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Bangladesh come of ‘Test age’

The Bangladesh cricket team finally gave the nation an occasion to exult, snapping the perpetual occurrence of melting the hopes into despair as they sealed a landmark 108-run win over England in the second Test at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka yesterday. The result which helped them level the series 1-1 came as reparation after coming so close to victory in Chittagong. The victory that eluded the Tigers to give a heartbreaking 22-run defeat, finally came in the grasp on the back of mesmerizing 22.5 overs in the final session of third day in which they claimed 10 English wickets in a display of extraordinary bowling. As they were bound to prove the fact of coming of age after a stunning revolution in limited over cricket,…

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BTRC fines GP Tk 30cr

Telecoms regulator BTRC (Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission) yesterday fined country’s…

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News

SC extends stay order on freedom fighters status

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday extended for two weeks its earlier order that had stayed a High Court verdict directing the government to recognise 2,367 members of a guerrilla force as freedom fighters. A five-member bench of the Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice Surendra…

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Metro

Education ministry takes steps to curb cheating

The education ministry has taken elaborate initiatives to prevent question paper leaks in the upcoming Junior School Certificate (JSC) and equivalent examinations scheduled to start from November 1. Education minister Nurul Islam Nahid said strict action would be taken against anyone trying to leak…

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Editorial

The drought-tolerant paddy

Agriculture experts at a ‘farmers’ field day’ in Mithapukur upazila of Rangpur stressed on expanded cultivation of short duration and drought tolerant ‘BINA dhan17’ rice variety to increase output and enhance crop intensity for ensuring food security. According to a report…

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Op-ed

Some thoughts on character education

Gaining academic success does not necessarily mean overall success in life. Only bookish knowledge and academic works don’t ensure that a learner will grow up into well-mannered individual in the family and society. In another word we can say to become successful in the real world students must…

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Business

NBR tinkers with awards policy

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) will give away awards to young women taxpayers to encourage and inspire taxpayers at the district level. The NBR has made changes in its policy by increasing the number of recipients of taxpayer awards, disclosed sources with the NBR. This amended policy—‘The…

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Worldwide

Iraqi militiamen battle IS southwest of Mosul

AFP, QAYYARAH, Iraq: Iraqi paramilitary forces battled the Islamic State group southwest of Mosul on Sunday, the second day of an operation to cut jihadist supply lines between the city and neighbouring Syria. Tens of thousands of Iraqi troops and Kurdish peshmerga fighters have been advancing on Mosul…

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Dhakalive

Newly decorated Zainul Abedin Gallery launched at Nat’l Museum

The newly decorated Zainul Abedin Gallery has been launched in the capital’s Bangladesh National Museum. Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith inaugurated the gallery as chief guest on Saturday, while Cultural Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Noor, Managing Director of IFIC Bank Shah Alam Sarwar…

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Sports

Mushfiq terms it a landmark victory

Bangladesh finally grabbed a Test victory against a major cricketing nation for what the country had been craving for long. It came on the back of some sensational performance as England remained unscathed, reaching 100 for no loss by tea in pursuit of 273 on what appeared to be a tough chase on an…

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Nationwide

Livestock dept launches free SMS treatment service

The Department of Livestock Services (DLS) yesterday formally launched free livestock and poultry treatment and consultation services for the rural farmers through online and mobile phone text messaging services (SMS), reports BSS. “This (service) is part of our government’s initiatives…

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‘Waste’ of time, money, energy for travellers

“I came to Siliguri through the border at the Burimari-Chengrabandha post to visit Darjeeling. I also wanted to meet my relatives in Kolkata. Having visited Darjeeling, I took a train to Kolkata from Siliguri and returned to Siliguri also by train to return to Bangladesh through the Burimari-Chengrabandha…

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Panorama

The secret costs of Islamophobia

“I am an American, I grew up here. I say the Pledge of Allegiance every day,” Aleena Khan told the President. “And yet, I am a Muslim.” Which one, she asked, is she allowed to be? This series will explore the lives of Muslims in the age of ISIS and Islamophobia. Aleena…

Shopping in Australia, while in China

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