Bangladesh inks MoU with Nepal for hydro-electricity

    Sayeed Muhammad: In yet another positive move to the country’s power sector, Bangladesh has signed a memorandum of understanding with Nepal to increase cooperation in the power sector and expedite  the process of importing hydro-electricity from Nepal. Apart from the import of hydro-electricity from Nepal through India, the MoU includes investments by Bangladesh in Nepal’s…

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      Nationwide probe after Tokyo school excludes women

      AFP: Japan Friday launched an unprecedented probe into gender discrimination at all the nation’s medical universities after a Tokyo medical school admitted altering the entrance test results of female applicants to exclude them. The education ministry has asked all 81 private and public medical schools to check their admission procedures for possible discrimination against female…

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        Long queues for ticket at Kamalapur

        Kabir Humayun: Long queues of holidaymakers were seen at Kamalapur Railway Station in Dhaka yesterday as the sale of advance train tickets by Bangladesh Railway rolls on to third day. Bangladesh Railway began its advance ticket sale on August 8 to ensure  the home-goers a hassle-free journey by train ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, likely to be…

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          ‘Drug peddler’ killed in Munshiganj  ‘crossfire’

          Kabir Humayun: A suspected drug peddler was killed in ‘crossfire’ with Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Louhajang upazila of Munshiganj early yesterday. The deceased was     identified as Maqbul Hossain, 36, a listed drug peddler who was accused in 12 narcotics related cases, said Sub-inspector Harun of Louhajang Police Station, reports The Daily Star. Md Mohitul…

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            US launch airstrikes after Taliban attack in Afghan city

            Arafat Hasan: US forces have launched airstrikes in Afghanistan yesterday in what they claim is a counter-offensive to a major Taliban assault on an Afghan provincial capital. Terrified residents cowered in their homes amid explosions and gunfire as security forces tried to beat the insurgents back. According to officials, Afghan Special Forces were also being…

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              Colombia recognizes Palestinian state, then abruptly vows to review the move amid Israeli outrage

              Russia Today: After it emerged that the former president Juan Manuel Santos recognized Palestine as an independent state just before leaving office, Colombia’s new government has pledged to “cautiously” review the decision and its implications. Palestine was described as a “free, independent and sovereign state” in Santos’ August 3 letter to the Palestinian representative in…

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