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HELICOPTER GUNFIRE Probe into deaths of children: HC
The High Court in the full text of a verdict has directed the government to take necessary initiatives about the children who died by gunshots fired from helicopter during the July uprising.
"We are of the opinion that the justice would…
15 trains delayed in Dhaka, thousands stranded
At least 15 trains have been delayed since Titumir College students blocked Mohakhali level crossing, which left thousands faced with uncertainty.
"At least 15 trains, mostly intercity, got delayed till 7:00pm," a Mohiuddin Arif,…
Ex-public admin minister Farhad Hossain on 3-day remand
A court has placed former public administration minister and Meherpur district Awami League president Farhad Hossain on a three-day remand in connection with an attack on the Anti-discrimination Student Movement.
Meherpur Senior…
Reforms must start from within political parties
No reform can be permanent without internal changes in the country's major political parties, said speakers at a roundtable yesterday. They emphasised that political party reform is a prerequisite for meaningful state reform.
The event,…
US fund cuts: 1,000 icddr,b staffers lose jobs
The impact of newly-elected US President Donald Trump's decision to halt foreign aid has also reached Bangladesh's International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research (icddr,b).
As a result, the jobs of over a thousand officials and…
Titumir College students block road once again
Students of Government Titumir College once again blocked both sides of the road in front of the college in Mohakhali this afternoon, demanding the college be upgraded to a university along with other demands.
Like yesterday,…
People deserve a fair election
BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman has said his party is expecting a credible national election in Bangladesh through which people can decide who should look after them for the next five years.
Speaking virtually at four workshops,…
Buses arranged for stranded passengers on some routes: Railways adviser
Railways Ministry Adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan today said the government is open to discuss and address the demands of the protesting train drivers and their associates.
If necessary, the government will take "other steps" to…
Japan to give 5 patrol vessels to Bangladesh
Japan has decided to provide five patrol vessels to Bangladesh for coastal area patrolling, said newly-appointed Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Saida Shinichi.
He also said Japan is ready to sign an agreement with Bangladesh to…