Expedite project works with quality: PM

    Hossen Sohel of DOT Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday directed all concerned to implement various projects in a faster manner maintaining the quality and standard of works and strengthen monitoring in this regard. The Prime Minister gave the directive in her introductory speech at a meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council…

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      Inflation slightly eases to 5.35pc in Dec

      UNB: The general inflation rate slightly came down to 5.35 percent in December last from 5.37 percent in the previous month (Nov) thanks to the slight fall in both food and non-food inflations. “The general point-to-point inflation rate slightly eased to 5.35 percentage point in December last,” said Planning Minister MA Mannan on Tuesday releasing…

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        UNHCR imports dozens of vehicles without permission

        DOT Desk: The UNHCR office in Bangladesh allegedly have imported several dozen of vehicles illegally evading import duty and got those vehicles released in connivance with a section of local officials, reports The New Age. Allegations have it that the UN refugee agency also provides most of its vehicles holding diplomatic number plates to people…

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          32 schools run with few students

          DOT Desk: Although Mayda Government Primary School under Amragachhia union in Mirzaganj upazila was established in 1940, the institution is facing serious student crisis, reports The Daily Star. During a visit to the school on January 12 this correspondent found only three students were present in the school, but the school head teacher Farida Yesmin…

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            Political party leaders need to wake up

            Padmini B. Sankar, Dubai-based freelance writer/ Gulf News It was the heart and hearth of the home, a gadget that brought the family together It seems landlines are becoming obsolete. According to some studies, landlines may disappear altogether by 2037. As more and more people choose to pay only for a cellphone, the traditional landline…

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              Plastic goods makers display strength

              DOT Desk: Plastics goods manufacturers are expecting a brighter future thanks to rising consumption and variation in products, reports The Daily Star. “New investors are entering the sector as the future looks bright,” said Md Jashim Uddin, president of the Bangladesh Plastic Goods Manufacturers and Exporters Association. The sector has been growing at 20 percent…

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                Saudi Arabia is torturing women activists under its shiny new ‘liberalism’. And the world is looking away

                Yashee Singh/Daily O, India Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman does not want to give women empowerment, he wants to give them royal indulgences at best. Those speaking out for their human rights are punished, swiftly and brutally. Three things have happened in quick succession.On January 12, Rahaf Mohammed Al-Qunun, the 18-year-old who made headlines worldwide…

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                  Better wheat production expected in Rangpur region

                  BSS: Officials and experts of the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) are expecting a better wheat production despite a shortfall in the fixed farming target this season in Rangpur agriculture region. “Despite shortfall in the farming target, the tender wheat plants are growing excellent amid favourable climatic condition predicting better production this season,” Horticulture Specialist…

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                    Optimizing stability of low-Cost, large-area solar modules

                    Tech Explorist: Third-generation solar cells effectively convert sunlight into usable power and cost less vitality to make than conventional silicon cells. Perovskite Solar Cells (PSCs), specifically, have gathered the consideration of science and industry because of their minimal effort and high proficiency. Despite the fact that their execution is promising in lab tests, the devices…

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                      Fagun Haway pushed back

                      DOT Desk: The release date of Tauquir Ahmed’s next film ‘Fagun Haway’ has been pushed back by a week. It will now be released on February 15, reports The Daily Observer. Tauquir Ahmed himself has confirmed the news citing some ‘internal complications.’ As the movie is based on the Language Movement of 1952 he hopes…

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