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BPC refinery project raises eyebrows

Notwithstanding a five-year delay in establishing the second unit of the Eastern Refinery Ltd (ERL), with a capacity to handle three million metric tonnes of crude oil, the government is planning to establish another refinery near Payra port at Patuakhali. The BPC has already earmarked 1,000 acres of land in Patuakhali near Payra port for the new refinery, with a capacity to handle five million tonnes of crude oil. Along with the refinery, a strategic reserve will be established there to store the necessary oil reserves to deal with emergencies. The second unit of the ERL, which was supposed to be established to stave off dependency on imported oil, is yet to be established, thanks to a plethora of bureaucratic tangles. The government still…

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India, Bangladesh to use common info platform

In a clear bid to take on Pakistan, Bangladesh has slammed it for its role in sponsoring terrorism.…

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Mosquitoes kill ‘7.25 lakh people worldwide annually’

Mosquitoes kill approximately 7.25 lakh people worldwide every year though all mosquitoes do not transmit life-threatening diseases, said Regional Director of World Health Organisation (WHO) South-East Asia Region Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, reports BSS. "The diseases mosquitoes spread can result…

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Metro

Commuters burdened with sitting service

Most of the capital’s bus operators are overcharging passengers in the name of ‘sitting service’ in violation of rates fixed by the government. The sitting service is an arrangement created by the bus owners’ associations and not designed or regulated by existing rules. A middle-aged…

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Editorial

HSC results 2016

The pass percentage of this year's Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent exams has improved from last year’s 69.60 to 74.70 per cent. The number of GPA-5 achievers has also showed an increasing trend, from last year’s 42,894 students to 58,276 students this year. Despite…

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Op-ed

Taskforces for closing illegal KG Schools

KG schools have mushroomed at every nook and cranny of the country ranging from the remotest village to the capital city. This fact coupled with the recent terrorist attacks has drawn the attention of the government to look into the necessity, quality and legality of the existing KG schools of the country.…

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Business

Uncertainty looms

The launching of multi-client seismic survey in the Bay within the current year has become uncertain as the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs recently sent back the relevant file to the Energy Ministry for further review of its tender process about selecting a firm for the job, reports UNB. The…

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Worldwide

Dozens of Turkey academics held in post-coup crackdown

AFP, ISTANBUL: Turkey on Friday detained dozens of academics suspected of backing Fethullah Gulen, the alleged mastermind of last month’s failed coup, while pressing ahead with raids on businesses linked to the US-based Muslim preacher. Turkish prosecutors have issued arrest warrants for 84 academics…

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Dhakalive

London 1971: The testimony of unseen moments of Bangladesh's Liberation War

A three day photography exhibition titled ‘London 1971’, an exhibition of photographs and historical memorabilia from the early days of the Liberation War showing protests in London, is now underway at the Number 5 Gallery of National Art Plaza of Bangladesh Shilapakala Academy, in the capital’s…

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Sports

BCB finally sacks Kalpage

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) finally discharged its assistant coach cum spin bowling coach Ruwan Kalpage after being failed to join the camp by the deadline of August 16. The BCB however took the decision yesterday just three days after the deadline is crossed. During his last arrival in Dhaka, he…

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Nationwide

Stress on wetland protection for biodiversity conservation

RAJSHAHI: Protection of wetlands and other water bodies from further degradation is very important for biodiversity conservation besides existence of other living beings, said development activists and media personnel, reports BSS.They viewed the wetlands and other natural resources are now on the declining…

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Climate change raises health risks: Study

More than half a million people worldwide, including Bangladesh, are likely to die annually by 2050 because of the impact on agriculture of changing climate, according to an Oxford University study on the future of food, reports UNB. The authors say the effects are likely to be felt most acutely in…

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