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2 brothers strangled in Keraniganj
Two more found dead
Two brothers were strangled by their cousin following an altercation with their mother over a sewing machine in Keraniganj on Saturday night.
 
Incorporate indigenous people's issues into election manifestoes
Ethnic community leaders tell political parties
Leaders of indigenous community have called on the political parties to incorporate the issues of the constitutional recognition of the ethnic people and separate land commission for them into election
 
4 die in road crashes
At least four people were killed and seven others injured in separate road accidents in Gopalganj, Keraniganj and Gaibandha yesterday.
 
5 murdered in 24 hrs
A trader was shot dead, two brothers were strangled and two others were found dead in Savar, Keraniganj and Dhaka within a span of 24 hours.
 
Political Programmes
'Work overtime to offset losses'
International Business Forum of Bangladesh (IBFB) yesterday urged all business organisations, including ports, banks and industries to work overtime to recoup the losses caused by recent political programmes,
 
State of Emergency
Juta polls uncertain
Election to Jahangirnagar University Teachers' Association (Juta), scheduled to be held on January 27, has become uncertain due to probable rules being formulated by the government to impose a ban onthe
 
Schoolgirl found dead in Satkhira
A schoolgirl was found dead in a beel of Nakipur village in Shyamnagar upazila yesterday noon.
 
Ex-commissioner held by army
Army men yesterday arrested Motiur Rahman Mashik, a locally influential political leader, but the reason of his arrest could not be known.
 
RMP employee held, 30 bullets seized
Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) yesterday held an employee of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) and seized 30 bullets of shotgun from him.
 
GP-Channel-i Talk Show
Unanimous 'development prescription' to emerge
Hope organisers
Cellphone operator Grameenphone and Channel-i are jointly producing and airing a fortnightly talk-show programme on development issues of Bangladesh.
 
Six muggers on 3-day remand
Six muggers who snatched Tk 17 lakh from the manger of Bulbul Textile Mills Ltd inside a bank in Motijheel were taken on three-day remand yesterday. Of the amount, Tk 2.
 
Recruitment process of edn project suspended
The recruitment process of Secondary Education Sector Development Project (SESDP) has been suspended following The Daily Star report headlined 'Move on to recruit 782 in education project on political
 
Guardians protest admission fee hike
Guardians of the students of Motijheel Ideal School and College yesterday staged demonstration in front of the school protesting the increase of admission fees for class six.
 
Cotton, property worth Tk 9.5 lakh gutted in Chittagong
Around 100 bales of cotton and property worth around Tk 9.5 lakh were gutted in a fire at a cotton mill here yesterday.
 
BNP-backed UP chairman arrested in Ctg
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) yesterday arrested a BNP-backed union parishad (UP) chairman, who is accused in more than one dozen of criminal cases, with a pistol and bullets from Raozan upazila
 
'Enact laws to protect HR of indigenous people'
Adibashi (indigenous) leaders yesterday demanded enactment of appropriate law to protect their human rights including culture and heritage.
 
'Help cold-hit people'
Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (BSD) yesterday called upon benevolent people to extend their helping hand to cold-hit people by donating warm clothes and cash.
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Newly married couple donate Tk 1.45 lakh to cancer hospital
Rezwan Sharif and Rupsha Iqbal, a newly married couple, have set a wonderful example by donating the money they received from the guests at their wedding reception to Ahsania Mission Cancer Hospital (AMCH),
 
1518 arrested
During countrywide raids in last 24 hours, members of police and Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested 1518 people for having direct involvement in criminal activities.
 
OIC hails Fakhruddin's appointment
Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) has welcomed the appointment of Fakhruddin Ahmed as the new chief adviser to the caretaker government.
 
JU classes resume today
Academic activities at Jahangirnagar University (JU) will resume today after a 17-day vacation on the occasion of Eid-Ul-Azha.
 
Trader robbed of Tk 8.5 lakh
Miscreants snatched away Tk 8.5 lakh from a trader in Chittagong city yesterday morning.
 
Schoolboy murdered in Khulna
Police recovered a body of a school student yesterday from the bank of Kobadak River near Agarghata bazar under Paikgacha upazila of Khulna district. His hands and legs were found tied up with rope.
 
Fishing boat with urea seized
Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard seized a fishing boat with 230 sacks of urea fertiliser while being smuggled to Myanmar early yesterday.
 
Coast Guards strengthen security
Bangladesh Coast Guards have strengthened their security measures across the country to combat crimes through water ways. They conducted search operations in 235 cargo boats in last 72 hours.
 
NU exams rescheduled
The National University has rescheduled its postponed examinations, says a press release.
 
Former AL MP Bari passes away
MA Bari, former Awami League lawmaker, passed away due to a cardiac arrest at Apollo Hospitals in Dhaka on Sunday morning at the age of 70.
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Birth anniversary of Mohiuddin Ahmed today
Today is the 82nd birth anniversary of late Mohiuddin Ahmed, a language movement veteran and organiser of the Libera-tion War, says a press release.
 

 
   
 
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