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Bangladesh-India bond is rooted in blood: Hasan

Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud today said the bond between Bangladesh and India is rooted in blood and the friendship has further strengthened under the dynamic leadership of Bangabandhu's daughter Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi. The minister told reporters after a meeting with Indian outgoing High Commissioner to Bangladesh Vikram Kumar Doraiswami at his secretariat office in the capital, reports BSS. Information and Broadcasting Secretary Md Mokbul Hossain was present in the meeting. Hasan said the premier visited to India last week and it was a successful visit. Many achievements were come during the visit and the big achievement of the visit is to get the opportunity of exporting products to third countries using...

HSC, equivalent exams from Nov 6, schedule published

The schedule for this year's Higher Secondary Certificate and equivalent exams has been published. Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board released the schedule for all educational boards on Monday, reports UNB. According to the schedule, written HSC exams will begin on November 6 and will continue till December 13. Practical exams will be held from December 15 to 22, according to the routine. HSC exams will be held from 11 am to 1 pm and 2pm to 4pm for different subjects. Examinees will have to sit for the HSC exams...

PM Hasina urges the US to lift sanctions against Russia

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday asked the US to withdraw the sanctions it imposed on Russia as their punitive action is causing immense suffering across the globe. "I think that it is justified to retreat from the act of punishing one country which is hurting the people of the whole world,” she said while inaugurating the new building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dhaka, reports UNB. The prime minister joined the event virtually from her official residence Ganobhaban. She said that the US-led sanctions were tantamount to a violation of human rights as it is not fair to deprive all humans of their basic rights. Hasina said it is unfortunate that when the whole world is being affected by the Covid-19 pandemic the Russia-Ukraine war has brought more miseries. ...

50 people killed in Sitakunda fire

The BM container depot at Sitakunda, which is located in Chittagong, has become a graveyard as a result of the horrific fire. On Saturday night, at about 11 o'clock, the fire got started. Last night, after almost 25 hours of fighting, the fire was finally brought under control. In the meantime, the fire claimed the lives of a total of fifty individuals. Nine of them were firefighters or other members of the Civil Defense. It is estimated that around five hundred people were hurt. This terrible blaze has burned massive amounts of imported and exported goods, covered vans and lorries, and chemical storage facilities along its path. The horrifying nature of the scenario caused the individuals in ...

BSL-JCD clashed again at DU

Large student organizations BSL and JCL clashed again on the premises of Dhaka University. The incident took place at around noon on the DU premises. On Tuesday, tensions were high on the Dhaka University (DU) campus over a clash between the BCL and the Chhatra Dal. Leaders and activists of different units of the Chhatra League were very vocal about this protest procession. The central leaders and activists of the Chhatra League demanded that the leaders and activists of the Chhatra Dal par...