photo of the day
From fake flowers and fruits to looking glasses and shiny discs -- Jahangir Hossain has decorated this rickshaw to his heart’s content. He comes to Dhaka from Narayanganj every morning to earn a living. A well decorated rickshaw attracts more passengers, helping him take home around Tk 700 every day, said Jahangir. The photo was taken recently in Dhanmondi. Photo: ANISUR RAHMAN
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Students of Mahasthan High School in Bogura sit on a pile of cash, carefully counting them. Five of the eight donation boxes from the Shrine of Shah Sultan Mahisawar Balkhi were opened yesterday. The donation boxes are opened quarterly, said Additional Deputy Commissioner (Tax) Abdul Malek. Over Tk 28 lakh donation was collected three months ago, added Bogura’s Executive Magistrate Nasim Reza. Photo: COLLECTED
Photo of the day
Fourth-grader Akhi joins her mother every day after school to lend a hand in the risky job of breaking bricks, just so her mother can go home a little sooner, after earning a daily income of Tk 250-300. Many workers in the profession are forced to use improvised protective gear as they are given none, leaving them susceptible to frequent injuries. The photo was taken from Bakchor area near Jurain recently. Photo: Anisur Rahman
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Sector Commanders’ Forum places a wreath at Shikha Chirantan in Suhrawardy Udyan yesterday, marking the month of victory. Throughout the month, different socio-political and cultural organisations, and educational institutions will organise numerous programmes to celebrate the nation’s victory after a nine-month-long Liberation War. Photo: Anisur Rahman
ducsu polls
The morning following the much awaited Ducsu polls saw demos and counter-demos at Dhaka University. Students brought out a procession demanding reelection and vice chancellor's resignation. Photo: Amran Hossain, Palash Khan/File
ducsu polls
A student holds a placard reading “mystery of the [ballot] box”. Photo: Amran Hossain, Palash Khan
ducsu polls
A locked classroom during students' strike. Photo: Amran Hossain, Palash Khan
ducsu polls
Rejecting election result, BCL activists stage a sit-in near the VC's residence. Photo: Amran Hossain, Palash Khan
ducsu polls
A man and a child on a bike move past a burning tyre, after agitators set it on fire. Photo: Amran Hossain, Palash Khan
decorated with the rank and badges
Prof Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah, vice chancellor of Begum Rokeya University in Rangpur, being decorated with the rank and badges of major by Brig Gen Abdul Baten Khan, director general of Bangladesh National Cadet Corps (BNCC) and Lt Col Towfique Nowshad, director (training) of BNCC, at BNCC Headquarters in Dhaka recently. Photo; Collected
Nomination paper submission
Awami League leader Saber Hossain Chowdhury at the office of Election Commission in Dhaka's Segunbagicha after submitting his nomination paper around noon yesterday. Photo: Amran Hossain
Nomination paper submission
Flanked by supporters, BNP's Shama Obaid holds the nomination letter for Faridpur-2 constituency in front of the party chief's Gulshan office in the afternoon. Photo: Prabir Das
Gypsy Women
Although a notice pasted on the wall prohibits occupation of footpath by hawkers, bede (gypsy) women sit there regularly to sell their so-called “healing” service. The photo was taken in front of Bandarbazar police outpost in Sylhet city on Monday. Photo: Sheikh Nasir
Shaheed Dr Milon Day
Mother and family members of Dr Shamsul Alam Khan Milon pray at his grave on Dhaka Medical College (DMC) campus, marking Shaheed Dr Milon Day yesterday. Photo: Collected
Free Bird
A juvenile steppe eagle spreads its wings atop a mango tree near the Padma river bank in Rajshahi. The migratory bird was released into nature after being treated for over a week. It was found sick in Natore's Halti beel by a farmer. The forest department with the help of “Sabuj Bangla”, a local bird lovers' club, rescued the bird of prey and brought it to Rajshahi. Before releasing it on Saturday, Bangladesh Bird Club and International Union for Conservation of Nature researchers tied a metal ring to its leg for monitoring its whereabouts. Steppe eagle is listed as endangered in IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Photo: Collected
20th anniversary celebration of the daily Prothom Alo
Eminent personalities from different sectors attend the 20th anniversary celebration of the daily Prothom Alo at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel last evening. Photo: Collected
20th anniversary celebration of the daily Prothom Alo
Editor of the newspaper Matiur Rahman, speaks to the guests. Photo: Collected
25 years of editorship
Mahfuz Anam, editor and publisher of The Daily Star, with his colleagues at The Daily Star premises yesterday. Photo: Rashed Shumon
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Avijit murder: Court summons Bonya
A Dhaka court summons Rafida Ahmed Bonya, widow of slain writer-blogger Avijit Roy, and five other prosecution witnesses to appear before it for delivering their statements on December 30 in Avijit murder case.
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Govt to introduce insurance schemes for migrant workers
The government will bring Bangladeshi migrant workers under two compulsory insurance schemes of Tk 2 lakh and Tk 5 lakh in a bid to provide financial security to them and their family members.
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3 motorcycles torched in Dhaka
Unidentified miscreants torch three motorcycles on the High Court Street in Dhaka.
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UGC orders closure of evening courses at all public universities
University Grants Commission (UGC) orders closure of evening courses at all public universities as what it said the courses tarnish the educational institutions' image.
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Govt might change Khaleda's medical report: Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir apprehends that the government might change the BSMMU’s medical board report on his party Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s health condition and would submit a different report to the court.
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Harassment allegation: Man goes under wheels while getting off bus to avert arrest
A man is crushed under the wheels of a bus when he was hurriedly getting down of the vehicle after two women passengers brought allegation against him of sexual harassment in Chattogram city.
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‘Assisting GK Shamim’: ACC summons PWD engineers
Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday summoned 11 engineers of the Public Works Department (PWD), including incumbent additional chief engineer Utpal Kumar Dey, to quiz them over their alleged involvement in assisting GK Shamim in getting tenders and amassing illegal wealth.
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Unite to bring rights violators to book
Gonoforum President Dr Kamal Hossain yesterday urged all to be united to bring human rights violators to book.
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Max Hospital sued for ‘wrong treatment’ again
Within a span of weeks, a second allegation of “death from wrong treatment” has been raised against Max Hospital in Chattogram, with a case filed this time by the aggrieved.
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War Crimes: ICT set to deliver verdict on Rajshahi man today
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 will deliver its verdict today in a case filed against a Rajshahi man for allegedly committing crimes during the Liberation War in 1971.
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5 burned by live wire
Five people sustained burn injuries as they came in contact with a live wire at a warehouse in Patiya upazila of Chattogram yesterday.
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Five killed in road accidents in 3 districts
Three separate motorbike-related accidents killed three people in Kishoreganj Mymensingh, and Noakhali districts yesterday, while another two died in another road crash in Noakhali. Among the deceased were a seven-year-old boy and a police constable, reported our correspondents.
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Dipan Murder Case: 3 prosecution witnesses testify
Prosecution witness Najmul Ahsan yesterday told a Dhaka court that he along with some people, rushed to the office of Jagriti Prokashani at Aziz Market and found the office door locked at around 3:50pm on October 31, 2015.
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Son kills mother over dispute in Sylhet
An elderly woman was allegedly killed by her son after an altercation at Doloipara village in Sylhet Sadar upazila on Monday night.
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Int’l Diabetes Federation: Dr Akhtar Hussain elected president
Bangladeshi doctor Professor Akhtar Hussain has been elected president of the International Diabetes Federation (IDF).
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Defamation Case against Ducsu VP: Court seeks police report
A Dhaka court yesterday directed the officer-in-charge (OC) of Shahbagh Police Station to submit a report by January 8, after a defamation case was filed against Dhaks University Central Students’ Union (Ducsu) Vice President Nurul Haque Nur.
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Transition to smart city needed to better serve citizens: speakers
Different service providing agencies must work together to learn and engage with technology and formulate appropriate policies that will support smart city solutions in order to serve citizens better, speakers said at a seminar yesterday.
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Himal Southasian: Mashiul and Shabnam win short story competition
Himal Southasian has announced Bangladeshi writer Mashiul Alam’s short story “Milk”, translated by Shabnam Nadiya, as winner of their end-of-year short story competition, as per the magazine’s website.
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Radicalisation threat on the rise: CTTC
The number of terrorist incidents has come down significantly in the last three years, but the threat of radicalisation is on the rise, according to research by the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP).
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Farewell, Ajoy Roy
Admirers from all walks of life thronged the central Shaheed Minar yesterday to pay their tributes to Professor Ajoy Roy.
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‘A civilised country can’t have division based on ethnicity’
Rights activists and academicians at a conference yesterday urged the government to end division among the citizens based on ethnic and religious identity, which goes against the founding principles of Bangladesh.
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One killed, five injured in Savar factory blast
A young woman was killed and five were injured in an explosion at a sweater factory in Ashulia of Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka yesterday.
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Implementing SDGs: President calls for cooperation to bridge financing gap
Noting that financing gap is the main challenge for Bangladesh to attain Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development, President Abdul Hamid yesterday called for cooperation among nations, including developed countries, to be more active in mobilising required funds.
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‘Bring qualitative changes in their skills training’
Speakers at a discussion yesterday urged the government to bring qualitative changes in skills training for female migrant workers to ensure their safety abroad.
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No minority repression during BNP govt: Fakhrul
BNP yesterday claimed that no incident of minority repression occurred in the country when the party was in power.
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Ducsu VP Nur sued for defamation
A defamation lawsuit has been filed against Nurul Haque Nur, vice-president of Dhaka University Central Students' Union (Ducsu) for allegedly tarnishing image of the student body by “indulging in corruption”.
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Bribery scam: HC rejects bail to ex-ACC director Basir
The High Court rejects the bail petition filed by suspended director of Anti-Corruption Commission Khandaker Enamul Basir in a case filed over the transaction of Tk 40 lakh as bribe.
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40th BCS written tests Jan 4
Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) has fixed the examination dates for the written tests of the 40th BCS.
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Graft case: Charges pressed against SK Sinha
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) presses charges against former chief justice SK Sinha and 10 others in a case filed under Money Laundering Act.
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Use 'Joy Bangla' slogan at all state programmes: HC
The High Court rules that "Joy Bangla" slogan must be used at first and last of all the state programmes including the Victory Day and Independence Day.
