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A special court here today ordered to withdraw warrants against Tarique Rahman and others acquitted in murder and explosives substances act cases filed over the grenade attack on an Awami League (AL) rally in the capital`s Bangabandhu Avenue on August 21, 2004. Judge Rafikul Islam of Dhaka Speedy Trial Tribunal-1 passed the order, asking to withdraw arrest and conviction warrants against the acquitted people.

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uring the holy month of Ramadan, food grains will be distributed at highly affordable prices, and in some cases, for free. Deputy Commissioners (DCs) have been directed to ensure that these activities are carried out in an organised manner. Food and Land Ministries’ Adviser, Ali Imam Majumder, made the remarks after the first session of the second day of the Deputy Commissioner (DC) conference on food and land ministry issues on Monday.

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US President Donald Trump said Sunday he could meet "very soon" with Vladimir Putin, adding he believes his Russian counterpart genuinely wants to stop fighting in Ukraine. "No time set, but it could be very soon," Trump told reporters, hours after Secretary of State Marco Rubio sought to play down expectations of upcoming high-level talks in Riyadh on ending the war.

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Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked the first on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 276 at 9:10am on Mondaymorning (February 17, 2025). Today`s air was classified as `very unhealthy`, referring to an alarming health risk to residents, according to the AQI index.

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Syeda Monalisa Islam, the wife of former Public Administration Minister Farhad Hossain, has been arrested, police said. Law enforcement officials carried out a raid at a residence in Eskaton, Dhaka, and took her into custody, confirmed Sheikh Mejbah Uddin, the Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Meherpur Sadar Police Station.

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BNP`s acting chairman Tarique Rahman has said his party wants to rebuild the country from the havoc carried out by the ousted Awami League through implementing the 31-point charter. "AL suppressed the country`s people for 16 years, and I believe that real revenge against this suppression could be possible through implementing our 31-point charter," he said while addressing the biennial conference of the party`s Narail district unit virtually from London today. The conference was held at Narail Government High School ground.

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Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC has provided scholarships to the meritorious wards of the Rural Development Scheme (RDS) members of Bogura, Rajshahi and Rangpur zones. 191 students from various engineering, specialized and public universities and medical colleges among the wards of the project members were awarded scholarships on February 16, 2025, Sunday, at a ceremony organized at Hotel Mom-Inn in Bogura.

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Students will receive necessary textbooks by the end of this February, Education Adviser Wahiduddin Mahmud said today (16 February). Speaking to reporters after a discussion on the first day of the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Conference 2025 in Dhaka, he also said instructions have been given to DCs to form committees in educational institutions.

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The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against NASSA Group Chairman Nazrul Islam Mazumder for allegedly acquiring illegal assets worth more than Tk781.31 crore. The case was lodged by ACC Assistant Director Mohammad Shahjahan Miraj at the ACC`s Integrated District Office, Dhaka-1, confirmed ACC Director General Md Akhtar Hossain today (16 February).

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