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Security beefed at diplomatic zone

Security is beefed up at the diplomatic zone, what the authorities explained as routine measure ahead of Independence Day on March 26.
No exams upto class III from this year

Education ministry’s decision to scrap examinations upto class III will be implemented from this year, Secretary of the Primary and Mass Education Ministry Akram-Al-Hossain says.
EC unbothered about low voter turnout

Election Commission Secretary Helal Uddin Ahmed says, the commission prefers free, fair and peaceful voting against the attendance of voters.
Non-MPO teachers, employees postpone demo

Teachers and employees of non-MPO educational institutions suspend their movement demanding inclusion of their institutions in the government’s Monthly Payment Order (MPO) facility following assurance of Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni.
Stocks continue fall at Dhaka bourse

Stocks continued to suffer massively, ending today 58 points lower in the continuing trend of last three days.
134 herders killed in central Mali's worst violence

Gunmen kill at least 134 Fulani herders in central Mali, a local mayor says, the deadliest such attack of recent times in a region reeling from worsening ethnic and jihadist violence.
Mozambique says death toll rises to 446 after Cyclone Idai

Mozambique has recorded more deaths from a cyclone and floods around southern Africa, a government minister says, with hundreds left in camps after homes were destroyed.
82,500 students get primary scholarships

A total of 82,500 students have got scholarships in the Primary Education Completion (PEC) Examinations held in 2018.
Guardian Life launch insurance awareness program for Walton

Recently Guardian Life Insurance Limited and Walton jointly organised an insurance awareness program at the Walton Corporate Office in Bashundhara, according to a press release.
Now AL man found with ammunitions at Dhaka airport

A leader of ruling Awami League is handed over to police for carrying ammunitions without declaration at the domestic terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
Midday Brief, Sunday, March 24, 2019

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‘UN to raise 1971 Pakistani genocide in int’l forum’

The United Nations will raise the issue of Pakistani genocide in Bangladesh in 1971 in the international forum, visiting UN Under Secretary General and Special Advisor on Prevention of Genocide Adama Dieng says.
OBHAI becomes title sponsor of Afghanistan team’s tour of Bangladesh 2019

Popular ridesharing app “OBHAI” has become the title sponsor of Afghanistan cricket team’s tour of Bangladesh this year.
‘Conspiracy against govt’: Hizb-ut Tahrir chief acquitted of charges

A Dhaka court jails two Hizb-ut Tahrir members for two years and also acquitted its four others including its chief coordinator Mohiuddin Ahmed in a case filed on charge of conspiring against the government.
Uber launches driver safety features

Ride-hailing company Uber has launched a comprehensive set of app-based safety features for drivers in Bangladesh. The features bundled as "Driver Safety Toolkit" contain GPS tracking facility for every Uber trip and an emergency button.
Chinese national held with 48 gold bars at Dhaka airport

Customs officials detain a Chinese national on charge of smuggling in 48 gold bars, weighing over five kilogrammes, at Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.
NZ to hold nat'l remembrance for Christchurch Friday

New Zealand will hold a national remembrance service for victims of the Christchurch massacre on March 29, the government announces, as the country grieves over a tragedy that shocked the world.
Shahnaz Rahmatullah laid to rest

Eminent singer Shahnaz Rahmatullah was laid to eternal rest at Banani graveyard in Dhaka after Zohr prayer.
Protest flares up in Sylhet over Wasim’s death

Several hundred students of Sylhet Agricultural University (SAU) stage demonstration, demanding justice for one of their fellows, who was pushed off a running bus and killed yesterday evening.
UN draws up plans to ‘facilitate’ Rohingya relocation to island

The United Nations is making plans to help Bangladesh relocate thousands of Rohingya refugees to a remote island off its coast, documents seen by Reuters show.
UN monitors spread across Bangkok to watch polls

Foreign observers representing the United Nations fan out across Bangkok and its outskirts to monitor the long-delayed election.
Voting at all centres in Katiadi suspended over 'rigging'

Authorities suspend voting at all 89 centres of Katiadi upazila in Kishoreganj following allegations of huge irregularities during the 3rd phase of upazila elections.
UZ polls: Cop, 4 others shot in Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar polls clash

Five people including a policeman suffers bullet injuries in separate clashes centering upazila parishad elections in Chattogram and Cox’s Bazar districts.
Passengers airlifted from crippled cruise ship in storm

Rescue helicopters evacuate more than 150 people from a luxury cruise ship which suffered engine failure in stormy weather off the west coast of Norway, police and rescue workers say.
Polls close in Thailand's first general election since 2014 coup

Thais began the nail-biting wait to see whether the ruling junta will return to power as a civilian government, or if pro-democracy parties can triumph against the odds, as polls closed in the country's first general election since a 2014 coup.
UZ election ends amid low voter turnout, stray incidents

The third phase elections to 117 upazila parishads concludes amid a low turnout of voters and stray incidents of violence.
Fire guts several shops in Lalbagh

A fire that broke out at several tin-shed structures in Dhaka's Lalbagh area last night, was doused at about 11:50pm without any casualty.
STAR Day at a Glance | Saturday, March 23, 2019

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Univ student dies after being ‘pushed out’ of running bus in Moulvibazar

A student of Sylhet Agricultural University (SAU) is killed on Sylhet-Mymenshingh Highway in Moulvibazar after being allegedly pushed out of a running bus by its helper following an altercation.
Anti-drug drive: 92 sent to jail

A Dhaka court sends 92 people to jail in connection with 16 cases filed with Mohammadpur Police Station under the Narcotics Control Act on March 22 and 23.