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The talented and brave army officer Tanjim Charowar Nirjon passed away. Everyone present bid him a tearful farewell. The deceased army officer used to tell his relatives about his future dreams. 'Just pray for me. I want to serve the country and the nation by becoming the chief of the army in the future with my talent and qualifications.' But unfortunately, his dream did not come true. Before that, he was stabbed by robbers and fled to the land of no return. Nirjon's future dreams were conveyed by his uncle Ashraf Ali Khan Sharif. Nirjon's body was brought to the Tangail district headquarters helipad on Tuesday (September 24) afternoon. The army called the family at 6:30 am that day…

He has accused Muhammad Didarul Islam Khandaker, a municipal councilor and joint convener of the municipal BNP in Ramgati, Lakshmipur, of spreading misinformation. He has claimed that a faction of the Awami League, led by former councilor of the same municipality and another joint convener of the municipal BNP, Aparup Das, is running this campaign. Aparup is the upazila correspondent of the Manabzamin newspaper. The victim alleged that the newspaper is resorting to spreading misinformation by publishing one-sided news. The victim's municipal councilor and party leaders and activists raised such allegations in a protest meeting and press conference organized by the Ramgit Upazila and Municipal BNP in protest of the incident. The meeting was held at the party office on Monday (September 23) evening. In a written statement, the municipal…

Irfan Ullah, EB Correspondent: Dhaka University Law Department Professor Dr. Naqib Md. Nasrullah has been appointed as the new Vice-Chancellor of the Islamic University (IB). He is the 14th Vice-Chancellor of the IIB. On Sunday (September 22), the University Chancellor and President Md. Shahabuddin appointed him to this post. This information was revealed in a notification issued by the Secondary and Higher Education Department of the Ministry of Education today. Dr. Naqib Md. Nasrullah graduated from the Law Department of Dhaka University in 1989 and completed his postgraduate studies in 1990. He also completed his MPhil and PhD degrees from Macquarie University, Australia. Later, he served as a part-time teacher at Macquarie University. Before teaching at Dhaka University, he worked as an Islamic…

US President Joe Biden's bilateral meeting with the interim government's chief advisor, Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus, is today. The meeting is going to be held on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session in New York on Tuesday (September 24). Several diplomatic sources said that the chief advisor will present the background of the interim government, various steps to reform the country, and various challenges of the government in this meeting with the US President. The topic of India may also come up for discussion. Diplomatic sources in Dhaka and New York said that the meeting of the two leaders will be held at the UN headquarters today, Tuesday at 11:30 am (9:30 pm Bangladesh time) according to New York's local time. In the meantime, the issue of Dr. Yunus and Biden's meeting has come up for discussion. Because, three decades…

Nobiprovi Representative The 2024 election of the newly formed Executive Council of the Noakhali Science and Technology University Journalists Association (Nobiprovis) has been held. Mohammad Imam Hossain, the university representative of Manab Zamin newspaper, won the post of president and Abdullah Al Noman, the university representative of Amed Somi newspaper, was elected as the general secretary. On Monday (September 23), the election began at 9 am with the participation of members of Nobiprovis and was held until 12 noon. The Chief Election Commissioner was the University Proctor A.F.M. Arifur Rahman, the assistant commissioner was Md. Abdul Quader, a lecturer in the Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, and Sajjadul Karim, a lecturer in the Department of Law. The others elected are Vice President, Dainik Manabkantha University Representative Md. Fahad Hossain, Joint…

Dhaka Road Transport Owners Association has announced the introduction of 'half pass' (half fare) for students seven days a week. Saiful Alam, general secretary of the association, said that the decision will be effective in all metropolitan areas of the country including Dhaka on Tuesday (September 24). He made the announcement at a meeting organized by Dhaka Road Transport Owners Association at the Engineers Institution Bangladesh (IEB) auditorium in the capital on Monday (September 23). The meeting was organized to raise awareness among owners and workers with the aim of restoring order on roads and highways. Saiful Alam said that students will get this facility of paying half fare every day from 6 am to 12 midnight. For this, students will have to be wearing uniform or have a photo ID card with them. Owners Association…

Pradeep Kumar Roy, Special Correspondent: Lakshmipur's new Superintendent of Police Md. Akhtar Hossain said, 'We will build a safe Lakshmipur together with the police and journalists.' He said these things at a meeting with journalists working in the district at the conference room of the Superintendent of Police's office on Sunday (September 22) afternoon. He also said that the anti-discrimination student movement has created an opportunity to form a new state and society. If the police and journalists work together, it will be very easy to reach the specified goal. Stating that the people of Lakshmipur are truly peace-loving, he firmly said, if the police and journalists work together, a safe Lakshmipur can be built by keeping the law and order situation normal and crime-free.

Leftist politician Anura Kumar Dissanayake has won the Sri Lankan presidential election. He made history by winning the second round of counting on Sunday evening. This was the first time in Sri Lanka's history that an election was counted in the second round. Earlier, in the first round of counting in the afternoon, no candidate received more than 50 percent of the total votes. Dissanayake received 42.31 percent of the votes in this round. While his closest rival, opposition leader Sajith Premadasa, received 32.76 percent of the votes. On the other hand, incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe received only 17 percent of the votes. As a result, he was in third place. And because of this, he did not have the opportunity to participate in the second round. However, Dissanayake, who is a good governance…

The United Nations will assist Bangladesh in reforming key institutions, including the police and the election commission, as initiated by the interim government, UN Resident Coordinator Gwen Lewis said. She said this during a courtesy call on Principal Advisor Dr. Muhammad Yunus at his office in Tejgaon on Sunday (September 22). The Principal Advisor’s press wing said that during the courtesy call on Dr. Muhammad Yunus by the UN Resident Coordinator in Bangladesh, they discussed reforms in various fields, corruption, floods, the Rohingya crisis and the UN-led investigation into the July-August genocide. Gwen Lewis expressed her interest in supporting the reform initiatives taken by the interim government and thanked Dr. Yunus for his extraordinary role as the head of the post-revolutionary administration. The July-August revolution…

Mominul Haque Rubel, Brahmanbaria Correspondent A housewife named Sumaiya Akhter (22) committed suicide by hanging herself in Nabinagar, Brahmanbaria. The incident took place at 9 am on Sunday (September 22) in Narui (Brahmanhata) village in Kaitla Uttar Union of the upazila. The deceased housewife is the wife of Kausar Mia of Brahmanhata village. It is learnt that Kausar Mia and his wife had a good relationship. There was no problem between them in the family, and the couple even took a picture together last night. In the morning, Kausar Mia went to work in the agricultural land and his wife Sumaiya Akhter committed suicide by hanging herself by wrapping a veil around her neck. Since the incident, her husband Kausar Mia has been in hiding. Later, Nabinagar…