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BNP born undemocratically, but now talks about democracy: Hasan

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Foreign Minister and Awami League Joint General Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud on Wednesday said BNP was born undemocratically and the party is always try to destroy democracy.But, it is very regretful that the party (BNP) is now talking about democracy, he said while exchanging views with reporters at YNT Centre in Chattogram, reports BSS.The minister ...

President urges affluent people to stand by poor as all can enjoy Eid equally

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President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Wednesday called upon the affluent section of the society to stand by the poor people so that all irrespective of rich and poor can enjoy the happiness of Eid equally.He made the call in a message on the eve of the holy Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the biggest religious festivals of the ...

JS body recommends changing name of Women and Children Affairs Ministry

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Parliamentary Standing Committee on Women and Children Affairs Ministry on Sunday recommended for changing the name of the ministry as â€˜Nari o Shishu Bishoyk Monthraloyâ€™ instead of â€˜Mohila o Shishu Bishoyk Monthraloyâ€™.The recommendation came from the first meeting of the standing committee with Sagufta Yesmin in the chair, said a release.Members of the committee State ...

Probe report on BB reserve heist case on May 6

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A Dhaka court on Sunday set May 6 to submit a probe report in the case filed over Bangladesh Bank (BB) reserve heist that took place in 2016. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Rajesh Chowdhury set the date as the investigation agency Criminal Investigation Department (CID) failed to submit the report on Sunday .Hackers stole $101m from BB's ...

Combat terrorism, corruption, and drug abuse: PM to local govt representatives

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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday asked local government officials to dedicate their efforts to eradicating terrorism, militancy, drug abuse, and corruption from society. "We must build a society free from terrorism, militancy, corruption and drugs. You have a crucial role to play," she emphasized.Her call came during a speech at the Bangabandhu International Conference ...

Saber asks forest dept to identify deforestation ratio

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Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury on Sunday stressed the need for identifying the deforestation rate in Bangladesh, urging authorities concerned to ensure optimum utilisation of allocations in forest conservation."There is no proper and up-to-date statistics on deforestation ratio but this is happening in Bangladesh. So, we have to know the deforestation ...

Australia win 3rd T20 against New Zealand by 27 runs

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Australia beat New Zealand by 27 runs in the rain-shortened third Twenty20 in Auckland on Sunday to complete a clean sweep of the series.Responding to Australiaâ€™s 118-4 from 10.4 overs, New Zealand scored 98-3, falling short of a target adjusted to 126 off 10 overs under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method.The required run rate grew quickly after ...

Bangladesh, Turkey to work together to combat disinformation: Arafat

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State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat has said Bangladesh and Turkey will work together globally to prevent disinformation and misinformation.Arafat, who is now in Istanbul to attend a special session of the Islamic Conference of Information Ministers of OIC, said this after a bilateral meeting with President of the Directorate of Communications ...

16 parliamentary standing committees formed

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The Jatiya Sangsad Monday formed sixteen parliamentary standing committees on different ministries.Chief Whip of the JS Noor-E-AlamChowdhury on behalf of the Leader of the House and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina proposed the construction.All these sixteen standing committees would be led by ruling Awami League lawmakers, while MPs from the main opposition were included in the ...

Blinken lands in Saudi on latest Mideast crisis trip

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken landed in Saudi Arabia on Monday to kick off his latest regional crisis trip aimed at securing a new truce in the Israel-Hamas war. The top US diplomat's plane touched down in Riyadh, said an AFP journalist travelling with him, the first stop on Blinken's fifth tour of the Middle ...