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Quader has the last laugh

Ending all speculations over the past few days, Obaidul Quader was elected unopposed the Awami League general secretary to have the last laugh on the concluding day of the two-day 20th national council of ruling Awami League yesterday. He replaced Syed Ashraful Islam who had adorned the number two position in the party for two consecutive terms. Sheikh Hasina, as expected, was elected party president for the eight consecutive terms amid cheers and slogans of the councillors and delegates at the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh in the capital. The duo was elected for the next three years to run the country’s oldest and largest political party through the two-day triennial council. AL presidium member Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury proposed…

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8th term for Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was reelected president of the ruling Awami League unopposed for the eighth…

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News

Obaidul Quader, a ‘born dreamer’

Newly elected ruling party general secretary Obaidul Quader, well-known to party followers as a ‘born dreamer’ as well as a natural orator, owns a long and rich political career, reports UNB. While serving Bangladesh Awami League as joint general secretary during the 1/11 caretaker government,…

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Metro

Roommate sent to jail over Lipu murder case

A student of Rajshahi University (RU) has been sent to jail yesterday for his alleged connection with Motaleb Hosaain Lipu killing. Rajshahi Metropolitan court chief judge passed the order yesterday, said Investigation Officer (IO) Ashok Chawhan. The arrestee was identified as Monirul Islam Monir, a…

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Editorial

Making Bangladesh a poverty-free nation

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s directives to Awami League leaders, activists and public representatives to make a list of poor people in their respective areas to ensure their welfare to make Bangladesh a poverty-free country is befitting of the president of a political party which has been at…

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Op-ed

How to make Bangladesh leprosy-free

Though curable with timely and regular treatment and its test and treatment are available free of cost across the country, leprosy remains a health problem in our country. The disease continues to inflict sufferings on our people in different ways. According to the Leprosy Mission International-Bangladesh…

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Miscellaneous

Implementation of Ganges Barrage project demanded

People of the metropolis in a post-rally meeting have called for immediate implementation of the Ganges Barrage Project and North Rajshahi Irrigation Project to protect country’s south-western region, including the Sundarbans, reports BSS. They viewed that proposed Ganges Barrage will be a blessing…

JS delegation off to Geneva to attend 135th IPU assembly

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Business

MNP auction still uncertain

The auction of mobile number portability (MNP) looms under uncertainty, even in the last commission meeting of BTRC the matter was not discussed. The auction for MNP may not even happen this year. BTRC Chairman, Shahjahan Mahmood, assured The Independent that even though there is a delay…

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Worldwide

Demands for Assad’s departure ‘thoughtless’: Kremlin

AP, Moscow: The entire territory of Syria must be “liberated,” Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman said in remarks televised Saturday, dismissing demands for Syrian President Bashar Assad’s departure as “thoughtless.” The Russian statement came as intense…

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Dhakalive

‘Tora Sob Joyodhoni Kor’ to be staged today

Today, as a part of the ongoing ‘Ganga-Jamuna Theatre and Cultural Festival 2016’, popular theatre troupe Nagarik Natyangan Ensemble will stage their much-acclaimed production ‘Tora Sob Joyodhoni Kor’ at the Studio Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA), Segun Bagicha…

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Sports

Tigers’ hope rests on Sabbir

The nation’s hope rests on Sabbir Rahman to give them an occasion to exult as Bangladesh are on the brink of a famous Test victory. Barring low profile Zimbabwe and a depleted West Indies, Bangladesh never have won against a top flight opposition since their elevation to the elite cricket.…

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Nationwide

Govt farms to eliminate child labour gradually: Mujibul

RAJSHAHI: State Minister for Labour and Employment Mujibul Haque said the present government would gradually eliminate child labour in line with its pledges made in the election manifesto, reports BSS. He said child labour issue has to be considered in the light of the country's total situation.…

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Connectivity to benefit both Bangladesh, India

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar has placed great emphasis on increased connectivity in terms of people-to-people contact, waterways, railways and road links between Bangladesh and India with particular reference to his state for the betterment of the lives of peoples of the two neighbours. In an…

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Panorama

What it’s really like to be a Muslim woman in Britain

“It is something I have got used to since 9/11. From being called Osama Bin Laden to Paki-terrorist I have heard it all,” Zab Mustefa, a British Muslim journalist, who specialises in women’s rights and culture, tells me. Since the terrorist attacks on New York City that brought down…

These tiny birds are common in London but nobody knows why

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