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MPs to get Tk 3cr each

Keeping in mind the upcoming general election, the government is going to undertake a Tk 900 crore water and sanitation scheme for members of parliament which, the government high-ups think, will boost its popularity among the voters. Under the scheme, titled ‘Special Project to Supply Water and Ensure Sanitation in 300 Constituencies of Bangladesh’, every MP will get Tk 3 crore on average to improve the water supply and sanitation situation in their respective constituency. It’s a big project ahead of the national election, and its proper implementation will certainly bring a positive impact among the voters, sources in the government said. The allocation for MPs is the highest in recent times as every MP would only get an…

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Hajj season becomes ‘money-making time’

Hajj is no longer only a religious ritual. It has become a business, as some related departments are…

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EC for permanent fixation of JS constituencies in mega cities

The Election Commission wants to fix the number of parliamentary constituencies in mega cities, including capital Dhaka, permanently, reports UNB. "It's essential to fix number of constituencies in mega cities like the capital," the EC said it its roadmap for the next national election,…

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Metro

Students continue hunger strike at JU

The ongoing hunger strike was continued at Jahangirnagar University (JU) yesterday as four more students joined the programme to express solidarity with the movement demanding withdrawal of a vandalism case filed against 56 students of the university. The four students, who joined the strike were identified…

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Editorial

Bumper jute production

Ranging from Panchagarh, Faridpur to the greater Rangpur region farmers in Bangladesh are expecting a bumper production of jute this year. It is indeed inspiring news in the midst of alternating floods and heavy rainfall to have hit our agricultural sector hard. Notwithstanding extreme and unpredictable…

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Op-ed

Disaster management and Bangladesh

Bangladesh is a disaster-prone country of an area of about 1,47,570 sq.km... with population more than 150 million. Bangladesh has special geographical feature. It has the Himalayan range to the north, the Bay of Bengal to the south. The combined affects of the role played by these special geographical…

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Miscellaneous

BMDA develops 6.75 lakh palm trees in vast Barind tract

RAJSHAHI: The Barind Multipurpose Development Authority (BMDA) has developed more than 6.75 lakh palm-trees creating an eye- catching atmosphere on both sides of the rural roads in the region including its vast Barind tract, reports BSS. Besides, 26 lakh more saplings were grown under the five-year…

Bumper jute production expected in Netrakona

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Business

Uncertainty looms over 4G licence auction

Doubts have surfaced over the holding of 4G licencing auction as National Board of Revenue demanded SIM replacement tax from the four telecom operators, industry insiders said. The operators—Grameenphone, Robi, Banglalink and Airtel—lost the legal battle at the National Board of Revenue’s…

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Worldwide

Muslims heed calls to avoid holy site

JERUSALEM: Muslims heeded calls Monday not to enter a Jerusalem holy site and protested outside after Israeli authorities installed metal detectors at entrances to the ultra-sensitive compound following an attack that killed two policemen. The compound was largely empty on Monday apart from tourists…

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Dhakalive

Dhaka Theatre stages new play ‘Our Country’s Good’ at Shilpakala today

Dhaka Theatre, one of the most vibrant theatre troupes in the country, is going to stage their new play ‘Our Country’s Good’—a 1988 play written by British playwright Timberlake Wertenbaker, at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) Segun Bagicha in…

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Sports

Soumya keen to play Test against Aussies

Following the meteoric surge in one-day cricket, Bangladesh also started progressing in Test, the trend which has been commenced from the last Test series against the high-ranked England in October 2016. Tigers therefore played three away series on the trot against New Zealand, India and Sri Lanka,…

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Nationwide

500mt rice, Tk 10 lakh more allocated for flood victims

Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief allocated additional 500 tonnes of rice as general relief and TK. 10 lakh and 2,000 packets of dry food on Sunday to distribute to the flood victims of four upazilas of the district, reports BSS. The ministry also allotted 500 bundles of corrugated iron (CI)…

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Overall flood situation improves

After wrecking havoc in the northern and north-eastern districts for more than a week, the Jamuna, Surma and the Kushiyara rivers, along with the Padma, are falling in the central region. The Jamuna would start falling further from Tuesday afternoon, Sazzad Hossain, executive engineer of the Flood Forecasting…

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Panorama

The real story behind Australian slang

From Bondi to Bells, Noosa to Cable, Australia is renowned for its beautiful beaches. Less well known is the way beach culture has influenced Australian English. If you were told to ‘put on your cossies and thongs’, ‘grab the esky’ and ‘watch out for any Noahs’, you…

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