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SC rejects appeal against 290 MPs’ oath validity

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday dismissed the 'leave to appeal' against dismissal of writ regarding the validity of taking oath and holding office of 290 members of parliament elected in the 11th National Parliament election.A seven-member Appellate Division full ...

Entertainment & Glomour

C'nawabganj’s Wriddhi clinches two national competitions

The people of the district are very happy and feel proud as a first grader Rohini Hasan Wriddhi won two national level competitions arranged by Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy and Bangladesh Shishu Academy.Wriddhi clinched "Jatyo Shishu Puroskar Protijogita" arranged by Bangladesh Shishu Aca...

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Two university students drown in Gopalganj

Two students of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University (BSMRSTU) in Gopalganj drowned in the university lake on Tuesday noon.The deceased were identified as Ania Hiya, hailed from Khulna, and Tasfia Jahan Ritu, an inhabitant of Bagerhat district. They were the second yea...

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Teenager killed in Lakshmipur road accident

A teenager was killed and five others were injured in a road accident on the Lakshmipur-Dhaka Regional Highway in Charchamita area of Hazirpara union under Sadar upazila of Lakshmipur on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Md Akash, 13, son of Manik Hossain, a resident of Kathali village under K...

Business & Commerce

RTGS transactions resume

Interbank transactions through Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) system resumed today after the Bangladesh Bank (BB) resolved the technical glitch in the system.Md Sarwar Hossain, assistant spokesperson of the BB, confirmed that the problem was fixed last night and transaction has been begun since m...

Business & Commerce

Sammilito Baboshayee Parishad bags 15 director posts, Baboshayee Oikko Parishad 8

The Sammilito Baboshayee Parishad panel clinched 15 post of directors while Baboshayee Oikko Parishad bagged 8 posts in the election of the association group of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI).The election took place on Monday at the Bangabandhu International C...

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Month of mourning begins

The month of mourning begins today commemorating the brutal assassination of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and most of his family members on August 15, 1975.The August 15 carnage is the ugliest and cruelest chapter of the nation's history as the self-confessed killers no...

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Don’t be afraid of seeing movement

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday reiterated her firm conviction that no one would be allowed to play ducks and drakes with the fate of the countrymen, saying there is no reason to be worried about movement."Don't be scared of seeing a little movement; there is nothing to fear as long ...

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Will open, lay foundation stones of 32 dev projects

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate 27 development schemes and lay foundation stones of five others including Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Novotheatre in the district tomorrow.The projects will be implemented under the auspices of different ministries and divisions and Rangpu...

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AL submits audit report to EC

The ruling Awami League (AL) submitted its audit report to the Election Commission (EC) on Monday.As per the report, AL's earning was Taka 10,71,35,768 in 2022 while its expenditure was Taka 7,86,84,579. Total amount of bank balance is Taka 73,28,21,355 in that year.On behalf of the AL, its Trea...

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CEC pays courtesy call on Chief Justice

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal paid a courtesy call on Chief Justice Hasan Foez Siddique at the latter's office on Monday afternoon."It was just a courtesy call from 1:30 pm to 2:00 pm, nothing else," the CEC told reporters while leaving the Chief Justice's Sup...

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Foreign delegates believe in EC’s capacity for holding fair polls

Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Monday said it seems that foreign observers are sure of Election Commission's capacity in holding a free and fair national election as per the country's constitution."Election monitoring team came to meet me. They asked various qu...

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Nuclear fuel for RNPP arrives in September

Nuclear fuel for the Rooppur nuclear power plant (RNPP) will arrive in the country in September, ROSATOM Director General (DG) Alexey Likhachev on Monday said as he paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence Ganabhaban."The work of RNPP has progressed overcom...

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Visa policy should be applied on BNP

Awami League (AL) General Secretary ObaidulQuader on Monday said as the BNP's agitation programme blocking the entrance of the capital city Dhaka is an obstacle to free and fair election, visa policy should be applied on BNP."BNP's sit-in programme blocking the entrances of the capital ...

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Startup Summit to be held annually: Palak

State Minister for ICT Division Zunaid Ahmed Palak has said 'Bangladesh Startup Summit' will be held every year from now with the consent of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.He made the remarks at the closing ceremony of the very first two-day Startup Summit of the country, held at the Grand Bal...

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BB reserve heist case Probe report on Sept 20

A Dhaka court on Monday set September 20 for submitting probe report in the case lodged over the Bangladesh Bank (BB) reserve heist that took place in 2016.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Rajesh Chowdhury set the date this morning as the investigation agency CID couldn't submit the report on Monda...

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DSCC declares Tk 6,751.56cr budget for FY24

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has announced a budget of Taka 6,751.56 crore for fiscal year of2023-24.DSCC Mayor Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh announced the budget at Mayor Hanif Auditorium at Nagar Bhaban. The DSCC also approved revised budget Tk. 997.75 crore for the financial year 2022...

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Man gets life for killing wife in Joypurhat

A court here today sentenced a man to life term imprisonment for killing his wife in Molamgari village under Kalai upazila of the district in 2002.Additional District and Sessions Judge court-2 Judge Md Abbas Uddin pronounced the verdict, in absence of the accused, this afternoon.The convict is - As...

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2170 litre wine, 4 kg heroin recovered in C’nawabganj

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested four persons and seized 2,170 litres of locally made cholai wine and four kg of heroin in three separate drives on Sunday.The arrestees were Shree Redoy Mallik, 25, Shree Ripon Soren, 35 and Suren Hasda, 40, of Gongolpur village under Gomostapur upazi...

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202 school children receive milk in Rajshahi

Around 202 primary students were given pasteurized chocolate milk for consumption with the main thrust of inspiring them to consume those regularly.On behalf of its Livestock and Dairy Development Project (LDDP), the Department of Livestock Services (DLS) distributed the milk at Kadipur Government P...