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�Pattern Similar�

‘Pattern Similar’
A forensic expert yesterday said there were similarities in the patterns of killing of USAID staffer Xulhaz Mannan and his friend Mahbub Tanay at Kalabagan on Monday with the murders of other bloggers and online activists in the country. Professional and trained killers have carried out the murders, Assistant Professor of the Forensic Department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), Dr Sohel Mahmud, told journalists after completing the post-mortem examination of Xulhaz and Tanay. Despite the findings of the forensic report, law enforcers are yet to make any headway in the case, rather the Bangladesh police chief said that it is not possible for them to provide security at every home and that the citizens also need to be conscious about…

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450 languish in jails for 5yrs
450 languish in jails for 5yrs
Md Hachen Ali Bepari, a 35-year-old, is interned at Sirajganj District Jail as an under trial prisoner…

Call for fair financing for excluded children

Call for fair financing for excluded children

Save the Children on Tuesday launched the ‘Every Last Child’ campaign as part of its global advocacy to draw light on the child rights issues and address discriminatory barriers to protecting children, reports UNB. Financial, discriminatory and participatory barriers are pinpointed as the…
‘Build up new generations 
with technical knowledge’

�Build up new generations with technical knowledge�

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid yesterday said the government is working to reshuffle the technical education to make the new generations skilled manpower to build up a middle income country by 2021.  “At present there are 10.56 crore working people in the country, which means 66 per…
Shocking deaths one after another

Shocking deaths one after another

When people were still in state of extreme sadness from the tragic murder of a Rajshahi University teacher, news came of the brutal killing of an ex-security guard of Kashimpur jail. More was to follow. Two men were killed at a city neighbourhood in broad daylight and the assailants managed to escape–as…
Earthquake preparedness

Earthquake preparedness

On the eve of 13th April this year, while the country was preparing to welcome the Bangla New Year very next day, the country experienced a tremor of magnitude of 6.8 under Richter scale. The epicentre of this tremor was in the neighbouring Myanmar. The exact epicentre was in Jungle 220 kilometres away…
Strike spikes loadshedding

Strike spikes loadshedding

The country has been experiencing huge loadshedding of more than 700MW that the state-owned Power Development Board (PDB) attributed to the ongoing strike by vessels workers and employees, reports UNB. The PDB's official statistics show the total loadshedding was 701 MW against a demand for 7567…
    Tk 2,472,93cr project okayed

    Tk 2,472,93cr project okayed

    The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) yesterday approved the ‘Cross-border Road Network Improvement’ project in a bid to improve the overall socio-economic condition of farmers and alleviate poverty, and thereby ensure the economic growth of Bangladesh and South…
    Air raids kill 19 in Syria

    Air raids kill 19 in Syria

    AFP, aleppo SYRIA: Air strikes on rebel-held areas of Syria's second city Aleppo and a town to its west killed at least 19 people on Tuesday, emergency workers said. The strikes came after rebel shelling killed at least 19 civilians in government-held districts of Aleppo on Monday and are the latest…
    Sayeed Ahmad remembered thru premier of ‘Sesh Nawab’

    Sayeed Ahmad remembered thru premier of �Sesh Nawab�

    Noted playwright and art critic Sayeed Ahmad was recalled by eminent personalities and theatre lovers on Monday through the premier of his play Shesh Nawab at National Threatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. Friends, family and peers of Sayeed Ahmad attended the programme, recalling their associations…
    Sheikh Jamal win a cliff hanger

    Sheikh Jamal win a cliff hanger

    Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club continued their winning streak when they beat Abahani Limited by four wickets in the last ball thriller of the second round game of the Dhaka Premier League at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium yesterday. Opted to bat first, Abahani Limited compiled an inclusive…
    Less rainfall affects cultivation of crops

    Less rainfall affects cultivation of crops

    Drought like situation is prevailing in Jhenidah as there has been no significant rainfall in the current season. The fruit growers are the worst sufferers as the tender sprouts of fruits like  lichi, jackfruits and other seasonal fruits are dropping everyday. Further, water from the tube wells…
    Dhaka continues to reel under heat

    Dhaka continues to reel under heat

    While Sylhet swims in water after heavy overnight rains, Dhaka continues to sizzle under extreme heat and humid weather, with the Bangladesh capital recording 37 degrees Celsius temperature. Dhaka city had only traces of rain in its northern suburbs on April 16 and the city has been in the grip of a…
    Message from the Ambassador

    Message from the Ambassador

    On the occasion of Kings Day, I have the pleasure and honour to congratulate to all Dutch citizens residing in Bangladesh and to convey my best wishes to the wonderful Bangladeshi people. First and foremost I would like to congratulate King Willem-Alexander on his 49th birthday and on the completion…
    How Facebook plans to take over the world

    How Facebook plans to take over the world

    It’s late afternoon on a blustery spring day on the waterfront at San Francisco’s Fort Mason, a former military base that’s now hired out for corporate functions. Vast warehouses, once used to store army supplies, are awash with sleek signs, shimmering lights and endless snacks. Behind…
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