to be revived to smoothen process

The government is planning to reintroduce the Public Service Commission (PSC) for class three and four (grades 13-20) employee recruitment in order to bring fairness and pace in the process.

Hijacked MV Abdullah: Somali forces, foreign navies prepare raid

Somali police and international navies were preparing to raid Bangladesh-flagged commercial ship MV Abdullah that was hijacked by pirates last week, Reuters reported yesterday citing comments made by Somali police.

Bangladeshi-born scientist selected

The US Department of State has recently announced the selection of Dr Rumman Chowdhury, a Bangladeshi-origin Bengali American data scientist, as one of the four scientists to serve as a new US Science Envoy in 2024.

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SCBA polls: Kazal denied bail in case over violence

A Dhaka court yesterday denied bail to pro-BNP lawyer Ruhul Quddus Kazal in connection with a case filed over the violence during Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) election on March 8.

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Garbage dumping continues unabated in Brahmaputra

Garbage dumping into the Brahmaputra River at Kalibari Puratan Gudaraghat area has persisted for years, causing concerns among environmentalists. Despite protests and appeals to authorities, the situation remains dire.

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Three misguided ‘geniuses’

They have no engineering, or professional degree. One of them completed SSC, while his two accomplices did not continue their education after classes eight and five.

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JU proctor resigns amid protests

Jahangirnagar University (JU) Proctor ASM Firoz Ul Hasan resigned from his post yesterday amid widespread protests.

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Narco couple held in Dhaka

A couple, locally known as the “drug lord and drug queen” and wanted in at least 30 narcotics cases, were detained by police on Sunday night.

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Karwan Bazar wholesale market to be relocated after Eid

The wholesale kitchen market at Karwan Bazar will be relocated to Amin Bazar after Eid-ul-Fitr, said Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Md Atiqul Islam yesterday.

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Over 3.4m street children without parental care

A recent study by Unicef has estimated that over 3.4 million children in Bangladesh are living on the streets without parental care.

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Raise more funds for Rohingyas

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to make an effort to raise larger international funds for the support of the Rohingya people.

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Ex-outlaw shot dead in Pabna

A former outlaw member was shot dead at Pabna Sadar’s Maniknagar Bazar area on Sunday night.

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