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Politicians involved

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal yesterday said that there are more than one “boro bhai” (big brother) behind the recent killings of Italian aid worker Cesare Tavella and Japanese citizen Konio Hoshi. “All of them are politicians, who tried to tarnish the image of the country by murdering the two foreigners,” he told reporters at his Secretariat office. The minister also claimed that there are national and international conspiracies behind these killings. “Based on the information revealed by the arrestees, our law enforcement and intelligence agencies have been able to detect the masterminds behind these killings. All the details will be disclosed within a day or two. We don’t want to stage any drama…

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Ex-CJ Khairul joins pvt bank as adviser

Former Chief Justice ABM Khairul Haque has joined First Security Islami Bank Ltd (FSIBL), a private…

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News

Work for promotion of tourism based on Buddhist culture: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday inaugurated an international conference on Buddhist circuit, the first of its kind in the world, calling upon all to work together for the promotion of tourism based on Buddhist culture and traditions, reports BSS. The Prime Minister also hoped that respected delegates…

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Metro

Issuing red alert in Bangladesh politically motivated : Inu

Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu yesterday alleged that issuing a red alert in Bangladesh was politically motivated. “The term ‘red alert’ is now in vogue. We have provided additional security at the airport, not issued a red alert. However, UK did not issue any red alert when…

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Editorial

Alternative water sources: Bangladesh should look to the sea

“Thousands have lived without love, not one without water ”– W.H. Auden According to a joint study carried out by UNICEF and WHO published this year as many as 26 million Bangladeshi people do not have access to safe drinking water. The UN General Assembly has declared…

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Op-ed

Disaster management : Understanding of C3 perspective

Of late ‘Nepal Earthquake’ has shaken the world to a great extent. This experience of disaster has been an alarm call to many countries of the world to revisit their own state of preparation for the event of any earthquake disaster. Bangladesh which actively participated in the humanitarian…

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Miscellaneous

�Nutrition, education top priorities of govt�

Bangladesh Ambassador to USA Mohammad Ziauddin has said nutrition and education are the two topmost issues on the priority list of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to build a healthy and educated nation, reports BSS. “Malnutrition is the largest single contributor to physical and mental underdevelopment…

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Business

Infrastructure vital to growth

The World Bank is strongly committed to continue working with Bangladesh and the lending agency wants to engage more in the infrastructure sector of Bangladesh, reports UNB. The World Bank chief economist for the South Asia Region Martin Rama said this when he met Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal…

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Worldwide

Netanyahu moves to dampen Al-Aqsa talks

AFP, JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu scrambled Tuesday to contain inflammatory rhetoric from his government over Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound, at the heart of a wave of deadly Palestinian unrest. With efforts to defuse tensions already strained, deputy foreign minister…

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Dhakalive

Akhi Alamgir to receive Birla Academy award

Celebrated Bangladeshi singer Akhi Alamgir is going to receive ‘Kolkata Maitri Sammanana’ this year. Birla Academy—a Kolkata-based prominent cultural organisation, will bestow the award on Akhi Alamgir, along with several political and cultural personalities from India. The awards…

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Sports

Sylhet experience first victory in NCL

Sylhet Division experienced their first victory when they thrashed Chittagong Division on the final day of the Tier-2 match in the Walton National Cricket League (NCL) at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong yesterday. Dhaka Metro vs Khulna Division at Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium in Fatullah…

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Nationwide

Kalidhaho bridge inaugurated

A newly constructed 70-metre long and 5-metre wide bridge on Kalidhaho River in Debiganj upazila was inaugurated on Monday afternoon. Panchagarh MP Advocate Nurul Islam Sujon formally opened the bridge for traffic by cutting ribbon as chief guest. A discussion meeting was held on the occasion at the…

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Lead in household paint �silent poison�

Experts yesterday termed the presence of lead in household paint as “silent poison” and called for formulation of a new and appropriate act to check high levels of lead in a majority of paint brands in the country. They demanded that the use of lead in paint be stopped in Bangladesh by 2017.…

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