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44,617 more get Covid-19 1st dose vaccine in Rangpur

Some 44,617 more citizens were inoculated with the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine on Wednesday raising the total number of the first dose recipients to 82,24,366 in Rangpur division."Among the 44,617 new first dose recipients, 33,647 were inoculated with AstraZeneca Covid-19 jabs, 65 with Sinop...

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Over 33 tonnes honey collected in Jamalpur

A total of 33.52 tonnes of honey was collected from the mustard fields of Jamalpur district this Robi season.According to Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) office sources in the year 2021-2022 farmers of the district cultivated mustard on 23,560 hectares of land but they collected honey from...

Sports,Cricket

Shakib returns home to take part in BCL

Ace allrounder Shakib Al Hasan will return to cricket with the one-day format of Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL),that starts on January 9.He will play for Walton Central Zone which clinched the trophy of the BCL first class tournament on Thursday, beating BCB South Zone by four wickets. A total of f...

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Mashrafe begins practice to bring back bowling rhythm

Pace bowler Mashrafe Bin Mortaza started practice session on Thursday as part of his preparation to return to the cricket with the upcoming Bangladesh Primer League (BPL).The former Bangladesh captain will play for Dhaka franchise in this BPL.However as he was away from the cricket for a long time, ...

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4-day Parbotto Mela begins today

A four-day Parbotto Mela is scheduled to begin today at Chittagong Hill Tracts Complex in city's Baily Rd area in the city.The Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs is going to arrange the fair, aiming to introduce and promote the products of the small ethnic group so that they can attain s...

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Unregistered online news portals irks govt

The government on Wednesday reminded unregistered online news portals of their obligation to secure registration from Information and Broadcasting Ministry to run services in line with National Online Mass Media Policy to ensure their accountability. "There is an obligation on the part of ...

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BIF, JUIB propose President to enact law, empower EC

Bangladesh Islami Front (BIF) and Jamiat Ulema-E-Islam Bangladesh (JUIB), during its dialogue with President M Abdul Hamid, on Wednesday separately proposed for enactment of time befitting law and empowering the Election Commission (EC) during the polls-time.These two Islamic parties sought the Pres...

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HC rules for formulating policy over polygamy

The High Court (HC) on Wednesday issued a rule asking  authorities concerned to explain as to why it shall not issue an order to  formulate a policy over polygamy for the sake of protecting family life.The court also asked officials concerned to explain as to why it shall not declare illeg...

All Section,City

27 more test positive for Covid-19 in Rajshahi

Twenty-seven more people have tested positive for Covid-19 in five districts of the division on Tuesday, taking the caseload to 99,910 since the pandemic began in March last year.  However, the new positive cases are showing a falling trend compared to the previous day's figure of 40, said ...

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35 madrasas get PM’s gift in Rajshahi

A total of 35 madrasas get gifts from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for the purpose of expediting their academic activities. Rajshahi Mayor AHM Khairuzzaman Liton disbursed 64 tonnes of rice as Prime Minister's gift at the city bhaban conference hall on Wednesday as the chief guest. Speaking...

Business

Exploring SME sector stressed for faster economic growth

Officials and business experts have stressed on exploring potential of the small and medium enterprise (SME) sector to create job opportunities for unemployed youths for faster economic growth.They viewed this at the launching ceremony of a 10-day 'BSCIC Entrepreneur Fair- 2022' held on the ...

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Over 800 cold-hit people get blankets in Chilmari

More than 800 cold-hit poor and distressed people of different unions under Chilmari upazila of Kurigram district got blankets on Tuesday afternoon.Managing Director and Chief Executive Director of Rupali Bank Limited (RBL) Md Obayed Ullah Al Masud distributed the blankets at a function held on Chil...

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300 women get business promotion grant in Rajshahi

A total of 300 women were given financial assistance to improve their living and livelihood conditions through promoting income-generation activities. Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) disbursed the support worth Taka 30 lakh among the beneficiaries in association with its 'Livelihoods Improv...

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Rangpur records 2.11pc Covid-19 positivity till Wednesday

Rangpur division recorded 2.11 percent Covid-19 positivity rate as two fresh cases were reported after testing 95 new samples at the two laboratories on Wednesday. Health officials said the pandemic situation continued to improve amid declining positivity and rising recovery rates during the last fo...

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Health camp for mothers begins in Gaibandha

A two-day long health camp for the working lactating mothers began at the hall room of Public Library and Club of Gaibandha town on Tuesday.The District Administration and Department of Women Affairs jointly arranged the camp under the Working Lactating Mother Support Funding Programme to ensure wel...

Sports,Cricket

Mominul credits team unity for famous win

Bangladesh captain Mominul Haque hailed the team performance for their landmark eight-wicket victory against New Zealand in the first Test at Bay Oval in Mount Maungunai on Wednesday.  The victory that put them 1-0 in two-match Test series against the Kiwis, is Bangladesh's first in the sec...

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Bangladesh thoroughly outclassed us: Latham

New Zealand captain Tom Latham admitted they were thoroughly outclassed by a classy Bangladesh side in the first Test of two-match series in which they conceded an eight-wicket defeat.The defeat which was their first Test defeat at the hands of Bangladesh, snapped New Zealand’s 17-match unbeat...

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Samyabadi Dal proposes to form poll-time govt under PM

Left-leaning Bangladesh Samyabadi Dal (M-L) in their dialogue with President M Abdul Hamid on Tuesday placed a five-point proposal, including enacting a time-befitting law over the formation of an acceptable Election Commission (EC).The President during the ongoing dialogue with political parties on...

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Integrated test, trial run of metro train to begin soon

The authorities concerned are planning to begin integrated test and trial run of metro train in phases as functional and performance test is going on in full swing. “We have already brought 10 out of 24 sets of metro train so far for functional, performance, integrated test and trial run on vi...

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Contradictory statements of law enforcing agencies unfortunate: HC

The High Court (HC) on Tuesday said the contradictory statements of different law enforcement agencies regarding recent alleged gang-rape of a tourist, is unfortunate and unwarranted.“The victim has given her testimony before a magistrate. But at this stage, such contradictory statements are u...