Police officer dies on duty in Dinajpur
A 58-year-old police officer, Mizanur Rahman, died of a heart attack while on duty in Ghoraghat, Dinajpur on Sunday morning, police said.
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Indian national arrested in Sarishabari for illegal entry
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Madarganj expatriate council names Italy-based Sabuj Ali as chief adviser
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3 killed, 5 hurt as covered van hits auto-rickshaw in Jamalpur
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4 sentenced to life for kidnapping woman in Jamalpur
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Union council member hacked to death in Jamalpur's Islampur
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Public toilet sign at Awami League office vanishes in Bakshiganj
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Madrasa student killed in Sherpur bus-auto crash on Eid journey home
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Eid road crash in Mymensingh kills two, injures three
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Four-vehicle crash in Bhaluka kills 2, injures 6
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BNP leader arrested in Abhaynagar over alleged 4 crore extortion
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Former state minister's home set on fire in Dinajpur
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Birganj bus-motorcycle crash kills man taking Eid sweets to sister
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Husband dies after wife strikes him with wooden stool, police say
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Chinese man travels to Dinajpur to marry Bangladeshi woman he met online
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All 38 candidates fail village police exam over national anthem test
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Mirzapur Shahi Mosque in Atwari stands as Mughal-era artistic landmark
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NCP will stand with minorities facing oppression, Sarjis says
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Panchagarh olive market sells 10 million taka of fruit daily, with exports to Malaysia
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BNP opens parliament by breaking July charter, says NCP leader Sarjis Alam
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Jamaat holds iftar gathering in Chaugachha, Jashore
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BNP rebel candidate withdraws from Sherpur-3 byelection
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Kaunia residents rally to keep Char Dhushmara primary school at original site
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National Life Insurance Pirgachha zonal office holds iftar gathering
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Mobile court fines man 50,000 taka for illegal soil cutting in Taraganj
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Five hurt as student wing clashes with youth wing at NCP iftar in Rangpur
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Bikrampur foundation sells iftar package for 10 taka to 500 Munshiganj families
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Man arrested for raping 5-year-old girl in Munshiganj's Sreenagar
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Health ministry will be free of corruption, syndicates, minister says
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Padma Bridge launches non-stop electronic toll system
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BNP member secretary and 21 others quit party in Gazaria over nomination dispute
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Silk-cotton and palash blooms paint Gangni roads in early spring colors
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Jashore traders cut electricity use, close shops after 8 p.m. to save fuel
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Tarique Rahman sworn in as Bangladesh's 11th prime minister
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Tangail murder mystery solved three and a half years later, suspect held
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Awami League's Delduar secretary Shibli sent to jail
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Tangail-2 Islami Andolan candidate fined for violating election code
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Corruption is the state's biggest enemy, home adviser says
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Madaripur girl rescued 14 days after abduction, 3 arrested
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Madaripur bank agent robbed of 2.4 million taka
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Mentally ill teenage girl found dead in Shibchar
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