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Myanmar ends ‘clearance operations’ in Rakhine

Myanmar's army has halted "clearance operations" in northern Rakhine, a senior official said Wednesday, ending a four-month crackdown by security forces the UN has warned may amount to crimes against humanity, reports AFP from Yangon. Hundreds from the Muslim minority are thought to have died and almost 70,000 have fled to Bangladesh since the military launched a campaign to find militants who attacked police border posts. Escapees have given harrowing accounts of how security forces raped, killed and tortured Rohingya and burnt their houses to the ground during the four-month operation. A UN report based on accounts from refugees in Bangladesh said troops had carried out a "calculated policy of terror" that probably…

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Govt plans to curb illegal DTH

The government is planning to take tough measures to stop unauthorised use of equipment for viewing…

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News

Wazed Miah’s contributions remembered

Speakers at a discussion yesterday paid rich tributes to the memory of nuclear scientist Dr MA Wazed Miah, husband of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, saying that his contribution to the country will be ever remembered, reports BSS. "Dr Wazed Miah was an honest man who also possessed a great personality…

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Metro

Army must work for welfare of country: President

RAJSHAHI: President M Abdul Hamid yesterday called upon members of the armed forces to work for the welfare of mass people and country during emergency side by side with ensuring the national security and sovereignty, reports BSS. “I hope members of the armed forces will work for the people's…

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Editorial

Reconstituting the EC

The ruling party is reportedly mulling over a law to make the system of selecting the new Election Commission (EC) through a search committee official. According to party insiders, it is planning to enact a law to appoint election commissioners as stated in the constitution. Unquestionably a good move,…

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Op-ed

Will Bangladesh’s future be coal black?

On February 1, Bangladesh’s state minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, Nasrul Hamid, gave a speech outlining the government’s plan to massively expand energy production through coal. He spoke about a slew of mega projects being built with the assistance of China, Japan and India,…

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Miscellaneous

Stress on students’ practical experience on farm-activities

RANGPUR: Educationists at a filed level co-curricular training programme have stressed on acquiring practical experience by the young students on farm-activities to have adequate knowledge about the country’s agriculture sector, reports BSS. The young students of present days would lead the nation…

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Business

Dhaka apparel summit to spotlight sustainable growth

Bangladesh is set to host an international apparel summit later this month against the backdrop of a target of USD 50 billion worth of exports by 2021, which will aim to initiate a dialogue on strategies to secure more sustainable development in the readymade garments (RMG) industry. The primary focus…

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Worldwide

Assad vows to retake Raqa and ‘every inch’ of Syria

AFP, PARIS: President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday said Raqa is not a priority target for his forces, saying his goal is to retake “every inch” of Syrian territory. “Raqa is a symbol,” Assad said in an interview with French media, while asserting that jihadist attacks carried…

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Dhakalive

‘Badi-Bandar Rupkatha’ to be staged at Shilpakala today

Shrishti Cultural Centre will stage their much-acclaimed dance drama titled ‘Badi-Bandar Rupkatha’ today evening at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA), Segun Bagicha in the capital. The production, based on the Arabian Nights story ‘Alibaba and the Forty…

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Sports

Mahmud optimistic about doing well in Sri Lanka

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) director and its game development chairman Khaled Mahmud Sujon expressed his optimism about faring well in the upcoming Sri Lanka series, stating that the way they played in last two away series if they could maintain it there, the better result will then be possible.…

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Nationwide

Call to make solar power more popular in Rajshahi

Speakers in a review meeting here on Wednesday mentioned that emphasis should be given on making the uses of solar power more popular to lessen the gradually mounting pressure on electricity, reports BSS. They also observed that all the government and non-government organizations concerned should work…

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Dhaka to ask Delhi for steps to stop yaba smuggling

Dhaka will ask Delhi to take immediate steps to stop the smuggling of yaba tablets from India at the next director general (DG)-level talks between the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and the Border Security Force (BSF) of India, which will begin on February 18 in Dhaka. Sources in the BGB said the rate…

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Panorama

Inside the secretive, murderous dictatorship of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un

For Jong-Un, it’s a matter of survival. He must kill first. Or be killed. It’s the inevitable paranoia of despotism. Kim Jong-Un took power in 2011 after the death of his father, Kim Jong-Il. He’s the third member of the Kim family to rule since the peninsula was divided up after World…

Female agents are regime’s weapon of choice

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