Govt to establish independent commission to strengthen media: Swapon
Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon has said the government is going to establish an independent commission to strengthen media by ensuring press freedom, reports BSS."In the past, the government's approach was focused only on control. But the present government is committed to ensuring overall discipline and welfare in...
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Three UPDF men detained in CHT raid
Three members of the United People's Democratic Front (UPDF) were detained during a raid in the Budangchhara area under Guimara region in the Chittagong Hill Tracts on Saturday, reportsc UNB.The detainees were identified as Sathoai Marma, 32, Ronel Chakma, 28, and Sarching Marma alias Raju, 22.According to a statement issued...
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25 students, cops injured in clash at DUET over joining of new VC
GAZIPUR, May 17 (UNB): At least 25 people including five policemen were injured in a clash between two groups on Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology (DUET) campus on Sunday centering the joining of newly appointed Vice-Chancellor (VC) Professor Dr Mohammad Iqbal.The unrest began after a government appointed Dr Mohammad...
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PM pays last respects to ex-state minister Mizanur Rahman Sinha
Prime Minister (PM) Tarique Rahman on Sunday paid his last respects to former State Minister for Health and Family Welfare Mizanur Rahman Sinha, reports UNB.The PM placed a wreath at the coffin of the deceased at the South Plaza of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban inn the city around 11:30 am.Speaker...
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Dulu praises Turkey's support in Rohingya crisis
Disaster Management and Relief Minister Asadul Habib Dulu has expressed deep gratitude to Turkish government and people for spontaneously standing beside Rohingyas who took shelter in Bangladesh after being forcibly displaced from their homeland Myanmar, reports BSS.The minister said this when Turkish Ambassador to Bangladesh Ramis Sen paid a courtesy...
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Shafiqur slams BNP over 'political grabbing', corruption allegations
RAJSHAHI, May 17 (UNB): Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer and leader of the opposition Dr. Shafiqur Rahman on Saturday questioned what he described as widespread "political grabbing" across all sectors, directing sharp criticism at the BNP over allegations of corruption, politicisation and governance failures."Why is political grabbing happening everywhere with brute force?" he...
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Convicted BRUR ex-VC Hasibur lands in jail
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Sunday sent Prof Hasibur Rashid, former Vice Chancellor of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR), who was sentenced to 10 years' in prison in connection with the killing of Abu Sayed during the July 2024 Uprising, to jail, reports UNB.The ICT-2, chaired by Justice Nozrul...
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An ex-adviser of interim govt pushed Dhaka back by 18 years in 18 months
Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Administrator Bir Muktijoddha Abdus Salam on Saturday alleged that a former adviser to the interim government had pushed Dhaka city "18 years backwards in 18 months.""One of the loudest voices on environmental issues in Bangladesh was an adviser in the last interim government. But he...
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