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Fight once again to protect democracy
Speakers urge freedom fighters
Speakers at a discussion yesterday called on the freedom fighters to fight once again to protect independence, sovereignty and democracy that are now at stake.
 
Sedition case against eminent lawyers condemned
Ekattorer Ghatok Dalal Nirmul Committee and South Asian People's Union against Fundamentalism and Communalism yesterday condemned the filing of sedition case against country's eminent lawyers, a press
 
'80 pc indigenous people landless'
A study of Adivashi Unnayan Sangstha (ASU) revealed that presently 80 per cent indigenous people of the country are landless while the percentage was about 15 to 20 in 1947.
 
Tk 30cr Japanese food aid for the poor
Japan has provided over 8,000 tons of rice and 100 tons of canned fish worth 4.3 million US dollar (equivalent to Tk 30 crore) to Bangladesh to improve health status and community infrastructure of 2.
 
BCL Man Killing
Students' strike in Rajshahi today
Demanding punishment to four members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab), who allegedly killed a Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leader, Rajshahi Chhatra Sangram Parisad and 14-party combine jointly laida
 
Pinak new Indian HC to Bangladesh
The Government of India has appointment Pinak R Chakravarty as High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh.
 
BCL observes first day of strike at CU
Academic activities of Chittagong University (CU) came to a halt as Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) CU unit enforced the first day of their indefinite student strike on the campus here yesterday.
 
Remand of 12yr Boy
Save the Children UK concerned
Save the Children UK yesterday expressed concern over a media report that a 12-year-old boy was taken to police remand over an allegation of vandalising the Supreme Court.
 
'Foil conspiracy against polls'
Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) President Manjurul Ahsan Khan yesterday called upon all to foil all kinds of national and international conspiracies centring the upcoming general election throughmovement.
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Yunus leaves for Norway tomorrow
Nobel laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus will leave for Oslo, Norway tomorrow to receive this year's Nobel Peace Prize, says a press release.
 
Osman Farruk chased at secretariat
A group of class four employees tried to chase Dr M Osman Farruk, former education minister, and four former secretaries Khandaker Shahidul Islam, Mofazzal Karim, Syed Sujauddin and Abdul Halim at the
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Ataur Rahman's 15th anniversary of death today
Today is the 15th death anniversary of former prime minister Ataur Rahman Khan, says a press release. Ataur Rahman Khan, also a national leader, passed away on this day in 1991.
 
RU staffs threaten fast-unto-death from December 9
Rajshahi University (RU) officials and staffs under the banner of 'Officer and Karmochari Oikya Parishad', an apex body of 3000 officials and employees of the university, yesterday announced that they
 
Container falls on workers at CEPZ: 7 hurt
Seven workers were injured in an accident at Chittagong Export Processing Zone (CEPZ) area yesterday.
 
Three container trailers fined
A mobile court in separate drives here yesterday fined three container trailers, two cargo vessels and three commercial centres and realised around Tk 2 lakh against different allegations.
 
Dr Qudrat-i-Khuda
Today is the 29th death anniversary of eminent scientist Dr Qudrat-i-Khuda.
 
RMG workers block highway for salary
Hundreds of agitating workers staged a demonstration and blocked Kaliyakaur-Nabinagar highway for an hour demanding arrears and salaries.
 
Jute, textile workers' sit-in on Dec 12
Pat-Suta-Bastrakal Sramik Karmachari Sangram Parishad will stage a sit-in in front of Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) head office in the city on December 12 demanding payment of arrears before
 
Betar exam postponed
Tomorrow's written test for the post of radio technicians in Bangladesh Betar has been postponed due to unavoidable circumstances. Fresh date of the test will be announced later, said a press release.
 

 
   
 
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