Rape verdict in 3 work days, Madrasa super gets life term

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Banking services vulnerable to theft-robbery

It is mystifying that nobody knows what is going to be happened in Sonali Bank's Uthali branch in Jiban Nagar upazila of Chuadanga district on Sunday afternoon. The daring act of a group of three armed robbers in broad daylight has left locals and employees of the bank branch, which ...

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Rebecca Brosnan made Director of City Bank by IFC

Business Desk :Rebecca Brosnan has been appointed in the City Bank Board as nominated Director of IFC (International Finance Corporation). IFC, a member of World Bank Group, is holding 5 per cent share of the bank since 2017, said a press release.Brosnan is now the Chief Operating Officer of Mother's ...

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FSL gets new MD

Business Desk :Selim Chowdhury joined as the Managing Director of First Solutions Limited. Prior, served as Managing Director of G4S Bangladesh for 20 years. The company has started its journey in the services industry from 01 November 2020. Having vision to provide a wide range of services in private security, ...

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Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque presides over the meeting for the development of two projects financed by World Bank and Asian Development Bank at the seminar room of the ministry on Monday.

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Johnson says he is well and will govern by Zoom after Covid-19 contact

Reuters, London :Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was perfectly well after coming into contact with someone with COVID-19 and will drive the government forward via Zoom while he self-isolates for two weeks in Downing Street.Johnson's latest brush with COVID comes after a tumultuous week in which his most senior ...

Entertainment »

Paris Jackson wears heart on her sleeve in debut solo album

Paris Jackson says her musical influences when growing up with dad Michael ranged from Motown to classical music, but the style she has embraced for her first album is alternative and folksy. If people do not like it, the 22-year-old musician is cool with that, saying she has quit trying ...

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Arson attacks on buses need judicious investigation

The incident of setting fire to 11 buses on Thursday in different parts of the capital within a span of a few hours is a matter of serious concern. Such incidents are a threat to public safety. How did the miscreants dare to commit such a heinous act?After 2015, the ...

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Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives Minister Md. Tajul Islam speaks at a discussion meeting at his Secretariat Office in the capital on Sunday. Among others, State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury and Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh were also present there.

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Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud views exchanges meeting with journalists at the conference room of Press Information Department at the Secretariat in the capital on Sunday.

Football »

France eclipse holders Portugal to reach Nations League final four

Agency :France handed defending Nations League champions Portugal a rare defeat on Saturday, winning 1-0 in Lisbon with N'Golo Kante's second-half strike to reach the competition's final four at the expense of the holders.Anthony Martial missed three clear-cut first half chances for France before Kante scored only his second international ...

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Moldova torn between Russia and West in presidential run-off

Al Jazeera News :Moldova heads to the polls on Sunday for the second round of a tightly contested presidential election pitting a pro-European challenger against the country's Moscow-backed incumbent.The tiny ex-Soviet nation votes under the watchful eye of Russia, which wants polarised Moldova to remain in its sphere of influence ...

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The doyen of Bengali cinema Soumitra Chatterjee passes away

Entertainment Desk :The curtains came down on an era in Bengali cinema as Soumitra Chatterjee, 85, the most illustrious protégé of the legendary director Satyajit Ray, died at a private hospital in south Kolkata at 12:15pm on Sunday. He was suffering from Covid encephalopathy. With the Dadasaheb Phalke Award winner’s ...

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Covid-19 vaccine must be open to all

REPORTS in a national daily on Saturday said a new Covid-19 vaccine which has successfully passed all clinical trials will be released soon. But it is likely to go directly to the rich nations which have preordered doses while poorer nations will have to languish in waiting. Many fear it ...

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Former Vice-Chancellor of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University Prof. Dr. Kamal Uddin Ahmed hands over crest to Golzar Hossain Chowdhury of Sylhet for his contribution in social services at a ceremony organised by Muktijoddhar Santan Foundation at a hotel in the city on Friday night.

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U.S. election turmoil heightens Afghan uncertainty, but hopefully no more 'fate by Tweet'

Reuters, Kabul :The change in the U.S. administration is expected eventually to bring a steadier troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, officials and analysts said, but the disputed presidential election has heightened uncertainty and could deepen delays in peace talks.A senior Afghan government official said he was relieved that under U.S. President-elect ...