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BRUR classes resume

Classes at Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR) resumed today after nearly two and half months.

The students returned to the campus and were overwhelmed with emotions.

“Many students broke down in tears remembering their brave colleague Shaheed A…

All roads to Kathmandu from Hetauda closed

All the roads leading to Kathmandu from Hetauda are closed as they are disrupted due to flood and landslides triggered by incessant rains since Thursday till Saturday.

The Hetauda-Kathmandu road section, the Kanti Highway, the Bhimphedi-Kulekhani-Sis…

WB to provide US$ 300m for Clean Air Project: Rizwana

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan today said the World Bank will provide US$ 300 million assistance for the Bangladesh Clean Air Project (BCAP).

This clean air initiative is going to be taken to strengthen air quality…

If I die, you will be mother of martyr: Jisan

‘I cannot stay at home as all are participating in the movement. Please do not stop me joining the upsurge. If I die, you will be mother of a martyr,’ these were the last words of Jisan.

Jasmin Akhter, mother of Abdur Rahman Jisan who was killed duri…

Dhaka-Kathmandu to enhance ties on climate issues

Nepalese Ambassador to Bangladesh Ghanshyam Bhandari today paid a courtesy call on Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan.

The meeting took place at the Bangladesh Secretariat in Dhaka.

They discussed the issues of mutual…

5 held while trying to enter India thru Dinajpur border

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) today detained five Bangladeshi nationals including two women and a child from Dinajpur frontier while trying to enter India illegally.

‘The BGB personnel under Dinajpur Battalion (42 BGB) detained five people…

CCC evicts over 150 illegal shops, establishments in Ctg

Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) in a

drive today evicted over 150 unauthorised shops built on both road sides in

city’s Sagorika area today.

CCC Magistrate Choiti Shorbobiddya, Executive Magistrate Moinul Hasan

conducted the five hour-long drive…