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Non-MPO teachers begin sit-in

Non-government teachers and employees on Monday started indefinite sit-in in front of the National Press Club pressing for inclusion of their educational institutions in the Monthly Pay Order programme. Non-MPO Shikkha Pratishthan Shikkhak-Karmachari... Full story

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Protest continues against rapes

Protest against incidents of rapes continued on Monday in different parts of the country with demonstrators demanding punishment of rapists. Rights activists at Savar demanded exemplary punishment of... Full story

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NHRC to raise border killing to Int’l forum

The National Human Rights Commission chairman, Mizanur Rahman, on Monday said that the commission would raise the issue of killing of Bangladeshi citizens by Indian Border Security Force along the borders... Full story

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Save people from adverse climate change impacts: greens

The environmentalists have strongly recommended keeping the international river flows active to save the people from the adverse impacts of climate change, ecological disturbances and environmental degradation. These recommendations came... Full story

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Savar rape-victim describes brutality

A college girl who was violated by a youth in Savar on November 25 last year made a judicial statement before a Dhaka court on Monday. Judicial Magistrate Lubna Jahan recorded the statement of the victim under... Full story

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US embassy announces visa facilitation programme

The US embassy in Dhaka has initiated a facilitation programme that will exempt certain qualified returning foreign visitors from another interview with a consular officer. The programme came into effect on Sunday, said a release. Full story

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Shamahar Sweaters workers’ demo continued

More than 700 workers of the just closed Shamahar Sweaters Ltd continued their demonstrations for the second day on Monday in Tejgaon industrial area protesting against their terminations and demanding... Full story

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12 including 2 kids injured in bomb blast

At least 12 people including two children were injured in a crude bomb explosion on Sunday night in Mohasthangarh area under Shibganj upazila in Bogra. Of them, six seriously injured people including the two... Full story

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Countrywide water transport strike from midnight

Water transport workers are set to go on an indefinite strike across the country from midnight today to press home their 16-point set of demands including a revised wage structure consistent with the... Full story

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AL-led 14-party’s human chain on Jan 24

Awami League-led 14-party alliance will organise human chain on January 24 across the country to press their demand for expediting the trial of war criminals and protesting against anarchy of BNP-Jamaat alliance. Full story

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Transport strike in southwest if demands not met by Jan 12

Leaders of transport owners and workers on Monday threatened to start an indefinite strike from January 13 in the south-western region, if the government does not meets their 7-point set of demands including... Full story

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Quader Molla’s retrial plea rejected

The International Crimes Tribunal–2 on Monday rejected a petition filed by the detained Jamaat leader Abdul Quader Molla on January 3 seeking retrial of his case. The same tribunal of Justice Obaidul Hassan... Full story

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RUJA elects executives

Anayet Karim of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha and Jonab Ali of banglanews24.com were elected president and general secretary respectively of the Rajshahi University Journalists’ Association for the period of 2013-14. Full story

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Four returns home from Indian jails

After languishing in Indian jails in different terms for illegal intrusion, four Bangladeshis returned home through Burimari land port under Patgram upazila of the district Monday afternoon. Full story

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SAF founder Madanjeet dies

Artist, writer and philanthropist Madanjeet Singh, 88, a UNESCO goodwill ambassador, died in Beaulieu-sur-Mer in the south of France on Sunday following a stroke. He was the founder of the South Asia Foundation. Full story

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HC to hear rule on Niko case against Khaleda tomorrow

The High Court on Monday set January 9 to hear the rule it had issued on the Anti-Corruption Commission to explain why the proceedings of Niko corruption case against Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson... Full story

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HC asks EC to allow BNP leader Jalal to contest

The High Court on Monday asked the Election Commission to allow local BNP leader Jalal Uddin Ahmed to contest the by-elections to the Chittagong-12 parliamentary constituency, scheduled for January 17, as an independent candidate. Full story

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3 to die for killing schoolboy

A Dhaka court on Monday sentenced three people to death for murdering Mirpur schoolboy Salman Sami last year. The court of Judge Mohammad Motaher Hossain of Speedy Trial Tribunal-4 acquitted... Full story

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