KABADDI TEST SERIES:聽Bangladesh take 1-0 lead over Nepal
Bangladesh earned a 53-29 point win over Nepal in the first of the five-match Kabaddi Test Series between the two countries at the Paltan Ground in the city on Saturday.
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Eminent environment and human rights activists in a statement on Wednesday demanded punishment for attackers who injured Department of Environment director Md Sawqat Ali....
DU mathematics department holds orientation
The mathematics department of the University of Dhaka held an orientation programme for the first year undergraduate students at the Mathematics Building of the university on Wednesday...
6 arrested over attack during DoE drive
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Environment drives should be adequately supported
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Hepatology Society鈥檚 AGM held
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Malaysia extends repatriation programme for undocumented Bangladeshis
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Bangladesh girls begin U-19 WC campaign in style
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47 more stranded Bangladeshis repatriated from Lebanon on Saturday
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Nepal鈥檚 top court bars infrastructure in protected areas
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RU teacher injured in road accident dies
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