Anti-discrimination leader Mamun rescued after five days, admitted to hospital

Desk Report: Police have rescued Maulana Mamunur Rashid, the former joint convener of the anti-discrimination student movement and an active activist of the July Movement, after he was missing for five days. Police from Turag Police Station rescued him in an ill condition from a mosque in Sector 1 of Purbachal in the capital around 2 pm on Friday. Turag Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Monirul Islam Monir said, “Upon receiving the news, the police went to the spot and rescued Mamun and admitted him to Kuwait Friendship Hospital. The family…

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Goat case: Matiur and Imran tell their story in court

Desk Report: National Board of Revenue (NBR) member Matiur Rahman and Sadiq Agro Chairman Imran Hossain, who are in the spotlight in the goat case in the corruption case, chatted in the court docket. This scene unfolded when they were brought before the Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge and Senior Special Judge Court on Wednesday. The two were presented in the court docket at the same time. At this time, Matiur Rahman started talking to the lawyers. Later, Matiur and Imran sat on the bench placed in the docket. They saw…

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5 people die of dengue in one day, all in Dhaka

Desk Report: 5 people die of dengue in one day, all in Dhaka Five people have died in the country due to dengue fever in the last 24 hours. All died in Dhaka hospitals. The Health Department gave this information in a notification today, Wednesday. 5 people die of dengue in one Of the five, three died in Dhaka South City and two in North City. At the same time, 668 people have been admitted to hospitals due to dengue. With this, 187 people have died of dengue this year…

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244 arrested during AL’s attempted flash rally in the capital

Desk Report: 244 arrested during AL’s attempted flash rally in the capital Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has arrested 244 leaders and activists of Awami League and its affiliated organizations during an attempt to hold a flash procession of the banned Awami League in the capital. 14 cocktails and seven banners have been recovered from the arrested persons. ‎DMP Additional Police Commissioner (Crime and Operations) SN Md. Nazrul Islam gave this information at a press conference at the DMP Media Center on Wednesday (September 24) afternoon. 244 arrested during AL’s attempted…

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Imran of goat case arrested in July murder case

Desk Report: Sadiq Agro Chairman Imran Hossain, who was discussed in the goat case, has now been shown arrested in a murder case of the anti-discrimination movement. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Ariful Islam ordered his arrest on Monday. He was produced in court from jail. The investigation officer of the case, Mohammadpur Police Station SI Md. Nazmul Islam, applied to be shown arrested in the murder case of auto-rickshaw driver Md. Roni in the Mohammadpur Police Station area. The court granted the application and ordered him to be shown arrested in…

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E-Valley’s Russell-Shamima sentenced to three years in prison in another case

Desk Report: Mohammad Russell, CEO of e-commerce company E-Valley, and his wife and company chairman Shamima Nasrin have been sentenced to three years in prison in another fraud case. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Monirul Islam announced the verdict on Thursday. In addition to the prison sentence, they have been fined Tk 10,000 each. The plaintiff in this case is a customer named Abul Kalam Azad. In the case, he alleged that he was attracted by E-Valley’s eye-catching advertisement and placed a purchase order for 11 motorcycles for Tk 2.3 million. He…

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Jaksur’s elected leaders take oath after 33 years

Desk Report: The newly elected leaders of Jahangirnagar University Central Students’ Union (JACSU) have officially taken the oath. JACSU President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Mohammad Kamrul Ahsan administered the oath to them at the university’s Senate Hall on Thursday afternoon. Family members of martyrs Alif Ahmed Siam and Shravan Gazi, who were killed in the Savar area during the July Movement, and the wife of martyr Mizanur Rahman were present at the time. At the beginning of the oath-taking ceremony, the Holy Quran, the Holy Gita, the Holy Bible and the…

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Pakistani actress Hania Amir coming to Dhaka

Desk Report: Pakistani actress Hania Amir coming to Dhaka Pakistan’s most popular entertainment star Hania Amir is coming to Dhaka for the first time. In a short time, she has become a shining star in the South Asian entertainment world by acting in television dramas, films and web content. After making her big screen debut with the film ‘Janaan’ in 2016, Hania has consistently impressed the audience. She has acted in popular dramas like Mere Humsafar, Ferry Tale, Dilruba, Anna, Kaavi Mein Kaavi Tum. From romantic to comedy, from glamorous…

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Jatiya Party office attacked and set on fire again

Desk Reports : The Jatiya Party’s central office has been attacked, vandalized and set on fire again. The attack and vandalism was carried out by leaders and activists of the People’s Rights Council in Kakrail, the capital, shortly after 7 pm on Friday. At that time, they set fire to the inside of the office. Rezaul Islam Bhuiyan, a presidium member of a faction of the Jatiya Party, told Ajker Patrika, “The leaders and activists of the People’s Rights Council came with a procession and set fire to our party…

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‘Bad Touch’: Protests demand resignation of college teacher in Demra

Desk Reports: ‘Bad Touch’: Protests demand resignation of college teacher in Demra A teacher named Mizanur Rahman of Demra University College in the capital has been accused of sexually harassing several female students. Students and guardians protested on the college campus on Wednesday afternoon demanding the resignation of the teacher from the college’s accounting department. The protesters displayed placards reading ‘One point, one demand – resignation’, ‘Not the victim of bullying, but injustice’, ‘We want justice’, and ‘Raise your voice against bad touch’. Tensions were seen in the area last…

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