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Tarique visits slain July protester's grave in Pekua, gives family Tk 2mn

Dhaka, June 13 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has visited the grave of slain July Uprising protester Md Wasim Akram in Pekua Upazila. He also met Wasim's family and handed over a Tk 2 million savin... Read More


'Ektarar Imam' documentary on Ukil Munshi screened at Shilpakala

Dhaka, June 13 -- A documentary on the life of mystic bard Ukil Munshi has been screened at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in Dhaka, marking the folk poet's 141st birth anniversary. "Ektarar Imam"was ... Read More


ULAB, ACU explore new avenues for international academic collaboration

Dhaka, June 13 -- The University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) has explored new avenues for collaboration with the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) during a meeting at its campus. T... Read More


India names Lt Gen Dhiraj Seth as next chief of army staff

Dhaka, June 13 -- India has appointed Lt Gen Dhiraj Seth as the next chief of the army staff, with the veteran officer set to assume command on Jun 30 following the retirement of General Upendra Dwive... Read More


Gunmen kill man in broad daylight in Chattogram's Raozan

Dhaka, June 13 -- A man has been shot dead at a market in Raozan Upazila of Chattogram. The victim, identified as Masudul Haque Chowdhury, was killed around 2pm on Saturday at Chowmuhani Bazar in Pah... Read More


Five killed as Indian Air Force crashes while landing in Assam's Jorhat: NDTV

Dhaka, June 13 -- An Indian Air Force (IAF) AN-32 transport aircraft has crashed and caught fire while landing at an airbase in Assam's Jorhat, killing all five personnel on board, NDTV says. The air... Read More


AIMS founder and stock market pioneer Yawer Sayeed dies in Australia

Dhaka, June 13 -- Yawer Sayeed, founder and managing director of AIMS of Bangladesh Limited and a pioneering figure in Bangladesh's capital market, has died in Australia, the company has said. A mutu... Read More


Tarique launches drive to plant 250 million trees in five years

Dhaka, June 13 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has officially launched a nationwide environmental campaign to plant 250 million trees over the next five years. The premier initiated the massive affo... Read More


Cat on the track: Metro rail operations suspended for over 20 minutes

Dhaka, June 13 -- A cat that suddenly wandered onto a high-voltage track on the Metro Rail line at Shahbagh has forced authorities to suspend train services for just over 20 minutes. Operations remai... Read More


Border deadlock leaves 12 stranded at Kushtia zero line after failed talks

Dhaka, June 13 -- A group of 12 people stranded at the Kushtia border zero line have spent the night at the frontier after becoming embroiled in an alleged cross-border "push-in" attempt. Talks betwe... Read More