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‘JMB behind’ Gulshan, Sholakia attacks

Rejecting the claims of the global terror group Islamic State (IS), police yesterday blamed the banned militant outfit Jama’at-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) for both the Gulshan and Sholakia attacks. Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Haque disclosed this while briefing the media yesterday after visiting the crime scene in Sholakia. Four persons, including two policemen, were killed there on Thursday when thousands had gathered on the occasion of Eid. About the repeated claims of IS to have masterminded the targeted killings, the IGP pointed out that the IS has claimed responsibility for every possible attack. The IS has even taken responsibility for the attack in Orlando in the US in which more than 50 people were killed,…

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Missing youths under police scanner

Police are trying to track a number of youths, mostly university students, who have been reported missing…

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News

Flood turns worse leaving 60,000 marooned

Kurigram: The onrush of water from the upstream and incessant rainfalls has turned the flood situation worse in six upazilas of the district, rendering over 60,000 people marooned, reports UNB. The affected upazilas are Kurigran Sadar, Nageshwari, Ulipur, Chilmari, Roumari and Razibpur. According to…

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Metro

Eid celebrated amid enthusiasm in cities

RAJSHAHI: The holy Eid-ul-Fitr, the largest religious festival of the Muslims, was celebrated in Rajshahi city with due fervour, joy, enthusiasm, gaiety and solemnity, reports BSS. In the Eid Day on Thursday morning, streams of people rushed to the nearest eidgahs, mosques and open places to offer their…

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Editorial

Shocking attack on Sholakia Eid congregation

Barely a week had passed since the gruesome killings had been carried out in a Gulshan Restaurant, now the target has been the country’s venue for the largest Eid gathering at Sholakia in Kishoreganj district. Two police officers, a woman and one of the attackers were killed. Thousands of…

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Op-ed

Indian cabinet reshuffle

The recent cabinet reshuffle executed by India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi made news for more reasons than one. Probably aware of the onslaught that was on the cards, Modi had, a day earlier, played down the reshuffle by calling it a “mere expansion” rather than it being a mammoth…

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Business

GOING green or not?

With a large population and limited land space, Bangladesh’s real estate industry is booming. But the country is yet to adopt any index or standard to comprehensively assess a building’s environmental impact. As a result, countless structures have mushroomed across the country, thanks to…

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Worldwide

NATO makes fresh funding, troop pledge for Afghanistan

AFP, WARSAW: NATO agreed Saturday to maintain troop numbers in Afghanistan and reiterated a funding pledge for local security forces through 2020, but officials did not say when the alliance’s longest military engagement might end.Hundreds of thousands of NATO troops have rotated through Afghanistan…

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Dhakalive

Comedy play ‘Dhoris Na More Jabo’ tonight

Veteran actor Rahmat Ali and seasoned actor Tariq Anam Khan will be seen appearing in a comedy tele-drama titled ‘Dhoris Na More Jabo’ tonight. Written and directed by Shahajada Mamun, other casts of the tele-drama includes Nadia Ahmed, Afroza Hossain and JS Himi, among others. In the story…

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Sports

Morgan concerned over security

England are due to play two ODIs and a Test at the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium in Dhaka this autumn. England captain Eoin Morgan has admitted to having “a big concern” over security on England’s tour to Bangladesh later this year, reports Sky Sports, BBC Sport. One-day and T20 captain Morgan…

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Nationwide

50,000 people involved in bamboo crafts production in Rajshahi

RAJSHAHI: More than 50,000 people are involved in bamboo crafts production and most of them are women and aborigines and bamboo products are their main sources of income in over 1,000 villages of the region, various environmentalists and researchers here viewed.They mentioned that around 30,000 other…

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Financial pacts unlikely this fiscal year

Thanks to bureaucratic tangles, Bangladesh is unlikely to sign financial agreements for several highly probable projects with China, in the outgoing fiscal year, even though they had been targeted. The government had set a target to sign financial agreements for five projects with China in FY 2015–16,…

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