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PM visits cleared footpaths in Mirpur, talks to pedestrians
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today visited footpaths cleared of encroachment in the capital’s Mirpur area and spoke with pedestrians to assess how the eviction of street hawkers had improved their movements.
Former additional secretary found dead at Officers' Club construction site
Police have recovered the body of former additional secretary Md. Mosharraf Hossain from an under-construction building of the Officers’ Club in Ramna, Dhaka.
Students slaughter cow beside JnU VC’s residence to protest ban
Students of Jagannath University (JnU) slaughtered a cow beside the vice-chancellor’s residence on Friday in protest against a university administration notice banning the slaughter of animals on campus.
Former DU Professor Dulal Kanti Bhowmik Goes Missing After Leaving Home
Dulal Kanti Bhowmik, a former professor of the Department of Sanskrit at the University of Dhaka, has gone missing in Dhaka's Mohammadpur after leaving his home saying he was going to buy medicine.
Portraits of Begum Rokeya, Jasimuddin, Jibanananda got place on wall of footpath in Segunbagicha, Sanjeeb Chowdhury excluded
The portraits of the pioneer of the women’s awakening and women’s rights movement Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain, rural poet Jasimuddin and poet Jibanananda Das have been newly added on the wall beside the footpath freed from occupation in Segunbagicha of the capital.
Youth detained in incident of beating on footpath of Dhaka, ASI withdrawn
Police has detained a youth named Khalid Hasan, 35, in the incident of beating a person and making him sit and stand by holding the ear on the footpath in Dhanmondi of the capital. Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of Dhanmondi police station Abdul Hai who was present at the place of the incident has been withdrawn from the workplace on the allegation of negligence in duty in the same incident.
Fire at Chawkbazar market under control after 12 hours battle
A massive fire that broke out on Monday afternoon at Manjur Khan Plaza Market in Old Dhaka's Chawkbazar was brought under control after nearly 12 hours. The Fire Service confirmed that the blaze was contained at 5:20 am on Tuesday (October 13). No casualties have been reported so far.
Attack, vandalism at GM Quader's Uttara residence
An attack has taken place at the Uttara residence of Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader in the capital.
Hundreds sing Rabindra Sangeet protesting defacement of Tagore portrait
Cultural activists from several organisations gathered to sing Rabindra Sangeet in unison in protest against an attempt to deface a graffiti portrait of Rabindranath Tagore on a wall outside the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in Segunbagicha, Dhaka.
Toufique Imrose Khalidi laid to rest in Dhaka after emotional farewell
Toufique Imrose Khalidi, who helped lead Bangladesh's news industry into the digital age, has been laid to rest at Mirpur Martyred Intellectuals' Graveyard.