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PM stands by jute workers: Textile minister

Textiles and Jute Minister Golam Dastagir Gazi, MP, said the government has decided to pay all the dues of the workers for the reform and modernisation of the state-owned jute mills run by BJMC. Hon'ble Prime Minister has taken the responsibility of jute mill workers, there is no reason for anyo...

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Rethink India's one-China Policy

Amid the prolonged confrontation between India and China at the LAC (Line of Actual Control), there is an ongoing debate in India to rethink its One-China Policy including Tibet.A group of experts recently held a brainstorming session organised by Udaipur-based NGO Usanas foundation on "Rethink...

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Rain brings relief to city dwellers

A heavy rain drenched the capital on Saturday afternoon offering city dwellers a big relief from scorching heat.People were seen enjoying the rain on the city streets after experiencing the sweeping heat wave of the last few days.The Meteorology Department forecast that due to active monsoon heavy t...

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Governing HK as per law key to safeguarding national security

National security, a stable social order, and rule of law are the prerequisites for the development of Hong Kong. The riots and chaos in Hong Kong over the past year fully demonstrated that prosperity and stability will be impossible unless national security is safeguarded and the rule of law in Hon...

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US Independent day today

The Fourth of July is one of America’s biggest holidays, with celebrations including fireworks and parades across the USA.The event in 1776 eventually led to the formation of the United States of America, and the original copy of the Declaration of Independence is housed in the National Archiv...

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Indian villagers seek road or merger with Bangladesh

Tribal villagers in Meghalaya residing on the edge of India-Bangladesh border asked the Indian government to give away their four villages and its population to Bangladesh if the government was not willing to construct an all-weather road for them, reports Indian news website the Wire.The tribesmen ...

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52 countries welcome China

"We believe that every country has the right to safeguard its national security through legislation, and commend relevant steps taken for this purpose."Speaking at the 44th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council on Tuesday, Cuba on behalf of 52 countries welcomed the adoption o...

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Sampadak Parishad condemns arrest of journalists under DSA

Sampadak Parishad condemns the recent spate of cases and arrest of editors, journalists, writers, university teachers, under the Digital Security Act (DSA) for expressing critical views about mismanagement in dealing with Covid-19, and expresses grave concern about the deteriorating environment for ...

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India PMO clarifies Modi’s comments on LAC clash

The government of India on Saturday said that attempts are being made to give "mischievous interpretation" to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks at the all-party meeting that no one entered Indian territory or captured any military post while referring to the Galwan Valley clash in...

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Hatch brings weekly grocery on Messenger

Farhana lives in Dhanmondi with her in-laws while her parents are in Wari.As the situation getting riskier everyday due to the coronavirus pandemic, she had to restrain herself from going out as well as from visiting her parents keeping everyone’s safety in mind.After spending almost 60 days w...

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First full virtual confce of IEEE Asia Pacific held in Bangladesh

The first full virtual conference of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Asia Pacific Region, TENSYMP-2020 was held in Bangladesh from 5 to 7 June. After being held in various countries over the years, the eighth edition of the annual conference was awarded to Banglades...

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Ill-motivated propaganda against Sikder Group

The Sikder Group management has protested news items published by different newspapers on the group, rejecting it as false and fabricated.In a statement undersigned by its Vice-President Mahfuzur Rahman, the group said on Wednesday that a vested quarter made misleading remarks in the news items agai...

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JSS leader Sudha Sindhu Khisa dies

Khagrachari district former member of Shanti Bahini and Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samity former central president Sudha Sindhu Khisa died at Kadamtali in Khagrachari on Tuesday, report agencies.He was 77.Sudha Sindhu had been suffering from paralysis and old-age complications, said a press r...

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Covid-19 to plunge global economy: WB

The swift and massive shock of the coronavirus pandemic and shutdown measures to contain it have plunged the global economy into a severe contraction. According to World Bank forecasts, the global economy will shrink by 5.2% this year. That would represent the deepest recession since the Second...

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Black lives matter in US, now

In the wake of a perverse constellation of deaths of black Americans at the hands of the police and vigilantes, America’s current incarnation of a civil rights movement, organised under the rallying cry of ‘Black Lives Matter’, is more powerful than ever, says a New York Times news...

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Storm pounds India's west coast

Cyclone Nisarga, which intensified into a severe cyclonic storm in the Arabian Sea, is making landfall along India's western coast, forcing a high alert in the financial hub of Mumbai and evacuation of tens of thousands of people."The landfall process started and it will be completed during...

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Suspected trafficking leader arrested after Libya massacre

Rapid Action Battalion said on Monday that they arrested the ringleader of a trafficking gang, who trafficked some of the 26 Bangladeshi nationals killed in Libya last week.The arrestee, Md Kamal Uddin alias Haji Kamal, 55, of Kushtia Sadar is a leader of traffickers and he was arrested in a drive o...

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Covid-19 cases in Police cross 5000

A total of 5,129 members of Bangladesh police have been infected with coronavirus as of Monday, report agencies.Among them, 1,658 are from the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), according to sources at the police headquarters.“Among the total infected policemen, 1,876 have made full recovery,&rd...

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NUB announces incentive package for students

During the global pandemic of coronavirus, Northern University Bangladesh (NUB) has announced an incentive package of around Tk 18 crore, says a press release.According to the release, NUB has come forward to relax the students and is announcing an special incentive package to ensure continuity of s...

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Bangladesh sends PPE to US

Bangladesh has sent its first consignment of personal protective equipment (PPE) to USA on the day of Eid-ul-fitr, report agencies.Bangladesh joined a select group of countries that manufacture world-class, large-scale PPE through supplying the 6.5 million gowns to US brand Hanes on Monday, for ulti...