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Six-member search committee formed

Ending all speculations, President Md Abdul Hamid yesterday formed a 6-member search committee to reconstitute the next Election Commission (EC), which will conduct the next general elections scheduled for January 2019.A judge of the Appellate Division, Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain, who headed the first search committee in 2012, has been made the head of the committee for the second consecutive time. Other members of the committee are High Court Division Justice Obaidul Hassan, Comptroller and Auditor General Masud Ahmed, Public Service Commission (PSC) Chairman Dr Muhammed Sadique, Dhaka University English Department Professor Dr Syed Manzoorul Islam and Chittagong University Pro-Vice Chancellor Professor Shireen Akhter. The committee has been…

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PM blames Dr Yunus

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said former Grameen Bank Managing Director Dr Muhammad Yunus…

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News

Country receives $ 95b remittance in 7 years: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said a total of 37,15,111 workers went abroad with employment and remitted $ 94.98 billion from 2010 to 2016, reports BSS. “Bangladesh sent 7,57,731 overseas workers including 1,18,158 females to 162 countries and received $ 13.61 billion as remittance…

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Metro

Strike of private clinics and diagnostic centres called off

The indefinite strike of private clinics and diagnostic centres enforced by Bangladesh Private Clinic and Diagnostics Owners’ Association (BPCDOA) in Rajshahi city was called off on Wednesday afternoon. Shah Mukhlesur Rahman, Secretary of BPCDOA made the announcement saying the authority assured…

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Editorial

Cultivating medicinal plants

According to a report published in this newspaper Wednesday health experts at a workshop in Rangpur stressed the importance of expanded cultivation of medicinal plants and their post-harvesting management adopting eco-friendly technologies to preserve their medicinal values. It is good to know…

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Op-ed

Friction deepens among Al Qaeda factions in Syria

Al Qaeda in Syria has faced – and survived – two upheavals since 2011. Today, the organisation might be facing its third major test, and the new development brings with it a fresh challenge for Syria. "The first challenge was the dispute with ISIL, the Iraqi organisation that founded…

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Business

BTRC rejects GP plea for revising Tk 30cr fine

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has rejected Grameenphone’s petition for revising the fine of Taka 30 crore that was imposed for providing unauthorised services by the operator, reports BSS. The regulator has also directed the country’s leading operator to deposit…

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Worldwide

Trump set to move on border wall

AFP, WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump is set to take a first step toward enacting his pledge to “build a wall” on the Mexican border as he rolls out a series of immigration-related decrees on Wednesday. The White House said that Trump will make the announcements in a visit to the Department…

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Dhakalive

Prangone Mor brings brand new play on stage today

Prangone Mor, one of the prominent theatre troupes in the country, is going to bring a brand new play titled ‘Darao…Janmo Jadi Tabo Bange’ dedicated to Michael Madhusudan Dutt. The premiere show of the play will be held today at 7pm at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala…

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Sports

Mominul now focuses on Test in India

Middle order batsman Mominul Haque insisted the bad patch of the team would help them to gel together more unlike the past when the team was left in chaotic situation after one bad series. Bangladesh had recently ended a dismal New Zealand tour, finishing the series losing all eight matches in three…

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Nationwide

‘Joint efforts needed to prevent child marriage’

RAJSHAHI: All the government and non-government organisations concerned should put in the level best efforts for devising ways and means on how to prevent the child marriage, said speakers at a discussion here Tuesday, reports BSS. They viewed substantial and sustainable reduction of child marriage…

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Police demand to repeal Act sparks debate

Questions have been raised over the demand by the police to repeal the Torture and Custodial Death (Prevention) Act. Experts say cases of death and torture in police custody might increase if the Act is repealed. But police officers claim one can file a "false case" against the police because…

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