SC to decide on Khaleda’s bail in murder case on Jul 2

    Sejuti Mourin: The Sup-reme Court has set July 2 to decide whether uphold the bail granted to BNP chief Khaleda Zia in the murder case over the 2015 petrol bombing of a bus in Cumilla’s Chauddagram. A four-member appellate bench led by the Chief Justice set the date yesterday after hearing a state petition to appeal…

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      No conflict in AL-led grand alliance: Obaidul

      Hossen Sohel of DOT :  Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday said there is neither any conflict nor tension in the AL-led grand alliance, reports UNB. Quader, also the road transport and bridges minister, came up with the remark while speaking at a preparatory meeting on Saturday’s grand rally of AL to celebrate its…

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        Oil spill emergency in Peruvian native communities

        BSS Peru’s government declared a state of emergency in 16 Amazon rainforest communities Sunday due to oil spills in the northeastern Loreto region. The measure, announced in the official gazette, lasts for 60 days and comes more than a month after a spill was reported in Imaza district (population 23,000). A second spill was reported…

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          Rohingya an important issue for Commonwealth: Patricia

          Kabir Humayun: Rohi-ngya issue is an important issue for the Commonwealth, said visiting Commonwealth Secretary General Patricia Scotland yesterday. She said this while speaking at an event, titled ‘The Commonwealth Advantage: Progress and Potential’, at Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS) here in the morning. Replying to a query, she said Rohingya issue…

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            Iraqi Kurds Storm Parliament after Leader Steps down

            Afrida Ahmed The parliament building was stormed by Protesters in Irbil on Sunday after Iraqi Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani declared he is resigning from his presidency.Members of parliament and journalists were attacked by angry kurds while at the same time a group of people waved the Kurdish flags to show Barzani support. After Barzani announced…

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              KCC polls campaign gains momentum

              Sejuti Mourin: The campaigning for the upcoming Khulna City Corporation (KCC) election, scheduled to take place on May 15, has gained momentum. All the contenders, including mayoral aspirants, are conducting campaigns in full swing from early morning to midnight, reports BSS. Many of the candidates have set up election offices at key points as per…

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                “My love for gold and cars will not die”

                Golden Baba, 58, arrived in Ghaziabad in a cavalcade of 21 luxury cars for the final stretch of the 200-km-long Kānwar Yātrā. Unlike #Shiva – or #BhōlēBābā (Simple Saint) – in whose name the #Kānwariās undertake the 200-km Haridwar-Delhi walkabout pilgrimage, Golden Baba is laden with 20-kg of gold ornaments (including 25 chains, each weighing…

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                  Govt becoming heavily dependent on bureaucracy

                  Monjurul Ahsan Khan :  The incumbent government, which came to power through a voter-less election has become heavily dependent on bureaucracy. The government is trying to appease bureaucracy through providing various facilities. What will happen to the common people when the government provides the top officials with different facilities? The government should undertake large housing…

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