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Bail forgery a concern

Increasing number of bail forgery incidents appears to be a matter of concern with the Detective Branch (DB) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police stumbling upon 17 such incidents while digging into a lone bail forgery case. All the accused persons involved in these cases have already taken bail from the High Court (HC) through forgery, according to sources. Some influential persons are involved in committing the misdeed to earn quick bucks the easy way. Even though the HC has taken a strong stand against bail forgery, lack of exemplary punishment to the offenders is encouraging others to follow the trend. Some influential people, including six lawyers, were involved in the recently unearthed bail forgery cases. The DB submitted its investigation…

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PM optimistic about AL victory in next polls

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday expressed her firm optimism about Awami League’s victory…

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News

Sinéad O’Connor converts to Islam

Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor has announced she has converted to Islam. The artist, who is best known for her 1990 hit version of the song Nothing Compares 2 U, said she had changed her name to Shuhada', reports BBC. In a message on Twitter, she thanked fellow Muslims for their support.…

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Metro

‘Dhaka awaits greater environmental hazards as it remains ungoverned’

Despite having five rivers surrounding it, capital Dhaka has virtually remained ungoverned when it comes to basic urban and environmental issues, said experts. Dhaka city is surrounded by five rivers -- Balu and Sitalakhya on the eastern side, Turag and Buriganga on the western side, and Dhaleshwari…

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Editorial

Myanmar must be held accountable

The question of putting on trial people responsible for mass killing of Rohingya Muslims in an international court should now seriously come to the fore. Unless such a move is taken, Myanmar’s military backed by Buddhist fundamentalists of the country, will continue to kill Rohingyas for reaching…

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Op-ed

Criminalisation of HIV/AIDS and its public health implications for the Rohingya

Bangladesh is on the verge of criminalizing the nondisclosure of communicable diseases including HIV/AIDS. The Communicable Diseases Prevention, Control and Eradication Bill, 2018 was recently placed before the Parliament of Bangladesh with the provision that the nondisclosure of communicable disease…

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Business

Security issues to be more crucial in IT sector

In an interview with The Independent, conducted during his visit to Bangladesh, Dinesh Verma, , managing director for India and SAARC, Juniper Networks, a giant on the global networking landscape, provided his insights into networking and digital security. Here is what he revealed on several crucial…

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Worldwide

Japan, China strike deals as ties improve

BEIJING: Japan and China signed $2.6 billion in business deals and touted their warmer ties yesterday during a rare visit to Beijing by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as both face trade challenges from US President Donald Trump, reports AFP. Premier Li Keqiang greeted Abe as Japan’s flag flew…

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Dhakalive

Shaoli Rai, Amit Bhoumik, Sahadat Nipu perform at Nat’l Museum today

Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre (IGCC) has orgnised a programme ‘India – Bangladesh friendship through poems and melodies’ by Shaoli Rai and Amit Bhoumik from India and Dr Sahadat Hossain Nipu from Bangladesh today at the Kabi Sufia Kamal auditorium of Bangladesh National Museum, Shahbag…

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Sports

Tigers’ fear of experiment put to rest

The combination with which Bangladesh played the third and final ODI against Zimbabwe gave a clear indication of the country’s ever-growing progress as a cricketing nation and was the testament of their confidence with the players they called up in the squad. The injury-forced rest of the country’s…

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Nationwide

Call to rehabilitate victims of human trafficking

RAJSHAHI: Speakers at a programme unequivocally called for a holistic approach involving government and non-government organisations to rehabilitate human trafficking victims, reports BSS. They came up with the call at a review meeting on district level directory at Food Palace Hall Room in Naogaon…

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Bird conservation doing wonders in Dinajpur

In a bid to help develop a sanctuary for different species of birds, the Dinajpur district administration has kept nearly 5,000 earthen pots hanging from trees of Shalbon in Nababganj upzila of the district. More pots would be hung from trees to help the birds lay eggs safely. Birds play a key role…

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