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Bengali literature, history made compulsory subjects

Bengali literature and grammar along with the history of Bangladesh will be made compulsory subjects for all students of both public and private universities from the next academic session. However, the authorities of several universities said they did not have the manpower to teach the two subjects to all their students at present. They further said though it was necessary to have a subject on the country’s history, Bengali literature and grammar would be irrelevant at the university level. They also urged the authorities concerned to discuss the matter with them before introducing such compulsory subjects. University Grants Commission (UGC) sources said they have formed two separate committees headed by its members for the two subjects.…

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BGB wants aviation wing

The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has sought the return of its helicopter from the Bangladesh Air Force…

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News

Police ‘foil suicide attack bid by New JMB’

Members of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police claimed that they foiled a suicide attack attempt by arresting five suicide squad members of new militant outfit New JMB from the city's Mirpur area on Thursday night, reports UNB. The arrestees are Atiqur…

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Metro

Glass Tower complex not completed in 17 years

The foundation stone of the Swadhinata Stambha (Glass Tower or Tower of Light) was laid at Suhrawardy Udyan in 1999 to commemorate the historic March 7 speech of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. In two phases, the glass tower and the underground museum were built and opened for the public. However,…

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Editorial

Keep Dhaka clean

In Bangladesh people’s education in public cleanliness is pitifully low. Even when they see that there is a waste bin nearby, they do not use that and litter the street. Throwing a piece of paper or an empty plastic bottle into a dustbin does not require a good deal of effort, it just needs an…

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Op-ed

Kashmir: A tale of a blazing dreamland

Located in the northwest Himalayan ranges of the Indian subcontinent, Jammu and Kashmir is India’s only Muslim preponderant state. It was ruled by Hindu Dogra Maharajas from 1846 to 1947. When the British rule of subcontinent ended creating India and Pakistan, Kashmir remained a matter of dispute…

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Business

Allocation of unused BSCIC industrial plots to be scrapped

The government has redoubled its efforts to reclaim the unused industrial plots to redistribute those to new but promising entrepreneurs for expediting activities of small and cottage industries at the grassroots level, reports UNB. There are 74 industrial estates under the Bangladesh Small and Cottage…

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Worldwide

Ukraine accuses Russia of plotting unrest amid Crimea tensions

AFP, KIEV: Ukraine on Friday accused Russia of planning to stoke further unrest as the international community sought to ease tensions after the two sides ramped up security around the disputed Crimean peninsula. Russia’s FSB security service said on Wednesday it had thwarted “terrorist…

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Dhakalive

Tareque, Mishuk to be remembered at Shilpakala today

To remember Tareque Masud and Mishuk Munier, two brilliant assets of the country had met untimely deaths in a road accident on August 13 in 2011, the Federation of Film Societies of Bangladesh (FFSB), in association with Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) and Prajanma 71, will screen films and hold…

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Sports

‘Tigers capable of beating England’

Bangladesh iconic all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan returned home from Caribbean Islands one and half-a-month after his Caribbean Premier League (CPL) stint yesterday. Shakib played for Jamaica Tallawahs, who lifted the CPL title for the second time, where he showcased his dexterous performance with both…

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Nationwide

Woes immense as B’baria bridge work stuck halfway

Brahmanbaria: There has been no initiative from the authorities in sight yet to complete the construction of a bridge over the Pagla River in Nabinagar upazila of the district, whose fate seems to have been stuck in a web of long uncertainty, reports UNB. The construction work of the long-cherished…

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Project cost to go up again by 176pc

The government has initiated a move to revise the 'One House One Farm' project again for the 3rd time with raising its cost by 176.44 percent or by around Tk 5,580.68 crore, reports UNB. "As per the proposed 3rd revision of the project, the estimated overall cost of the project will stand…

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