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Jahangirnagar students marched a rally for govt job quota reform on Monday (01 July), through the university and ended at the Dhaka-Aricha highway, while they blocked the road for 10 minutes from 11:57am to 12:07pm, causing significant traffic congestion. The rally began at 11:30am at the university`s Shaheed Minar, where students gathered to voice their demands.

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Rezaul Karim, brother of late Senior Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Anisul Karim, on Monday (1 July) submitted his deposition in the case filed over the murder of the senior cop. The brother of the victim testified at the court of Dhaka 3rd Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge Sheikh Samidul Islam. He was later cross-examined by the defence. At the end of today`s proceedings, the court adjourned the hearing till September 10.

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The government’s decision to cut export incentives in the current fiscal year in almost all sectors has garnered mixed reactions from business leaders. The government defends the move saying that after the country graduates from least developed country (LDC) status in 2026, the export subsidy would be withdrawn fully.

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A writ petition has been filed with the High Court seeking its directive on submission of wealth statements by government officials and publishing them on the designated website. Supreme Court lawyer Subir Nandi Das filed the writ petition with the wing concerned of the High Court on Sunday (1 July). Secretaries to Establishment Ministry, Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Ministry, Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) chairman, Bangladesh Bank governor and six others concerned were made respondents in the writ.

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Due to allegations of corruption and irregularities, Anti-Corruption Commision (ACC) raids Savar`s Central Cattle Breeding and Dairy Farm on Monday (1 July). A team of nine conducted the operation under the leadership of Assistant Director of ACC Abul Kalam Azad. The Central Cattle Breeding and Dairy Farm is accused of giving unethical benefits to Sadeeq Agro.

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Playing in the knock-out stage and losing in the most crucial game, is too much familiar with South Africa cricket team. The Proteas’ latest effort in their maiden entrance in a World Cup final against India also reflected the same in Barbados on Saturday. South Africa should take pride this time that they finally ended their semi-final jinx, having beaten Afghanistan in dominating fashion in T20 World Cup semifinal Trinidad. But they carried the tag of ‘chokers’ in the most important match

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A Palestinian health official says Israel released 55 Palestinians on Monday (01 July) whom it had detained from Gaza, including the director of the territory’s main hospital. Mohammed Abu Selmia was detained in November when Israeli forces raided Shifa Hospital. In video comments aired by Palestinian media following his release, Abu Selmia accused Israeli authorities of subjecting Palestinian detainees to "daily physical and psychological humiliation.” Israeli authorities have denied such allegations.

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A gas blast at a restaurant in western Turkey has killed five people and injured more than 50 others, interior minister Ali Yerlikaya said Sunday (30 June). The minister said on X that 57 people had been injured by the blast, caused by a gas bottle. The blast, which happened in the town of Torbali south of the city of Izmir, was so powerful that it was heard for miles around, the official news Anadolu reported.

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A gas blast at a restaurant in western Turkey has killed five people and injured more than 50 others, interior minister Ali Yerlikaya said Sunday (30 June). The minister said on X that 57 people had been injured by the blast, caused by a gas bottle. The blast, which happened in the town of Torbali south of the city of Izmir, was so powerful that it was heard for miles around, the official news Anadolu reported.

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The ongoing conflict in Ukraine is slowing down the European countries’ economies and some will not be as prosperous as they used to be, said renowned US investor Jim Rogers. "The Ukraine conflict causes economies to slow down and some countries will not be as prosperous as they have been," Rogers said. "Whenever people have economic problems they blame somebody and that always leads to change."

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After lifting the T20 World Cup title after a gap of over a decade, the Indian cricket team is still celebrating. It was the fourth-biggest ICC title for the Indian team overall. Before this, they had won two 50-over World Cups and one T20 World Cup. Hundreds of millions of Indian fans are waiting for the team to return home. But hurricane Beryl has hampered their festivities and delayed their return home. CNN reported that Hurricane Beryl is the first big storm of the 2024

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Three people were killed and another was injured in lightning in Narail Sadar upazila on Sunday midnight. The deceased were Ratan Roy of Jashore’s Monirampur upazila, Milton Roy of Khulna’s Nijgram and Nanda Dali of Satkhira’s Tala upazila. The injured, Chitto Malo, is now undergoing treatment at Narail Hospital. Prodip Kumar Biswas, member of Kalora union parisahd of Sadar upazila, quoting locals said that the victims left their houses 25 days ago for

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The water level of Surma, Kushiyara, Old-Surma, Sarigowain rivesr in the North-eastern region may rise further and cause flash flood in the low-lying areas of Sylhet and Sunamganj districts, according to the Flood Forecasting and Warning Center(FFWC). The Brahmaputra-Jamuna rivers are in steady state, which may rise in next 72 hours, it said. The Ganges river is in rising trend while the Padma River is in steady state, which may continue in the next 24 hours.

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Three people including a father and his son died after being electrocuted in Ulipur and Rajarhat upazilas respectively of Kurigram on Sunday. The deceased were Abu Taher, 55 and his son Rasel Mia, 17, of Lalmasjid area under Daldaliya union parishad (UP) of the Ulipur upaizla and one autorickshaw driver Azad Ali, 55, a resident of Khitabgao Purbotari village under Gharialdanga union of the Rajarhat upazila. Daldaliya UP Chairman Liakat Ali said Rasel was working on the

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A mobile court fined three pharmacies for selling date expired medicines in the Mujib Sarak area in Faridpur town on Sunday (30 June). The court, led by Md Badruzzaman Rishad, executive magistrate of the district, fined three shops Tk 14,000 each. Magistrate Rishad said that they raided the pharmacies on Mujib Road in the town on Sunday noon.

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PriyoShop, a leading B2B marketplace and smart distribution platform in Bangladesh, recently hosted a momentous visit from its esteemed investor, GFR Fund. During the visit, Jeremy Lim, GFR’s lead for emerging markets, met with the PriyoShop team, toured various PriyoShop sub-hubs, and engaged with customers and suppliers as part of GFR’s investment strategy is exploring opportunities in promising emerging markets like Bangladesh.

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Three people were killed on Sunday (30 June) when their light aircraft crashed onto a motorway east of Paris, the police and gendarmerie said. No car was hit in the crash of the plane onto the A4 motorway in Noisiel east of Paris which appeared to have been caused by the aircraft hitting an electric power cable, said a police source, asking not to be named, adding that the road had been blocked in both directions.

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French voters flocked to the polls in numbers not seen for decades on Sunday for the first round of snap parliamentary elections which could see the far-right party of Marine Le Pen take power in a historic first. President Emmanuel Macron stunned the nation by calling snap polls after the far-right National Rally (RN) party trounced his centrist forces in European Parliament elections this month. But the gamble risks backfiring, with Macron`s alliance predicted in opinion polls to come only third behind the rampant RN and a new leftist New Popular Front (NFP).

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Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen has emphasized the pivotal role of diplomacy in maintaining global peace and security. He underscored the importance of seamless cooperation between the Bangladesh Armed Forces and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in achieving strategic national objectives.

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Teachers of public universities across the country including Dhaka University will go on indefinite work abstention demanding their exclusion from the universal pension scheme, terming it ‘discriminatory’. The Federation of Bangladesh University Teachers` Association made the announcement at a press conference at the main gate of the Arts Faculty of Dhaka University on Saturday (29 June) at noon.

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Five people, including a four-year-old child, were killed in a massive explosion at a pyrotechnics warehouse in the southern Philippines, emergency services said Sunday (30 June). The Saturday afternoon blast at the Zamboanga City site tore a large hole in the ground, sent debris careening into nearby buildings and houses and ignited a blaze, fire investigator Luigi Chan told AFP. Four warehouse workers and the four-year-old son of one of the staffers were killed, Chan said.

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