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Deep seaports high on agenda

The Netherlands has expressed its interest in projects related to deep seaports in Bangladesh and the latter has taken note of it, assuring the government’s due consideration in this regard. “The Prime Minister of the Netherlands (Mark Rutte) expressed interest in Bangladesh's deep seaport projects. The Bangladesh Prime Minister noted the Dutch interest in the deep sea ports projects and assured the Dutch side of her government’s due consideration of the port projects proposition,” said the 11-point joint statement issued on Wednesday in the Hague on the outcome of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s official visit to the Netherlands on November 3-5. Sheikh Hasina is the first Prime Minister of Bangladesh to visit…

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Shoot without delay in self-defence

Police have been directed by the authorities concerned to shoot at criminals if they come under attack…

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News

79 MNP men return to normal life

Ending their insurgency, some 79 members of Mro National Party (MNP), an armed group, returned to normal life after surrendering arms to the government yesterday, reports UNB from Bandarban. The MNP members surrendered their arms in two groups—one led by Menrum Mro and the other by Luhuf Mro—to…

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Metro

Maintain communal harmony: President

President Abdul Hamid yesterday urged the country's universities to play a pivotal role in inspiring the young generation to maintain the tradition of communal harmony in the country, reports UNB. "The people of all religions perform their own religious rituals freely. We have to inform the…

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Editorial

Tourism in Bangladesh: problems and prospects

Forty years has elapsed of Bangladesh’s tourism industry, yet we still see it in a nascent position in comparison to our neighbouring countries. Despite having all the potential to flourish, tourism in this country has been growing at a very slow pace. Bangladesh is not known as a tourist destination…

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Op-ed

RMG sector needs focused attention and guardian like care

Presently, the problems of the RMG sector are looked into and responded, if any, by the Ministry of Industries. The RMG industries are but only a part of the concern of this ministry which has to give its attention to so many industrial sectors of the country. Understandably, the RMG sector in…

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Miscellaneous

JS body for use of modern equipment in road works

Parliamentary standing committee on public accounts yesterday recommended using modern equipment in repairing and constructing roads in the country in order to make these actions cost effective, reports UNB. The committee came up with this recommendation at its 37th meeting held in Sangsad Bhaban with…

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Business

PM asks Dutch to be trade partners

Stressing that Bangladesh has the most liberal investment policy in South Asia, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged Dutch business leaders to partner with Bangladesh in investment, trade, profit sharing and prosperity, reports UNB from The Hague. “We’ve already graduated to a lower middle-income…

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Worldwide

Maldives impeaches VP as pressure to lift emergency mounts

AFP, MALÉ: The Maldives parliament on Thursday approved a state of emergency imposed by President Abdulla Yameen and used extraordinary powers to sack his estranged deputy despite mounting international concern. Lawmakers loyal to President Yameen voted to remove Ahmed Adeeb, who was arrested…

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Dhakalive

In Conversation with the Hero-Heroine of �Antaranga�

DL: What is your feelings ahead of the release of your debut film? Alisha: Though the answer should be pretty simple such as ‘over excited’ and ‘overwhelmed’. But it’s not with me, I have mixed feelings. Of course, I am overwhelmed, I am so… so… happy. At…

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Sports

Zimbabwe send an early warning

Visiting Zimbabwe sent Bangladesh a message that they shouldn’t be written off in the upcoming series, consisting three ODIs and two T20 Internationals. The tourists’ comfortable seven-wicket victory in the warm-up game against a high profile BCB XI, formed with several national players,…

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Nationwide

Aspirants start campaign

Local leaders of major political parties seeking to contest in the coming municipal election, due in December, have started campaigning to woo voters. The polls will be held in four pourashavas -- Bhola sadar , Borhan Uddin, Lalmohon and Charfassion- of Bhola district. The incumbent mayors are…

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EC moots campaign by ministers, MPs

The Election Commission has proposed to keep the provision allowing ministers and members of Parliament to take part in the campaign on behalf of candidates in the municipal polls. The "most important persons" of the government will be able to take part in the campaign, but they have to do…

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