BRCS blankets for destitutes
Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BRCS) has started distributing warm clothes including blankets among the destitute people across the country. The BRCS has sents 42,800 blankets...
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Myanmar military ‘using rape as weapon’
BBC Online : Myanmar’s military has continued to use rape as a weapon of war even after a nominally civilian government was elected in 2010,...
Eid-e-Miladunnabi celebrated
BSS, Dhaka : Tens of thousands of Muslims on Tuesday celebrated the holy Eid-e-Miladinnabi joining colourful street marches amid festivity and sought eternal blessings for...
GDP growth may slow down to 5.7pc
UNB, Dhaka : The World Bank (WB) forecast on Bangladesh’s economic growth made in October last year remained unchanged as it says the GDP growth...
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John Kerry’s bicycle diplomacy in the Middle East
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Interpretation of our sacred Constitution
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How the poor get washed away
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Sudden rise in import of food grains
A NEWS report in a local daily on Sunday said that the imports of rice has phenomenally increased over the last six months compared to...