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Case against 71 AL leaders-workers filed in Rajshahi

RAJSHAHI, A case has been lodged against 71 local unit

leaders and workers of Bangladesh Awami League (AL) on charges of vandalism,

looting and gunshots here today.

Rabiul Alam Milu, general secretary of Boalia Thana unit of BNP, lodged the

case …

150 including ex-whip sued over killing youth in Cox’s Bazar

COX’S BAZAR, A murder case has been filed here against 150 people including former whip, district council chairman, poura mayor in Cox’s Bazar in connection with the death of an unidentified youth during the anti-discrimination student movement.

Sub…

BNP holds milad mahfil, special doa in Gopalganj

TUNGIPARA, Gopalganj, A milad mahfil, special doa and discussion were held at the house of Oliur Rahman Howladar, General Secretary of Kotalipara Municipal unit of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) of the district last evening (Friday) marking the 8…

Importance of Eastern philosophy stressed

Speaker of the House of Representatives (HoR) Devraj Ghimire has opined that the new generation should be made familiar to the Eastern philosophy and the importance of its culture

Releasing a book ‘Brihat Karmakanda Pradip’ written by Hom Prasad Ac…

237 dengue patients hospitalized

DHAKA, As many as 237 were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till this morning, according to the daily statement of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

During the period, 132 dengue patients were hospitalised in Dhaka city, while 105 …

Bangladesh sets goal to eradicate HIV by 2030

Thirty-five-year-old Ramiza (not real name) was a sex worker. Her parents died in a fatal road accident while she was only nine and a half years old. She took shelter to her maternal uncle house after the incident. Her grandmother took the responsibi…

UN chief calls for banning nuclear testing “for good”

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called for banning nuclear testing “for good” in an observance message for the International Day against Nuclear Tests, observed annually on Aug. 29.

In the message, Guterres said that across nearly …