Merkel eyes social cohesion as she presses for new government

    Abrar Hussain On Sunday, under pressure after three months of failing to form a new ruling coalition German Chancellor vowed to address growing social divisions as she worked rapidly to build a stable German government.Merkel mapped out key priorities in her annual New Year’s address, including increased investments in security and defence, improved health care…

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      Vivaldi Browser Takes Off

      Marilyn Thipthorpe Are you fed up with your Chrome Browser? Is it lagging or just low on options? Well good news is in, the Vivaldi 1.0 is a new interface created by the creators of Opera for you to break out of the confines of an ordinary browser. No one wants to be stuck in…

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        The Three Types of Tears

        The Layers in Iris: We all know Iris, let us pretend she is a girl, this is her story. Iris is always in tears, when sad, when happy or just even if something gets to her. She has special lacrimal glands to make new tears. She cries so much that she goes through ten ounces…

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          Wastes dumping chokes city roads for traffic

          DPT Desk: Several busy roads in the capital remains choked with dumped wastes with the authorities turning a blind eye, reports The New Age. The upshot is traffic movement remains far from smooth on the busy Mirpur Road at Kalabagan, Agargaon-Mirpur Link Road, DIT Road at Malibagh, Atish Dipankar Road at Khilgaon, Shahid Sangbadik Selina…

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            Half-yearly jute export dips 27pc to $421m

            DOT Desk: The country’s jute sector is passing through a rough time due to a fall in exports, reports The Daily Sun. During the July-December of 2018-19 fiscal year, jute and jute products exporters fetched around $421 million. The export figure is 27 per cent lower than the corresponding period a year ago. If this…

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              No Need for Creating Controversy on CJ Appointment: Anisul Huq

              Sofian Khan Law Minister Anisul Huq assured that the President is unlikely to keep the Chief Justice vacant for long. New Chief Justice will soon be appointed and there is no need for creating any controversy regarding this. The law minister remarked these while on thursday he attended a training course at Judiciary Administration Training…

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                The changing retail environment in the UK

                Tanvir Ahmed Thousands of Wilko workers facing redundancy as retailer announces staff shake-up – The sun, 11th August 2017 Tesco to axe 1,200 head office jobs – BBC News, 28 June 2017 Sainsbury’s cost cuts threaten 1,000 jobs – The Telegraph, 5 August 2017 Thousands of Asda workers face redundancy or reduced hours – the…

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                  BGB deployed ahead of Gazipur city polls

                  Sofian Khan: Twenty nine platoons of Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) have been deployed in preparation for the coming Gazipur City Corporation polls. Vehicles carrying BGB personnel were seen patrolling the area yesterday morning. “The BGB personnel will patrol the area until Wednesday,” BGB Public Relations official Mohsin Reza said. “More BGB personnel are on standby…

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