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Locals block Ctg-Cox's Bazar Highway   

Locals block Ctg-Cox's Bazar Highway  

Agitated locals blocked the Chattogram-Cox's Bazar Highway at several points on Sunday demanding the development of the two-lane 136-km long highway into a six-lane expressway. As part of a pre-announced programme, the blockade started around 9 AM in Lohagara and Keranihat of Satkania in the Chatt

November death toll hits single-month high of 99

November death toll hits single-month high of 99

The total fatalities due to mosquito-borne dengue disease hit a single-month high of 99 in November with five new deaths reported on Sunday, according to the Director General of Health Services (DGHS). On the other hand, some 636 new dengue patients were also hospitalised across the county during

Month of Victory begins

Month of Victory begins

December, the month of Victory when Bangladesh was born as an independent country in 1971 after the surrender of Pakistani occupation forces following a nine-month war, began on Monday. Different sociocultural, political, and professional bodies and institutions will celebrate the month through di

Judgment in plot scam case against Hasina, Rehana, Tulip today

Judgment in plot scam case against Hasina, Rehana, Tulip today

A Dhaka court is set to pronounce its judgment today in a case against 17 people, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana and niece Tulip Siddique, over irregularities in the allocation of a 10-katha plot in the RAJUK Purbachal New Town Project. The court is schedul

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