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People don't need directives on pandemic they need deeds of help to face economic hardship

HEALTH experts on Saturday suggested taking lessons from the mistakes in last seven months and implementing scientific decisions more than bureaucratic ones to fight the second wave of the Covid-19 which is apprehended to hit the country during winter. They also recommended intensifying community engagement and risk communication, but pointed ...

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Dr Sultan Ahmed, Secretary of Power Division, inaugurating the 'Bangabondhu Avenue 33/11 sub-station' at Bangabondhu Avenue in city's Gulistan area on Sunday as chief guest. Engineer Bikash Dewan, Managing Director and other senior officials of Dhaka Power Distribution Company Limited (DPDC) were also present.

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BPC gets new chairman

Business Desk :The government has appointed Md Abu Bakar Siddique as the chairman of the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC).The Ministry of Public Administration issued a circular in this regard on Thursday, saying the order will come into immediate effect, reports UNB.He will replace Md Shamsul Rahman, an additional secretary of ...

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Chief of Naval Staff Admiral M Shaheen Iqbal speaks to officers and sailors of 'BNS Bijoy' on its arrival from Lebanon after completion of UN Peace Keeping Mission UNIFIL successfully on Sunday.

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Egyptian Ambassador to Bangladesh Walid Ahmed Shamseldin makes his farewell call on Foreign Minister Dr A K Abdul Momen at his office in the capital on Sunday

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`Demands not met`: Anti-govt protests resume in Iraq

Al Jazeera News :Protesters have gathered in Baghdad's Tahrir Square to mark one year since anti-government protests erupted and gripped Iraq.Sunday's demonstrations renewed calls from last October which saw the start of Iraq's biggest anti-government protest movement since the 2003 fall of Saddam Hussein, with demonstrations in the capital Baghdad ...

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Neha Kakkar, Rohanpreet Singh’s wedding takes place at Gurudwara

New videos from the wedding of singers Neha Kakkar and Rohanpreet Singh have been leaked on the internet. In the clips, the two are seen twinning in shades of peach and pink, as they get married at Gurudwara in Delhi. Videos from the ring ceremony were also shared online. Neha ...

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Nigeria says 51 civilians, 18 security forces killed in unrest

Al Jazeera News :Nigeria's president announced 51 civilians were killed in unrest following days of peaceful protests over police abuses and blamed "hooliganism" for the violence while asserting security forces used "extreme restraint".President Muhammadu Buhari's comments in a statement released late Friday are expected to further inflame tensions after Amnesty ...

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MM Monirul Alam, CEO of Guardian Life Insurance Limited, handing over its first Maturity Claim (Individual Life Policy) cheque to its nominee at its head office in the city recently. Mahmudur Rahman Khan, SEVP, Mohammad Masuduzzaman Khan, EVP, Rubayat Saleheen, SVP and other officials of the company were also present.

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Ananya Panday`s friends had to say after watching Khaali Peeli

Ananya Panday has carved out a special place in the hearts of the audience with her quirky looks and her ability to nail every character. After the success of Khaali Peeli, Ananya is on cloud nine with all the love and appreciation that is coming her way. Not only were ...

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Nothings to stop stealing funds for family planning

MEDIA reports said Directorate General of Family Planning (DGFP) has paid ghost bills against work orders that were not either fulfilled or not implemented at all by contractual parties. Such cases of fake billing and misappropriation funds galore with another DGFP project; in which a probe committee found payments were ...

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Transfer may offer protection from anger of local people

NINETEEN police officials including the Commissioner of Sylhet Metropolitan Police (SMP) have been transferred on Thursday in the aftermath of Rayhan murder in city's Bandar Bazar police outpost on October 11.  The Commissioner has been transferred to Prime Minister's Special Protection Battalion (SPBn) as Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police ...

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Erdogan says Turkey tested Russian S-400s, shrugs off US reaction

Reuters, Ankara :Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan confirmed on Friday that Turkey had been testing the S-400 air defense system it bought from Russia, adding that the objection from NATO ally United States on the issue did not matter.Washington says Ankara's purchase of Russian S-400 systems compromise NATO defences, and has ...

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What film actors say about Pori Moni on the occasion of her birthday

Sheikh Arif Bulbon :Children are very much fond of film actress Pori Moni. There is a reason for one thing. After releasing the song titled Dana kata pori performed by Pori Moni in Wajed Ali Sumon directed movie Rokto, it is still popular songs among all. In any stage show ...

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Bangladesh should take immediate measures to cope with Kuwait's new foreign workers’ law

KUWAIT'S parliament has approved a law to reduce the number of foreign workers in the country by one year, as part of efforts to 'rebalance' its population. The new legislation, which would force hundreds of thousands of expats to leave the Gulf state, was passed with an aim to provide ...