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33 volunteers of Dhaka City Red Crescent resign

Some 33 volunteers of Dhaka City Red Crescent Unit have resigned protesting irregularities. Some of the volunteers said they submitted their resignation letters on August 8.Dhaka City Red Crescent Unit is one of country’s 68 units of Bangladesh Red Crescent Society. The unit has been playing v...

Supplement,INFRASTRUCTURE & DEV

20km BRT route from Gazipur to airport under implementation

A 20km BRT route from Gazipur to airport is under implementation. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between Shah Cement and Jiangsu Provincial Transportation Engineering Group Co Ltd in Dhaka recently for supplying cement in the Greater Dhaka Sustainable Urban Transport Project (BRT Gaz...

Supplement,INFRASTRUCTURE & DEV

$2.3b Chinese investment in steel plant at Mirsharai EZ

The country is going to witness the largest investment in manufacturing sector as Kunming Iron and Steel Holding Company (KISC) – a Chinese steel firm is set to invest US$ 2.3 billion in a steel manufacturing project in Mirersarai.KISC, with this huge investment through its subsidiary company ...

National,Back Page

Death toll reaches 6

Five more burn victims of the explosion on an oil tanker on the Sugandha river in Jhalakati have died while undergoing treatment at Sheikh Hasina Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in Dhaka on Tuesday.They are Ripon Sikder, Mehedi Hasan, Mosharraf Hossain Rony, Ashiq Islam and Shahid Talukder. Th...

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Special Prayer held on death anniv of mother of late NBL Chairman ZH Sikder

A dua mahfil, relief distribution and mass feast were organised on the occasion of the death anniversary of the late Zarina Sikder, mother of late valiant freedom fighter Zainul Haque Sikder, late chairman of the National Bank Limited and Sikder Group and one of the organisers of the great Liberatio...

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BPUS seeks reserved seat for disabled in LG bodies, Parliament

Speakers at a human chain on Wednesday demanded reserved seat for the persons with disability in the Local Government (LG) bodies as well in the national parliament.Referring that more than a core of people of the country are somehow impaired, they said it is not possible to ensure the sustainable d...

Editorial

SSF Bill passed in JS

We appreciate the Special Security Force (SSF) Bill, 2021 passed in the Jatiya Sangsad on Tuesday aiming to bring the family members of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, alongside the president and the prime minister of the country, under life-long security coverage of the ...

Editorial

102km illegal gas lines still intact

It is disconcerting to note that despite repeated instructions of the Energy Division, the Titas Gas Transmission & Distribution Company Limited (TGTDCL) has failed to disconnect illegal gas connections, with at least 102 kms of illegal lines still remaining. Experts are of the opinion that ille...

Opinion

Kishida places Japan’s business interests at the forefront of climate policy

Duncan Bartlett, The Diplomat An expert on Japanese politics offered a memorable phrase when I asked her why Kishida Fumio recently became the nation’s prime minister.“People who do not bow are not appreciated as leaders,” said Keiko Iizuka, a political writer at The Yomiuri Shimbu...

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Coal ship sinks at Harbaria in Mongla

On the night of Monday (November 15) approximately at 9.30 a lighter vessel named ‘Fardin-1’ carrying seven crews sank near Harbaria Boy no 9. In the wake of the incident, a special rescue team from Bangladesh Coast Guard Base Mongla and BCG Station Harbaria rushed to the spot within an ...

Business

‘Use of varsity research in businesses dev unexplored’

A Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) has been signed between Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) and Institute of Business Administration (IBA), University of Dhaka at DCCI on Tuesday. DCCI President Rizwan Rahman and Director of IBA Prof. Mohammad Abdul Momen signed the document on beha...

Editorial

Teacher crisis at public universities

Academic activities at public universities of the country are being hampered seriously due to crisis of teacher alongside manifold problems like lack of residential and transport facilities. Apart from inadequacy of infrastructures and other logistics, teacher shortage has taken a serious turn at th...

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1,08,464 recover in Covid-19 in Khulna

With detection of nine new positive cases in all 10 districts of Khulna division, the total number of Covid-19 infected patients now hit 1,12,892 till 8.00am on Monday.A total of 1,08,464 have been cured from the lethal virus infection and the recovery rate now stands at 96.07 percent," Assista...

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Chalanbeel farmers continue garlic cultivation despite loss

The farmers of Chalanbeel have started planting garlic with the burden of debt. Although the main crop of garlic has been a loss project for a while, the farmers of Chalanbil area are still holding on to this crop as the companion crop Bangi cultivation got some benefit.Speaking to farmers in the Ch...

Business

Sanofi to facilitate diabetes research

On the eve of World Diabetes Day 2021, for the first time in Bangladesh, Sanofi Bangladesh took the initiative to felicitate top young researchers in the field of diabetes. This platform not only recognizes young researchers for their hard work and diligence but also encourages the aspiring res...

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NUB, BFDS organise global adapters programme

Northern University Bangladesh, in partnership with Bangladesh Freelancer Development Society (BFDS), has organized an orientation program of global adapters at the university’s permanent campus at Ashkonaon Saturday. Over 100 students of different disciplines of the university participated at...

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Lt Col Md Abu Sayed obtains PhD from DU

Lieutenant Colonel Md Abu Sayed obtained PhD degree from Dhaka University (DU). DU Syndicate at a meeting held recently awarded him this degree for his thesis titled “Assessing Disaster Risk Reduction at School Level: A Study of Dhaka North City Corporation Area”. Prof. Dr. Md. Humayun K...

Business

Youth from 40 states under one roof to promote innovations

Innovations and entrepreneurship have emerged as the driving factors of the world economy recently.Keeping this in mind, Global Entrepreneurship Bootcamp (GEB) was arranged in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in mid of this month where 150 youngsters from 40 different countries along with a dozen entrepreneur...

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Admission test held in DU affiliated colleges

Admission test for 1st year (honors) class of 'Arts and Social Sciences' unit of government seven colleges affiliated to Dhaka University for the academic year 2020-2021 has been held in a fair and peaceful manner on Saturday. On this occasion, Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor Professor...

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BCG seizes 7.8 lakh Yaba pills from St Martin’s Island

Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard (BCG) on Friday night seized a huge consignment of 7.8 lakh Yaba tablets from Saint Martins Island in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar district.Media Officer of Bangladesh Coast Guard Headquarter Lt Khandakar Munif Toki on Saturday stated that during a press brie...