NOVOAIR to increase flights on domestic routes

    UNB: NOVOAIR, leading private airline of the country will increase flights on the domestic routes in response to passengers demand. Daily one more flight will operate to Jashore route one more flight will operate on Rajshahi route on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday every week from September 1. Currently, NOVOAIR was operating daily three flights to…

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      Genoa bridge to be built again in just eight months

      Sky News: The collapsed Genoa bridge that left 43 people dead will take just eight months to rebuild, its operator has said. Giovanni Castellucci, the chief executive of Autostrade per L’Italia, also said the new bridge would be made of steel. The firm is responsible for the collapsed Morandi Bridge and has come under heavy…

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        Belarus prime minister sacked over corruption scandal

        AFP: Belarus’s strongman leader Alexander Lukashenko on Saturday sacked his prime minister and other key members of government following a corruption scandal that saw top officials arrested. Prime Minister Andrei Kobyakov will be replaced by former development bank head Sergei Rumas, the president’s press office said in a statement. Several vice-premiers as well as the…

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          Probe-body formed over Khagrachhari killings

          Kabir Humayun: A five-member probe body was formed to look into Saturday’s killings of seven UPDF members in Khagrachhari district. District magistrate M Shahidul Islam formed the five-member body on Saturday night with additional district magistrate Md Abu Yusuf with its convener, reports The Daily Observer. Sadar UNO Shamsul Tabrij was made committee’s member secretary….

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            Cumilla farmers expecting good season for Aman production

            UNB: Following last year’s success, rice farmers in Comilla once again are looking forward to another successful harvest of the Aman variety this year, as moderate rainfall during the ongoing monsoon season allowed them to plant their seedlings at the right time. If the weather remains amenable then the expected production target may be exceeded,…

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              Gender equality is not just a ‘women’s issue’

              Nabilah Husna, Communications manager at AWARE/Channel NewsAsia According to a survey of 809 teenage boys that AWARE published last year, nine in 10 teenage boys reported facing pressures to be “manly” through experiences of harassment, bullying, teasing, social exclusion, and psychological and physical violence. The most common forms of such pressure are being told to…

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                Solar power changes lifestyle of char people in Sirajganj

                Desk Report: Electricity coverage through Solar Mini Grid Project in hard-to-reach river islands (chars) have been improving the lives of char people as well as fuelling the local economy, reports Financial Express. The state-run Infrastructure Development Company Ltd has been implementing such SMGPs through its partner organisations in remote char areas across the country. The…

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