World leaders must uphold the commitment of Paris Deal

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Abahani, Bashundhara lock horns in 2nd semi-final today

Star-studded Dhaka Abahani Limited takes on holders Bashundhara Kings in the second semi-final of Federation Cup Football scheduled to be held today at the Bangabandhu National Stadium.Private satellite channel T Sports will telecast the match live that kicks off at 4 pm.Abahani had to sweat to reach the last four ...

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Mustafizur placed in platinum category for PSL

Bangladesh pace sensation Mustafizur Rahamn was placed in the platinum category, the highest level of the Players' Draft of Pakistan Super League (PSL).He is the only Bangladeshi player to be placed in this category alongside the top players of the world.The players' draft of the sixth edition of PSL will ...

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World leaders must uphold the commitment of Paris Deal

MORE than half the world's nations failed to submit upgraded commitments by year's end to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, straggling behind the schedule of accelerated climate ambitions set out in the Paris Agreement. Almost every country on the planet signed up to the 2015 Paris deal, which calls for ...

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Lahore High Court outlaws virginity tests in abuse cases

Dawn.com :Pakistan's Lahore High Court has declared that the two-finger test (TFT) and the hymen test for the purposes of ascertaining virginity of a female victim of rape or sexual abuse as illegal and unconstitutional."The virginity test offends the personal dignity of the female victim and therefore is against the ...

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Portuguese nurse dies two days after getting Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccine

Zee News :A health worker in Portugal died two days after getting the COVID-19 vaccine. This comes as a shock to the world community and has raised questions over the safety and efficiency of the Pfizer vaccine. According to the Daily mail, Sonia Acevedo, a 41-year-old nurse suffered a "sudden ...

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On behalf of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Imran Ahmed distributes CIP crest and certificates at Bangabandhu International Conference Center in the city on Wednesday marking 'International Migrants Day-2020'. Prime Minister attends the function virtually.

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Ballad of a Patriot to be screened

Film on Dr. Anwarul Karim's book, The Ballad of a Patriot, on the life and legacy of Bangabandhu is now underway by the Mystic Lanes Production, Dhaka. A project profile on the making of the film has already been made. The film would include CGI and VFX technology, this was ...

Entertainment »

Ankhi has no arrangement on birthday

Sheikh Arif Bulbon :Today is the birthday of National Film Award winner singer and actress Ankhi Alamgir. She has been celebrating the day amid festivity for last few years. But this year she has no plan to arrange any programme due to Corona pandemic. Ankhi informed that she will stay ...

Business & Economy »

Kabir Ahmed made NRBC Bank DMD

Business Desk :Kabir Ahmed has been promoted to the rank of Deputy Managing Director (DMD) of NRB Commercial Bank Limited (NRBC Bank).  Prior, Kabir Ahmed served as the Senior Executive Vice President. He also served as the Head of International Division and Chief Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer (CAMLCO). Kabir ...

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Educated self-seekers in BB and elsewhere don't feel accountable for crimes against people

THE High division of the Supreme Court has observed that a section of Bangladesh Bank (BB) officials, tasked with monitoring the activities of banks and financial institutions, are sheltering financial thugs for personal gains. It said it is unfortunate that Bangladesh Bank officials, particularly DGMs, GMs, Executive Directors and Deputy ...

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Priyanka announces We Can Be Heroes sequel

Actress Priyanka Chopra took to Twitter to announce that her recent Netflix film, We Can Be Heroes, is getting a sequel. She said that it was in development. Sharing the news, she wrote: “Heroics Headquarters projection: 44 MILLION FAMILIES will have suited up for WE CAN BE HEROES in its ...

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'Rusty' Liverpool stumble again in Southampton defeat

AFP, Southampton :Jurgen Klopp admitted Liverpool are suffering a "rusty moment" after a 1-0 defeat at Southampton extended the defending champions' winless run in the Premier League to three games.Danny Ings's stunning second-minute goal earned three points which moved Southampton into sixth and led to Saints manager Ralph Hasenhuttl breaking ...

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Mash vows to continue cricket despite ODI snub

Unfazed by his ODI snub, Mashrafe Bin Mortaza said he would continue to play domestic cricket in his endeavor to make himself available for the national team again.The team management left out Mashrafe for the upcoming home series against West Indies, hinting his International career is over as the selectors ...

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Eyeing Gulf detente, Saudi Arabia opens summit with call to counter Iran threat

Reuters, AL-ULA :Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman opened a Gulf Arab summit on Tuesday by taking aim at Iran and lauding a deal towards ending a long-running dispute with Qatar.Prince Mohammed embraced Qatar's emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, on the airport tarmac in the historic Saudi city ...

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Jatiya Party Chairman Golam Mohammad Kader, MP speaks at view-exchange meeting with Cumilla district and Mahanagar Jatiya Party leaders at the party office in the city's Banani on Tuesday.