During a drive against the fishermen those who trying to netting Hilsha fish in ban time in the river Meghna a team of law enforcement agencies lead by a Magistrate seized about 20 thousands meter of nets worth about tk over one crore three boats and arrested four fishermen in the river Meghna on Thursday (26 October).
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In the last two days, Dhaka's police arrested 334 persons in total ahead of BNP's grand rally
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The DMP denied permission to Jamaat, but it is preparing to hold rally at Motijheel
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Reaffirming that their grand rally will be held peacefully, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday (27 October) urged people from all walks of life to participate in it, to send a message to Awami League to step down and hand over power to a neutral government. Speaking at a press conference at the party`s Nayapaltan central office, the BNP leader also warned that the government will be held responsible if it or the ruling party commits any excesses or creates any obstacles to the rally.
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Internet service can be restored within a short time, but the authorities are restricting ISPs from entering the building, they claimed
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Bangladesh are not only cornered in the tournament with many losses but they are rocked off the field as well. Shakib al Hasan once again made headlines by leaving the team and arriving Dhaka for one ...
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First of all, modesty and respect have a direct bearing on a person`s character, interpersonal relationships, and capacity to live a happy and successful life. The values of modesty and respect may be undervalued in a society where ego and arrogance frequently take the stage. However, these qualities have the capacity to alter people, relationships, and society at large.
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England has won the toss and elected to bat in their World Cup game against Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka made two changes with the return of Angelo Mathews and Lahiru Kumara in the playing XI. England have also made three changes to their playing XI. Reece Topley, who has returned home due to an injury, Harry Brook, and Gus Atkinson have been switched with Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, and Liam Livingstone.
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the much-anticipated Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel constructed beneath the Karnaphuli River on Saturday (28 October). She will unveil a plaque on the west bank of river Karnaphuli at Patenga and after crossing the tunnel, she will unwrap another plaque at the south bank of the river at Anwara at 11am.
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If there is a fair election, the candidates have to go to the people, answer at least to some extent for their past actions, and made some commitments. In staged election, there is no need to go to ...
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Amidst the ongoing turmoil in the global financial landscape, the issuance of letters of credit (LCs) for the importation of diverse goods in the country has witnessed a significant decline. The first quarter of the fiscal year 2023-24, spanning from July to September, has seen a staggering 48 percent reduction in LC openings for consumer products. The most significant decline has been in the import of edible oil. Additionally, LC openings and the disposal of industrial capital equipment, raw materials, intermediate products, and fuel oil are also lower than before.
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The death toll from a fire that broke out at 14-storey Khawaja Tower in the capital`s Mohakhali area rose to three as one more patient died earlier on Friday (27 October), police said. The latest fatality from Thursday`s blaze was identified as Aklima Rahman, daughter of Mokhlesur Rahman of Cumilla’s Debidwar.
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Hamas on Thursday (26 October) released a list of almost 7,000 names of Gazans it said had been killed in Israeli strikes after the US president cast doubt on its toll figures. The Palestinian Islamist group says that 7,028 people have now been killed in Gaza since its October 7 attacks which Israel says left 1,400 dead, mainly civilians. The Hamas list of 6,747 names, released by its health ministry, gave the sex, age and identity card number of each of the victims. It said 281 bodies had not yet been identified.
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The Internet Service Providers Association of Bangladesh (ISPAB) said it may take “a week” for the internet service to be completely normal due to the fire at Khawaja Tower in the capital’s Mohakhali. Emdadul Haque, the organization’s president, said on Friday (October 27) that the law enforcers are not allowing anyone to enter the building for security reasons. Due to this, it is not possible to work there.
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The Bangladesh Bank (BB) will release a commemorative note of Tk50 marking the launch of the Bangabandhu Tunnel. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will uncover the commemorative note on Saturday (28 October). The note has a portrait of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on the left side, a photo of the tunnel`s front side on the right side and a photo of the inside of the tunnel on the other side.
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19-year-old student dies as motorcycle hits tree in Kurigram. A 19-year-old college student died after his motorcycle lost control and hit a tree in the Kamar Haila area on the Jatrapur-Ghogadah road in the Sadar upazila of Kurigram on Thursday (26 October) morning. The deceased was identified as Lutfar Rahman of the Nowanipara area of Jatrapur union.
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The cyclone `Hamoon` while passing through the coastline on Tuesday (24 October) at midnight is estimated to have destroyed 38 thousand houses in the district. An estimated 4 lakh 80 thousand people have been affected in 70 unions and 2 municipalities of 9 upazilas of the district due to Hamoon. Along with the destruction of the houses, power lines were cut off in most of the places as power supply could not be restored by now in many areas.
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Eleven more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Friday (27 October) morning, raising the fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 1317 this year. During the period, 1431 more patients were hospitalised with the viral fever, according to the DGHS. Of the new patients, 365 were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka and the rest outside the capital, DGHS said.
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The United States has reiterated that they do not take any side on Bangladesh’s domestic political affairs. "I will just say that, no, we do not take a side on internal political matters," US State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller told reporters in a regular media briefing in Washington on Thursday (26 October) when his attention was drawn about pro-BNP participants in Talk-shows who keep referring to November 3 deadline by the US to Bangladesh leadership.
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The fifth consignment of uranium, the nuclear fuel for Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, has arrived in Pabna’s Rooppur under special security arrangement. A convoy carrying uranium entered the project area around 9:25 a.m. on Friday (October 27). The last consignment of the ‘fresh nuclear fuel’ reached Rooppur on October 20.
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