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BNP picks Tabith, Ishraque; AL to give decision today

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has picked Tabith Awal and Ishraque Hossain as mayoral candidates for Dhaka North and South city corporation elections respectively. BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir announced the names of the two candidates after the party’s nomination board interviewed aspirants at the party chairperson’s Gulshan office. Earlier on Friday, party Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi announced Ishraque Hossain as the party’s candidate for the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) polls since no other party leader bought BNP nomination paper to contest the election. Meanwhile, ruling Awami League was set to announce its mayoral nominations yesterday, but party General Secretary Obaidul…

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PM asks VIPs to follow airport security rules

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked the VIPs of the country to follow the security rules at…

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News

New AL central committee pays tribute to Bangabandhu

The newly-elected Awami League Central Working Committee and Advisory Council led by party President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman yesterday. Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina first laid a wreath at the portrait of the Father…

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Metro

Over 300 illegal structures demolished in special drives

At the last day of special eviction drive of Roads and Highways Department in Rajshahi has demolished more two hundreds illegal structures yesterday. Roads and Highways Department had taken the massive eviction drive for constructing four-lane highway at Rajshahi-Naogaon in the district, officials said.…

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Editorial

Keep electricity price at a reasonable level

The decision to inject liquefied natural gas (LNG) into the country’s energy mix is a very positive one as it has offset Bangladesh Power Development Board (PDB)’s annual loss by a large margin. The loss could be further minimised if bulk shares of electricity were not supplied to the Rural…

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Op-ed

Indian National Films Awards ceremony marred by controversy

Two significant people were absent from the National Films Awards Ceremony this year: one because of ill health and the other thanks to a controversy. Both are well-known and distinguished: the first because of his achievements and the other because of the highest office he holds: film industry…

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Business

Bitumen demand far outstrips supply

The country’s ever expanding road networks have kept the demand of bitumen on a constant rise. However, in absence of quality Bitumen suppliers, low quality products have flooded the market, making roads and highways susceptible to early damage. Bitumen is an oil based substance. It is produced…

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Worldwide

Sudan, rebels agree plan to end conflict in Darfur

The Sudanese government and nine rebel groups yesterday signed an agreement on a roadmap towards ending the bloody conflict in the Darfur region. The deal outlines different issues the parties will need to negotiate during the latest round of talks in Juba. “We believe this is an important step,”…

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Dhakalive

‘DHAKA ROCK FEST 2019’

‘Dhaka Rock Fest 2019’, the last biggest concert of this year, was held at the Expo Zone of International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB) in the capital. The concert line-up included Nemesis, Arbovirus, AvoidRafa, Powersurge, Bay of Bengal, Trainwreck, Owned, Conclusions, Sin and Arnob…

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Sports

Rajshahi brighten play-off chance

Soumya Sarkar’s blistering 88 went in vain when Cumilla Warriors conceded a 15-run defeat to Rajshahi Royals in the high-scoring fixture of the third-leg of the ongoing Akash-DTH Bangabandhu-Bangladesh Premier League at the sparsely -crowded Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur yesterday.…

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Nationwide

Sand being lifted illegally from Kuakata beach

Sand is allegedly being lifted from Kuakata beach in the name of dam repair work for the Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB). This is taking place at a time when the government is trying to take steps to protect the beach. This illegal activity has been going on for the last six weeks. Thousands…

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‘Extortion in 22 places’ on coastal, inland waterways

Operators of cargo vessels have to face problems like extortion, terrorism and piracy on coastal and inland waterways. According to sources, plying from Sunamganj’s Chhatak to Khulna, an operator of a cargo vessel has to pay at least Tk 20,000-22,000 per vessel as extortion. Such illegal activities…

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