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BD to pay Serum 47pc more per dose than India

News Desk  :Serum Institute of India (SII) will sell the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine to Bangladesh at $4 a dose, about 47 per cent more than India will pay for its inoculation campaign, reports Reuters, quoting unnamed sources having knowledge with the matterThe pricing for Bangladesh, the world's eighth-most populous country, ...

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Anti-dumping duty can`t be delayed anymore

MEDIA report in a National daily on Tuesday said Bangladesh has so far failed to initiate any anti-dumping investigation in 25 years, though the National Board of Revenue (NBR) had framed rules for it in 1995. The report has blamed non-cooperation of local businesses in this regard.  Meanwhile, cheaper imports ...

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Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Masihuzzaman Serniabat distributes certificates among the trainees of the first aeromedical course of BAF on Tuesday.

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Taskin gets injury in practice session

Sports Reporter :Pacer Taskin Ahmed got injury in his finger of left hand on Monday. Right-arm pacer Ahmed's finger of left-hand was fractured while he was practising at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Monday last. Senior Media Manger Rabeed Imam said to this Reporter, " Taskin's finger was sewed ...

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Neymar returns to PSG training ahead of Champions Trophy

Neymar has returned to training with Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), the French champions announced on Monday, one day before they take on Marseille in the Champions Trophy.Brazilian Neymar, 28, was stretchered off the field with an ankle injury following a heavy challenge from Thiago Mendes in PSG's home Ligue 1 defeat ...

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ATM Hayatuzzaman Khan, Former Chairman along with Emranul Huq, Managing Director and CEO of Dhaka Bank Limited, distributing blankets among the poor and distressed people of Araihazar Thana in Narayanganj recently. Mohammad Abu Jafar, AMD, AKM Shahnawaj, AMM Moin Uddin, DMDs and other senior officials of the bank were also present.

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Ashraful made EEDC special trustee

Business Desk :Ashraful Haq Chowdhury has been appointed as the special trustee and representative of the European Economic Development Council (EEDC), one of the world's leading development agencies, with effect from January 1, 2021, says a statement.Headquartered in Madrid, EEDC is a non-bureaucratic, non-political, non-governmental international organisation, dedicated to faster ...

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Ashweenee Aher wins Most Popular Model Award at FMBAF Awards

The most-popular awards event, FMBAF Awards was held recently. The awards ceremony was graced by popular characters/actors of Entertainment World. The event was graced by International achievers, ambassadors, peace builders, film celebrities, dignitaries and awardees. Ashweenee Aher bagged the ‘Most Popular Model’ award at the event. She dazzled the award ...

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Habib Wahid ties the knot again

Entertainment Report :Popular singer and music composer Habib Wahid tied the nuptial knot again under a small family arrangement. He tied the knot with Afsana Chowdhury (Shifa). The singer announced the news of his marriage through his official Facebook account. He captioned the post saying, “Dear fans, I want to ...

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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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Ronaldo joins Bican as game's all-time record goalscorer

Cristiano Ronaldo became the joint-highest goalscorer in the history of football with an injury-time strike for Juventus against Sassuolo, media reports claim.Ronaldo drilled home at the death to give his side a 3-1 win - taking his career tally to an incredible 759 for club and country.That meant the Portugal ...

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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 ...