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Call for regional co-op for sustainable human dev

The first Cultural Diversity Ministerial Forum of the Asia-Pacific Region ended Friday with adoption of the Dhaka Declaration by the participating countries... Full story

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Number of diarrhoea patients increases

The diarrhoea situation across the country remained unchanged as a large number of patients were admitted to different hospitals during last week, health officials said. Full story

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NBR move to check under-invoicing to increase revenue

National Board of Revenue plans to take tougher steps to check under-invoicing in imports of luxury items such as auto and refrigerator aimed at raising annual revenue, officials said. Full story

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False cases to keep opposition leaders off polls: Fakhrul

The acting secretary general of the BNP, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, has alleged the government is filing false lawsuits against opposition leaders to keep them from running in the general election. Full story

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Missing boy found dead

The police have recovered the body of a minor boy who went missing from his house at Baliakhora village in Gheor upazila of Manikganj on Wednesday. Full story

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Mother’s Day tomorrow

Mother’s Day will be observed in the country as elsewhere in the world tomorrow. The day is aimed at honouring mothers and celebrating motherhood... Full story

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Special BCS exam to recruit 4,000 doctors soon

The government is set to recruit a total of 4,000 doctors soon under a special BCS examination to reduce people and doctors ratio in the health care sector and reach... Full story

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3G licence auction after 2G renewal

The BTRC chairman said that they would hold an auction to sell the licences for 3G mobile service only after renewing the 2G licences of the mobile-phone operators. Full story

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4 of a family killed in Gaibandha road mishap

Five people including four members of a family were killed as a truck rammed a van near SP office on Gaibandha-Palash road in sadar upazila Friday morning. Full story

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Attack on YES theatre group worries TIB

Transparency International, Bangladesh has expressed deep concern over the attack and vandalism unleashed by miscreants at a theatre workshop in Sylhet on Thursday... Full story

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Hasina meets Satkhira dist leaders today

The Awami League president and prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, will exchange views with the grassroots leaders and activists of Satkhira unit of the party at the Ganabhaban today. Full story

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Humayun Ahmed in his favourite haunt

Popular Bengali fiction writer Humayun Ahmed is spending time with family, friends and relatives at Nuhash Palli in Gazipur, his country retreat, after flying back home after eight months. Full story

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Increased allocation for farm research stressed

Speakers at a pre-budget seminar have stressed the need for increasing budgetary allocation for research in agriculture to enhance production in the sector now... Full story

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2 Shibir men arrested in Nilphamari

The police arrested two Shibir activists from Barobazar area of Nilphamari town on Thursday while they were making preparation to bring out procession. Full story

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Moudud asks govt for compromise

The BNP has urged the government to strike a compromise on the opposition demand for reinstating a non-party, caretaker government provision in the constitution... Full story

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Ex-RU students’ countrywide human chain May 16

Rajshahi University Nationalist Ex-Students’ Association announced countrywide human chain on May 16 demanding tracing out of missing BNP leader M Ilias Ali. Full story

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