1423 killed, 22 thousand injured in July-August movement

 The anti-discrimination student movement has listed that 1,423 people have been martyred so far in the July-August movement. About 22,000 people were injured. But this number is still not final.   Tarekul Islam, member secretary and coordinator of the central sub-committee on health of the anti-discrimination student movement, gave this information. Tarekul Islam briefed about the…

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EU concerns over attacks on minorities

The ambassadors of the European Union (EU) missions in Dhaka have expressed concern over the attack and vandalism of the places of worship of minorities and minority ethnic groups. They welcomed the initiatives taken by those involved in the ongoing student movement as well as others to protect minorities. EU Embassy X (formerly Twitter) in…

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987 crores are coming daily

In the first 12 days of this October, 986 crore 66 lakh 40 thousand (986 million) US dollars remittances came into the country legally. In local currency, the amount is 11 thousand 840 crores (120 rupees per dollar). As a result, daily average remittances are 822 million 19 thousand dollars or 987 million taka. This…

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It is a timely reminder that when faced with twin threats, India has succeeded by wisely choosing allies, points out Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).

August 9 is etched in golden letters in history of India’s freedom movement as the day when Mahatma Gandhi gave the call ‘Quit India’ to the British in 1942. Twenty nine years later, on this very day, India signed a ‘Peace and Friendship’ treaty with the Soviet Union to lay the foundations of a glorious…

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