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Dividing any party isn’t my policy, says PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said it is not her policy to divide any party or do anything that leads a party to a split. "To divide a party or to do anything (harmful) to any party isn't my policy. We usually get many proposals...I'm very much rigid about it," she said while responding to a question at a press conference at her official residence Ganabhaban. The press conference was convened to brief the media about the outcomes of the official visit of the Prime Minister to Brunei from April 21 to 23 last. Sheikh Hasina said those who formed parties under the purview of agencies they know their path very well. "They sought their shelter there...it's not a matter to divide a party... why should we go for…

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Immediate hike in gas prices unlikely

The government is not likely to increase gas prices this year as such a decision would go against the…

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News

Hasan urges media to create awareness on environment

Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud today said mass media can play a pivotal role in creating awareness among the people for preserving environment and nature. “We have made our existence critical through destroying our environment …so, the mass media can play a role to make people adapt…

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Metro

DU failing to get the most out of its ‘house tutors’

Students at Dhaka University's residential halls say many of their house tutors, tasked with supervising them and ensuring their welfare, largely skirt their assigned duties and responsibilities. Many students even said that the tutors, supposed to regularly visit the halls, are rarely seen. But…

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Editorial

Tackling rising heat

The moderate heat wave that is currently blowing across the country has already disrupted life at many places. In the capital where heat is usually felt more than the actual temperature recorded, about five degrees higher in almost each case, life here has become harder to pass in daytime. On Thursday,…

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Op-ed

Mask-culinity: A toxic façade

“Toxic Masculinity” – an expression, once associated with women’s and gender studies classrooms, has now gone viral and seems to be essentially everywhere, integrated with almost every issue debated. In fact, the Oxford Dictionary chose “toxic” as its word of the…

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Business

Commodity prices up ahead of Ramadan

Prices of various commodities, including lentils, chickpeas, sugar, onions and other vegetables, have increased ahead of Ramadan, which begins early next month. In contrast, prices of broiler chicken and eggs have come down from what they were last week in the capital’s kitchen markets. Consumers…

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Worldwide

China’s Xi aims to soothe fears

Chinese President Xi Jinping sought yesterday to bat away concerns about his ambitious Belt and Road Initiative, saying his global infrastructure project will have “zero tolerance” for corruption while vowing to prevent debt risks. In a speech kicking off a BRI summit, Xi also offered soothing…

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Dhakalive

Int’l fashion design exhibition ‘Local International’ underway

A week-long international fashion design exhibition titled ‘Local International’ is underway at Gyantapas Abdur Razzaq Bidyapeeth gallery, Dhanmondi in the capital. The inauguration ceremony of the exhibition was held on Tuesday evening on the gallery premise. The exhibition…

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Sports

Bangladesh top Group B

Bangladesh ensured the top spot of Group B when they defeated Kyrgyzstan by 2-1 in the Bangamata Under-19 Women’s International Gold Cup football tournament yesterday at the Bangabandhu Natioanl Stadium. Sanjida Akhter and Krishna Rani scored one each in both ends to steer the hosts to win the…

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Nationwide

Woman gets self-reliant through vermicompost

Akhinoor Begum, an ultra-poor woman of Charkhali village in Galachipa upazila, has become self-reliant by selling earthworm manure fertiliser. Five years ago, Akhinoor's family, including her two daughters and two sons, fell on hard times. Her inherited piece of land was lost to river erosion. The…

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Old customs auction warehouse inside Ctg port hinders operation

The Chattogram Port Authority (CPA) is struggling to cope with container congestion, as it is lagging behind in handling an additional 100,000 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) containers annually as the Chattogram Customs is refusing to leave the old auction warehouse inside the port, stretching…

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