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Save country from killers

Prime Minister and Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina on Sunday once again sought vote for her party’s election symbol ‘boat’ to save the country and its people from the fury of the killers and war criminals.“We want your blessings and cooperation so that the war crimi...

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US won’t let Rohingya become forgotten crisis

Visiting United States (US) Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration Julieta Valls Noyes on Sunday said that her country along with UN agencies would not let the Rohingya issue become a “forgotten crisis”. “We won’t let this become a forgo...

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Ctg becomes city of euphoria as PM appears in public

The city of Chattogram on Sunday became a place of euphoria with enthusiasm of hundreds of thousands of people amid the grand rally of Prime Minister and Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina.Chattogram City and North and South District AL organised the huge mass gatherings at the railway Polo G...

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Govt collecting ultra modern weapons for armed forces: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said her government is collecting ultra-modern and time-befitting war weapons to build the professional and powerful armed forces. "We're collecting ultra-modern and time-befitting war weapons for each force---We're working to build the armed ...

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Three dengue deaths, 410 hospitalised in 24 hrs

Three dengue patients died while 410 patients were admitted to different hospitals across the country during the past 24 hours till 8am Sunday.On November 3, Bangladesh logged nine dengue deaths, the highest in a single day, this year."As many as 208 dengue patients were hospitalized in Dhaka c...

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Social resistance stressed against drug addiction

Forging social resistance against addiction and abuse of drugs along with its illicit trafficking and trading can be the crucial means of protecting the young generation, particularly students, from drug-addiction.Simultaneously, concerted efforts of all the government and non-government entities co...

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One kg heroin, phensidyl seized in C’nawabganj

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in separate drives seized one kilogram of heroin and 430 bottles of phensidyl early this morning.RAB also arrested a man named Aktaruzzan Rocky, 34, resident of Kansat Kathghar village under Shibganj upazila of the district.On...

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Ehtashamul, Moazzem made Mymensingh dist AL president, secy

Ehtashamul Alam and Advocated Moazzem Hossain Babul have been decaled president and general secretary of the Mymensingh district unit of Awami League.Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader announced the names of the party's Mymensingh district unit ...

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3 drug peddlers held in Noakhali

Rapid Action Battalion in separate drives in Begum­ganj and Sonai­muri upazila of the district arrested three drug peddlers with 1,008 pieces of yaba tablets, a press release issued by RAB-11 said this morning.The detainees were identified as Md Rubel, 28, hailed from Chowmuhani municipality...

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SDC playing key role in collecting blood: Gini

Whip of the Jatiya Sangsad and local lawmaker Mahabub Ara Begum Gini today said Sandhani Donor Club (SDC) is playing important role in collecting blood through motivating people aimed at saving the lives of seriously ill patients and wounded persons.Mahabub Ara Begum Gini said this while addressing ...

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Record 4.71 lakh tonnes wheat yield likely in Rajshahi

More than 4.71 lakh tonnes of wheat are likely to be produced from around 1.24 lakh hectares of land during the current season in all eight districts of the division.Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) has set the target of producing 3.50 lakh tonnes of wheat from 89,658 hectares of land in f...

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ICT sector to be promoted to achieve $5b export target by 2025

Speakers at a workshop on Saturday stressed promoting ICT industry in local and international arena to achieve the government's export target of $5 billion by 2025.The recently launched Enhancing Digital Government and Economy (EDGE) Project could help achieve this target as the project itself h...

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PM addresses Ctg public rally today

Enthusiastic Chattogram is fully prepared with festivity and fanfare to welcome Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as she will address a public rally at the Polo Ground here today (Saturday).On the occasion of the arrival of the premier, Chattogram now turned into a festive city while people from all walk...

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PM seeks WHF co-op on medical science research

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Saturday sought cooperation from the World Heart Federation (WHF) to conduct research on basic medical science and build skilled manpower in the health sector."Help us conduct basic medical science research and give state-of-the-art training for our manpower's d...

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Inflation to reduce further in Dec, hopes Mannan

Planning Minister MA Mannan Saturday said that the general point to point inflation has been reducing in the country and it would further reduce in this December also. “Inflation has been reducing across the globe and it is also reducing in Bangladesh over the last three months. Hopefully...

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5,490 hectares land brought under onion, garlic cultivation in Naogaon

A total of 5,490 hectares of land were brought under onion and garlic cultivation in all eleven upazilas of the district during the current Rabi season.Deputy Director of Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) agriculturist Abu Hossain said, the target of onion cultivation has been set on 4,530 h...

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Int’l Day of Persons with Disabilities observed in Bhola

The 31st International Day of Persons with Disabilities and the National Disabled Day-2022 was observed in the district and elsewhere across the country on Saturday in a befitting manner through various programmes.This year the day's theme is 'Transformative solutions for inclusive developme...

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People with disabilities made resources thru nursing, training: Khaleque

Mayor of Khulna City Corporation (KCC) Talukder Abdul Khaleque on Saturday said physical challenged men will be made resources as well as to contribute national development by imparting proper nursing, education and training.“Disabled people are the integral part of the society. There is no sc...

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Folk singer Bijoy Sarkar’s 37th death anniversary today

The 37th death anniversary of Ekushey Padak- winning renowned folk singer Bijoy Sarkar will be observed here tomorrow in a befitting manner.A daylong programme has been chalked out to mark the death anniversary of the folk singer on the premises of Shilpakala academy in the district, organised by th...

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Sugarcane crushing begins in Rajshahi, Natore mills

Crushing season of Rajshahi Sugar Mills Limited (RSML) and Natore Sugar Mills Limited (NSML) began on Friday afternoon simultaneously setting target of manufacturing 9,096 tonnes of sugar in the current 2022-23 financial year. According to the officials concerned, the two mills set targets to c...