Bus driven by helper hits home minister’s car

    Sayeed Muhammad: A sports utility vehicle carrying Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal was hit by a city bus that was being driven by a helper at Dhaka’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area. A bus of New Vision Paribahan hit the car in front of National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases in the area around 8.45pm on Friday, said…

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      ‘The girls at my age who are beautiful are tortured more’

      Written by: Tanzim Taqrim Arnob Hundreds of thousands of Rohingyas are coming to Bangladesh after being tortured in their own country and witnessing the horrific experience. Neither men nor women nor children received remorse from the torture of Myanmar soldiers. ‘The girls at my age who are beautiful are tortured more. Then shot dead.’ Says…

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        It’s time we listened to the plight of Assam’s ‘foreigners’

        Harsh Mander / India’s north-eastern Assam state was thrown into turmoil on July 30, after approximately four million people living there were not included in a draft list of citizens published by authorities. The Registrar General of India (RGI), which published the draft list called the National Register of Citizens (NRC), said out of the…

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          Dr Kamal urges President Hamid for meeting

          Hossen Sohel of DOT The Jatiya Oikya Front has sent a letter to President Md Abdul Hamid to request a meeting amid the ongoing campaigns for the 11th parliamentary elections, reports bdnews24.com. The leader of the alliance, Dr Kamal Hossain, requested a meeting with the president on Dec 17 alongside a 10-person delegation. The letter,…

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            The Hello Kitty Murder

            Oishi In 1999, Hong Kong civilians were horrified to hear the details of a grisly murder, which took place in a third floor apartment in Granville Road 31. Fan Men-yee, the 23-year-old victim was a nightclub hostess who was abducted by three men and held captive for over a month. During her captivity, Ms. Fan…

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              The potential of BIMSTEC

              A J M Shafiul Alam Bhuiyan, Professor of Television, Film, and Photography, Dhaka University: The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) involving seven South and South East Asian countries has just concluded its 4th summit in Nepal. What can the emerging economies like Bangladesh gain from this multilateral arrangement? In…

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                How to overcome mental roadblocks

                Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed Stress and strain are the sources of mental blocks. Emotion is a by-product of the mind. It is most essential to be stress free. There are ways to remove or avoid mental hazards. By mental hazards and pressure, mental blocks are created. The cause of emotional block is pressure. Almost any…

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                  Rajib’s death: Probe report submission June 10

                  Abrar Hussain: A Dhaka court yesterday set June 10 as the date for submitting the probe report over the college student Rajib’s death case. Rajib had unfortunately lost his right hand after being sandwiched between two buses in the capital.Dhaka Metropolitan magistrate Golam Nabi fixed the new date because the investigation officer and Shahbagh police…

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