Bangladeshi killed in road crash: Fiji to pay Tk 40.5 lakh to family

The Fiji government will pay a compensation worth Tk 40.50 lakh to the family of Bangladeshi expatriate killed in a road accident in that country last year

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Court for freezing foreign assets of Bashundhara chairman, family members

These assets include bank accounts, real estate, and business holdings

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Dec Special | Part 2 / Regional Resistance: Rafiq Bahini of Bagerhat

During the Liberation War, a regional guerrilla force by the name of Rafiq Bahini rose to prominence in Bagerhat.

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Revitalising SAARC will benefit whole region: Yunus

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday urged the SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) Secretariat to work more intensely to make the regional body functional for the common benefit of the South Asian countries.

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BDR massacre / Complete process to form committee

The attorney general's office yesterday informed the High Court that the government has initiated the process for forming a national independent committee to find out real culprits and masterminds behind the killings during the BDR massacre in February, 2009.

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Counter Indian misinfo / Home adviser tells journos

Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury yesterday accused Indian media of spreading false information about Bangladesh and called on local journalists to counter the propaganda.

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HC moved seeking ban on Indian TV channels

In 2017, the HC had rejected another writ petition filed by Laily seeking broadcasting ban on three Indian channels in Bangladesh

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Transformers looted from DPDC's N'ganj office

A gang of robbers looted two 25kva transformers, a television and mobile phones from the office of Dhaka Power Distribution Company in Narayanganj city early yesterday

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Do not shelve LDC graduation

The committee on white paper on the state of the economy has advised the government not to defer the deadline for graduation from the least-developed country bracket scheduled for November 2026.

State reforms vital for improving education system

University faculty members at an event yesterday argued that a corrupt state system inevitably leads to a decline in education quality and emphasised that reforming the state system was essential for improving the education sector.

Voter info: EC to launch door-to-door campaign in March

The newly constituted Election Commission, which held its first meeting yesterday, decided to send its representatives door to door to update the voter list in March next year.

Agartala mission: Attack akin to assault on sovereignty Says Nagorik Committee

Jatiya Nagorik Committee yesterday condemned the attack on the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in Agartala of the northeast Indian state Tripura.

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Rally held in Ctg to protest Agartala mission attack

The Anti-Discrimination Student Movement tonight held a rally in Chattogram protesting the attack on the premises of the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in Agartala

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Attack on Agartala mission: Student bodies protest at DU

Students of Jagannath Hall join protest, condemn attack

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UN resident coordinator meets CEC

UN Resident Coordinator Gwyn Lewis met Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin today and discussed various issues, including the upcoming elections in Bangladesh.

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Post-uprising judiciary to protect of human rights: CJ

Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed today said the post-July revolution judiciary of Bangladesh is committed to providing the highest protection of human rights in the country

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Attempt to murder case: Hasina, 125 others sued

A case was filed against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 125 others for attempting to murder a fish trader during the recent anti-discrimination student movement with the Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court today

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Dhaka slams 'heinous attack' on its Agartala mission

The government of Bangladesh today said it “deeply resents” the “violent demonstration and attack” by a large group of protesters of the Hindu Sangharsh Samity of Agartala on the premises of the Assistant High Commission of Bangladesh in Agartala...The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in

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BNP demands withdrawal of Mamata's remarks on Bangladesh

Says it insults the country's sovereignty and independence

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Agartala ‘security breach’ ‘deeply regrettable’: India

The Indian Ministry of External Affairs, in a statement, also said it is taking steps to step up security in diplomatic missions of Bangladesh across the country.

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Bangladesh wants friendly, normal relations with India

Foreign adviser says he hopes that scheduled Foreign Office Consultations with India will take place

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