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Police hunt 9 more ‘militants’

Police hunt 9 more ‘militants’
Apart from the nine slain ‘militants’ and the one captured alive, police suspect nine more people were carrying out militant activities from the hideout at Kalyanpur in the capital where joint forces conducted a drive early Tuesday. Police yesterday named those absconding suspects and the captured militant in a case filed under the Anti-terrorism Act in connection with the Tuesday’s overnight drive. The nine absconding accused are Iqbal, Tamim Chowdhury, Ripan, Khalid, Mamun, Manik, Jonayed Khan, Badal and Azadul aias Kabiraj. According to police sources, several of their teams are currently conducting drives to trace the nine. Hasan, who was captured wounded during the operation, is undergoing treatment at Dhaka Medical College…

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HC upholds death for six JMB men
HC upholds death 
for six JMB men
The High Court yesterday upheld the death penalty awarded by the trial court for six members of the…

Counter narrative against radical ideology emphasised

Counter narrative against radical ideology emphasised

On the heels of recent terrorist attacks in Bangladesh, there should be an apolitical counter narrative against the radical ideology based on which the perpetrators are committing crimes in the name Islam, speakers said yesterday in a seminar. They agreed that it is not possible to fight terrorism by…
CCC puts up ads to sell flats built for marginal people

CCC puts up ads to sell flats built for marginal people

The Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) has put up advertisements to sell a seven-storied building and a three-storied shelter centre built for slum dwellers, floating people and marginal people, it has been alleged. The seven-storied building has been built in the city’s Tigar Pass area to rehabilitate…
Disaster resilience is the key

Disaster resilience is the key

The flood situation has worsened in several districts across the country as many rivers continued to overflow over the red mark. Especially the northern region of the country is badly hit. Flood in Bangladesh is the most frequently occurring natural calamity. It’s a bleak reality that the people…
Should there be an exception for Oishee

Should there be an exception for Oishee

Nowadays different social media are full of people posting syrupy sentimental views on Oishee and demanding that the girl who bumped off her parents in a premeditated cold blooded manner should not be given capital punishment. They are citing age as a reason. Some getting completely carried away are…
Quader orders instant transfer of 2 BRTA staff

Quader orders instant transfer of 2 BRTA staff

CHITTAGONG: Minister for Road Transport and Bridges Obaidul Quader yesterday ordered instant transfer of two officials of the state-run Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) for their negligence of duties, reports BSS. The minister came up with the move during his surprise visit to BRTA’s…
Two lakh jobs every year in BPO sector from 2021: Joy

Two lakh jobs every year in BPO sector from 2021: Joy

Prime Minister's Information and Communication Technology Affairs Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy yesterday expressed his confidence that the country would be able to create two lakh jobs every year from 2021 in the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector. "Today's BPO industries require high…
Turkey reshuffles military after half of generals fired

Turkey reshuffles military after half of generals fired

AFP, ANKARA: Turkey’s top military commanders met Thursday to replace almost half of their generals in a radical shake-up after the failed coup, as authorities shut down dozens of media outlets in a widening crackdown. The hastily convened meeting came after the government ordered the discharge…
90th birth anniv of Feroza Begum observed in style

90th birth anniv of Feroza Begum observed in style

Celebrated singer Sabina Yasmin received the first ever ‘Feroza Begum Memorial Gold Medal’ at an award ceremony at the Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban Auditorium of Dhaka University (DU) yesterday. To pay tribute to Nazrul Sangeet legend Feroza Begum, Music Department of Dhaka University…
Rahmatganj extend Russel agony

Rahmatganj extend Russel agony

Rahmatganj MFS extended Sheikh Russe Krira Chakra’s agony with a handsome 2-0 win in their Bangladesh Premier League Football match at MA Aziz Stadium  yesterday in Chittagong. It was second successive defeat for title contenders Sheikh Russel as they tasted defeat at the hands of Uttar Baridhara…
Stress on quality education for building enlightened society

Stress on quality education for building enlightened society

RANGPUR: Ensuring quality education along with disseminating social values among the young generations has become essential for building an ideal and enlightened society through producing knowledgeable citizens, reports BSS. The opinion came at a meeting of the Upazila Education Development Committee…
Swelling rivers turn flooding severe

Swelling rivers turn flooding severe

The flood situation in Faridpur and Kurigram has taken a horrific turn as the major rivers flowing through the districts are in full spate, reports UNB. In Kurigram, the Brahmaputra River was flowing 95 centimetres above its danger level at Chilmari point while the Dharla River was flowing 100 centimetres…
A jet propelled by Don Ibrahim

A jet propelled by Don Ibrahim

Investigative journalist Josy Joseph’s book A Feast of Vultures: The Hidden Business of Democracy in India reveals that intelligence agencies had given inputs of links between mafia don Dawood Ibrahim and Jet Airways promoter Naresh Goyal in the early 2000s. Many notes were sent to then deputy…
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