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Quota protestors have gathered in front of Raju Sculpture on Dhaka University campus to hold a rally protesting Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina`s remarks about the movement demanding quota reform. Some protestors alleged that when some quota activists were coming to join the rally from Eden Mohila College, some BCL leaders of the college unit obstructed them by locking the gate, triggering a clash around 12:30 pm. Later they came out of the college with the help of some Dhaka College students

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This is also causing public suffering colossally! University students across the country began protesting against the quota system for government jobs earlier this month after the High Court on June 30, 2024, ordered to restore quota for descendants of freedom fighters, a system that was abolished in 2018. The High Court on June 5 ordered the government to retain the 30% freedom fighter quota in government jobs. It also declared illegal the circular issued on October 4,

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Russia downed 22 Ukrainian drones overnight in the west of the country and over Crimea, Moscow`s defence ministry said Monday (15 July)."Over the past night... air defense systems on duty destroyed and intercepted 22 UAVs", the ministry said in a Telegram post. Fifteen drones were shot down over the Russian border region of Bryansk, six over Crimea, and one over Lipetsk.

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The death toll from a blast at a cafe in Somalia`s capital Mogadishu has climbed to nine, security sources told AFP Monday, after a car bomb struck the venue packed with football fans watching the Euro 2024 final. "Nine civilians were killed and 20 others wounded in the explosion," Mohamed Yusuf, an official from the national security agency said, raising the official toll given by the authorities late Sunday, with a police officer also confirming the updated figures.

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Soldiers in India-administered Jammu and Kashmir have killed three suspected militants, the army said, the latest incident in an uptick of attacks in the disputed northern territory. Muslim-majority Kashmir has been divided between India and Pakistan since their independence from British rule in 1947. The Indian army`s Chinar Corps said late Sunday that three people were killed in an "anti-infiltration operation" in Kashmir`s Kupwara district, with "weapons and other war-like stores" seized.

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Millions of Rwandans head to the polls on Monday with President Paul Kagame set to cruise to victory and extend his iron-fisted rule for another five years. Rwanda`s de facto leader since the end of the 1994 genocide and president since 2000, Kagame faces only two challengers after several prominent critics were barred from standing. The lineup is a carbon copy of the last election in 2017, when Kagame obliterated his rivals with almost 99 percent of the vote, and there is little doubt about the outcome this year.

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Argentina winger Angel Di Maria said Sunday`s Copa America triumph over Colombia was the perfect dream ending to his career with the national team. A 1-0 win after extra-time secured a third straight major title for the Albiceleste following their 2021 Copa win and their World Cup triumph the following year. The 36-year-old winger had announced in November that he would retire from international duty after the tournament.

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A 48-year-old woman was stabbed to death allegedly by miscreants at Nauali village in Jhikargacha upazila of Jashore district early Sunday (14 June). The deceased was identified as Ferdousi Khatun, wife of Altab Hossain, a Bangladeshi expatriate in Spain of the village. Quoting local people, Kamal Hossain Bhuiya, officer-in-charge of Jhikargacha Police Station, said miscreants swooped into the house after cutting the grill of the windowpane of the kitchen room and stabbed Ferdousi indiscriminately, leaving her dead.

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A 47-year-old former councillor, who remained missing since Friday, was found dead at a water body at Patichara in Patnitala upazila of Naogaon district on Sunday (14 July). The deceased was identified as Mizanur Rahman Mitu, former councilor of No 9 ward of Najipur municipality and son of Afsar Ali. Mozaffar Hossain, officer-in-charge of Patnitala Police Station, said farmers spotted the floated body of Mizanur at Saligram Buridah water body in the morning and informed police.

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The government has taken initiatives for the excavation and re-excavation of 61 canals under the Khulna agriculture region aiming at a smooth irrigation to enhance productivity of seasonal crops. The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has already sent a revised proposal for excavation and re-excavation of 61 canals of three districts under the zone to the Ministry of Agriculture for approval, said DAE officials.

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A man was killed as a bus hit his bicycle in Assasuni upazila of the district on Sunday (14 July) morning. The deceased was identified as Rezaul Sana, 60, hailed from Adalotpur village of the upazila. Officer-in-Charge of Assasuni Police Station Biswajit Kumar Adhikari said the accident occurred around 10:30 am in Amtolar Mor area of the upazila when a bus hit a bicycle, leaving its rider injured.

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The PRAN-RFL Group got seven national export trophies, including three gold, for its outstanding contribution to the country’s export segment for the FY 2021-22. The country’s one of the leading conglomerates got the trophies from the Ministry of Commerce for exporting agro processing, plastic goods, melamine and light engineering products. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina handed over the prizes to the PRAN-RFL Group through a program held at Osmani Memorial Auditorium in the

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Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) has urged the government to streamline tax mechanisms which will promote better understanding, easier compliance and reduce time, visit and cost. "Tax calculation for the corporates should be in line with the accounting standards and to encourage, compliant businesses can be rewarded in some cases," Ashraf Ahmed, president of the DCCI, said while speaking at a workshop titled "Customs, VAT and Income Tax Management" at

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Popular actress Deepa Khandakar has returned to work after a relaxing family vacation in Vietnam. Known for her versatility in television dramas, Deepa has been equally active in cinema and on OTT platforms over the past year. Upon her return from a 10-day trip, Deepa immediately completed dubbing for her upcoming film ‘Ritukamini’, directed by Zahid Hossain. In this movie, she plays the challenging character of Amena, which she describes as her most demanding role in cinema to date

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Foreign Minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud on Sunday (14 June) described the quota issue as “sub judice” and expressed his view that the ongoing movement lacks justification. “The movement is like showing the thumb at the court. The government has always been sympathetic towards the students, which is why the quota system was abolished. However, many problems have arisen following the cancellation,” he told reporters at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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Hamas said Sunday (14 July) that Gaza cease-fire talks continue and the group’s military commander is in good health, a day after the Israeli military targeted Mohammed Deif with a massive airstrike that local health officials said killed at least 90 people, including children. Deif’s condition remained uncertain after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday night “there still isn’t absolute certainty” he was killed. Hamas representatives gave no evidence to back up their assertion about the health of a chief architect of the Oct. 7 attack that sparked the war.

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Four people died in a shooting with multiple victims at a Birmingham nightclub late Saturday (13 July), while an earlier shooting outside a home in the city killed three people including a young child, police in Alabama said. Officers responded shortly after 11 p.m. to a report of multiple people shot outside a nightclub on the 3400 Block of 27th Street North, Birmingham Police Department Officer Truman Fitzgerald said in a video posted on social media.

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