BNP announces programmes for Khaleda’s release

    Kabir Humayun: BNP yesterday announced countrywide programmes demanding its Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s release from jail. The party men will hold an hour-long human chain on September 8 and a two-hour long token hunger strike on September 12, reports Asian Age. BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi made the announcement at a press conference…

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      Khaleda’s bail hearing today

      Sayeed Muhammad: The apex court has deferred until tomorrow the hearing on the leave-to-appeal petitions filed against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s bail which the High Court granted her in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case. A four-member bench of the Appellate Division, led by Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain, passed on the order yesterday, reports the…

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        ANIME REVIEW

        Nusrat Progga Name: MIRAI NIKKI Year of release: 2013 Age restriction: 18+ Rating: 8.5/10 To those of you who think Anime is for kids, you better watch Mirai Nikki because it has a more mature story line than those Hindi serials you watch secretly when your mommy is out. Adapted from the manga series by…

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          Meghan Markle’s ‘accent’ in new documentary sparks buzz

          NDTV The Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle’s “accent” has become the talk of the town once again. In a recent video clip from Queen Elizabeth II’s documentary ‘Queen of the World’, Meghan, according to viewers, can be heard talking “in a slight British accent.” The clip first appeared online over the weekend, in which she…

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            ‘National Hackathon 2016’ April 6-7

            UNB, Dhaka The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Department will arrange a two-day long Hackathon competition titled ‘National Hackathon 2016’ aiming to innovate solutions to the challenges to achieve the 10 selected Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The best young technologists of the country will participate in the competition to be held on April 6 They…

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              Teacher killed in Rajshahi road accident

              BSS An school teacher was killed on the spot when a truck dashed him in Kamarpara area on Rajshahi-Chapainawabganj Highway under Godagari upazila of the district on Saturday morning, police and locals said. The deceased was identified as Shahidul Alam, 48. He was the headmaster of Ranibari Girls High School under Shibgonj upazila of Chapainawabganj…

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                Stress is Contagious

                Halima Akter: Stress can actually be passed from person to person. You can become stressed just by being around someone who is stressed or anxious. The stress you fell from being around other stressed people has the exact same effect on your brain as stress you personal experience on your own. Scientists were studying mice…

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                  Economic Growth and Social Justice

                            Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed Social justice means a socio-economic order in which all are given equal rights and opportunities. This presupposes an egalitarian society. Every child in a democratic state is entitled to rights and opportunities that would guarantee his food, shelter and education. Birth and heredity should not determine…

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                    DB officer mugged, injured in city

                    Noman Mosharef An officer of Detecitve Branch (DB ) was injured by two muggers in the capital yesterday morning. DB inspector Mahbubul Haque was returning home from office in the morning. When he reached Mouchak area, two miscreants stopped him.They tried to snatch his belongings. As he tried to resist them, they stabbed him. Later…

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                      Indian commerce minister due Sept 23

                      Desk Report: Indian Minister of Commerce and Industry and Civil Aviation Suresh Prabhu is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on September 23 on a three-day official visit, reports The daily sun. The Indian minister is coming to Bangladesh to discuss trade with a special focus on border haat (market) and other bilateral issues between the…

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