49-member cabinet sworn in
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina formed her 49-member new Cabinet taking the oath of office on Sunday. The new Cabinet has 29 full ministers, 17 state...
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US Visa Law fuels domestic-employee abuse
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Growth prospect of euro-area is under question
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Nothing to gain by using the cane
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Illegal sand lifting continues unabated in Sylhet
S.A Shofiee, Sylhet :Some local influentials are lifting sand mindlessly from the Surma River in Sadar and Dakshin Surma upazilas under Sylhet district defying restriction...
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Growers expect bumper potato harvest in Rajshahi region
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Power plant under Orion Group fined
Department of Environment (DoE) on Sunday fined a power generation company under Orion Group Tk 50 lakh for building its infrastructure without the environment clearance....
Life sketch of Justice Habibur
Born in Murshidabad on 3 December in 1928, Habibur Rahman obtained his BA Honours (1949) and MA (1951) in History from Dhaka University and subsequently,...