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Hasina set to propose four points at UNGA

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is going to place four proposals at the UNGA seeking a peaceful and sustainable solution to the ongoing Rohingya crisis as it is affecting Bangladesh badly. Sheikh Hasina will place the proposals during her speech at the 74th UNGA which is scheduled to be delivered tomorrow (September 27). These proposals are Myanmar must express clear political will manifested by concrete actions for sustainable return and reintegration of Rohingyas to Myanmar, and Myanmar must build trust among Rohingyas by discarding discriminatory laws and practices and allowing ''go-and-see" visits to Northern Rakhine by Rohingya representatives. The other two proposals are Myanmar must guarantee the security and safety of Rohingyas,…

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Work of GK Builders slows down after Shamim arrest

The construction work given to GK Builders, owned by self-proclaimed Juba League leader GK Shamim, has…

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Hasina feels necessity of Gandhian approach in today’s divisive world

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina feels that Mahatma Gandhi's humanitarian ideals and principles would triumph over all divisiveness and establish an equitable world where hatred and bigotry leading to terrorism and violent extremism are dividing mankind more than ever before. "We're living…

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Metro

70pc women aged 15-25 harassed online

Additional Deputy Commissioner of the Cyber Security and Crime Division of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Mishuk Chakma has said 70 per cent of the women, reportedly were harassed online in the city, are in the 15-25 age group. Most of these women are victims of sexual harassment, hacking, cyber-pornography…

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Editorial

Stop river encroachment

In a welcome statement the Water Resources Minister Zahid Faruk has said that all the rivers will be freed from illegal occupation as the present government is committed to making rivers free from grabbing. Rivers are critically important to our environment and livelihood, as they transport water, provide…

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Op-ed

Meaning of ‘competency’ expanded for school curriculum

The word competence or ‘competency’ has conventionally been used to describe a professional or occupational trait meant to be a mix between behaviours and skills. Generally, competencies are measures of how well one can do certain things, taking into consideration her/his knowledge, skills…

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Business

ADB projects 8pc GDP growth

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) yesterday projected 8 per cent GDP growth in Bangladesh in the current fiscal year indicating that the country will continue as the fastest growing economy in Asia and the Pacific. The multilateral lending agency attributed the growth to continued buoyant exports,…

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Worldwide

Rescuers scramble to reach survivors

Rescuers battled along badly damaged roads and combed through toppled buildings yesterday to reach victims of an earthquake that killed at least 38 people and injured hundreds more in northeast Pakistan. Authorities were still assessing the quake’s impact in villages around the city of Mirpur…

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Dhakalive

Shilpakala Academy to stage ‘Hamlet’ tomorrow

Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) will stage world famous play ‘Hamlet’ tomorrow at 7pm at National Theatre Hall of BSA in Segun Bagicha of the capital. The play ‘Hamlet’, originally written by William Shakespeare, has been translated and adapted by late writer Syed Shamsul…

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Sports

BCB gets ‘huge response’ from corporate houses to sponsor Bangabandhu BPL

To celebrate the centenary birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) took an initiative to organise the upcoming edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) after the name of Bangabandhu that got huge response from the corporate…

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Nationwide

Kalapara students attend classes in risky buildings

At least 11,315 students of 76 government primary schools in Kalapara upazila are attending classes despite the fear of a building collapse. Of these, 23 school buildings have been identified as extremely hazardous, but only two of them have been declared ‘abandoned’. The upazila education…

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AL leaders happy with drive against casino, graft

A section of Awami League leaders (AL), particulary mid-ranking ones, are happy with the party high-ups' latest move to suppress corrupt and unruly leaders and activists of the party and its associate bodies. Those being targetted have been tarnishing the party's image by being involved in illegal…

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