Historical and Cultural sites destroyed by war

    Nobonita Chowdhury War and civil unrest has always been a part of human civilization, especially from the start of this decade. As far as I’m concerned, war will always prevail for as long as humanity exists. We as human beings get into conflicts over the simplest things. For conflicts to cease altogether, one of us…

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      12 gold bars seized, one held from Uttara

      BSS Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) seized 12 bars of gold worth around Taka 50 lakh and arrested a woman from Abdullahpur bus-stand under Uttara West thana today. Acting on a tip-off, a team of RAB-1 led by Assistant Superintendent of Police Mohammad Najibul Hasan Rajib conducted a special drive at the bus-stand area…

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        CMP imposes restriction on traffic

        Tahmeed Taha: Yesterday, Chittagong Metropolitan Police imposed a restriction on vehicular movement and carrying sharp weapons, explosives, flammable materials in the port city on Thursday, UNB reports. A CMP press release said on Tuesday night that security measures have been beefed up in three state-owned oil establishments in Chittagong. Vehicular movement stretching from Cement Crossing…

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          38 held for selling, consuming drugs in city

          UNB In the ongoing anti-narcotics drives, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 38 people on charges of selling and consuming drugs in the capital in last 24 hours till 6:00 am Friday. Detective Branch of DMP and local police stations carried out the drives separately starting from 6:00 am Thursday. During the drives, the police also…

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            Convicted can’t contest in elections: SC

            Abrar Hussain of DOT The Appellate division of the Supreme Court yesterday stayed a High Court order that had allowed a convicted person to contest in the upcoming national election. The seven-member bench of the SC led by Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain passed the order after hearing two petitions filed by the state and…

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              The Private Army Business

              Samiul Bashar Samin It is a familiar story. A superpower goes to war and faces a stronger-than-expected insurgency in distant lands, yet has insufficient forces to counter it because of political and military constraints. The superpower decides to hire contractors, some of whom are armed, to support its war effort. The armed contractors prove to…

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