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June 4, 2022

Missing youth from Kuakata sea beach found in India

A youth who went missing while swimming at Kuakata sea beach in Patuakhali has turned up in the Indian city of Chennai.The missing tourist Firoz Shikder, 27, himself contacted his family from Chennai on Saturday at 5 pm after remaining missing for the …

Truck driver held after engineer’s death in Bagerhat road crash

Police arrested the driver of a truck that killed an engineer in Bagerhat on May 22 while driving the vehicle after taking drugs.The arrestee was identified as Mizanur Rahman, 30, son of Eskandar Sheikh from Rampal upazila, an assistant of the truck dr…

First hajj flight from Bangladesh to leave Sunday

The first hajj flight from Bangladesh carrying 419 pilgrims slated to depart for Saudi Arabia on SundayAs the Coronavirus situation has improved a bit this year, the Holy Hajj is going to be held on July 08 depending on the moon sighting with participa…

Getting rousing response to forge greater unity: Mosharraf

BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Saturday said their party is getting a very positive and rousing response from political parties and people to their initiative for forging a greater unity to restore democracy in the country.“We’re tryi…

American spy agencies review their misses on Ukraine, Russia

The question was posed in a private briefing to U.S. intelligence officials weeks before Russia launched its invasion in late February: Was Ukraine’s leader, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, made in the mold of Britain’s Winston Churchill or Afghanistan’s Ashraf G…

Next election sans BNP won’t be acceptable: Ex-CEC Nurul Huda

Former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda on Saturday said the next general election will not be acceptable without the participation of BNP, one of the major parties in the country.Speaking at a shadow parliament debate competition progra…

AL expels UP chairman Selim Khan

Widely discussed Awami League leader and Laxmipur union chairman Selim Khan has been expelled from the party.Chandpur district Awami League at an extended meeting removed the criticized chairman, who excavated sands illegally from the Meghna River, fro…

AL govt fails to protect rights of minorities: BNP

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday alleged that the current Awami League the government has failed to protect the rights of the country’s minority communities.”This government always tries to speak out against communalism…but…

DU holds ‘Kha’ unit admission test

Dhaka University (DU) on Saturday held the admission test of the ‘Kha’ unit under the Faculty of Arts for the 2021-22 academic session.The test was held at designated examination centres across the eight divisions of the country. The test began at 11am…

Curtain falls on indeginous artists’ exhibition

Portraying the scenic and picturesque beauty of Rangamati through refreshing artworks, a group exhibition titled ‘Weaving Art of the Hills’ came to its closure on Saturday night.Inaugurated on May 21, the closing ceremony of the group exhibition was he…

Severing college teacher’s wrist: Seven held in Kushtia

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members have arrested seven people over attempting to kill a college teacher by severing his right wrist at Shalghar Modhua village in Kumarkhali upazila of Kushtia on Friday.The arrestees were Mosharof Hossain Mosha, 26, s…

Youth drowns in Padma River

A youth drowned in the Padma River in the Baliaghat area of Dikrirchar union of Faridpur Sadar on Saturday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Md Shakil, 21, son of Md Nuruddin of the Goalchamot area of the town. He worked in an eatery in the town…

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