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At least 44 killed in massive fire in Bailey Road

At least 44 people were killed in a fire at a restaurant building on Bailey Road in Bangladesh capital Dhaka at the night following Thursday, police said. The identities of

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Power tariff hiked up to Tk 0.70 per unit

The Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources on Thursday (February 29) issued a gazette notification in this regard. The notification said that the power price hiked at an executive

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TCB to procure 1.1cr litres soybean oil, 10,000 tonnes lentil

Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) will procure 1.10 crore litres of edible oil and 10,000 tonnes of lentil to sell through its Open Market Sale (OMS) programme. Cabinet Committee on

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Bangladesh witnesses eight more dengue deaths, 1,589 cases

Eight more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Monday morning, the highest number of death in a day from the mosquito-borne disease this year, raising the fatalities

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PM for improving quality education to maintain global standard

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday asked all concerned to work together to further improve quality education in matching global standard. “The quality of education has improved a lot in

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16 DIGs, 34 add’l DIGs transferred in major police reshuffle

In a major reshuffle of the police administration, the government has transferred 16 officials of the DIG rank and 34 officials of additional DIG rank and a joint police commissioner

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PM to attend FBCCI business conference on Saturday

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to attend a business conference Saturday on building ‘Smart Bangladesh’, a vision of the Awami League government to transform the country into smart from

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PM stresses master plan for better sewage management

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday asked the authorities concerned to devise a master plan to reach pure drinking water and set up a better sewage management system up to

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US visa policy to assist govt’s commitment to hold free election: Uzra Zeya to PM

Visiting United States Department of State’s under secretary for civilian security, democracy and human rights Uzra Zeya on Thursday said that her country announced the new visa policy to supplement

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Gulshan turns into battlefield as traders clash with police

Gulshan area of Dhaka turned into a battlefield as traders clashed with police over the closure of the risky Gulshan Shopping Centre. The clash ensued at around 4:30 pm on

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