Mueller just brought Trump closer to prosecution

    Tim Weiner has won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award for reporting and writing on American intelligence/Reuters President Donald J. Trump, protected from criminal charges while in office, is now facing the prospect of indictment when he becomes a private citizen. On Friday, federal prosecutors in New York accused Trump of a felony:…

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      117 athletes to represent Bangladesh in Asiad

      UNB: A 163-member contingent including 117 athletes will represent Bangladesh in the 45-nation 18th Asian Games to be held in the Indonesian cities of Jakarta and Palembang from 18 August to 2 September. Indonesia is hosting the Asian Games for the 2nd times after Jakarta Games 1962 under President Soekarno. Some 15,000 athletes and officials…

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        Khulna city polls: Candidates campaigning full swing

        Sayeed Muhammad: With the next city polls scheduled for May 15, candidates of different posts including that for the mayor’s one of the Khulna City Corporation (KCC) is passing busy time. As many as five mayoral candidates, 147 councillor candidates in 31 wards, and 38 councillor candidates for 10 reserved seats, are contesting the polls….

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          KWASA’s bottled water, “Sundarban”, awaits launching

          UNB: “Sundarban”, a new brand of bottled water under the Bottled Water Treatment Plant (BWTP) project of Khulna Water and Sewerage Authority (KWASA), is going to be launched in February next. Construction of buildings housing the treatment plant, installation of all machinery for the production of bottles, water treatment, filling, and level attaching process are…

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            Weekly analysis: Equities sink back into the red

            DOT Desk Stocks returned to the red this week, as cautious investors sold off shares of major sectors to book profit, reports The Financial Express. The last trading session of the week was held on Thursday. Market operators said most of the investors adopted a ‘wait-and-see’ approach as the national election is nearing. “The downward…

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              Four conversation habits of truly likeable people

              ThriveGlobal Let your partners talk about themselves:A study by several Harvard researchers found that talking about yourself is a pleasure akin to eating. As in, people love it. Study participants went as far as to give up money for the opportunity to talk about themselves. What this means is that letting people talk about themselves…

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                Jamaat’s candidacy: law and convention

                Barrister Tureen Afroz writes for DOT :  Four people have challenged the validity of the participation of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami’s 25 candidates in the upcoming National Election. Ashfaqul Islam and Justice Mohammad Ali’s High Court bench passed the order to Election Commission to settle the case on Tuesday (18 December 2018). In the order it was…

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