Bourses witness downturn in early trading

    Desk Report: The prices of most of the stocks on bourses saw a downward trend in early hour of trading yesterday as some investors were seen selling their shares to book profit, reports Financial Express. Following the previous week’s marginal correction, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) opened lower amid…

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      Study uncovers method to treat cocaine abuse

      ANI News: Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 2 (ANI): According to a study, bile acids – which are critical for digestion and absorption of fats and fat-soluble vitamins in the small intestine – could reduce the desire for cocaine. Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the University of Alabama at Birmingham suggest that targeting bile…

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        Nepal to skip BIMSTEC military exercise next week

        Abrar Hussain: The Nepalese Army will not participate in the first ever joint military exercise of BIMSTEC (The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) nations in India next week, as revealed by an aide of Nepalese Prime Minister KP Oli on Saturday, amid reports that the political parties in the country…

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          Dilemma of a working mother

          Dilara Khan, Operation risk & safety Manager at Standard Chartered Bank It is 7am in the morning, I am writing this piece because I am a working mother. I can’t afford to write this either during my office hours or when my children are awake. Being a working mother, every day my morning starts with…

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            No passenger suffered for AL train tour: Quader

            M Humayun Kabir: No passenger suffered following the party delegation’s electioneering tour to the northern districts by train on Saturday, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has claimed. Quader, also the minister for Road Transport and Bridges, came up with the claim following media reports on the sufferings of passengers as the train, Nilsagar Express,…

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              AFD demands car loan facility for military officers

              Desk Report: The Armed Forces Division has suggested that the finance ministry should amend the guideline for interest-free car loan facility making military officials ranking major and above entitled to the facility, reports New Age. Finance ministry officials said that the suggestion was made in a letter to the finance division by Brigadier General Abdul…

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                Five people found dead in Australian city of Perth

                Reuters: Australian police found up to five dead people including a woman and children on Sunday in a suburb of the western city of Perth, a senior officer said. “This is early and we’ve not yet fully examined the scene. We understand that there are adults and children involved,” Western Australia Police Assistant Commissioner Paul…

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