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Sporadic clashes mark BNP’s countrywide protest

BCL and JL men carried out the attack when the BNP leaders were heading towards Alaiarpur Primary School to join a protest rally.

  • Published: August 31, 20228:56 am
  • Author The Daily Star
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Contempt case: Imran willing to ‘take back’ controversial remarks against judge, IHC told

On Imran’s behalf, his counsel said that fair comment and criticism was desirable for the administration of justice and hence should be allowed.

  • Published: August 31, 20228:53 am
  • Author Tahir Naseer
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Railway police crackdown on hi-tech touts cornering tickets en-masse

The accused are involved in the development and sale of these illegal software using social media, along with providing fake virtual numbers and fake user IDs.

  • Published: August 30, 20223:23 pm
  • Author Anjali Bhatia
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$227.8 million lost to top 10 scams in first half of 2022, as overall crime rises by 36%

Job scams topped the list with over 3,500 cases reported and more than $58 million lost, according to mid-year statistics.

  • Published: August 30, 20223:21 pm
  • Author Nadine Chua
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Bongbong Marcos vows hospitals for war veterans in Visayas, Mindanao

He made the remark during an event as the country celebrated National Heroes Day.

  • Published: August 30, 20223:17 pm
  • Author Neil Arwin Mercado
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Victim of “enforced disappearance” returns after 9 months

Imam Mahadi Hasan Dollar was picked up on Nov 6 2021 from Mymensingh, by men in plainclothes, said his wife Mumta Hena Pinky.

  • Published: August 30, 20223:13 pm
  • Author The Daily Star
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Where do the ‘disappeared’ disappear to?

"I was interrogated for six hours. Every part of me was tortured. They used movie-like torture methods. I was bleeding from the nose because of the torture”, revealed one victim.

  • Published: August 30, 20222:38 pm
  • Author Zyma Islam
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IMF approves revival of Pakistan’s EFF programme, to release $1.17 billion loan tranche

The IMF will now immediately disburse about $1.2 billion to Pakistan and may provide up to $4 billion over the remainder of the current fiscal year, which began on July 1.

  • Published: August 30, 20228:54 am
  • Author Dawn
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Judges should fear no one: Sultan

The Sultan of Perak also expressed the need for efforts to improve the syariah judicial system and empower the Syariah Court.

  • Published: August 30, 20227:49 am
  • Author The Star
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Foreign students finally returning to Japanese universities

Pandemic-related restrictions on the entry of foreigners began to be relaxed in March, and about 115,000 foreign students had entered Japan as of the end of July.

  • Published: August 30, 20227:44 am
  • Author Rei Sasaki

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