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BNP appoints Humayun Kabir as joint secretary general

Bangladesh Nationalist Party has appointed Humayun Kabir, an adviser to the party’s acting chairman Tarique Rahman, as one of its joint secretaries general. ‘Humayun Kabir has been made the BNP’s

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Protesters ask govt to stop providing privileges to accused in enforced disappearance cases

United for the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, Voice of Enforced Disappeared Persons, ODHIKAR, and families of victims of enforced disappearance held a protest rally in front of the court on

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Road crashes claim 1.16 lakh lives in Bangladesh in 12 years: Jatri Kalyan Samity

Bangladesh has witnessed 67,890 road accidents over the past 12 years that left 116,726 people dead and 165,021 others injured, according to Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity. The organisation’s Secretary General,

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House rent allowance for MPO teachers raised to 15%, gazette soon

The interim government has decided to increase the house rent allowance for the teachers and employees of MPO-listed (Monthly Pay Order) non-government educational institutions by 15% of their basic salary. This

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Returning to classroom Wednesday as key demand met: Azizi

“Our major demand has been fulfilled. This is a big victory for us. We are returning home with the official notification in hand after achieving it through our movement. We

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1.12 lakh people killed, 1.65 lakh injured in road accidents in Bangladesh in 12 years

At least 1,16,726 people were killed and 1,65,021 others were injured in 67,890 road crashes across Bangladesh in the last 12 years, a report of the Passenger Welfare Association of

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BNP to meet Yunus over worries about administrative neutrality, advisers’ roles

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party is set to meet chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus this evening to convey concerns over administrative neutrality, recent policy decisions, and the activities of certain advisers

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Police on high alert after fires spark fears of sabotages on key sites

The police forces across the country have been put on high alert and ordered to step up patrols around key point installations after a series of major fires in Dhaka

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