EU to explore business opportunities for SMEs in Southeast Asia

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Corruption is no problem but giving too many extensions is bad

AKM Fazlullah, the 79-year-old Managing Director of Chattogram Water Supply and Sewerage Authority, is likely to get extension for another three-year term after serving the position for nine years.In 2009, Fazlullah was first appointed as the chairman of the CWASA, 11 years after he had gone into retirement as an ...

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Madrid pleads for more doctors, police as coronavirus cases surge

Reuters, Madrid :Spain's Madrid region on Wednesday requested urgent help to hire hundreds of foreign doctors and reinforce police as they registered 1,290 new coronavirus infections and considered extending a partial lockdown to more areas.Representing over a quarter of Spain's 4,143 new cases in the past 24 hours, the capital ...

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Nancy at Ranga Raat on Maasranga TV tonight

Maasranga TV will telecast phono-live studio concert titled Ranga Raat tonight. This programme will be aired on Friday at 10:30pm. At tonight’s episode, popular singer Nancy will be present in the show to perform. Besides rendering her popular songs, Nancy will also keep requests from the viewers while performing. In ...

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Lukashenko abruptly sworn in, Belarus opposition calls for more protests

Reuters, Minsk :Ignoring calls for an end to his 26-year grip on power, President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus was sworn in for a sixth term on Wednesday after an election that the opposition and several foreign governments say was rigged.The ceremony would normally have been publicised as a major state ...

Sports »

Bianca Andreescu calls it a day on 2020 tennis season

Bianca Andreescu has called it a day on the 2020 season and vows to come back "stronger and better than ever".The Canadian, who won the 2019 US Open, suffered a knee injury at last year's WTA Finals and hasn't been able to regain full fitness since.A foot injury has added ...

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Taapsee Pannu can pull off any hairstyle

The eminent and charismatic actress Taapsee Pannu is known for her commendable acting in Bollywood movies. She is known for her anarchistic, bold role choices and is widely praised and acclaimed for performances. The actress also knows how to wow her fans especially on social media, recently shared a picture ...

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Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET) on Tuesday provided donation to the Prime Minister's Relief and Welfare Fund to help the poor affected by Covid-19 fallout. KUET Registrar GM Shahidul Alam hands over a cheque for Tk 10 lakh of the donation to Khulna DC Md Helal Hossain at the latter's office.

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Election of Brahmanbaria Press Club held

Bijoynagar, Brahmanbaria :The biennial general election of Brahmanbaria Press Club-2020 has been held. Riaz Uddin Jami has won the election as president and Jabed Rahim Bijan as General Secretary.Voting was held on Monday (September 21) from 2.30 pm to 4.30 pm at the Brahmanbaria Press Club auditorium.The other winners are ...

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Rich nations those make us climate vulnerable must compensate

THE richest 1 per cent of people were responsible for more than twice as much carbon pollution as the poorest half of the world's population - 3.1 billion people - new research showed on Monday, as per reports.Despite a sharp decrease in carbon emissions because of the pandemic, the world ...

Business & Economy »

BEPZA signs $56.33m new investment agreement during pandemic

Business Desk :Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) has signed 56.33 million US dollar new investment agreement with seven companies during Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.Among them, five companies are foreign owned by South Korea, Sri Lanka and China as well as two companies from host country Bangladesh, said a media release.Presently ...

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Palestine quits Arab League role in protest over Israel deals

Al Jazeera News :Palestine has quit its current chairmanship of Arab League meetings, the Palestinian foreign minister said on Tuesday, condemning as dishonourable any Arab agreement to establish formal ties with Israel.Palestinians see the deals which the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain signed with Israel in Washington a week ago ...

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New Zealand's Ardern set to return in October vote

Al Jazeera News :New Zealand's governing Labour Party has lost some support since July as the coronavirus resurged in Auckland, but it is still set to win the upcoming general election on October 17 comfortably, an opinion poll has shown.The 1News-Colmar Brunton poll on Tuesday showed support for Prime Minister ...

Cricket »

Taskin wants to show consistent performance again

Sports Reporter :Pacer Taskin Ahmed of Bangladesh wants to show consistent performance, which helps him to regain his position as a fast bowler. Pace is something that always was in his armory but consistency is the thing that was a missing link for the most part of his six-year long ...

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Kajol`s ravishing picture in saree

Kajol Devgn’s Insta feed is a delight to stalk as one can find a mix of stunning and quirky posts. The actress keeps on updating her fans with her alluring and never before seen picture on the photo-sharing app. Now, Kajol has a new addition to her collection as she ...

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Chief Coordinator of Ganosanghati Andolon Zonaed Saki addresses a fast unto death programme of the employees of One BD Limited of EPZA in front of the Jatiya Press Club on Tuesday expressing his solidarity with the employees demanding payment of their arrear salaries of eight months and Eid bonus.