Bangladesh on Tuesday reported 2,202 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours, pushing the country’s total tally to 481,945.
Author: Lutfun Nahar
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Sculpture: People trying to destabilise to be resisted
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Damaging Bangabandhu’s sculpture: 4 placed on remand
A Kushita court on Tuesday placed on remand four people, who were arrested in connection with the damage of a sculpture of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
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BSF kills 2 Bangladeshis in Thakurgaon
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Sedition case on sculpture: PBI asked to report within Jan 7
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Toll pay thru bKash lets cars pass Hanif Flyover sans stop
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25 fined in Dhaka City for not wearing masks
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Bangabandhu sculpture: Babunagari, 2 more sued for sedition
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Education Minister Dipu Moni tests positive for Covid-19
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‘Dhaka committed to taking ties with Thimphu to new height’
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Bangladesh signs Preferential Trade Agreement with Bhutan
Bangladesh on Sunday signed its maiden Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) with Bhutan to boost bilateral trade between the two countries.
‘Defacing of Bangabandhu’s sculpture insult to Constitution’
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BCL protests against Bangabandhu’s sculpture defacing
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Covid-19 claims 31 more lives, infects 1666 in Bangladesh
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Jana Sanghati Samity man shot dead in Rangamati
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Junaid wins National Film Award for editing
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35 injured in clash ahead of Barisal Union Parishad election
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Check smuggling, protect independence: PM to Border Guards
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140 BD policemen leave for UN peacekeeping mission in Mali
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Gayeshwar for a ‘do-or-die’ movement amid corona
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Israel urges citizens to avoid Gulf, cites Iran threat
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Vaccine still a challenge for Bangladesh, many others: CDC
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Bangladesh reports 24 more Covid-19 deaths, 2252 cases
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