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Writ petition against eviction of ex-MP Golam Maula Rony’s house rejected

The High Court has rejected a writ petition filed to stop the eviction of ex-MP Golam Maula Rony’s house at Ulania Bazar in Galachipa upazila of Patuakhali. The HC bench of Justice Zafar Ahmed and Justice Md. Akhtaruzzaman rejected the writ petition on Sunday.  Advocate Emdadul ...

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Frustration reigns in BNP

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), which was in the power for more than two terms, is now almost has become a lip service based party due to its own crises.It has no activities either on the streets or in the field level, which made the party’s leaders and activists frustrated and angry with ...

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Bangladesh to overcome fuel crisis soon

Bangladesh hopes to find a remedy to the ongoing fuel crisis as U.S. crude prices settled below $95 a barrel for the first time since April in choppy trading.U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude (WTI) settled $1.65, or 1.7 percent (pc), lower at $94.70 a barrel, while Brent crude futures fell 66 cents...

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Four deaths, 430 fresh Covid cases in 24 hours

Bangladesh reported four deaths and 430 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours till 8am on Sunday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).The positivity rate was recorded at 7.04 percent after testing 6,105 samples across the country. The country reported four death and 44...

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‘He used worse language than hooligan’

The High Court has rebuked Teknaf Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Mohammad Qaiser Khosru, who used abusive language to a local journalist for publishing news item on corruption. The higher court said the UNO’s abusive language to the journalist is very sad and unacceptable. “He used w...

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Students of DPS STS School Dhaka come to support flood victims

To extend a hand of support to the distressed families in the Sylhet region, DPS STS Community Club has recently run an emergency response project called ‘Project Poritran.’ Under this project, students of the Community Club collected emergency supplies, which they donated to the flood v...

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Biomedical department will play a key role in upgrading medical system: CUET VC

"BME Fiesta-2022" was held on the occasion of the 3rd anniversary of the Biomedical Engineering Department of Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET) on Sunday. A joyous rally was brought out in front of the biomedical building at 10.00 am. It was led by the Vice Chancel...

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Pharma sector has potential to become the next RMG of Bangladesh

Pharmaceutical sector of Bangladesh meeting 98% of its domestic demand has the potential to become the next RMG in terms of export, speakers told in a seminar on Saturday.The seminar titled “Export of pharmaceutical sector upon LDC graduation: strategies and way forward” was organized by...

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Deputy Speaker Fazle Rabbi Miah dies

Deputy Speaker Advocate Md Fazle Rabbi Miah has passed away while undergoing treatment at a hospital in New York of USA. He was 76.He breathed his last in the early hours on July 22 at 3.55pm NY Time at Mt Sinai Hospital in New York. Fazle Rabbi Miah, a seven-time MP elected from Gaibandha-5 co...

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Govt targets 3.5m tonnes of food grain stock

The government is looking forward to constructing 30 more silos across the country to increase food grain stocks. With this, it is aiming to increase its food grain stocks to 35 lakh tonnes. Construction of these silos will start soon.At present eight steel silos are being constructed at eight ...

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Train derails in Kushtia, spilling an entire oil tank

The engine and three carriages of an oil freight train derailed in Kushtia’s Mirpur Upazila on Saturday spilling nearly all of the oil from one of the train’s containers.The accident occurred at 7:30 am after the train left the Halsa Rail Station. Due to the presence of a double line in ...

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Wrongful arrest, detention yet to stop

The wrongful arrest and the imprisonment of innocent people have not yet stopped in the country. Many innocent people are still now arrested and imprisoned wrongfully for various reasons, which include same name, mistaken identity, mistakes of law enforcers, wrongful investigation of law enforc...

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Fish production doubles in 16 years

Due to the implementation of various fishery-friendly activities of the government, the production of fish in the fiscal year 2020-21 has been about 8621000 tonnes, which is 118000 tonnes more than that of the previous year. In 2004-05, the total production of fish in the country was 2215000 to...

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Stocks fall for straight third week

Stocks extended the losing streak for a third consecutive week as investors were busy to sell their holdings amid global crisis.Market analysts said the ongoing global economic crisis has created panic among investors, which was reflected in the stock market.Several investors were trying to exit the...

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Meetings with various parties prove BNP in political crisis: Hasan

Information and Broadcasting Minister and Awami League Joint General Secretary Dr. Hasan Mahmud said that BNP has proved that they are in extreme political crisis by meeting with various parties.The Minister said this when reporters questioned the BNP Secretary General's recent comment 'Not ...

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Smoking-free public spots, transport demanded in Cox’s Bazar

With the demand for ensuring 100 percent tobacco smoke-free environment in public places and public transport, a rally was held on Saturday at the Sugandha Point of Cox's Bazar Sea Beach. The rally, organized with support from Campaign for Tobacco-free Kids (CTFK), was a part of the first day of...

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Inflation remained always high during BNP tenure: Razzaque

Minister of Agriculture and Awami League presidium member Dr Md Abdur Razzaque said, BNP will not be able to bring down the Awami League government by agitation. If you want to bring down the government, you have to do it through elections. The people of the country own the power. If the people do n...

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Awareness, preparedness can reduce losses from disasters

COAST Foundation has been working for socio-economic development in coastal districts of Bangladesh for a long time. From 25th August 2017, the organization also been working for Forcibly Displaced Myanmar Nationals (FDMN) with support from Tearfund in Cox’s Bazar.  Besides, Cox's Baz...

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Experts stress need for reform in arbitration law

Experts at a seminar on Saturday stressed need to for reform of the Arbitration Act 2001, and acknowledges the necessity to bring appropriate amendments.Bangladesh International Arbitration Centre (BIAC) organised the seminar in celebration of it's 11th Founding Anniversary at Pan Pacific Sonarg...

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Media’s role to control harmful drugs stressed

Experts on public health and tobacco control and government officials have called upon the media workers to work together in order to control harmful drugs like tobacco.Kazi Zebunnessa Begum, an additional secretary to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, said that it is not only possible for ...