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Govt move to cut life terms stirs debate

Govt move to cut life terms stirs debate

This can be opposed on grounds of discrimination

This can be opposed on grounds of discrimination

If a woman receives a shorter term than a man for the same crime, that disparity is discriminatory. As convicts, their legal status is the same. The g...

This decision seems rushed, impulsive

This decision seems rushed, impulsive

Gender-based sentencing unconstitutional

Gender-based sentencing unconstitutional

Reasonable if prisons reform inmates

Reasonable if prisons reform inmates

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Bhanga erupts in violence over constituency delimitation

Protesters attack officers’ club, upazila parishad, police station

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Bangladesh seeks deeper trade ties with US: CA

Remain neutral during national election

DMP chief asks police

Remain neutral during national election

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Bursting with greens, yellows, film stars, birds, and intricate designs -- Dhaka’s rickshaw art once brought the streets to life. Today, as modern motorised rickshaws take over, self-taught rickshaw artist Hanif Pappu keeps this colourful tradition alive in his own room, painting the magic of a fading craft. The photo was taken on Monday. NAZMUL ISLAM

Bursting with greens, yellows, film stars, birds, and intricate designs -- Dhaka’s rickshaw art once brought the streets to life. Today, as modern motorised rickshaws take over, self-taught rickshaw artist Hanif Pappu keeps this colourful tradition alive in his own room, painting the magic of a fading craft. The photo was taken on Monday. NAZMUL ISLAM

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