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Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today said the country`s education system must foster creativity to create a generation of entrepreneurs in the country. He made the comment when he visited the office of the Education Ministry at the Bangladesh Secretariat here. "Humans are born entrepreneurs. Yet, our education system creates jobseekers. It is a flawed education system," the Chief Adviser said.

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At least four people were injured in clashes between students of Dhaka College and Dhaka City College in the Science Lab area of the capital today.The clashes are ongoing as of the filing of this report at 4:20pm, according to police. City College students have blocked the roads in the area, creating long tailbacks and causing sufferings for commuters and locals. The Business Standard Google News Keep updated, follow The Business Standard`s Google news channel

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Eight cops, including former inspector general of police Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun and former director general of the National Telecommunication Monitoring Centre (NTMC) Major General (retd) Ziaul Ahsan, have been produced before the tribunal today. They were brought to the court at around 10am on charges of crimes against humanity during the July-August uprising.

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A section of students of Jahangirnagar University on Wednesday locked the university`s main gate and staged a sit-in there to protest the death of Afsana Karim Rachi, a first-year student, in a campus accident. Afsana, a marketing department student, died on Tuesday after being hit by a battery-run rickshaw near the arts building of the campus.

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Ukraine used U.S. ATACMS missiles to strike Russian territory on Tuesday, taking advantage of newly granted permission from the outgoing administration of U.S. President Joe Biden on the war`s 1,000th day. Russia said its forces shot down five of six missiles fired at a military facility in the Bryansk region. Debris of one hit the facility, starting a fire that was swiftly put out and caused no casualties or damage, it said.

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The United States will soon provide Ukraine with antipersonnel land mines to shore up its defenses against Russian forces, a US official said late Tuesday. The decision comes as President Joe Biden works to boost Ukraine`s war effort in the final two months of his administration, before Ukraine aid critic Donald Trump takes power in January.

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In the fast-paced urban landscape, the air we breathe is increasingly becoming an invisible threat to health. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), a progressive lung condition marked by difficulty breathing, chronic cough, and excessive mucus production, is one of the many casualties of growing urbanization and environmental neglect. While millions already suffer from COPD, the role of air pollution in worsening the disease remains unacknowledged despite its profound impact on public health.

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The US embassy in Kyiv warned Wednesday of a "potential significant air attack" and shuttered its doors, following Russia`s vow to respond after Ukraine fired longer-range US missiles at its territory for the first time. "The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv has received specific information of a potential significant air attack on November 20," it said in a message on its website.

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The International Criminal Court will Wednesday sentence a jihadist police chief for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during a reign of terror in the fabled Malian city of Timbuktu.Judges could impose up to life imprisonment on Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud, 47, after his conviction for crimes including torture.

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Millions of people are voting in state elections in politically significant Maharashtra, India’s western industrial hub, and the mineral-rich eastern province of Jharkhand on Wednesday, a test of the popularity of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party and its regional partners. Maharashtra is India’s wealthiest state and home to the financial and entertainment capital, Mumbai. It is currently ruled by a coalition of Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party and a Hindu nationalist ally

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BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman turned 60 on Wednesday without any celebration events. Tarique, the eldest son of BNP founder Ziaur Rahman and its Chairperson Khaleda Zia, was born on November 20, 1965 in Bogura. Following Tarique’s instructions, the BNP has decided not to hold any events to mark his 60th birthday.

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Mexico left it late but overturned a 2-0 first-leg deficit with a 4-0 win over Honduras on Tuesday to reach the Final Four of the CONCACAF Nations League. `El Tri` will face Canada in March`s semi-finals in Los Angeles after Jesse Marsch`s team took care of business with a 3-0 (aggregate 4-0) win over Suriname. The other semi will see the United States, who eliminated Jamaica on Monday, face Panama, who knocked out Costa Rica.

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The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) today announced the Under-17 team for the tour of Sri Lanka. The youngsters of Bangladesh will play three one-day matches and two three-day matches in the tour from November 21 to December 9. After reaching Sri Lanka on November 21,

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Jashore’s Abhaynagar may fail to achieve the target of Aman production this year as crops on 1, 826 hectares of lands have been damaged due to waterlogging in Bhabadah Beel, leaving farmers worried. Though the upazila usually sees a bumper yield of transplanted Aman paddy every year, this year’s scenario is different.

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Police have arrested a local Awami League leader in a case filed over attacking students of anti-discrimination movement in Gangni of Meherpur. Firajul Islam,45, General Secretary of the Bahagunda Union’s Ward No. 2 branch of the Awami League in Dhankhola Union was held on Tuesday night, Gangni Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Bani Israil said.

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The Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) chairman rear admiral SM Moniruzzaman on Tuesday said that a new trade horizon was established between Bangladesh and Pakistan, with the arrival of the Panama-flagged vessel Yuan Xiang Fa Zhan from Karachi to Chattogram port recently. This marks a significant milestone in bilateral trade between the two nations.

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Police arrested three people, including two siblings, in connection with the murder of a textile college student, from the city`s Shahjahanpur area on Tuesday. The arrestees were identified as Hasan and his brother Hossain, and Tonmoy. Earlier, Ismail Hossain Rahat, 17, a student of Faridpur Textile College and son of Belayed Hossain of Faridpur district was stabbed in front of a shop in Shantibagh area on Monday afternoon.

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The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the principal capital market of Bangladesh, extended its downtrend for the fourth consecutive day during early trading on Wednesday. In the first two hours of trading, shares and mutual funds worth Tk 172.3 crore were exchanged through 63,326 transactions, according to DSE data.

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Oscar-winning music composer AR Rahman and wife Saira Banu on Tuesday announced their separation, saying the “decision comes after significant emotional strain in their relationship.” Saira’s lawyer Vandana Shah released a statement on the couple’s decision to part ways.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed a revised nuclear doctrine declaring that a conventional attack on Russia by any nation that is supported by a nuclear power will be considered a joint attack on his country. Putin`s endorsement of the new nuclear deterrent policy comes on the 1,000th day after he sent troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022.

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