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End of an era

Cuba’s historic revolutionary leader Fidel Castro died Friday aged 90, after defying the United States during a half-century of iron-fisted rule and surviving the eclipse of global communism, reports AFP from Havana. One of the world’s longest-serving rulers and modern history’s most singular characters, Castro defied 11 US administrations and hundreds of assassination attempts. His younger brother, President Raul Castro, announced the news shortly after midnight (0500 GMT Saturday) but gave no details of the cause of death. Fidel Castro crushed opposition at home from the moment he took power in 1959 to lead the communist Caribbean island through the Cold War. He stepped aside only in 2006 after intestinal surgery. For defenders…

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Roadmap to revive golden fibre glory

The Sheikh Hasina government is planning to revive the jute sector in cooperation with the Chinese government…

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News

Govt set to promote 500 bureaucrats

As part of the ongoing reshuffle in the civil administration, the government will promote around 500 bureaucrats of three ranks in a day or two. The senior assistant secretary will be promoted to the post of deputy secretary (DS), the DS to joint secretary (JS), and the JS to the rank of additional…

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Metro

76,426 police members punished in 5 years

A total of 76,426 members of Bangladesh Police were punished for their involvement in various types of crimes and irregularities in five years and eight months till August 31 this year, reports UNB. Among them, 551 were dismissed or sacked and 72 faced forced retirement after the allegations against…

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Editorial

Adieu Fidel Castro

Fidel Castro’s death did not come as a shock as the iconic leader had been ailing for quite some time and had handed over power to the able hands of his brother and fellow revolutionary Raul Castro way back in 2008. Even so his leaving the mortal coils has saddened the hearts of countless millions…

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Op-ed

The Indian” Juggad”

Juggad is a word that has few parallels. Yet it is one that characterizes India and Indians: the latter, that is the people, more than the country. Used in the Indian context, its meanings vary from managing things by minimal resources to an easy remedy to a problem. But that is a charitable…

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Miscellaneous

India wants peace on Bangladesh-Myanmar borders, says envoy

Indian High Commissioner Harsh Vardhan Shringla yesterday said New Delhi seeks tranquility on Bangladesh-Myanmar borders having its own frontiers with both the countries while it supported Dhaka’s stance on Rohingya issue, reports BSS. “As far as we are concerned we want to peace and tranquility…

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Business

Spinning a golden dream

Once known as the ‘golden fibre’, jute—for the past two decades—has lost much of its sheen in the export basket of the country. A long period of neglect and unequal competition with synthetic fibres had put the jute sector in turmoil. This is, however, changing now. Jute mill…

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Worldwide

In Havana, music stops as Cubans mourn ‘father’ Castro

AFP, HAVANA: Cubans will likely forever remember where they were when Fidel Castro’s death was announced. The music stopped across the dance-happy city and people rushed to awaken loved ones with the news. Parties shut down and the bustling streets emptied after President Raul Castro, Fidel’s…

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Dhakalive

Local artistes draw attention this year

The performances by the local artistes drew the attention of the audience on the second day of the world’s biggest classical music event titled ‘Bengal Classical Music Festival (BCMF) 2016’ at the Bangladesh Army Stadium on Friday night. Not only the thrilling Kayal performance by…

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Sports

Dhaka back to winning ways

Shakib Al Hasan came up with a sparkling all-round performance while Dwayne Bravo executed the slower in exotic fashion as Dhaka Dynamites struck back in winning streak with an emphatic 32-run win over Comilla Victorians yesterday at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. Opting to bat first, Dhaka…

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Nationwide

Patuakhali houses built under shelter project in dilapidated condition

"We can't cook our food in the kitchens of the Ashrayan project during the rainy season as there is no tin shed," said Mazeda Begum, a resident of the Fatehpur Ashrayan (shelter) Project in Kalapara of Patuakhali district. Mazeda Begum is not the only one suffering the brunt of neglect…

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Myanmar troops ‘use rape as tool’ to persecute Rohingyas

The Myanmarese military has carried out mass rapes along with locals to persecute the ethnic Rohingya Muslim community, alleged Rohingya refugees who have taken shelter in Bangladesh. A large portion of Rohingya women aged between 13 and 45, who managed to escape Myanmar, comprises rape victims. The…

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Panorama

Fidel Castro, Cuban revolutionary who defied US

Fidel Castro, the fiery apostle of revolution who brought the Cold War to the Western Hemisphere in 1959 and then defied the United States for nearly half a century as Cuba’s maximum leader, bedeviling 11 American presidents and briefly pushing the world to the brink of nuclear war, died Friday.…

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