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Students of Rajshahi’s Shah Makhdum Medical College protest attack on fellows

Students of Rajshahi's Shah Makhdum Medical College have been protesting an attack on their fellows on the campus yesterday by the college's managerial staff.
Rimu, the woman BBC recognised for her work towards Rohingya refugees' wellbeing

Rima Sultana Rimu, one of the two Bangladeshi women named in the list of 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world for 2020 revealed by the BBC, is a local role model.
Set on fire by co-worker: Filling station worker dies

The filling station operator, who was set on fire on Tuesday allegedly by his co-workers, died at a hospital in the capital early today.
Protect Mro people from eviction: International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs

International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA) express concern for and solidarity with the Mro communities facing threat of eviction from their ancestral lands, as well as other human rights violations
11 students hurt in attack at Rajshahi’s Shah Makhdum Medical College

At least 11 students of Rajshahi’s Shah Makhdum Medical College and Hospital were injured yesterday evening in an attack allegedly by the college’s managerial staff after the students entered the campus to protest the privately-run college’s substandard education.
Remark on Sculpture: Hefajat leader skips event in Ctg amid protests

Hundreds of Bangladesh Chhatra League leaders and activists took to the streets in Chattogram to prevent Hefajat leader Mamunul Haque from attending an event in Hathazari in the evening today.
15 people detained from Hefajat-e-Islam procession

Police detained 15 people from a procession brought out by Hefajat-e-Islam near Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in Dhaka today.
Iran's top nuclear scientist assassinated near Tehran

An Iranian scientist long suspected by the West of masterminding a secret nuclear bomb programme was killed in an ambush near Tehran on Friday, likely to provoke confrontation between Iran and its foes in the last weeks of Donald Trump’s presidency.
8 arrested from Gazipur with fake notes, arms

Police have arrested six people and seized locally-made arms from them and have also arrested another two people with fake notes in a drive at Gazipur.
Aly Zaker laid to rest at Banani graveyard

Ekushey Padak-winning stage and TV actor, director Aly Zaker was laid to rest at Dhaka's Banani graveyard this afternoon after he was given a guard of honour.
Two motorcyclists killed after covered van hits them in Cumilla

Two motorcyclists were killed after a covered van hit their motorbike on Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Cumilla’s Chandina upazila this afternoon.
Bishop Bejoy N D'Cruze OMI installed as Archbishop of Dhaka

Bishop Bejoy N D'Cruze OMI was made the Archbishop of Dhaka today, two months after the Vatican announced his appointment.
18 new dengue cases reported across the country

The health authorities recorded 18 new dengue cases in 24 hours until this morning.
Covid-19 negative certificates: Nearly 100 Bangladeshis stuck at Benapole port

Around one hundred Bangladeshi citizens including some cancer patients returning from India have been stuck at Benapole International check-post as they do not have Covid-19 negative certificates.
Pakistan's first transgender lawyer goes from begging to fighting in court

Lawyer Nisha Rao maneuvers among the throng of black-coated attorneys clustered near Karachi’s city courts searching for her client.
A Life devoted to beauty and the arts

Aly Zaker, our most iconic theatre personality, has left us for eternity. He singlehandedly brought theatre out from an obscure corner of our cultural world to its very centre. He along with his co-actors in Nagarik, and fellow travellers in other theatre groups, made the stage the most powerful and effective vehicle of inculcating critical thinking and intellectual freedom so vitally needed for social change and progress.
Covid-19: 20 die, 2,273 infected, 2,223 recover in 24 hours

Twenty people have died from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
2 ‘ABT man’ held in Bogura

Detective Branch of police arrested two alleged members of banned militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) from Bogura earlier today.
BCL to resist Maolana Mamunul in Chattogram

The leaders and activists of Chattogram City, north and south district units of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) will take up position in different thoroughfares in the port city and Hathazari upazila today afternoon to resist Mamunul Haque, who is scheduled to attend a Tafsirul Quran Mahfil in the upazila after Jumma Prayers today.
Padma Bridge: 39th span installed, only 2 more to go

The 39th span of the Padma bridge was installed today, making a 5.85km stretch of the main structure visible.
AstraZeneca says its vaccine needs 'additional study'

The head of British drug manufacturer AstraZeneca said on Thursday further research was needed on its Covid-19 vaccine after questions emerged over the protection it offers, but the additional testing is unlikely to affect regulatory approval in Europe.
President, PM mourn Aly Zaker’s death

President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today expressed their profound shock and sorrow at the death of Ekushey Padak-winning cultural personality and popular television actor Aly Zaker.
BNP Vice Chairman Barkatullah Bulu, family infected with coronavirus

BNP Vice Chairman Barkatullah Bulu and members of his family were hospitalised after testing positive for coronavirus infection.
Trump says he’ll leave if Electoral College seats Biden

President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will leave the White House if the Electoral College formalises President-Elect Joe Biden’s victory — even as he insisted such a decision would be a “mistake” — as he spent his Thanksgiving renewing baseless claims that “massive fraud” and crooked officials in battleground states caused his election defeat.
QS World University Rankings: 11 Bangladeshi universities named in list of top Asian universities

Eleven Bangladeshi universities have made the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) list of best universities in Asia.
Scientists raise doubt about Astrazeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine results

Days after grabbing headlines with its Covid-19 “vaccine for the world”, AstraZeneca is facing tricky questions about its success rate that some experts say could hinder its chances of getting speedy US and EU regulatory approval.
Australia’s gig economy: Bijoy Paul’s death an eye opener

The freelance contracting model or gig work is attractive for companies because it allows them to outsource risk to those who toil. Many workers also enjoy the flexibility allowed.
‘Govt will ensure safe water, hygiene and sanitation for all by 2030’

Planning minister MA Mannan today said the government will ensure safe water, hygiene and sanitation for all the countrymen to achieve sustainable development goals (SDGs) by 2030.
Austria tightens security at churches, citing Vienna attack inquiry

Austria is stepping up security at churches in case of copycat attacks after an Islamist gunman killed four people in a rampage earlier this month in which he may have intended to target houses of worship, the interior minister has said.
Legal action will be taken against fake news portals: Hasan

Sounding a note of warning against fake news portals, Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud today said legal action will soon be taken against all fake online news portals.