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Japanese man detained in Thailand over suspected online fraud in Myanmar
A 29-year-old Japanese man was detained by Thai police on Thursday for his suspected involvement in online frauds in Myanmar. He was arrested at Bangkoks airport after arriving on a flight from Yangon, Myanmars largest city, according to Thai authorities and other sources. The man, who is also...

Consul general engages with Bangladeshi students in Toronto
The Bangladesh Consulate General in Toronto hosted an exchange meeting with Bangladeshi students from the University of Toronto, Toronto Metropolitan University, and York University. Thirty-one students from four campus-based Bangladeshi student unions attended the event. As part of the upcoming...

Nagorik Committee holds protest march against attack on students in Gazipur
Jatiya Nagarik Committee has held a protest march and rally against the attack and torture on students by Awami League leaders and activists at the house of former minister Mozammel Haque in Gazipur. This program was held in front of the deputy commissioners office on Rajbari Road in Gazipur...

Chhatra Shibir honors indomitable meritorious students
On the occasion of the 48th founding anniversary of Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir, the honoring ceremony for indomitable meritorious students Durbar 2025 was held. In this, indomitable meritorious (physically disabled) students of Dhaka University, Jahangirnagar University and Jagannath...

No income tax on foreign doctors’ fees for treating July Uprising injured
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has exempted the income tax on fees, hotel rents, meals and airfares for foreign doctors during their stay in Bangladesh for providing treatment to people injured in anti-discrimination student movement. To this end, the NBR today (February 5) issued a...

Titumir College students suspend movement, withdraw blockade
The students of Government Titumir College have announced that they will suspend their movement demanding the conversion of the government-run Titumir College into a university, for seven days, following the assurance of the Ministry of Education. On Monday night, they announced the suspension...

Titumir College students block Gulshan-1 intersection
Students of Government Titumir College blocked the Gulshan-1 intersection in the capital on Saturday evening, demanding to convert the institution into an independent university. Several hundred demonstrators took to the streets around 6:30 pm, causing immense suffering to people and severe...

Dhaka seeks faster Canadian visa processing for students
Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Monday urged Canadian authorities to expedite visa processing for Bangladesh nationals, with a particular emphasis on student visas. He made the call when newly-appointed High Commissioner of Canada to Bangladesh Ajit Singh paid a courtesy call on him...

Clashes between DU and seven college students undesirable: Asif Nazrul
Law Advisor Professor Asif Nazrul has said that the clashes between Dhaka University (DU) and seven college students are undesirable. He said this in response to questions from journalists after a meeting at the Ministry of Home Affairs at the Secretariat on Monday. Asif Nazrul said, These...

"BNP and student leaders should stay united, without any misunderstanding."
Is the distance between the government, student leaders, and BNP increasing? This question has arisen in the minds of many due to the recent remarks from some BNP leaders and student leaders who led the uprising. Interim governments Law Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul stated, BNP and student leaders...

Canada cuts international student permits again
Canada will limit the number of international students entering the country in 2025 for the second straight year, aiming to alleviate pressure on housing, healthcare, and other essential services, reports UNB. The immigration ministry announced on Friday that the country would issue 437,000...

'This incident will definitely be investigated': Asif Nazrul
Law Adviser Asif Nazrul has assured that the attack on indigenous students protesting in front of the NCTB building will be thoroughly investigated. On Wednesday night (January 15), he shared several pictures of the incident on his verified Facebook account, and wrote, This incident will...

JnU students call off hunger strike after receiving assurance
Jugannath University (JnU) students have called off their hunger strike after receiving assurance that their demands will be met. The protesting students left the roads in front of the secretariat around 7 pm on Monday and returned to the campus. AKM Rakib, a student of the department of Botany...

JnU students block Secretariat entrance
Hundreds of Jangannath University (JnU) students sat down in front of the Secretariat at 5:00 pm Monday to press home their demands for an army-led campus construction project and better accommodation facilities. The students were reportedly continuing their Sundays hunger strike. Earlier, at...

‘Nation desires inclusion of Hasina’s trial as key focus in manifesto’
Sarjis Alam, a coordinator of the anti-discrimination student movement, stated that the aspirations for which lives were sacrificed during the July movement must be clearly reflected in the manifesto. The manifesto should not echo the voices of a select few; it should represent the collective will...

BDR mutiny trial starts today, students protest court's location
A temporary special court was set up on the grounds of Dhakas Alia Madrasa to conduct trials for the 2009 Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) mutiny. In response, students of the madrasa and local residents have protested by blocking roads in the Bakshibazar area, voicing their opposition to the use of the...

Police-students clashes at Secretariat gate
Clashes broke out between police and a group of students from Prime Asia University at the main gate of Bangladeshs Secretariat on Tuesday afternoon. Witnesses reported that the students were involved in a standoff with police, though the reason behind their protest remains unclear. Earlier,...

Three to die for killing EUB student
A Dhaka court on Sunday sentenced three people to death for killing Ismail Hossain Jisan, a Civil Engineering student of European University of Bangladesh (EUB). Judge of the Dhaka Metropolitan Session Judge Court-5, Farzana Yeasmin delivered the verdict. The condemned convicts are --...

India unlikely to sacrifice Sheikh Hasina
The former prime minister of Bangladesh has fled the country, ending her 15-year regime amid student-public uprising. Then the interim government led by Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus took the power. Following Hasinas ouster on August 5, dozens of cases have been filed on different charges...

JCD to introduce merit-based student politics
Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Chatradal (JCD) General Secretary Nasir Uddin Nasir said JCD wants to initiate merit-based student politics, keeping challenges of 21st century in mind. He made the statement during an interview with Bangladesh Pratidin at BNPs Naya Paltan office yesterday. Bangladesh...

Inqilab Mancha blocks Kakrail intersection, demands action against Awami League
Inqilab Mancha activists staged a demonstration at Dhakas Kakrail Mosque intersection on Sunday, demanding the cancellation of the Awami Leagues registration and increased safety for students and citizens. The protest began after law enforcement halted the groups march toward the Chief Advisers...

Martyrs’ families in Khulna division get Tk 2.9cr
The July Shaheed Smriti Foundation has provided financial assistance of Tk 2.9 crore among 58 families of martyrs from the anti-discrimination student movement in Khulna division; each family received a cheque for Tk 5 lakh, reports UNB. The event was held at the Khulna Shilpakala Academy on...

Road Accident: 3 arrested over BUET student’s killing
Police on Friday arrested three students with alcoholic drinks after their car rammed a motorbike from behind, instantly killing a BUET student at a security checkpost in Rupganj, Narayanganj. Two other BUET students were critically injured in the crash, likely the result of a drink-driving....

Five years on, no justice for Residential student Naimul’s death
The family of Naimul Abrar Rahat, a ninth-grade student from Dhaka Residential Model College has still not received justice, even after five years since his death. Naimul Abrar died from electrocution during an event organized by the Kishore Alo magazine of Prothom Alo on November 1, 2019. Ten...

Ex-minister Inu sent to jail
A court here on Thursday sent former information minister Hasanul Haque Inu to jail in a case lodged over the killing of a college student Khalid Hasan Saifullah in the capitals Azimpur area during the anti-discrimination students movement. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Sefatullah passed the...

DMP commissioner admits Dhaka's traffic indiscipline, seeks public cooperation
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Sheikh Md. Sajjat Ali admitted the citys traffic mismanagement, calling it indisciplined. He appealed to residents for cooperation in restoring order to the roads. His comments were made during a press briefing at the DMP Media Center on Monday....

Primary students to get 100% books in January: Advisor
Primary and Mass Education Adviser Professor Dr Bidhan Ranjan Roy Podder has said primary level students will receive 100 percent textbooks in January, but there will be no celebrations like before, reports BSS. There are questions about the quality of primary school teachers recruited before...

Asaduzzaman Noor assaulted at BSMMU
Former minister Asaduzzaman Noor was assaulted by injured students of July-August movement when he was taken to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) from jail for treatment on Saturday. Some injured victims of the movement attacked Noor when he was taken there for treatment at...