Lightning kills two in Munshiganj

    BSS Two youths were killed being struck by lightning at Char Kishorganj-Mullapara in Sadar upazila on Thursday noon. The dead were identified as Anik, 15, and Ferdous, 17, both residents of the same area. Local people said thunderbolt struck them when they were taking bath in the Meghna river.

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      Man shot dead in Noakhali

      BSS Miscreants gunned down a man near Kamal Chairman Bridge at Sharifpur under Begumganj upazila of the district on Wednesday night. The victim was identified as Faruq, 27, a motorcycle mechanic and son of Nurul Amin of Bepari Bari village of the upazila.He was admitted into Noakhali General Hospital. A case was filed in this…

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        3 commit suicide in Jessore

        UNB Three people, including a septuagenarian man, allegedly committed suicide in three different incidents in Jessore Sadar, Manirampur and Abhaynagar upazilas on Wednesday. In Sadar upazila, Matiar Rahman, 70, a resident of Chanchra village took pesticides over a family feud in the night. In Manirampur upazila, Tariqul Islam, 18, son of Mohammed Ali of Khedapar…

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          2 held with 1,600 Yaba pills in Khulna

          UNB Police in separate drives arrested two people along with 1,600 pieces of Yaba tablet in different areas of the city on Wednesday night. Assistant Commissioner of the Detective Branch (DB) of police Sheikh Kamrul Islam said tipped off, a team of DB police conducted a drive in Boira area under Khalishpur police station and…

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            3 siblings to die for killing BCL man in Bogra

            UNB A court here on Thursday sentenced three brothers to death and three people, including two siblings, to life imprisonment for killing a Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activist in the district town in 2009. The condemned convicts are Rony Mondal, Masum Parvez Masum and Masud Parvez Munna, sons of Abdul Mazid, while the lifers are…

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              Chittagong leading in journalism: DC Mesbah Uddin

              Chittagong Bureau Deputy Commissioner of Chittagong District Mesbah Uddin deems Chittagong to be the leading district in the fields of art, literature, culture and especially journalism. He also said that journalists can play a role in developing the country by connecting the government, the administration and the general public with the news they present. He…

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                NLD proposes law to make Suu Kyi ‘president’s boss’

                AP, Yangon The party of Aung San Suu Kyi has submitted a proposal to parliament to create a new position for her as “state adviser,” which would allow her to have a powerful hand in running Myanmar. Lawmaker Khin Maung Myint described the position as “the president’s boss,” indicating that Suu Kyi’s party is helping…

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                  Strike in France to reject labor reform

                  AP, Paris Some French train drivers, teachers and others are on strike to reject a government reform relaxing the 35-hour workweek and other labor rules. The strike is not affecting Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport, but 20 percent of flights at Paris’ Orly airport have been canceled. The strike also affects schools, public hospitals and…

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                    South Africa’s top court rules Juma breached constitution

                    AP, Johannesburg South African President Jacob Zuma “failed to uphold” the constitution when he didn’t pay back some of the millions of dollars in state funds used to upgrade his home, South Africa’s Constitutional Court ruled on Thursday. The ruling could significantly weaken the leader, who is fending off multiple accusations of alleged misconduct at…

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