Guru-Shishsho: Shishsho-Guru began yesterday

    DOT Desk: The inaugural ceremony of the group art exhibition titled, Guru-Shishsho: Shishsho- Guru (Preceptor-Disciple: Disciple-Preceptor) is all set commenced yesterday at 5:30 pm at La Galerie, Alliance Française de Dhaka, reports The Daily Star BD. Portraits of towering cultural personalities like Tagore, Nazrul, and the contemporary socio-political and cultural features can also be observed…

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      Private credit growth edges down in December

      DOT Desk: Private sector credit growth dropped significantly in December mainly due to the lower demand for loans, due mainly to the elections, bankers said. They, however, expected the growth in credit flow to the private sector to pick up slightly in March as preparation for complying with the central bank’s revised advance-deposit ratio (ADR)…

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        Lower charges for Ctg port users during holidays

        DOT Desk: The government has decided to offer concession on port charges for users during holidays in an attempt to keep cargo delivery uninterrupted like working days in the Chattogram port, people familiar with the development said, reports The Financial Express BD. The decision was taken since cargo delivery from the port during holidays was…

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          Prisoners in Bangladesh now number 92,845

          DOT Desk: The number of prisoners as of January 18, 2019 stood at 92,845, according to the Prisons Directorate under the Ministry of Home Affairs.Of them, 16,027 are convicted and the rest 76,818 facing trial. Again, they all include only 3,247 female inmates, reports Financial Express BD. There are a total of 68 jails all…

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            25 kg venison seized at Sundarbans

            Banglanews24: Forest Department officials have seized 25 kilograms of venison from a boat in Terkati canal of Sundarbans under Satkhira range on Thursday (Jan 17) night. On secret information, a team of the coast guard conducted the drive at Terkati canal. The seized venison will be sent to the court, KM Kabir also said. Sensing…

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              Road mayhem kills 12, injures 35 in 8 districts

              DOT Desk: In Naogaon, a motorcyclist was killed after a head-on collision with a pickup van at Nij Mohanogor on the Deluabari-Choubaria road in Manda upazila. At least 12 people were killed and 35 others injured in a spate of collisions and accidents across eight districts on Thursday, reports Dhaka Tribune. In Naogaon, a motorcyclist…

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                Fire guts 7 shops in Noakhali

                DOT Desk: A fire has gutted seven shops in a Noakhali market, reportedly causing damage worth more than Tk2,000,000, reports Dhaka Tribune. The incident occurred in Ramzanbibi Bazar of Begumganj upazila around 11pm on Thursday. According to locals, by the time the fire was detected, around 12am, it had already gutted two shops in the…

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                  Promoting bio-safety measures in poultry farming stressed

                  BSS: Poultry scientists and researchers at a discussion here have unequivocally called for promoting bio-safety measures in poultry farming for producing safe poultry meat. They also mentioned substantial and sustainable promotion of bio-safety measures can be the vial means of curtailing the dependence on antibiotics in poultry sector. They came up with the observation while…

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                    50 garment industries to be set up in Rajshahi

                    DOT Desk: Mayor of Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) AHM Khairuzzaman Liton yesterday said more than 50 garments and other industries will be established in Rajshahi city in the next five years, reports The Independent BD. “We are committed to expanding industrial area to cut the existing burden of unemployment here,” he said while addressing a…

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                      Costly machines getting dust at hospitals

                      DOT Desk: The Anti-Corruption Commission has identified procurement of unnecessary machines, pilferage of medicine from public hospitals forcing patients to buy medicines from market, trapping patients at public hospitals and taking to them private clinics, prescribing substandard drugs because of aggressive marketing as major corruptions in the health sector in Bangladesh, reports The New age….

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