Block raid in Bashundhara

    Desk Report: Law enfor- cers started block raid against drug peddlers in Bashundhara Residential area and its adjacent areas of Dhaka yesterday. Several teams of law enforcers started the raid around 8:30pm to arrest drug peddlers and criminals, Qamruzzaman, officer-in-charge of Bhatara Police Station, told The Daily Star. Several hundreds of police and Detectives Branch…

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      How much has the youth gained from growth?

      Fahmida Khatun, Executive Director of Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD)/ Daily Pakistan If one asks owners or chief executives of companies and organisations to single out one difficulty that they face, a chorus of voices will respond in unison: lack of skilled human resources. On the other hand, if one investigates into the one prominent…

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        Mashrafe back to practice for Rangpur Riders

        BanglaNews24: Bangladesh ODI captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza returned to Dhaka for practice ahead Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) set to begin from January 5. Mashrafe joined practice around 1 pm at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. Mashrafe, a newly-elected member of parliament (MP) from Narail-2 constituency with ‘Boat’ symbol, will play for his BPL team Rangpur Riders….

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          Traces of radioactive detected across Europe

          Tanzim Taqrim French nuclear authorities believe the traces of Ruthenuim-106 are derived from Russia or possibly Kazakhstan. In September and October radioactive cloud of pollution spread across Europe. IRSN says, “An embryonic nuclear accident that launched the cloud, most likely took place between the Volga River and the Ural Mountain in the last week of…

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            Cauliflower production, market price satisfactory in Joypurhat

            Dot Desk: With ample production accompanied by favourable weather condition and timely supply of necessary agri-input, cauliflower farmers are getting satisfactory market price in this peak time in Joypurhat district, reports The Financial Express. During the period last year, they were severely frustrated as they had to sell each dozen of cauliflower average Tk 55…

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              Building that housed Holey Artisan Bakery still deserted

              Sayeed Muhammad: The building that housed Holey Artisan Bakery, an upscale restaurant in Gulshan, the scene of the infamous 2016 terrorist attack, has been deserted for nearly two years now. The house at Road 79 in Gulshan-2 is usually locked from outside and its owner does not stay there regularly, although it has been renovated…

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                DNCC names Satrasta-Tejgaon road after Mayor Annisul Huq

                DOT Desk Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) named the Satrasta-Tejgaon Railgate road after late Mayor Annisul Huq, marking his first death anniversary, reports Daily Star. Unveiling the nameplate of the road, Rubana Huq, wife of Mayor Annisul Huq urged the people concerned to keep the road free from occupation of trucks and covered vans, to…

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