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No let-up in holiday season road crashes

The student-led protests for safe roads seem to have failed to drive home the point, as this year’s Eid-ul-Azha holidays have seen a sharp rise in both the number of accidents and casualties. Unofficial figures gleaned from media reports show that at least 113 people were killed in 52 separate accidents in the last eight days, which included the vacation. The Bangladesh Passenger Welfare Association (BPWA), which keeps track of road accidents, said it would monitor the situation on road till August 27 and would release its official data after that. BPWA secretary-general Mohammad Mozammel Haque Chowdhury told The Independent, “There seems to be no end in sight to road accidents. The drivers are still driving recklessly without paying…

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Sheikh Hasina Mother of Humanity Social Welfare Award on cards

The social welfare ministry has chalked out plans to introduce the ‘Sheikh Hasina Mother of Humanity…

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News

MoFA team visits Bangabandhu mausoleum

A high-level delegation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), led by foreign secretary Md. Shahidul Haque, yesterday visited the mausoleum of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at Tungipara in Gopalganj to pay tribute to the architect of the independent Bangladesh. The foreign secretary was accompanied…

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Metro

Milk intake reduces childhood stunting in Bangladesh

Milk consumption has a large impact on linear growth in the crucial first 1,000 days of an infant’s life, potentially reducing stunting by as much as 10.4 point among children in Bangladesh, according to a new study done by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), reports UNB.…

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Editorial

Rohingya repatriation and the reality

On 25 August, Rohingya refugees residing at the camps in Cox’s Bazaar staged a mass demonstration demanding to go back to their homeland, which they hurriedly left in the wake of a savage crackdown by the Myanmar army last August. On the one year mark, the reality may seem unpalatable to many…

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Op-ed

English as a global language and its importance in Bangladesh

The English Language Education (ELE) system of Bangladesh has been established backed by the guidelines of the NEP given that Bangladesh does not have a language policy. The educators and advocates of the ELE in Bangladesh give a number of arguments in favour of the compulsory provision for the ELE…

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Business

RMG accessory makers, packagers gear up to grab global market

Apparel accessory makers and packagers are providing one of the most important backward linkages to the country’s golden goose—the readymade garments (RMG) sector—with direct exports of accessory items increasing by 10 to 15 per cent to nearly USD 1 billion in the last financial year.…

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Worldwide

Rouhani’s woes mount as Iran economy minister impeached

TEHRAN: Iran’s parliament impeached Economy Minister Masoud Karbasian yesterday in the latest blow to embattled President Hassan Rouhani as he struggles to face down a mounting economic crisis, reports AFP. Karbasian is the second cabinet minister to be sacked this month, following the impeachment…

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Dhakalive

Cultural arena set to observe 42nd death anniversary of Rebel Poet

The nation will observe the 42nd death anniversary of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam today. Born into a Bengali Muslim Kazi family, he produced a large body of poetry and music with themes that included religious devotion and spiritual rebellion against fascism and oppression. His activism for…

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Sports

Bangladesh oust Thailand

Ashraful Islam scored twice and Milon Hossain scored a goal to steer Bangladesh to a 3-1 victory over Thailand in the 2018 Asian Games men’s hockey Pool B game at the Hockey Stadium, Bung Karno sports complex in Jakarta yesterday. In the first two quarters of the match both teams failed to score…

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Nationwide

Low price of rawhides frustrates all

An unprecedented low price of rawhides of the just-sacrificed cattle has frustrated qurbani-givers, co-sharers, seasonal leather traders, and even beggars. This year, the rawhides and skins of the sacrificial animals were sold at very low prices everywhere in the district on Eid day…

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PDB to import 1 lakh tonnes of coal for Barapukuria plant

The Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) has issued Requests For Proposals (RFPs) for importing 1 lakh metric tonnes of coal to run the Barapukhuria thermal power plant. Under the RFP, interested parties will have to submit their price quotations within 31 August. However, the Adani Group, an Indian…

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