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Declining trends in bank deposits
GROWTH of fresh bank deposits dropped to 16.80 per cent in the January-November (2013) period against a 20 per cent growth in the corresponding period...
Allowing Syria to be divided peacefully may be the best option
THE present Syrian civil war had its roots in the Arab Spring of 2011-a series of disparate events which resulted in regime changes in several...
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Communal attack must end Last parliamentary elections are marked with waves of violence, particularly against minority communities. Some villagers especially in Jessore district were attacked...
Egypt in 2014
Egypt hasn’t made international headlines for a while, but Egyptians themselves have still been making news. The crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood that began after...
10th national polls: An over-view
The electoral drill, conducted by the Election Commission (EC) that enabled 292 candidates to become members of the parliament has now come to an end....
Sharapova hails training after surviving scare
Russian star Maria Sharapova said Thursday her intense training after shoulder surgery had paid off after surviving a big scare against Karin Knapp in intense...
Nadal, Federer, Murray dodge Open heat chaos
AFP, MelborneRafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Andy Murray rose victorious from one of the Australian Open’s most chaotic days Thursday when a rare extreme heat...