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Chhatra Dal president compares anti-discrimination students to paramilitary force Rakkhi Bahini

Dhaka, April 20 -- The Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal has accused some members of the Anti-discrimination Student Movement of acting like a paramilitary force on university campuses. Speaking at a press co... Read More


Polytechnic students to rally in Agargaon at 11am

Dhaka, April 20 -- The Karigari Chhatra Andolon (Technical Students' Movement), a protest platform for students under the Technical Education Board, have announced protest rallies in districts across ... Read More


Polytechnic students rally for six-point list of demands

Dhaka, April 20 -- The Karigari Chhatra Andolan, Bangladesh (Technical Students' Movement, Bangladesh) is holding simultaneous rallies involving students of polytechnic institutes across the country t... Read More


Polytechnic students give 48-hour ultimatum, threaten 'long march'

Dhaka, April 20 -- Protesting polytechnic institute students have given the government 48 hours to take action to meet their six-point list of demands. If visible steps are not taken within that time... Read More


Case filed against Joypurhat teacher for demanding primary education advisor's resignation

Dhaka, April 20 -- A departmental case has been filed against a teacher for criticising the remarks made by Bidhan Ranjan Roy Poddar, the advisor to the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education, and dem... Read More


ICT chief prosecutor alleges 300 victims of enforced disappearances were 'killed'

Dhaka, April 20 -- The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has set Jun 24 for submission of the investigation report in a case over enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings allegedly committ... Read More


Dhaka Stock Exchange trade falls below Tk 4bn

Dhaka, April 20 -- The Dhaka Stock Exchange has seen trading volume plunge below Tk 4 billion for three straight days, mostly sustaining a mixed trend through this period. On Sunday, the turnovers sh... Read More


Tribunal investigators find 'evidence' against Obaidul Quader, 44 others

Dhaka, April 20 -- An investigating agency says it has found initial evidence of organised "crimes against humanity" during the July Uprising against Awami League General Secretary and former minister... Read More


Couple found dead at their home in Dhaka's Wari

Dhaka, April 20 -- Police have recovered the bodies of a couple from their home on the fifth floor of Zamzam Tower in Wari's Hare Street. The bodies were recovered after the house owner called the po... Read More


Air Astra wants Airbus planes to operate on international routes

Dhaka, April 20 -- The latest privately-owned Bangladeshi airline Air Astra seeks to procure three to four Airbus jets to fly international routes two and a half years after its launch. The company c... Read More