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Thousands of Jagannath University (JnU) students have besieged the Secretariat to press home their five-point demand including construction of university’s second campus by the army and increasing the university’s budget allocation. The students took position in front of the education building on Monday and later a 12-member delegation of students entered the Secretariat with a memorandum to submit it to the Education Secretary. As the Education Secretary did not meet them, the students continued their siege programme.

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Vehicular movement on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway resumed on Monday afternoon, as garment factory workers withdrew their blockade following an assurance from the Industries Ministry. Workers of TNZ group staged demonstrations for three days till 2 pm Monday, demanding payment of their dues for three months.

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The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) today allowed two leave to appeal petitions filed by BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, staying the High Court order that extended her five-year jail term to 10 in Zia Orphanage Trust graft case. A three-member apex court bench, headed by Justice Md Ashfaqul Islam, passed the order this morning, stating that Khaleda Zia`s sentence would remain stayed until the appeal in the case is decided. The apex court also asked the defence to submit concise

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Bangabadhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s photo has been removed from Bangabhaban’s Darbar Hall. “The photo of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman—post `71 fascist—has been removed from Darbar Hall. It is a shame for us that we couldn`t remove his pictures from Bangabhaban after the 5th of August. Apologies. But he won`t be seen anywhere till people`s July spirit lives on,” Mahfuj Alam posted on his Facebook page on Monday.

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Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday inaugurated a special lounge for the country`s migrant workers at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. "Our migrant workers are nation builders. In the July-August mass uprising, they played a big role. We will always be grateful to them," Professor Yunus said. “We believe this lounge will make their travel easy,” he said. The Probashi Lounge is a first of its kind at the Hazrat Shahjalal Airport

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Workers of TNZ garment factory in Gazipur have blocked the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway for the 3rd consecutive day, demanding payment of their arrears. The workers who took to the highway on Saturday continued their demonstration on Monday morning, leading to severe traffic congestion and creating immense hardships for commuters. The workers were demanding the payment of their three months’ overdue wages and vowed to continue their protest until their demands are

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Palau`s incumbent President Surangel Whipps Jr claimed victory Monday in national elections, extending the pro-US leader`s time in office as China seeks greater influence across the Pacific. "Your decision to grant me a second term as president is a responsibility I hold with the utmost respect," Whipps said in a statement.

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Israeli firefighters were battling blazes Monday west of Jerusalem, with the army saying the fires were sparked by debris from an intercepted missile fired from Yemen. Firefighters were working to douse the blazes, conducting scans around Beit Shemesh to rule out more fires and "damage from interceptor/missile shrapnel", the Jerusalem region fire service said. Asked about the incident by AFP, the Israeli military said the interception of a projectile from Yemen caused fires in the Bet Shemesh area resulting from debris from that interception.

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Japan`s parliament reelected Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Monday after his governing coalition suffered the worst election loss in more than a decade. Ishiba’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its junior partner Komeito together lost their majority in the 465-seat Lower House, the more powerful of Japan’s two-house parliament, in the Oct. 27 election due to continued voter outrage over financial misconduct by his party and its lukewarm response.

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Mexico is facing a second Donald Trump presidency, and few countries can match its experience as a target of Trump`s rhetoric: There have been threats to close the border, impose tariffs and even send U.S. forces to fight Mexican drug cartels if the country doesn’t do more to stem the flow of migrants and drugs. That’s not to mention what mass deportations of migrants who are in the U.S. illegally could do to remittances — the money sent home by migrants — that have become one of Mexico’s main sources of income.

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A discussion meeting marking the Shaheed Noor Hossain Day was held at Bijoy auditorium in Topkhana here today.Natun Dhara Bangladesh (NDB) organised the discussion titled `Freedom from Fascist and Bangladesh`. NDB presidium members Freedom Fighter Abdul Mannan Azad and Lion Rasheda Begum, senior vice chairman Shanta Farzan, organizing secretary Wazed Rana, members Rubel Akandh, Shahanaj Sathi and Monowara Begum, among others, addressed the discussion with its chairman Momin Mehedi in the chair.

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Five more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Sunday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 350 this year. In the recent fatalities, 2 were reported in the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), 2 in the Dhaka North City Corporation (DSCC), 1 in the Dhaka Division (outside the city corporation). During the period, 1337 more patients were hospitalised

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