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Fifth leg of Union Parishad election are ready start

A total of 717 unions are ready for balloting on Saturday in the fifth leg of the six-phase Union Parishad (UP) elections. The voting is going to take place against

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Govt Appointed Mosaddek as Biman’s new MD

The government has appointed Mosaddek Ahmed as Managing Director and CEO of Biman Bangladesh Airlines. The board of directors of Biman, the highest policy making body of the national flag

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Helpline introduced by BTRC

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has introduced a helpline to receive mobile subscribers’ complaints. Short code 2872 will be available for subscribers from 9am to 5pm from Sunday to Thursday.

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Mother killed in front of six-year-old son 0

Six-year-old Mohammad Yousuf was holding a pair of sandals of his mother at Dhaka Medical College Hospital yesterday, hoping she would put them on soon. “Ma is ill…she will put

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Protectors turn predators thru’ loopholes of law 0

Rocky would never get back his brother who died in police custody about two years back. But he was happy yesterday as the country’s top court came up with a

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Sad death gives hopes for all 0

The shocking death of private university student Shamim Reza Rubel in police custody 18 years ago had triggered a storm of protest in the country, prompting some rights bodies to

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Female model found dead at Dhaka flat 0

A female model allegedly committed suicide at her rented flat in Rupnagar area of Dhaka this morning. Police recovered the body of Sabira Hossain, 21, from her rented apartment, Syed

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Prof Rezaul Killing probe at final stage: Home minister 0

Investigation into Prof AFM Rezaul Karim Siddiquee killing case is now at the final stage and will be ended soon, said Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal at Rajshahi University (RU)

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Bangladesh war crimes trial: Key accused

A controversial tribunal in Bangladesh has been investigating war crimes committed during the 1971 war of independence from Pakistan. BBC News profiles the main defendants. Ghulam Azam – died in

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Bangladesh hangs War Criminal Nizami

Bangladesh hanged Islamist party leader Motiur Rahman Nizami on Wednesday for genocide and other crimes committed during the 1971 war of independence from Pakistan, the law minister said, risking an

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