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Venue permission eludes BNP

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is going ahead with preparations for holding its much-awaited national council on March 19, despite uncertainties over permission for the venue, according to party leaders. The party is evolving new strategies so that it can hold the council in time, even if the authorities give them permission for the venue at the last moment, a BNP leader said. The BNP high command has directed the grassroots-level leaders to prepare lists of councillors and delegates and send them to the party headquarters, said a standing committee member. The sub-committees, formed earlier to make the council a success, are meeting regularly to discuss various aspects. The party high command has asked them to submit their reports…

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E-passport from next year

The government is going to introduce e-passport, instead of Machine Readable Passport (MRPs) from January…

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News

Extra caution to be exercised in police recruitment: IGP

Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Hoque said his force will take extra caution in preparing verification reports for those interested to join police force so that no offender is recruited, reports UNB. Any recruit in government jobs need police verification report prior to the appointment,…

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Metro

Huge crowd at book fair

Amar Ekushey Book fair on its 25th day (Yesterday) witnessed, gaining it’s normal look with the presence of good numbers of book lovers, though two days (Feb 24) ago a sudden heavy rain with hailstorm forced the fair to immediate shut down and caused a huge loss for both the publishers and the…

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Editorial

Will Suu Kyi succeed in removing army dominance?

Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma’s pro-democracy leader and Nobel Peace laureate, spent more than 15 years in detention, most of it under house arrest. She was released from her current third period of detention on Saturday 13th November 2010. Aung San Suu Kyi was born on June 19, 1945 in Yangon, Myanmar,…

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Op-ed

Disturbing fixation with fair skin

Complexion biases aren't new. And though we tend to tell ourselves that such discriminations don't bother urban areas much, that's not always the case. And this obsession goes across genders. I am pretty sure that if a survey is carried out we will find most women would prefer a fair complexioned…

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Miscellaneous

Modern agri-technologies to boost crop production

RANGPUR: Expanded adoption of the modern agriculture technologies can further increase production of all crops at reduced costs to ensure food security despite adverse impacts of climate change, reports BSS. Adoption of conservation agriculture (CA)-based technologies and mechanisation of agriculture…

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Business

Muhith stresses trade for financing SDGs

Putting high emphasis on trade for expediting economic activities of countries around the world, Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith said this would eventually be the effective and long-term source of financing to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), reports BSS. The finance minister…

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Worldwide

Divided EU seeks to avoid migrant �humanitarian crisis�

AFP, BRUSSELS: European interior ministers tried Thursday to resolve deep divisions over the migrant crisis, with Greece lashing out at its partners for creating a humanitarian crisis and officials warning the EU’s unity was at stake. Athens is seething over a series of border restrictions by…

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Dhakalive

Two films releasing in two countries simultaneously today

Under the SAFTA agreement, Bangladeshi film ‘Chhuye Dile Mon’ in exchange of the Indian film ‘Bela Seshe’ will be released today in West Bengal and Bangladesh respectively. Earlier, both the films had received the censorship certificates from the respective countries and confirmed…

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Sports

Tigers look for soul searching

Ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan became overnight villain after his drop cost Bangladesh heavily in the Asia Cup opener. Rohit Sharma was batting on 21 when Shakib dropped a straight forward chance at point off Taskin Ahmed's bowling. The Indian then took the game away with 83 off 55 balls. Sharma…

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Nationwide

Locals demand gas supply, dev of 8 n-dists

Speakers at a human chain in Lalmonirhat yesterday demanded gas supply and overall development of eight northern districts. Gathered under the banner of Rangpur Bivagh Samity in front of Lalmonirhat judge’s court the speakers said the northern districts must get for industrialisation and balanced…

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Sri Lankan pacers foil UAE�s upset bid

Sri Lanka flexed its bowling muscle to shatter UAE’s hope of producing an upset as they snatched a 14-run win to make a winning start to the Asia Cup yesterday at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. UAE raised a prospect of shocking the mighty Lanka by restricting them to 129 for eight but…

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Panorama

Best press photos from across the world

An Australian freelance photographer's haunting, moonlit image of a baby being passed by migrants underneath a razor-wire fence on the Hungary-Serbia border won the prestigious World Press Photo award for 2015, organizers announced on Thursday, reports Agencies. The black and white photo, which…

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