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SC fines 10 pvt medical colleges

The Supreme Court fines 10 private medical colleges Tk 1 crore each for admitting 153 candidates who failed to fulfill the relevant requirements in admission tests.

8y ago

Home ministry urged for drive against illicit SIM cards

Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology forwards a letter to the home ministry for a drive against noncertified SIM cards.

9y ago

SC upholds tariff hike on int’l incoming calls

The Supreme Court upholds a decision to hike the tariff on international incoming calls from 1.5 cents to 2 cents (Tk 1.60) per minute.

9y ago

Jubo League leader stabbed dead in Natore

A local Jubo League leader is found dead with throat slit in Natore Sadar upazilla early today.

9y ago

‘Dirty trick,’ BNP leader Nazrul says on Shafik’s arrest

BNP senior leader Nazrul Islam Khan today slams the law enforcers for arresting veteran journalist Shafik Rehman in a “dirty trick”.

9y ago

‘Curb on Pahela Baishakh celebration surrendering to bigotry’

Workers Party, key ally of AL led 14-party alliance, reacts against restriction on celebrations of Pahela Baishakh after 5:00pm, demands withdrawal of restriction.

9y ago

Woman of Courage / US to honour Sara Hossain, 13 others tomorrow

The United States is going to honour 14 women across the world, including barrister Sara Hossain, for their exceptional courage and leadership in advocating for peace, justice, human rights, gender equality and women’s empowerment.

9y ago

Govt to curb issuing official passports

The government decides to curb the issuance of official passports for its employees across the country in view of allegations of human trafficking in disguise of government officials.

9y ago

Murder in Matiranga

A young man was hacked to death allegedly by his elder brother's wife following an altercation over traditional jhum cultivation on a hill at Khelakumarpara in Matiranga upazila on Tuesday night.
The deceased was identified as Gopal Mohon Tripura, 32, of the village.
Police said, Gopal and his elder brother Udes Kumar Tripura's wife Mati Bala Tripura locked in a brawl over the issue of cultivating crops on a hill at about 10.00pm.
At one stage, Mati Bala hacked Gopal with a sharp weapon, leaving him dead on the spot.
Local people caught Mati Bala and Udes and handed them over to police.

12y ago

Put 4 shutdown local trains into service again

Gaibandha Nagorik Parishad yesterday demanded immediate restoration of services by four shut down local trains on Santahar-Lalmonirhat-Dinajpur routes.
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12y ago

300 suffer as exam centre 17km away from homes

As many as 317 candidates from four schools in Mohalchhari upazila are facing an untold suffering as they have been appearing in the ongoing SSC exams at a centre more than 17km away from their areas.
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12y ago

JCD leader, 10 others sued

Eleven people, including three activists of district unit Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), were sued yesterday on charge of killing a youth.
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12y ago

'Send war Criminals to Gallows'


Clockwise from left : 1) Fourteen-party alliance brings out a procession in Chapainawabganj town, 2) locals hold a rally at Chourangi Square in Magura town, 3) Samajtantrik Chhatra Front and Samajtantrik Mohila Forum form a human chain in Gaibandha town, and 4) locals join a mass signature campaign in front of Dinajpur Press Club yesterday, demanding capital punishment to war criminals and banning of Jamaat-Shibir politics.Photo: STAR

12y ago

Camp soon to resist sea robbers

A camp of joint forces would be set up at Bhasan Char in Bhola district soon to resist the deep sea robbers, police superintendent Bashir Ahmed told this correspondent last week.
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12y ago

Shops, jute godown gutted in fire

Eleven shops and a jute godown were gutted in separate fire incidents in Chittagong and Pabna districts early yesterday while seven more shops were burnt to ashes in Chandpur the day before.
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12y ago

Krishak Dal leader gets life for murder

A court here on Monday sentenced a Krishak Dal leader to life term imprisonment for killing a college girl about four years ago.
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12y ago