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BAU students reject hall evacuation order, place 6-point demand

, Sept. 1 -- Students of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) on Monday staged a protest march rejecting the university administration's directive to vacate the dormitories. Students from differe... Read More


Prof Yunus to hold meeting with 7 more parties Tuesday

, Sept. 1 -- Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus is going to hold a meeting with the leaders of seven more political parties on Tuesday. The meeting is scheduled to be held at the State Guest Hous... Read More


BNP's 47th founding anniversary today

, Sept. 1 -- BNP is celebrating its 47th founding anniversary across the country on Monday with various programmes. On September 1, 1978, late president Ziaur Rahman founded the party with a 19-point... Read More


Over 600 killed, 1,500 injured in Afghanistan earthquake: Taliban officials

, Sept. 1 -- Over 600 people have been killed and over 1,500 others injured after a powerful magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan, the Taliban's interior ministry said Sunday. The quak... Read More


Over 610 killed as powerful quake devastates eastern Afghanistan

, Sept. 1 -- A powerful earthquake in eastern Afghanistan has killed more than 610 people and flattened numerous villages, a Taliban government spokesman said Monday. The magnitude 6.0 quake struck l... Read More


Powerful earthquake kills 800 in eastern Afghanistan, over 2,500 injured

, Sept. 1 -- A powerful earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan late Sunday, killing at least 800 people and injuring more than 2,500, according to the Taliban government. Survivors spent the night digg... Read More


Jhenaidah journalist Aminur Rahman Tuku passes away

, Sept. 1 -- United News of Bangladesh(UNB) correspondent and former president of Jhenaidah Press Club Aminur Rahman Tuku passed away at a private hospital in Dhaka on Monday morning. He was 77. Tuku... Read More


SCO bears greater responsibilities for peace, development: Xi

TIANJIN (China), Sept. 1 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday said the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is shouldering greater responsibilities for safeguarding regional peace and stabilit... Read More


Dhaka, Chattogram stocks extend gains in morning trade

, Sept. 1 -- Stock indices in Dhaka and Chattogram bourses moved upward during the first half of Monday's trading, driven by gains in most listed companies. On the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the ben... Read More


Reform enthusiasm in Bangladesh faded, laments Debapriya

, Sept. 1 -- Distinguished Fellow of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya on Monday said the initial enthusiasm for reforms, which emerged after the interim government's take... Read More