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Beijing keeps mum on funding

Though eight months have passed since an MoU was signed with a Chinese company, the government is yet to receive any response from China for financing the China Economic and Industrial Zone (CEIZ), Chittagong (infrastructural development), said sources at Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) and the Economic Relations Division (ERD). The BEZA signed the memorandum of understanding (MoU) with China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd (CHEC) in June 2016 to establish the CEIZ Chittagong with Chinese funding. However, the BEZA is yet to receive any response from China regarding the establishment of the economic zone. When BEZA executive director Paban Chowdhury was contacted several times over mobile phone, he did not take the call.…

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Fire kills 3 in capital

At least three people of a family were dead and several others were injured when a devastating fire…

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News

Militants, criminals must not get MRPs: Home minister

Home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has asked the passport department to ensure that members of militant groups and criminals are not able to flee the country by obtaining machine readable passports (MRPs). “Our immigration and passports department is always on alert to prevent militants and…

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Metro

Book fair abuzz with huge crowed

The Amar Ekushey Granthamela-2017 yesterday turned into an animated gathering through interactions among readers, authors and publishers, reports BSS. On 25th day of the month-long book fair, visitors of all ages flocked to different stalls and pavilions to buy books of their favorite authors. Many…

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Editorial

Sustainable development of agriculture

President Abdul Hamid while addressing the 3rd convocation of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University (BSMRAU) at Gazipur recently rightly urged the concerned people including agriculture scientists and researchers to ensure sustainable agricultural development in Bangladesh. Though…

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Op-ed

Women first

Women cops are creating waves in India. Some are taking initiatives while others are being pushed ahead by their seniors. The sum total: there is a humane face to the much derided and much defamed police force known more for its brutality than compassion. In fact, the mere mention of a cop sends shivers…

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Miscellaneous

Children’s plight for playground

It was a very hectic day for Raihan Ahmed, a banker, because he had to complete more tasks compared to the works of other days. When he returned home in the afternoon, he was almost exhausted. But he has no respite, reports BSS. After entering home, his 6-year child started requesting Raihan to take…

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Business

Challenges ahead

Even though mobile gaming apps comprised the largest chunk of app download from different app stores in Bangladesh, the mobile gaming industry hasn’t flourished here in satisfactory scale, because of several reasons. Bangladesh’s total revenue from locally developed mobile games has not…

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Worldwide

Iraqi forces push deeper into west Mosul

Iraqi forces backed by jets and helicopters battled jihadists inside west Mosul Saturday but still faced a tough and potentially protracted battle to retake the Islamic State group's bastion, reports AFP. Almost a week into a major push on the city's west bank, they were gaining significant…

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Dhakalive

Fakir Alamgir’s 67th birthday celebrated in style

The 67th birthday of Ekushey Padak winning Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra singer Fakir Alamgir, a leading exponent of Gono Sangeet (songs of the masses), was celebrated at the auditorium of Bangladesh National Museum (BNM) in the capital on Friday. Presided over by noted cultural personality Kamal Lohani,…

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Sports

Mustafiz confident to play longer version

While he flummoxed the batsmen with his mysterious cutter and slower to prove him as one of the finest bowlers Bangladesh has ever seen, Mustafizur Rahman saw the other side of cricket in a short span of time. No sooner had he spent one year of his career in the cricketing ground, he was ravaged…

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Nationwide

Passengers’ misery mounts as transport strike goes on

Chuadanga: An indefinite strike enforced by Bus-Truck Workers Union on all routes of the district entered the fourth day yesterday, worsening the woes of passengers, reports UNB. Bus-Truck Workers Union of Chuadanga called the indefinite strike across the district on Wednesday afternoon protesting the…

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Help overhaul RMG units

Putting emphasis on adopting short, medium and long-term plans for boosting demands for Bangladeshi readymade garment (RMG) products in the world market, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday called upon brands and buyers to help garment industry owners overhauling their factories, reports BSS. “A…

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Panorama

Donald Trump’s presidential diplomacy deal?

Sean W Burges is a senior lecturer in international relations at the Australian National University. Most world leaders are having a hard time adapting to Donald Trump’s foreign policy style. None of his seemingly capricious decisions fit within the staid models of diplomatic consistency or the…

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