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PM smells BNP-Jamaat link

Describing the murders of the two foreigners– an Italian and a Japanese– as “pre-planned”, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has alleged that BNP-Jamaat were linked to the killings. “People will have to understand that BNP-Jamaat have a hand in foreigners’ killings because they want to destabilise the country to show the government in a bad light,” she said yesterday. Hasina, also the president of the ruling Awami League, came up with the allegation at a press conference at her official residence, Ganabhaban. It was held to inform the media about the outcome of the PM’s recent US visit. “Such incidents may occur as we are holding trials of war criminals. They will not sit idle; they will try…

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PM�s remarks to hamper probe: BNP

BNP acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said irresponsible remarks from the…

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News

Bangladesh finds 106 tigers in Sundarbans

The Forest Department yesterday officially announced that the number of the country’s iconic Royal Bengal Tiger is 106 in Bangladesh territory of the Sundarbans, as per the Tiger Census of 2015, reports BSS. According to the Indian findings, there are 76 tigers in the Sundarbans of India that…

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Metro

Seminar stresses women empowerment

A seminar titled ‘Fempower’ was held in the capital on Saturday as part of a campaign to promote women empowerment and raise awareness about some critical issues facing by women in the country, reports UNB. Footsteps, a youth empowerment and development organisation, arranged the seminar…

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Editorial

Senior citizens deserve more

Just a few days back Bangladesh, along with different countries of the world observed the International Senior Citizens Day. Like the previous years the activities of the day was basically limited to the utterance of inane platitudes about the importance of respecting and utilising the wisdom of the…

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Op-ed

Towards a new Enlightenment

The Enlightenment stands for the intellectual trends in 18th Century Europe that espoused the use of reason and science as a universal method for obtaining knowledge and solving human problems. The Enlightenment writers argued that the light of reason and science could free humanity from the darkness…

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Miscellaneous

International Right to Know Day observed

International Right to Know Day-2015 was observed in the district as elsewhere in the country and the globe yesterday with the commitment to the citizen’s fundamental rights to know information, reports BSS from Gaibandha. Marking the day, a discussion meeting organized by district administration…

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Business

India�s NTPC plans to export power to Bangladesh

NTPC Limited (National Thermal Power Corporation Limited), an Indian Central Public Sector Undertaking (CPSU) under the Ministry of Power, will consider selling electricity to Bangladesh from its upcoming 750 MW plant at Kokrajhar in Assam once the neighbouring country finalises plans to buy power from…

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Worldwide

Palestinians barred from Jerusalem Old City

AFP, JERUSALEM: Israel took the rare and drastic step of barring Palestinians from Jerusalem’s Old City on Sunday as tensions mounted following attacks that killed two Israelis and wounded a child. The restrictions will be in place for two days, with only Israelis, tourists, residents of the area,…

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Dhakalive

Joya attends press meet of �Rajkahini� in Kolkata

A full-length Bangla feature film titled ‘Rajkahini’, featuring beautiful and talented Bangladesh actress Joya Ahsan, is set to hit Kolkata cinemas on October 16. The film is directed by Srijit Mukherji and produced by Shree Venkatesh Films of Kolkata. On the occasion of film’s release,…

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Sports

Mosaddek steals the show with a double ton

Mosaddek Hossain Saikat stole the show on a century-galore day in the National Cricket League (NCL) yesterday by smashing a fluent double ton which steered his side Barisal Division in an advantageous position on Day-2 against Sylhet at Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium in Khulna. Khulna’s Mithun Ali missed…

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Nationwide

Punishment to killers demanded

A large number of people, including students and teachers formed a human chain demanding immediate arrest of the killers of meritorious student Rifat Tasfia Raouf Tuba in Bogra yesterday. On September 28, Government Railway Police (GRP) recovered the body of Rifat, 15, from Chatiantola of Sabgram area…

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New contempt of court law soon: Law minister

Law minister advocate Anisul Huq yesterday said the government will formulate a new contempt of court law soon, as the Contempt of Court Act of 1926 has become redundant following the expansion of media in the country. "A new contempt of court law is urgently necessary in the country. I will take…

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