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AL confident, BNP worried as 3 cities go to polls tomorrow

All eyes are on the elections to three city corporations of Rajshahi, Sylhet and Barishal, scheduled to be held tomorrow (Monday). Polling will begin at 8am and continue till 4pm without any break. The Awami League (AL) and the BNP are going all-out to secure victory for their candidates as they think the results will have a strong impact on the parliamentary elections to be held at the end of this year. Central leaders of both parties have joined the campaign with their respective candidates. The AL-nominated mayoral candidates won in the recently held city corporation elections in Khulna and Gazipur. These two civic elections were marred by allegations of rigging, stuffing of ballot boxes and other irregularities. The candidates,…

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Imran starts coalition talks

Imran Khan's party said it has begun talks with independents and small parties to form a coalition…

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Urgent increase in hepatitis testing: WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) and partners are calling on countries to urgently increase hepatitis testing and treatment services in order to eliminate viral hepatitis as a public health threat by 2030, reports UNB. The calls come in the lead-up to World Hepatitis Day 2018 yesterday, which focuses…

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Metro

Trials nearing conclusion

The two sensational cases, one filed for murder and another under the explosives substance act, lodged over the monstrous grenade attack that took place on August 21, 2004, are nearing their end despite the defense’s alleged repeated attempts for wasting time, reports BSS. “They (defence)…

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Editorial

High prevalence of hepatitis

It is disconcerting to note that nearly ten million people in the country are infected with hepatitis B virus or hepatitis C virus. On the occasion of the World Hepatitis Day that was observed yesterday, Hepatology Society which conducted a study on the subject revealed this staggeringly high figure…

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Op-ed

Infusion of black money must be tackled

With the Indian Parliament working smoothly, enough business is being transacted including several bills by the Government, seeing the light of day. In fact it is after a long period of time that serious business is being transacted and progressing in both Houses of Parliament. The monsoon session,…

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Business

MOBILE ACCESSORIES MARKET BOOMS

With mobile devices, including smartphones, gaining increasing popularity across the country, there is also growing demand for mobile accessories. As a result, the size of the market for mobile accessories is now worth between Tk. 1,500 crore and Tk. 2,000 crore, according to industry experts. …

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Worldwide

US plans to revive ‘Arab NATO’ to confront Iran

The United States is quietly pushing ahead with a bid to create a new security and political alliance with six Gulf Arab states, Egypt and Jordan in part to counter Iran's expansion in the region, reports Aljazeera. The White House wants to see deeper cooperation between the countries on missile…

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Two-week group painting show begins at AFD

A two-week group painting exhibition titled ‘Prothom Porbo’ (The First Chapter) by Outdoor Artist Group has begun at the Galerie Zoom of Alliance Française de Dhaka (AFD) in Dhanmondi of the capital on Friday. The inaugural ceremony of the exhibition was held on Friday evening, where…

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Sports

Jahir, Shohagi bag 200m sprint titles

Mohammed Jahir Rayhan and Shohagi Akhter of Bangladesh Navy clinched the 200 meters gold medal in the 14th City FC in the Summer Athletics when they finished with 21:70 seconds and 25.10 sec yesterday at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. Jahir Rayhan, who qualified to run in the World Youth Athletics…

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Nationwide

Char people continue stir against proposed land acquisition

Demanding withdrawal of two "false cases" against leaders and activists of the char movement, the "Basatbhita Rokkha Committee" organised a rally at Joybangla Bazar in Mymensingh Sadar upazila on Friday afternoon. “When we were carrying out a peaceful and justified movement…

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‘Number of tigers in Sundarbans to rise’

With the decrease in the activities of forest robbers and poachers in the Sundarbans, experts and Forest Department officials expect an increase in the number of tigers in the world's largest mangrove forest, reports UNB. They think the tigers of the Sundarbans, the world's largest abode of…

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