Oyshee starts 2021 with stage shows, play-back song

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Lack of proper policies leads farmers to fail meet national demand

AN efficient government policy to collect, reserve and import rice is crucial to maintaining a balanced price in the market. A virtual dialogue emphasised on prioritising marginalised farmers in the policy and increasing accuracy in estimates of food grain production. This week, the retail price of coarse rice is around ...

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Gorbachev expects Biden to extend last Cold War arms deal

Reuters, Moscow :Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader, said he expects U.S. President-elect Joe Biden to extend the last major nuclear arms control treaty between Moscow and Washington when it expires next month, but that the two countries have much more to do.In an interview with Russia's RIA news agency ...

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Gayle returns to PSL with Quetta Gladiators

Chris Gayle will partner with Tom Banton as the hard-hitting openers were picked in the Pakistan Super League draft by Quetta Gladiators. Chris Lynn will move from Lahore Qalandars to Multan Sultans while Hasan Ali and David Miller were picked by Islamabad United and Peshawar Zalmi respectively.Qalandars will have the ...

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Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Vikram Kumar Doraiswami calls on Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi at the latter's office of the ministry on Monday.

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Oyshee starts 2021 with stage shows, play-back song

Sheikh Arif Bulbon :In the last birthday of legendary singer of the Subcontinent Runa Laila, National Film Award winner singer Jannatul Ferdous Oishee lent her voice for the cover song titled Antobihin ei pothchola. After hearing the song in voice of Oyshee, Runa appreciated her vocal and rendering style. It ...

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Vaccine availability still uncertain for all

THE government should explore more sources of Covid-19 vaccines, instead of relying only on the ones currently being considered, and take part in vaccine trials immediately to meet future needs, experts say. They also said the country's overall vaccination efforts may turn futile if people did not accept the vaccines ...

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Khaledur Rahman Tito dies

BSS :Former state minister, member of parliament and elderly politician Khaledur Rahman Tito died on Sunday. He was 76.Tito died at Jessore Combined Military Hospital (CMH) at about 1:19pm, his son Mashuk Hasan Joy said.Joy said his father was admitted to the Jessore CMH on January 7 after he fell ...

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Members of RAB-10 distribute foods among destitute people marking the Homecoming Day of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at Dhalpur, Jatrabari in the capital on Sunday.

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Bird flu confirmed in 7 states; samples from Delhi, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh sent for testing

PTI :The Centre on Saturday said the outbreak of bird flu or avian influenza has been reported in Uttar Pradesh, taking the total number of affected states to seven.However, the confirmation of bird flu in Delhi, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra, is awaited as the samples have been sent for testing, it ...

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Runa Khan again in govt-grant movie

Sheikh Arif Bulbon :Runa Khan is such an actress who created her signature in acting in her all acted dramas and movies. For this reason, viewers will remember her for long time for her acting skill. She is a genuine actress which she proved in Golam Sohrab Dodul’s movie Shapludu ...

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Multi-layer route to money laundering must stop

THE New Nation on Saturday unveiled a curious case of "layering" of money laundering and financial crimes which also symbolizes similar cases started with suspicious loan sanctioning and its movement through multi-layer transactions running through many banks and multiple accounts. It then lose track at some points and laundered out ...

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China tightens Covid-19 restrictions near Beijing

International Desk  :Chinese authorities told residents in two cities south of Beijing to stay home for seven days as they try to stamp out a COVID-19 outbreak in which more than 300 people have tested positive in the past week.Shijiazhuang, capital of Hebei province which surrounds Beijing, suspended service on ...

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Information Minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud speaks at a discussion at the Jatiya Press Club on Saturday marking Homecoming Day of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

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Liverpool survive scare from virus-hit Villa in FA Cup

AFP, London :Liverpool survived a scare from coronavirus-ravaged Aston Villa to reach the FA Cup fourth round with a 4-1 win against opponents missing their entire first-team squad as the pandemic wreaks havoc on English football.Villa fielded a raw side comprised entirely of youth academy players and were without boss ...

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Nadia in public awareness creating documentary

Sheikh Arif Bulbon :Nadia Ahmed is a dance artiste, model and TV actress at a time. Despite having engagement with shooting for acting round the year, if she gets the offer to perform dance Nadia tries her level best to manage time for dancing. In fact, she has a different ...