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Handloom industry facing extinction

About 55,000 hand loom factories in Narayanganj have become inoperative over the past five years with many workers, labourers and weavers losing their jobs.  Once the thriving, booming and crowded factories have now turned silent except for the sighs of jobless workers and weavers. Most of...

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Bangabandhu’s dream being materialised by Sheikh Hasina

Nation can repay the debt of blood of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman through achieving Bangladesh's development and people's welfare.Bangabandhu has dedicated his whole life for the cause of the people as he deeply loved them. He wanted to see Bangladesh as a developed and prosperous nati...

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HC bans pasteurised milk for five weeks

The High Court has banned the sales of pasteurised milk for five weeks as harmful levels of heavy metal such as lead were found in the products distributed by 14 companies.The bench of Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed and Justice Md Iqbal Kabir passed the order on Sunday.The ban will particularly affect th...

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Sajeeb Wazed Joy's 49th birthday today

Today is the 49th birthday of Sajeeb Wazed Joy, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s only son and the eldest grandson of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.Joy was born during the Bangladesh Liberation War on 27 July 1971 to nuclear scientist Dr MA Wazed Miah and Sheikh Hasina.Th...

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US Supreme Court gives go-ahead for Trump wall funding

The US Supreme Court has said that President Donald Trump can use $2.5 billion (£2 billion) of Pentagon funds for a section of wall on the southern border.The court ruled by five votes to four to block a ruling by a federal judge in California that barred the president from spending the money ...

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10 arrested with huge firearms in capital

Police on Saturday arrested ten alleged criminals along with huge firearms from Khilgaon area in the capital.The arrestees are identified as Khan Mohammad Faisal, 38, son of Imdadul Haque of Aijgati Village of Rupsha Upazila in Khulna, Mohammad Ziaul Abedin alias Jewel, 45, Mohammad Zahed Al Abedin ...

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Have no girls been born in 132 villages in India?

When reports emerged earlier this week that no girl had been born in 132 villages in the small Himalayan state of Uttarakhand in the last three months, it sparked panic and prompted a government investigation into the matter, reports BBC.The "no girl villages" were reported from Uttarkashi...

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Five kids drown in Jamalpur

Five children including two sisters drowned as a boat capsized at Kalikapur Nikli Beel in Sharishabari Upazila of Jamalpur on Thursday.The deceased were identified as Subarna Akter, 15, Jhuma Akter, 8, daughters of Kabirul Islam of Kalikapur Village of the upazila, , Rodoushi Akter, 11, daughter of ...

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Murder case accused hacked to death in Pirojpur

A murder case accused was hacked to death by miscreants at Mill Bari in Indurkani Upazila of Pirojpur early Thursday.The deceased was identified as Jalil Hawladar, 48, son of Ali Hawladar in the upazila.Officer-in-Charge of Indurkani Police Station Habibur Rahman confirmed the matter.Being informed ...

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Boris Johnson's new-look cabinet to meet for first time

Boris Johnson's new cabinet will meet for the first time on Thursday morning, before the new prime minister addresses the House of Commons.On Wednesday, Mr Johnson gave key roles to leading Brexiteers.Dominic Raab and Priti Patel returned to government as foreign secretary and home secretary res...

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Three bombs kill at least 12 in Afghan capital

Three bombs rocked the Afghan capital of Kabul on Thursday, with one hitting a bus carrying government employees, killing a total of at least 12 people, officials said.Five employees of the ministry of mines and petroleum were killed and 10 wounded in the bus attack, the officials said, adding that ...

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15 new trains to be introduced by 2020

To make country’s railway service smooth, 15 more new trains will be introduced across the country within 2020.Railway Minister Mohammad Nurul Islam disclosed the matter  while visiting the Pahartali Locomotive workshop of East Zone Railway in the city on Wednesday afternoon.The Railway M...

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Badda lynching: Main perpetrator placed on 5-day remand

A Dhaka court on Tuesday placed the alleged main perpetrator behind lynching of an innocent woman in capital’s North Badda area on July 20, on five-day remand.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Jasim passed the order as police produced Ibrahim Hossain Hridoy before the court and pleaded for plac...

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BJP wins confidence vote in Karnataka

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was set to return to power in Karnataka after narrowly defeating its arch-rival Congress in a confidence vote on Tuesday.Karnataka, home to India’s tech hub of Bengaluru, is the only one of India’s five southern states whe...

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HC directs WASA to ensure pure water supply

The High Court (HC) on Wednesday ordered Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (WASA) to ensure supply of pure water.“If they (WASA) can solve the problem, it is fine. We want water, pure water. If they can ensure this, then it is fine,” the High Court said.A High Court division benc...

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India to continue its support to BIMSTEC

The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Secretary General Ambassador M. Shahidul Islam met Indian External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar in New Delhi on July 23.During the meeting, they discussed wide ranging issues pertaining to BIMSTEC.Reiter...

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Bandarban AL leader killed

A local Awami League leader was hacked to death by some unidentified miscreants at Hasanpara in Lama upazila of Bandarban on Tuesday night.The deceased was identified as Alamgir Sikder, 39, the joint secretary of Soroi union unit AL, hailed from Hasanpara area in the upazila.Local people said, Alamg...

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Russia expresses regret after SKorean airspace violation: officials

Russia has said a military jet's intrusion into South Korean territorial airspace was not intentional, according to Seoul's presidential office.A Russian military official expressed "deep regret" to the South Korean defence ministry and blamed a technical glitch, South Korea said.O...

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Johnson named British Prime Minister

Boris Johnson, the ebullient Brexiteer who has promised to lead Britain out of the European Union with or without a deal by Halloween, will replace Theresa May as prime minister after winning the leadership of the Conservative Party on Tuesday, reports BBC.His victory catapults the United Kingdom to...

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Badda lynching: Three placed on 4-day remand

A Dhaka court on Tuesday placed three accused in the case filed for lynching an innocent woman in capital’s North Badda area on July 20, on four-day remand each.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Dhiman Chandra Mondol passed the order as police produced Bachchu Miah, Shahin and Bappi before the cou...