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I don’t care about conspiracies: PM

Reiterating that Ziaur Rahman was also involved in the plot to assassinate Bangabandhu, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said she cares little about conspiracies and vowed afresh to take Bangladesh to its desired goal, reports UNB.“I’ve been observing conspiracies since my childhood ... I don’t care. I believe we can reach our desired goal as long as the Almighty Allah, people and the blessings of my parents are with me,” she said. The Prime Minister said this when leaders of Awami League and its associate bodies went to her official residence Ganabhaban to greet her on the occasion of her homecoming day. On this day in 1981, Sheikh Hasina returned home after six years in exile following the brutal assassination…

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Thousands fear detention

Thousands of Bangladeshis living illegally in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are in fear of detention by…

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RAB raid at Jhenidah militant den ends

The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) ended its operations at the suspected militant hideout at Chuadanga village, about two kilometres from the district headquarters and walking distance from the Jhenidah RAB camp, yesterday (Wednesday) morning. RAB personnel resumed the operations at five points, including…

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Metro

No development putting people in trouble: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the government wants development, but not in lieu of putting people's lives in trouble. “We want development, but we don't want such development that put people's lives in problems,” she said while speaking at a presentation on the…

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Editorial

Service rules for private university teachers

It is good to know that University Grants Commission (UGC) is working on its plan to frame a mandatory service rules for the private university teachers and staff. The private university teachers should have had such service rules long ago. The absence of a set of rules in fact has made their job vulnerable…

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Op-ed

Khaleda’s recipe for good governance

Any recipe for food on paper or these days on youtube looks stunning and dazzling. The challenge, however, comes when one tries the recipe at home. Since Khaleda Zia, chairperson of the BNP (Bangladesh Nationalist Party), on May 10, 2017 unveiled her party’s ‘Vision 2030’,…

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Business

Cyber security agency on cards

State Minister for Posts and Telecommunications Tarana Halim yesterday said the government would establish a cyber security agency to thwart cyber crimes in a coordinated manner in the country, reports BSS. “Cyber security issue is being prioritised and formulation of the ‘Cyber Security…

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Worldwide

IS gunmen in deadly battle at Afghan state broadcaster

London: At least six people and all four IS gunmen have been killed in a battle at the Afghan state television building in the city of Jalalabad, officials say, reports BBC. Four of the dead worked for the broadcaster RTA. Two police also died. The attack began when two suicide bombers blew themselves…

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Dhakalive

Group art show begins tomorrow

A weeklong group art exhibition titled ‘Sense, Perception and Interpretation’ is set to begin tomorrow at the Alliance Française de Dhaka (AFD), Dhanmondi in the capital. Eminent artist Monirul Islam will attend the inaugural ceremony as chief guest tomorrow on the gallery premises…

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Sports

Liton ton steers Abahani

Liton Kumar’s career best List-A performance engineered for Abahani Limited to whack past Legends of Rupganj by 49 runs in the high-scoring round-10 encounter of the Dhaka Premier League (DPL) at the Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Prothisthan (BKSP) Ground-4 yesterday. With the victory reigning champions,…

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Nationwide

Vermicompost organic fertiliser gains popularity

A vermicompost organic fertiliser—Annapurna—has become a huge success with farmers in the northern districts. It is being produced in Domar upazila town under Nilphamari district and has won the hearts of cultivators for adding to soil fertility. This fertiliser has been developed by Ramnibas…

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Dhaka renews call for duty free access

Dhaka yesterday reiterated its demand that Washington should grant Bangladeshi products duty-free-quota-free (DFQF) access to the United States market as per the Doha Development Round of World Trade Organisation (WTO). “As per the principle of Doha Development Round, Bangladesh, as a least developed…

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Panorama

Self-determination is the key to peace in South Sudan

Laura Nyantung Beny is a Professor of Law at the University of Michigan Law School. In December 2013, less than three years after independence, South Sudan erupted into civil war. The ongoing conflict pits forces of President Salva Kiir, a Dinka, and those of former Vice President Riek Machar, a Nuer,…

The woman who saved old New York

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