Digital Bangladesh was not built for rumours, says Hasina

    M Humayun Kabir: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said she had not built a Digital Bangladesh for spreading rumours on social media. She came up with the remarks during the foundation laying ceremony for the new underpass to be built near Shaheed Ramiz Uddin Cantonment College on Dhaka’s Airport Road, reports bdnews24.com. Addressing the students…

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      2 children among 10 injured in Moss Side shooting

      Hossen Sohel: Two children were among 10 victims injured in a shooting in the Moss Side area of Manchester. Police said the victims had “pellet-type wounds that are not believed to be serious”. One man is in a serious condition in hospital with leg wounds, reports BBC. The shooting took place yesterday at a street…

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        Day after tomorrow is National Mourning Day

        Desk Report: The National Mourning Day, commemorating the 45th anniversary of Bangabandhu’s tragic assassination, will be observed across the country on August 15th. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was assassinated in a military putsch on August 15 in 1975, along with most of his family members. The predawn attacks left a total of 24 people killed….

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          Bangabandhu dreamt of Bangladesh

          -Prof. AAMS Arefin Siddique, Former Vice Chancellor, University of Dhaka: When Bangabandhu was murdered on August 15, 1975, it was as if the whole nation was murdered. Bangladesh couldn’t move forward since that day. The nation went in a completely Pakistan-centric direction. After murdering Bangabandhu, the conspirators declared Bangladesh Betar as ‘Radio Bangladesh’; and instead…

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            KI to probe countrywide workplace accidents

            UNB: Knowledge Industry (KI) and Safety and Rights Society (SRS) on Sunday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to investigate workplace deaths across the country, and help the victims’ families realise compensation. KI Managing Director Mahamudul Haque and SRS Executive Director Sekendar Ali Mina inked the deal at SRS office in the capital’s Mohammadpur area….

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