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Call for ensuring children-friendly upazila

Speakers at an event called for making Children-friendly upazila to ensure the rights of children, including education and quality life for them.In order to achieve the objective of Children-friendly upazila, it is needed to eradicate child labour from all agriculture supply chain and ensure educati...

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BARI holds farmers training on modern production techniques

The Pomology Division of the Horticulture Research Center (HRC) of Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) has arranged a farmers training on ‘modern production techniques of lean season fruits crops’ at the seminar room of HRC on Thursday. A total of 30 fruit farmers from...

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Russian house hosts Int’l Mother Language day discussion

Russian House in Dhaka organized a discussion program marking the International Mother Language Day jointly with Liberation War Academy Trust.Director of Russian House in Dhaka Maxim Dobrokhotov paid profound respects to all Language Martyrs, especially to Salam, Rafiq, Barkat, Jabbar, Shafiur, youn...

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‘Bangladesh was created based on language movement’

The culture of Bengali language should be practiced all the year not a specific month of the year. All should spoke Bengali correctly and Bengali language has a long history and heritage. Eminent economist, Chairman of the Governing council of Dhaka School of Economics (DScE) Dr. Qazi Kholiquzz...

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Minister seeks investment in agri sector

Bangladesh has huge potential for investment in agriculture. Foreigners and expatriate Bangladeshis have scope to invest in agricultural processing, value addition and export. Bangladesh has a favorable investment climate and the government will provide all kinds of assistance.Agriculture Minister a...

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Webinar on Cyber Crime held

A webinar on CYBERCRIME was organized under the initiative of Criminology Association (BCA) on Saturday. Director General of RAB,Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun was present as the chief guest. The Director General of RAB in his address, highlighted geographical barriers, technological limitations, ...

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Coast Guard seizes Tk 69cr illegal current net worth

Bangladesh Coast Guard’s Pagla Station has seized 2.30 crore meters current nets that is extremely prohibited to use. Bangladesh Coast Guard headquarters media officer Lt. Commander Khandakar Munif Toki confirmed this on Monday.He said, “Today on the basis of a tip-off a special dri...

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Barishal University completes 1st decade

On the occasion of Barisal University’s completion of the first decade of educating students, our Barisal University Correspondent Wabidur Rahman tried to know teachers’ opinions about and expectations from the institution.Prof. Dr. Md Sadequl ArefinVice-chancellor, Barishal UniversityTh...

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DU chalks out programmes on Amar Ekushey

The Dhaka University (DU) authority has chalked out a series of programs to observe Amar Ekushey and the International Mother Language Day on February 21 with due respect.University’s ‘Central Coordination Committee for Observing Amar Ekushey’ and various sub-committees will observ...

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Govt working relentlessly for women empowerment: Indira

­Minister for Women and Children Affairs Fazilatun Nessa Indira said the present government has been working relentlessly for the development and empowerment of women."The government under the dynamic and visionary leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has also attained success in the ...

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CMG wins Krivosheiw trophy from Int’l Olympic Committee

The China Media Group (CMG) and its President and Editor-in-Chief Shen Haixiong have achieved the Krivosheiw trophy from the International Olympic Committee for the media institution’s contribution to the Olympic Movement.In a letter sent to the CMG chief on Saturday, International Olympic Com...

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Dr Yousuf Ali no more

Former Director of Sher-e-Bangla Medical College, Barisal Dr Yousuf Ali passed away in a city hospital on Saturday morning. He was around 75.He breathed his last at the Shaheed Monsur Ali Medical College Hospital at about 11:30 a.m. where he had been undergoing treatment for prolonged illness includ...

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Al Hadi’s new poetry book ‘Matir Nadi’ published

“The human mind is a mirror of the world” using many lines like this The poet Al Hadi has described the vast world in the picture of a thousand colors of feelings in the behavior of intense nature and in the strange words and legends of the eternal human mind.In the last month The Egypti...

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Singer-composer Bappi Lahiri no more

Singer-composer Bappi Lahiri, who popularised disco music in Indian cinema in the 80s and 90s, has died following multiple health issues, a doctor treating him said on Wednesday. He was 69.Lahiri died on Tuesday night at the CritiCare Hospital in Juhu in Mumbai, reports Indian news agency PTI.Presid...

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Webinar on cyber crime on Feb 19

A webinar on cybercrime is going to be held on Saturday,19thFebruary, 2022, under the initiative of the Bangladesh Criminology Association (BCA). RAB Director General Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun will be present as the chief guest in the webinar. The opening speech in the webinar will be deliver...

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‘Well accepted EC to be formed despite BNP’s non-cooperation’

A well accepted Election Commission (EC) to be formed with the names so far has been received by the search committee.Although the BNP so far has not recommended any names to the search committee but a well accepted EC could be formed.Agriculture Minister Dr M Abdur Razzaque made this comment while ...

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Workers call for saving bidi industry

The leaders of Bangladesh Bidi Sramik Federation urged an initiative to save the bidi industry to save the workers. They made the demand from discussion meeting held at the Abdus Salam Auditorium of the National Press Club at 11am on Monday. The speakers said, “Thousands of bid workers, i...

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Awareness training helps adolescents to refrain from anti-social acts in Rohingya camps

Speakers at a workshop have said the activities of the ‘Skills Development and Volunteer Service’ project implemented by the World Food Programme (WFP) at the Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar have dissuaded youths from getting involved in anti-social acts.They were speaking at the wor...

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Awareness training helps adolescents to refrain from anti-social acts in Rohingya camps

Speakers at a workshop have said the activities of the ‘Skills Development and Volunteer Service’ project implemented by the World Food Programme (WFP) at the Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar have dissuaded youths from getting involved in anti-social acts.They were speaking at the wor...

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NBL holds Dua Mahfil on 1st death anniv of ZH Sikder

National Bank Limited (NBL) observed the first death anniversary of valiant Freedom Fighter and NBL’s former Chairman Zainul Haque Sikder on Thursday (February 10) with due solemnity and special prayers and programmes. The programme began in the morning with laying floral wreath at the gr...