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Indian fuel to come thru pipeline from next year

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said import of fuel oil from India through pipeline hopefully will start next year."Bangladesh wants to import oil from India through pipeline and hopefully it will be done in the next year," she said.The premier said this while Speaker of Assam Legis...

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Bangladesh-India cooperation to continue: Speaker

Describing India as one of the most important friendly-countries of Bangladesh, Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury on Sunday said the cooperation on matters of mutual interest of both countries will continue in the days to come.She came up with the remarks while a parliamentary ...

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Bangladesh uniquely positioned in Asia: Haas

US Ambassador in Dhaka Peter Haas on Sunday said Bangladesh is "uniquely positioned" in Asia to transition into an urban industrial and middle-income country through harnessing new entrepreneur ideas as well as investing in women's professional development.  "As Bangladesh gr...

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Police arrest 6 over AL leader Biplob murder

Six employees of Morning Sun-5 Launch were arrested in connection with the death of Awami League (AL) leader Duronto Biplob, whose body was recovered from the Buriganga river on November 12.The employees were arrested during a raid at Keraniganj on Saturday, said Deputy Commissioner (DB-Lalbagh Divi...

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Armed Forces Day today

The Armed Forces Day will be celebrated through various programmes today amid festivity and enthusiasm, marking the establishment of army, navy and air force during the 1971 Liberation War.The day's programme will begin with offering of special prayers after Fajr prayers at all mosques in all th...

Business

Nagad Islamic, IBBL join hands to provide customers with seamless financial services

Nagad, a mobile financial service (MFS) of the Bangladesh Post Office, and Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd (IBBL) have forged ties to help customers make seamless financial transactions.The services will range from add-money to DPS installments to remittance transfer through their Nagad wallets.Moreover,...

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Bangladesh now has 178 green garment factories

Two more RMG factories in the country have been recognized as 'green factory' totaling the number of green factories to 178 in Bangladesh. Of the two new recognized factories, one got platinum rating while the other got gold rating.In the current year, a total of 13 RMG factories got th...

Sports,Cricket

I will win the FIFA World Cup, says Shakib

BSS, DhakaHe might have missed to lift the recently concluded T20 World Cup but Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan has no doubt that he is going to win the FIFA World Cup.With only few hours left to begin the most popular sporting extravaganza, which is being hosted by Qatar this year, Shakib joking...

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Power agony to go by Dec: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on saturday expressed her optimism that people would not have to suffer much from electricity and fuel crunch from the month of December.“Due to the war in Ukraine, it is difficult to buy fuel oil and procure gas. Not only our country, but also in the UK, America, ...

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Ensure accountability in univs: President

President M Abdul Hamid on Saturday asked the university authorities to ensure transparency and accountability in all activities as he addressed the Dhaka University’s 53rd Convocation Ceremony. "Transparency and accountability must be ensured in every work of the university," P...

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Saudi Crown Prince to visit Bangladesh in 2023

Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz has accepted the invitation to visit Bangladesh at a convenient time in 2023.  This  would be a  landmark event in the history of bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia leading to the consolidatio...

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Dengue claims six lives, 559 hospitalised in 24 hrs

Six dengue patients died while 559 patients were admitted to different hospitals across the country during the past 24 hours till 8am Saturday.On November 3, Bangladesh logged nine dengue deaths, the highest in a single day, this year."As many as 320 dengue patients were hospitalized in Dhaka c...

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Armed Forces Day to be celebrated tomorrow

The Armed Forces Day will be celebrated through various programmes on Monday amid festivity and enthusiasm, marking the establishment of army, navy and air force during the 1971 Liberation War.The day's programme will begin with offering of special prayers after Fajr prayers at all mosques in al...

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Zero Covid death for 3 consecutive days

Bangladesh Saturday recorded zero Covid-19 death for three consecutive days while it reported 18 coronavirus positive cases."Bangladesh reported 1.10 percent Covid-19 positive cases as 1,640 samples were tested during the last 24 hours," a daily statement of the Directorate General of Heal...

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Refrain from excessive fertiliser use for soil health: Experts

Refraining from overrated fertilization can be the crucial means of protecting soil health from further degradation together with boosting crop production to ensure food security for the gradually rising population.Substantial and sustainable promotion of balanced fertilization must be ensured every...

Country

Tk 8.47 cr distributed among Khulna farmers as incentives

The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) Khulna Zone has begun distribution of seeds and fertilizers instead of cash money to nearly two lakh listed farmers of the region.Each of the farmers is getting the incentives for 10 kinds of agriculture crops against one bigha (33 shatak) land to enhanc...

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Cultivation of early-variety onion going on in full swing in Manikganj

The cultivation of advanced onion is going on in full swing in all the seven upazilas of Manikganj district, expecting a good yield, officials sources said on Saturday.The Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) officials said, the farmers have started cultivation of onions as they are getting lu...

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Waterborne diseases reducing to zero level in rural areas

Recurrence of waterborne diseases has reduced almost to zero level in rural areas of Rangpur division following successful implementation of various programmes by the government in the last 13 years. Massive awareness raising and other activities conducted by the government have improved health, hyg...

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Hire more manpower from Bangladesh

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Friday urged Bahrain for recruiting more skilled and semi-skilled workers, including IT professionals from Bangladesh.  He made the appeal during a bilateral meeting with Bahrain Foreign Minister Dr Abdullatiff bin Rashid Al-Zayani held in Manama, a fo...

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Make utmost inputs for building prosperous country

President M Abdul Hamid on Friday hoped that the fresh graduates and researchers of Dhaka University will be able to make the maximum contribution to building a prosperous country as well as the world. "...At the same time, Dhaka University will also maintain its continuous success in achi...