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3 Bangladeshis killed, four injured in Mali

Three Bangladeshi peacekeepers were killed and four others injured in an IED (improvised explosive device) blast by terrorists in conflict-torn northern Mali yesterday. The deceased were identified as Sergeant Altaf (EME) of Dinajpur, Lance Corporal Jakirul (Artillery) of Netrakona, and Sepoy Monwar (Infantry) of Barisal. The injured are Major Jadid (Infantry) of Dhaka, Corporal Mohim (Infantry) of Noakhali, Sepoy Sabuj (Infantry) of Naogaon and Sepoy Sarwar (Infantry) of Jessore. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has expressed profound shock at the death of three Bangladeshi peacekeepers. In a message of condolence, Sheikh Hasina prayed for eternal peace of the departed souls and conveyed her deep sympathy to the bereaved families. The United Nations…

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Gang rape horrors haunt Rohingyas

Shamila clutches her daughter's hand so tightly it turns white as she recounts how soldiers broke…

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News

Quader warns of plot to assassinate PM

Awami League (AL) general secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday said local and international quarters were hatching continuous conspiracies to assassinate Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina to counter her skyrocketing populariry. “An evil quarter has been hatching conspiracies against the PM at a…

BNP boycotts Karnaphuli upazila parisad polls

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Metro

ACC’s public hearing gets huge response

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has already hosted 64 public hearings since its inception due to getting huge response from the commoners as it has became an effective tool to ensure transparency and accountability in the public offices, reports BSS. “We have started holding public hearings…

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Editorial

Protecting rivers

The World Rivers Day was observed in Bangladesh yesterday amid some disturbing realities. According to a report of this newspaper yesterday, the Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) and Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) estimate that some 1,300 small and large rivers once crisscrossed…

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Op-ed

The US has high stakes for a peaceful outcome in Myanmar

As world leaders converged upon New York City for this week’s UN General Assembly, over 420,000 Rohingya refugees traversed the monsoon rains and bloodied fields of Myanmar into Bangladesh’s make-shift and overcrowded refugee camps. Their malnourished and disfigured bodies tell the stories…

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Miscellaneous

Colourful festival on World Tourism Day

DHAKA: A daylong colourful festival and musical show will be held at Rabindra Sarabor, one of the capital’s popular cultural hubs, on September 27th to celebrate the World Tourism Day with the theme of “Sustainable Tourism - a Tool for Development”, reports BSS. Aviation and Tourism…

4 minors drown in Satkhira, Kishoreganj

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Business

One stop service on cards

The ‘One-Stop Services Bill, 2017’, which has already been placed in Parliament, is expected to attract local and foreign investment in a big way after its enactment. The executive chairman of the Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA), Paban Chowdhury, told The Independent that the…

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Worldwide

US warplanes fly off N Korea coast in new show of force

WASHINGTON: US bombers and fighter escorts flew off the coast of North Korea Saturday in a show of force against its nuclear weapons program, escalating already sky-high tensions, reports AFP The hermit state’s foreign minister, meanwhile, assailed US President Donald Trump at the United Nations,…

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Dhakalive

Original soundtracks of ‘Gohin Baluchor’ come out

The launching ceremony of original soundtracks of the government grant-winning film ‘Gohin Baluchor’ was held at a restaurant in the capital on Saturday. DhakaLive has news that the audio album of the film has been released under the banner of G Series. With the release of ‘Gohin Baluchor’…

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Sports

Khulna set Barisal mammoth target

Reigning champions Khulna Division set a comprehensive 402-run target for Barisal Division on the third day of the second round game in the Tier-1 of the Walton National Cricket League (NCL) at the Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium (SANS) in Khulna yesterday. At the Shaheed Kamruzzaman Stadium (SKS), Rajshahi…

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Nationwide

Participatory afforestation brings boon for grassroots

The participatory social afforestation programme has improved living and livelihood conditions of significant number of small and marginal farmers by increasing their income in the region, reports BSS. The Department of Social Forestry (DSF) has been implementing various lucrative programmes in all…

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Myanmar embassy spreads propaganda

The Myanmar embassy in Dhaka, which is always media shy, is currently engaged in a propaganda campaign with regard to Rohingya tragedy that is happening in Rakhine state bordering Bangladesh. The mission, through their campaign, wants to portray Myanmar security forces, which, according to the United…

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Panorama

How Americanisms are killing the English language

So it turns out I can no longer speak English. This was the alarming realisation foisted upon me by Matthew Engel’s witty, cantankerous yet nonetheless persuasive polemic That’s the Way it Crumbles: The American Conquest of English. Because by English, I mean British English. Despite having…

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