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Violence frustrates AL grassroots

The grassroots leaders of the ruling Awami League said that they are worried over the UP polls violence as they are losing their near and dear ones in each phase of UP elections being held under the party banners for the first time in the history of local government elections. UP elections are being held in six phases from March 22. The third phase of the on-going local body elections are scheduled for April 23 and the fourth for May 3. The first and second phases of UP elections on March 22 and March 31 saw irregularities and violence, which claimed 50 lives and injured thousands, including three election officials, according to media reports. Besides, there were street-fights between the supporters of AL candidates and rebel candidates almost…

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Polls in 617 UPs today amid apprehension of clashes

The third phase of polls in 617 Union Parishads (UPs) will be held today with the same apprehension…

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News

Failure to limit global warming may negatively impact sea level rise

Researchers warn that lack of ambition to limit global warming could have devastating effects in terms of sea level rise and other climatic conditions as world leaders in New York are set to sign the Paris Agreement on climate change yesterday, reports UNB. With the possible prospect of the world warming…

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Metro

Private coaching mushrooms in Khulna defying ban

The government ban on private coaching by schoolteachers is being flouted rampantly in Khulna city. Schoolteachers are coaching at numerous coaching centres here, with some running these centres under their own name and others under the guise of false names. Even worse, some of these coaching centres…

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Editorial

Waterway workers� strike

The indefinite work stoppage called by the waterway workers demanding 15-point charter must not continue for a longer time. According to a report published in this newspaper yesterday, all kinds of passengers who used to board on water vessel to go to southern destinations of the country has been suffering…

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Op-ed

Containing electric power shortage

Power shortage has been a perennial problem in Bangladesh for many years, and is still continuing. There appears to be little or no scope for any relief from it, in the foreseeable future too! Basically the reason behind is the lack of any local sources of solid and liquid fuel that is recovered from…

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Business

NBR to introduce tax information retrieval system

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has decided to introduce Tax Information Retrieval System (TIRS), aiming to prevent the cases of tax evasion and tax identification number (TIN) fraudulence, reports UNB. "With this process, it'll be possible to detect tax evasion cases and TIN fraudulence…

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Worldwide

EU agrees on new border force to tackle migrant crisis

AFP, LUXEMBOURG: EU interior ministers formally agreed Thursday on a proposal for a new border and coastguard force that could intervene in under-pressure countries like Greece to slow the influx of migrants. The proposal must now go to the European Parliament for approval which officials said could…

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Dhakalive

5th Nat�l Youth Theatre Fest begins at Shilpakala today

People’s Theatre Association (PTA), is organising an eight-day festival titled ‘5th National Youth Theatre Festival 2016’ with the help of Cultural Ministry and Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA), which will take place at BSA. Presided over by PTA founder and BSA Director General…

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Sports

Mehedi hits ton on his List-A debut

Uncapped Mehedi Hasan justified his selection when he smashed a scintillating century in his List-A debut for Gazi Group Cricketers yesterday. Riding on Mehedi’s century Gazi Group Cricketers got off to a flying start with a 106-run victory over defending champions Prime Bank Cricket Club in one…

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Nationwide

Farmers achieve record potato production

The farmers have harvested a record production of about 18.16 lakh tonnes of potato and also getting lucrative market price this time in Rangpur agriculture zone, reports BSS. According to the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) sources, a target of producing 18.06 lakh tonnes of potato was fixed…

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Same factories still unsafe

As they jostle for space on the floor, with the door to their fire escape padlocked, the seamstresses cannot help but recall the carnage when another of Bangladesh’s garment factories collapsed three years ago, reports AFP. “We always worry what will happen if a blaze breaks out or the building…

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