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Indian tourist visa resumes: Long queues on first day at visa centres
Indian tourist visa resumes: Long queues on first day at visa centres

Indian tourist visa resumes: Long queues on first day at visa centres

Putting an end to a long wait, India has resumed issuing tourist visas for Bangladeshi citizens. The application process officially began on Sunday, June 28, at five Indian Visa Application Centres (IVAC) across the country, with long queues and heavy crowds seen on the very first day.

Renowned artist Mustafa Monowar passes away
Renowned artist Mustafa Monowar passes away

Renowned artist Mustafa Monowar passes away

Renowned painter, puppet maker and cultural personality Mustafa Monowar has passed away. He breathed his last on Monday, June 29, while undergoing treatment at Square Hospital in the capital. He was 91 years old. Hospital authorities confirmed his death.

PM to inaugurate tree planting programme at 29,000 educational institutions this afternoon
PM to inaugurate tree planting programme at 29,000 educational institutions this afternoon

PM to inaugurate tree planting programme at 29,000 educational institutions this afternoon

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will inaugurate a simultaneous tree planting programme at more than 29,000 secondary-level educational institutions across the country on Monday, June 29. The formal inauguration will take place at 2:00 pm at the Bangladesh-China Friendship International Conference Centre in the capital.

Opposition walks out of parliament at last minute
Opposition walks out of parliament at last minute

Opposition walks out of parliament at last minute

The opposition has walked out of the National Parliament, alleging that it was not given the opportunity to speak on points of order, was not given a copy of the bill in advance, and was allocated less time than the government party. The incident occurred towards the end of the budget session on Sunday (June 28).

Never apologized for role in '71: Mirza Fakhrul to Jamaat
Never apologized for role in '71: Mirza Fakhrul to Jamaat

Never apologized for role in '71: Mirza Fakhrul to Jamaat

Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has criticized Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami for not apologizing to the nation for its role in the 1971 Liberation War. At the same time, he advised the new political party NCP to take a clearer stance in politics without carrying any 'stigma' or stigma of the past.

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