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Tk 39.97cr allocated for 698 judicial officials

The law ministry has allocated Tk. 39.97 crore to implement a project titled ‘Capacity Building of Law and Justice Division for Strengthening Subordinate Judiciary Management’. Under this project, the ministry will provide training to a total of 698 judicial officials to enhance their efficiency in the judicial sector and to hone the operational capacity and skills and managerial abilities of judges. The aim of this training is to develop the knowledge of judicial officials in highly technical and specialised areas, including information and communication technology (ICT), as well as gear up the planning, budgeting, monitoring, and management skills of members of the judicial sector. After receiving approval from the authorities…

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Bangladesh tightens visa regime for Sri Lankans

Thousands of Sri Lankan nationals work in Bangladesh illegally causing job loss for local people and…

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Bangladesh Power Management Institute in the offing

A move is underway to set up a “Bangladesh Power Management Institute (BPMI), aiming to provide training on power sector management and create efficient manpower for both public and private sectors, reports UNB. The idea of setting up such a new organisation received the consent of an inter-ministerial…

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Metro

Bangladesh Accreditation Council Act okayed

The government yesterday approved the ‘The Bangladesh Accreditation Council Act, 2016’ with a view to ensuring standards of higher education both public and private in the country. The law will facilitate establishing an Accreditation Council that would provide the universities accreditation…

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Editorial

Durga Puja unifies all

If someone needs to see how religious festivals of one faith transgress social boundaries to reach out to the masses, then Bangladesh is perhaps the best example. As we celebrate the Durga Puja along with millions of brothers and sisters, the true secular nature of Bangladesh emerges in full glory.…

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Op-ed

A tribute to the famous humanitarian: Dr. Akhter Hameed Khan

October 9th marked the 17th death anniversary of Dr. Akhter Hameed Khan, one of the great social scientists of the 20th century. Dr. Khan was a selfless statesman who dedicated his life to serving humanity and changing the lives of the poor. In pursuit of this endeavor, Dr. Khan founded two monumental…

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Business

Dhaka needs ‘smart negotiations’ for Chinese investment deal

Having a strategic location, Bangladesh has a tremendous opportunity to gain from China in a very bigger way and the forthcoming visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping with subsequent healthy cooperation could be a game-changing one for stronger Bangladesh, reports UNB. Speakers at roundtable in Dhaka…

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Worldwide

Russia eyes permanent naval base in Syria

AFP, MOSCOW: Russia’s defence ministry said Monday that the country was poised to transform its naval facility in the Syrian port city of Tartus into a permanent base. “In Syria we will have a permanent naval base in Tartus,” Russian news agencies quoted deputy defence minister Nikolai…

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Dhakalive

Syed Shamsul Haq remembered

To remember recently-demised multifaceted litterateur Syed Shamsul Haq who passed away last month, a commemorative event was organised on Sunday at the auditorium of National Museum in the capital’s Shahbag area. Presided over by Professor Emeritus Dr Anisuzzaman, Emeritus Professor Dr Sirajul…

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Sports

Taskin eyes ODI series triumph

Bangladesh pace ‘heart-throb’ Taskin Ahmed said that they will triumph the series if they could perform according to their capability against the visiting England in the series- deciding match in Chittagong. “The series now became jelled further. England, no doubt, is a stronger side.…

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Nationwide

Two held with 1,200 Yaba

RANGPUR: The Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested two drug traders with 1,200 pieces of Yaba tablets from T & T Road area in Lalmonirhat district town yesterday, reports BSS. The arrested are Didarul Islam, 28, of Zamurki village under Mirjapur upazila of Tangail and Abul Kalam, 50, of North…

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2 landlords held after raid on Gazipur militant den

The police have arrested two landlords of the house, being used as a militant den, at Patartek in Gazipur. The law enforcers carried out a raid on the house on Saturday. The two are Salma Begum, 32, and Osman Goni Sarkar, 48. They used to look after the house and collect rent in the absence of the owner,…

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Panorama

Inside the mind of an ‘honor’ killer in Pakistan

For two months, over the thunder of machines at the steel mill, the men taunted Mubeen Rajhu about his sister. Even now, they laugh at how easy it was to make him lose his temper. Some people had seen Tasleem in their Lahore slum with a Christian man. She was 18, a good Muslim girl, out in public with…

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