January 18, 2020

ACC, Oxfam sign MoU to strengthen anti-graft activities

Staff Reporter :International agency Oxfam and the Anti-Corruption Commission signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at raising awareness against graft.The five-year long MoU was signed...

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January 18, 2020

Japan reports case of mystery virus behind China outbreak

AFP, Tokyo :Japan has confirmed a case of a mystery virus that first emerged in China and is from the same family as the deadly...

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January 18, 2020

BCL leader, 6 others held for stalking schoolgirl

UNB, Rajshahi :Police on Thursday night arrested seven people, including a leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League, allegedly for stalking a schoolgirl in Raighati area of...

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January 18, 2020

Six hurt in collision between two launches on Meghna River

UNB, Chandpur :Six people were injured in a collision between two launches on the Meghna River in Alubazar area early Friday.The injured were identified as-Tarikul...

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January 18, 2020

BNP declines to concede defeat in city polls

Staff Reporter :The BNP has declined to concede defeat in the Dhaka City polls, says its Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.“We can win in...

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January 17, 2020

45m people across S. Africa face hunger: UN

Reuters, Johannesburg :The United Nations World Food Programme said on Thursday that a record 45 million people in the 16-nation Southern African Development Community faced...

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January 17, 2020

No onion imports during harvesting season

Staff Reporter :Onion imports will remain suspended during the harvesting season to ensure fair price for local produce, said Agriculture Minister Abdur Razzaque.“Onion price drops...

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January 17, 2020

Restore full citizenship rights to Rohingyas

UNB, Dhaka :The government of Myanmar should take steps to urgently restore full citizenship rights to Rohingyas, said Fortify Rights on Thursday.New evidence collected by...

Poster War: As Dhaka City Corporation elections turning on the heat with campaigns, most areas have been covered with posters hanging from ropes with the candidates of the two main political camps. This photo was taken from the city's Gopibagh area on Th

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January 17, 2020

Poster War: As Dhaka City Corporation elections turning on the heat with campaigns, most areas have been covered with posters hanging from ropes with the candidates of the two main political camps. This photo was taken from the city’s Gopibagh area on Thursday.

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January 17, 2020

Gold worth Tk 17-cr seized at HSIA

UNB, Dhaka :Custom officials seized 24 gold bars from a flight at Hazrat Shah Jalal International Airport (HSIA) on Wednesday.Dr Md Shahidul Islam, director general...

Anti-tobacco campaigners formed a human chain in front of Abahani Club in Dhaka demanding removal of tobacco from cash crop list.

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January 17, 2020

Anti-tobacco campaigners formed a human chain in front of Abahani Club in Dhaka demanding removal of tobacco from cash crop list.

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January 17, 2020

US troop ouster up to next govt

AP :Iraq’s outgoing prime minister said on Wednesday it was up to the next government to see through the parliament’s decision to oust US troops.Prime...