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China puts forth EOI

China has put forth an expression of interest (EOI) to invest in the four-lane Dhaka-Chittagong Expressway Project to improve connectivity between the capital and the port city. The China Railway International Group (CRIG) on December 12 expressed the interest in executing the project with Chinese government funding (on G to G basis) to the Minister for Road Transport and Bridges, Obaidul Quder. Ministry officials said CRIG is eager to sign the contract as soon as possible. According to the EOI, CRIG is a platform and flagship subsidiary which develops international business on behalf of China Railway Group Limited (CREC), which stood first among the top 225 global contractors in ENR2015 and 71st in Fortune Global 500 2015. CREC is a super-large,…

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EC seeks strike force to guard

The Election Commission (EC) has proposed to deploy mobile and striking forces for the December 30 municipality…

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News

Bangladesh to have no cohort of defeated forces, says PM

Hinting that Khaleda Zia will one day face trial for patronising war criminals including the executed ones, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said there will be no existence of the cohorts of the defeated forces in Bangladesh, reports UNB. “It hurts us that the cohorts of anti-liberation…

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Metro

�Awareness can save children from cancer�

Paediatric oncologists and experts yesterday said awareness, preventive measures and early diagnosis can save the lives of thousands of children from cancer. They made the observation at an awareness campaign and art competition for children afflicted with cancer at Dhaka Medical College Hospital. The…

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Editorial

Social and cultural practices feeding into rapid population growth

A special report released by the UNFPA--sometime ago --revealed that Bangladesh’s population is rising rather fast for comfort. The population of Bangladesh, thus, is realistically projected to rise to 170.2 million as early as 2020 at the current rate of its growth. Surely, such a bigger population…

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Op-ed

Can we count a �Sunni front� against terror as a sound idea?

U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter has praised a new “Saudi-led Islamic anti-terrorism alliance” as being “in line with U.S. calls for a greater Sunni role” in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). He was speaking during a visit to Turkey’s…

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Miscellaneous

150.3m migrants in global workforce: ILO

Migrant workers account for 150.3 million of the world’s approximately 232 million international migrants, according to a new study by the International Labour Organization (ILO), reports BSS. A new ILO statistical study provided estimates on labour migration, including regions and industries…

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Business

Machine readable visa project launched

The signing ceremony of the ‘Machine Readable Visa Application Processing in India’ project was held at a hotel in the capital yesterday. The contract was signed between the immigration and passports department of the Bangladesh government and Dohatec New Media, Bangla-desh, and BLS…

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Worldwide

Putin rules out Turkey reconciliation

AFP, MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin fired off an angry tirade against Turkey on Thursday, ruling out any reconciliation with its leaders and accusing Ankara of shooting down a Russian warplane to impress the United States. In comments littered with crude language, Putin dismissed the possibility…

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Dhakalive

Three films to be screened at Shilpakala today

Noman Robin’s full-length feature film ‘Common Gender-The Film’, late noted filmmaker Tareque Masud’s final film ‘Runway’ and international award-winning ‘Brihannala’ directed by Murad Parvez will be screened today at 10am, 4pm and 6pm respectively, as…

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Sports

Bangladesh edge past Nepal

Bangladesh edged past Nepal 1-0 in a FIFA Friendly to end their SAFF Championship preparation on a good note yesterday at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. Bangladesh team have been taking preparation for the SAFF for last 20 days under coach Maruful Haque but they had some training sessions and played…

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Nationwide

Voters see triangular fight

Voters in Khagrachhari are expecting a triangular fight in mayoral polls later this month. Independent candidate and sitting mayor Md Rafiqul Alam, Awami League backed Md Shane Alam and BNP’s Advocate Abdul Malek Mintu have wide support among the voters. But the incumbent has an edge over others…

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Alem-Ulema agree to issue �Fatwa� against militancy

Alem-Ulema at a meeting yesterday decided to issue a common ‘Fatwa’ (Islmic religious edict) against militancy with signatures of the country’s 1 lakh Alem-Ulema, reports UNB. The decision was taken at a views-exchange meeting titled ‘Role of Islam in Eradicating Militancy: Bangladesh…

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