20 die, 2,273 infected in 24 hours

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Signing FTA with ASEAN nations needs cautious move

REPORTS in a national daily said signing of free trade agreement (FTA) with individual countries or external trade blocs particularly with ASEAN countries figured prominently in discussion in foreign office on Sunday. The issue is quite sensitive and also timely as Bangladesh will cease to get duty free market access ...

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Cyclone Nivar tears down power lines, trees in India

Reuters, Chennai :A severe cyclone slammed into India's southern coast early on Thursday, uprooting trees and power lines, but there was little loss of life or extensive damage to property.Cyclone Nivar made landfall near the city of Puducherry in the southern state of Tamil Nadu with winds of up to ...

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Fans of Maradona wailing in Argentina on Wednesday after death of Diego Maradona.

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Syed Waseque Md Ali, Managing Director of First Security Islami Limited, inaugurating its two sub-branches at Panditsar Bazar and Battoli Bazar in Noria in Shariatpur and Battoli Bazar in Fazilpur in Feni on Wednesday respectively through virtually. Md. Mustafa Khair, AMD, Md. Zahurul Haque, DMD and other high officials of the bank were also present.

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Proposed DAP should include provision of protecting city waterbodies

DESPITE LGRD Minister Tajul Islam's last Sunday assurance that Dhaka will be transformed into a modern and liveable city, the proposed Detailed Area Plan (DAP) for the capital is facing severe criticism from architects and urban planners. The flawed DAP, if implemented, will banish 70% of natural waterbodies and flood ...

International »

World renews Afghanistan aid with ceasefire call, conditions

AFP :Donors demanded an immediate ceasefire in Afghanistan on Tuesday as they pledged around $12 billion in aid over four years-but tied their money to civil rights being upheld in peace talks with the Taliban.At a virtual global donor conference hosted from the UN in Geneva, countries affirmed their commitment ...

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Murray backs compulsory vaccine programme for tennis tournaments

AFP, London :Andy Murray said Tuesday that tennis players should be required to have a coronavirus vaccination before they are allowed to take part in tournaments.With the 2021 tennis schedule facing inevitable issues with the Covid-19 pandemic, three-time Grand Slam winner Murray hopes the long-awaited vaccine will be available by ...

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Md. Jasim Uddin Akond, President of ICMAB and Shams Mahmud, President of DCCI, exchanging the MoU signing document at ICMAB Bhaban in the city on Tuesday.

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State Minister for ICT Division Zunaid Ahmed Palak and Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Vikram Kumar Doraiswami at the bilateral meeting on joint invetment in Information and Technology Sector at ICT Tower in the city on Tuesday.

Editorial »

Fraudsters are dominating EC to get NIDs

PEOPLE are facing immense suffering in availing NID card related services, including its correction, due to indifference of the concerned Election Commission officials. As per a report of our daily many applicants for NID services have to face innumerable obstacles. They include apathy and a complete lack of interest on ...

Football »

German Football Assoc officials demand Mueller's return

The future of struggling German national coach Joachim Loew remains uncertain.The German Football Association (DFB) has set a December 4 deadline for the 60-year-old to present a convincing plan for next year's Euro and an analysis of the disastrous 6-0 defeat against Spain in the last Nations League encounter.Loew is ...

Cricket »

Annoying to lose Test series against India: Paine

Red-ball captain Tim Paine has admitted the "annoying" Test series defeat to India still "grinds" him, adding that Australia now has a better all-round side which is pumped up to take on the holders of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.India had stunned Australia 2-1 to win their maiden Test series Down Under ...

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New York City's first black mayor David Dinkins dies

The first and only black mayor of New York City, David Dinkins, has died at the age of 93.Officers were called to his home on Monday evening, New York police were quoted by the Associated Press (AP) as saying. Initial indications were that he died of natural causes.The son of ...

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SBL gets new AMD

Business Desk :Md. Touhidul Alam Khan joined Standard Bank Limited as Additional Managing Director on Tuesday. Prior, he was the Deputy Managing Director of Prime Bank Limited. Khan did his Masters in Finance from University of Dhaka and started his career with Agrani Bank Limited as Senior Officer in 1993, ...

Entertainment »

Deepika Padukone to play an agent in Pathan

Deepika Padukone who plays a lead character in the film Pathan will reportedly be playing an agent. As per sources, the actress will be joining Shah Rukh Khan for a proper shoot in mid-December as the major portion of the film will be shot next year till June, some of ...