Female students of July Uprising receive prestigious US award

Female students of July Uprising receive prestigious US award The prestigious Madeleine Albright Honorary Group Award has been given to female students who participated in the July Uprising. The award is given by the United States in addition to the International Women of Courage (IWOC) Award. The award was announced on the US State Department website on Friday. The award will be presented to the winners at a ceremony hosted by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and US First Lady Melania Trump at the State Department on April 1.…

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Loud argument in Islamic University’s vice-chancellor office

Loud argument, commotion in the office of the Islamic University’s vice-chancellor A huge brawl and uproar broke out in the office of the Vice Chancellor of the Islamic University in Kushtia between teachers and officials holding various administrative positions, Chhatra Dal leaders and activists, and students of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement. The incident took place around 1 pm on Tuesday over the appointment of new positions, including the post of registrar, according to university sources. Meanwhile, several video clips of the brawl have been circulated on social media, Facebook. This…

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Family finds body 7 months after death in anti-discrimination protest

Family finds body 7 months after death in anti-discrimination protest The body of college student Asif Hossain (19), who died in the anti-discrimination student-public movement in Sirajganj Municipality, has been handed over to his family after a long seven months. On the orders of the court, the police handed over the body to his relatives at around 12 noon on Tuesday. The deceased Asif was the son of Nazrul Islam of Ekdala Mohalla in Sirajganj Municipality and a student of Sirajganj Government Technical School and College. Mustakim Hossain, Sub-Inspector (SI)…

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BNP upset over some reform proposals

Desk Report: As part of the reform program taken by the interim government, four reform commissions submitted their reports to the chief advisor on January 15. BNP is upset with some of the proposals made by these commissions. It was learned from talking to several leaders of the party that although the BNP agrees with the reforms, it has serious objections to some of the proposals. In particular, there is disagreement over the recommendations for changes to the basic principles of the constitution. However, the party is not officially announcing…

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