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Hindu priest murdered

A priest was stabbed to death and a devotee injured in an attack on a Hindu temple in Debiganj upazila in Panchagarh yesterday morning. The two murderers could not be identified. Police officers suspect that banned militant outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) and other like-minded terrorist groups carried out the attack. Their assumption is based on the style of sharp weapons and small arms used. Police also detained four people for their suspected involvement in the murder. Meanwhile, the so-called Islamic State group has claimed that it was behind the beheading of the senior Hindu priest and wounding two worshippers in northern Bangladesh, said a BBC report. In a statement IS said that "caliphate soldiers" carried out the…

Front Page

Nation pays tributes to language heroes

The grateful nation paid homage to the martyrs of the 1952 historic Language Movement yesterday marking…

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News

EC begins printing 22cr ballots for UP polls

The Election Commission (EC) has started printing some 22 crore ballot papers required for the upcoming six-phase Union Parishad elections, which is the largest printing task in the country’s election history, reports UNB. Of the ballot papers, over seven crore papers will be required for…

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Metro

826 crime incidents reported in port city last month

As many as 826 incidents of crime were reported in Chittagong city and rest of the district January last. This was revealed at a meeting of the District Law and Order Committee at the Chittagong district administration’s conference hall in the port city recently. Of the total number of crimes,…

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Editorial

Dangerous trend of mob �justice�

About a week or so back a group of 13 men allegedly tied up and thrashed two teenage boys in Rajshahi district, accusing them of stealing a mobile phone, and allegedly recorded the entire incident on video. Among the accused are an Army sergeant and a police constable. Wile the incident was indeed deplorable…

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Op-ed

Britain�s prime minister is on the wrong side of history

New rules announced by Britain’s Conservative government that effectively ban boycotts of Israel have naturally drawn parallels with former Conservative prime minister Margaret Thatcher’s measures opposing sanctions against Apartheid South Africa. There are direct links between then and…

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Business

�Bangladesh ready to turn into major food exporter in UAE�

Bangladesh is set to become a major exporter of foodstuff and commodities as its vast alluvial farmlands are gradually being brought under an enhanced production programme to deliver three crops per year, reports the Khaleej Times from Dubai. This was disclosed by top government officials during a news…

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Worldwide

IS bombings kill 120 in Syria

AFP, SAYYIDA ZEINAB, Syria: Separate bomb attacks claimed by the Islamic State group in Syria on Sunday killed at least 119 people as Washington pursued efforts for a ceasefire. As US Secretary of State John Kerry said a provisional deal had been reached on the terms of a truce, violence intensified…

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Dhakalive

TheatrEX to stage �Kabar� at BSA today

In memory of nine noted deceased playwrights of the country, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) has organised a five-day commemorative event titled ‘Smriti, Swatta, Bhabissat’ (Memory, Entity, Future), which will take place at the Studio Theatre Hall of BSA from today to February 26. Noted…

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Sports

Tigers expect good outing in Asia Cup

Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza expected a good outing in Asia Cup even though his side has been in a downhill spiral in the T20 cricket. In the last month the hosts drew a four-match T20 series against Zimbabwe, losing the last two matches consecutively and hit a new low in the T20 ranking.…

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Nationwide

Minister calls for immediate disposal of pending cases

FARIDPUR: LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Engineer Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain yesterday called upon all concerned to speed up the disposal process of the pending cases in order to bring an end to the suffering of litigants, reports BSS. He said this while speaking as the chief guest at a seminar of…

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Stay watchful against distortion of Bangla: PM

Underscoring the need for further enriching Bangla, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday called for building massive awareness to avoid distortion of the mother language, reports UNB. “We want people to know different languages, but in doing so there shouldn't be any distortion of our language,…

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