Switzerland for continued partnership with Bangladesh

    UNB: Switzerland has said it looks forward to its continued partnership with Bangladesh and hoped that Bangladesh will support the people’s will to move towards democracy in full respect of human rights and fundamental freedoms. “Switzerland trusts that the new government of Bangladesh will uphold the democratic values it was elected upon and that it…

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      Squash cultivators hopeful about abundant yield in Rangpur

      DOT Desk: The squash cultivators in different areas of the district are optimistic about an abundant yield of the vegetable in this current season, reports The Financial Express. Squash is cultivated at village Char Pallimari, Char Prannath, Char Chatura, Char Rajib, Hasbatkhaon, Gonai Char and some other areas in Kawnia upazila and Mahipur, Char Morneya…

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        Noakhali gangrape: 7 remanded for 5-days

        Raj Ahmed of DOT A Noakhali court placed seven suspects on a five-day remand for interrogation in connection with an alleged gang rape of a woman in Subarnachar upazila. Judicial Magistrate Nabanita Guha passed the order yesterday in response to a 7-day remand plea for each by the police. Ibrahim Khalil, Sub Inspector (Investigation) of…

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          No Awami League allies in new cabinet

          BDnews24: Sheikh Hasina, who has always included representatives from the Awami League’s allied parties in her administration, has not picked any of them as her new cabinet colleagues. The Awami League won a landslide victory in the 11th national parliamentary election and is going to form the government for a third consecutive term. It is…

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            Anarchy, indiscipline still continue on roads

            DOT Desk: Anarchy and indiscipline still continue on roads in the capital and elsewhere in the country, causing frequent accidents and huge loss of lives, reports The Daily Sun. Almost everyday, reckless driving is costing lives on different roads in the country. Road accidents are taking place frequently because of reckless driving, overtaking tendency of…

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              Furniture export up 40.56pc during first half of FY19

              DOT Desk: The export of furniture is getting a boost as it accounted for $33.72 million during the first six months (July-December) of the current fiscal year (FY19), which is 40.56 per cent higher than that of the corresponding period of the previous fiscal, reports The Financial Express. The export of furniture during the July-December…

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                Eating your veggies, even in space

                Eurek Alert: Fresh food is so attractive to astronauts that they toasted with salad when they were able to cultivate a few lettuce heads on the International Space Station three years ago. In 2021, beans are on the menu to be grown in space, planted in high-tech planters developed at the Norwegian University of Science…

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