Wholesale criticism over defaulted loans not fair

    Prof Dr Abul Barakat :  The wholesale criticism over defaulted loans is not fair since it will send a negative signal to the people. As a result, the businesspersons who are not deliberate defaulters will feel letdown. We badly need industrialization. We are working for the infrastructural development. We are working for electricity, roads and…

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      PM’s recommendations to solve Rohingya crisis: A solution endorsed by international law and practice

      Tasmiah Nuhiya Ahmed : In August 2017, the world witnessed one of the largest cross-border forced displacements of recent times. In a report, titled “Rohingya emergency” it was stated that the Bangladesh government has responded generously throughout the Rohingya crisis, focusing on meeting up the massive humanitarian needs and mitigating the impact of the seasonal monsoon…

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        Oishee crowned Miss World Bangladesh 2018

        Banglanews24 Jannatul Ferdous Oishee was crowned Miss World Bangladesh 2018. Now she will represent Bangladesh at this year’s Miss World Beauty Pageant to be held in China. Nishat Sarwar Salwa and Naziba Bushra were declared first and second runner-ups respectively. The grand finale of the Miss World Bangladesh beauty pageants was held at the Rajdarshan…

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          Joy comes out on ‘real, clear politics‘

          Utpal Dutta Sajeeb Wazed Joy, in a signed article wrote on state of democracy refuting a number of issues, allegations from the corner of opposition BNP over quite a few years. “They (opposition) are wrong. None of these claims are true,” says Sajeeb Wazed Joy, ICT advisor of Sheikh Hasina while striking down a number…

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            Hasina returns after joining UN General Assembly

            BDnews24 The prime minister and the rest of the delegation returned from the 10-day trip aboard a special Biman Bangladesh flight from London at 9:10am on Monday. She had departed New York aboard a British Airways flight for London on Saturday afternoon. She boarded the special flight there after a two-hour layover. The prime minister…

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              Selfless acts of kindness makes you feel happier

              Hindustan Times The glow of kindness is real — even if it has nothing in it for you. Psychologists at the University of Sussex have confirmed the same by undertaking a major analysis of existing research showing the brain scans relating to over 1,000 people making kind decisions. For the first time, they split the…

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                Indonesia quake survivors await help as death toll climbs

                Hossen Sohel Indonesian volunteers dug mass graves for more than 1,000 bodies yesterday after a quake and tsunami devastated swathes of Sulawesi, as authorities – struggling to deal with the sheer scale of the disaster – appealed for international help, reports AFP, Reuters. Indonesia is no stranger to natural calamities and Jakarta wanted to show…

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                  Journos’ concerns to be raised at cabinet

                  Desk report Law Minister Anisul Huq yesterday committed to placing the serious concerns of editors, journalists and media practitioners before the cabinet meeting to work out amendments to the recently passed digital security bill to make the law acceptable to all, reports the daily star. At a meeting with the Sampadak Parishad (Editors’ Council), a…

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