North, South Korea agree on third summit

    Abrar Hussain: In another step towards boosting cooperation between the two rivals, North and South Korea agreed yesterday to hold a summit in the North in September, even as doubts grow over efforts to end the North’s nuclear weapons program. Officials from both sides met at the neutral Panmunjom village in the demilitarized zone (DMZ)…

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      MTB, I-Business Holdings Limited ink deal

      Desk Report: Mutual Trust Bank Limited has recently signed an agreement with I-Business Holdings Limited, the official representative of Samitivej Hospital, Thailand in Bangladesh, reports Financial Express. Under the agreement, MTB Privilege customers, MTB VISA Signature and MasterCard World cardholders will enjoy 10 per cent discount with prioritised facilities at Samitivej Sukhumvit and Samitivej Srinakarin…

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        Unfit vehicles won’t be allowed: IGP

        Kabir Humayun: Inspe-ctor General of Police (IGP) Mohammad Javed Patwar warned that any unfit vehicle will not be allowed to run on the streets of Bangladesh ahead of Eid-ul-Azha. “Stern legal actions will be taken against those drivers without driving licences,” he uttered warning while speaking at a press briefing at Dhaka’s Police Headquarters yesterday….

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          Bangladesh will live forever through Bangabandhu’s ideals

          Hashem Khan, Artist:By following Bangaban-dhu’s ideals, Bangladesh will live forever. The conspirators who sought power by murdering the Father of the Nation were never on the side of Liberation. They rehabilitated Al Badr, Al Shams; they tried to demolish independent Bangladesh, but the people of the nation, inspired by Bangabandhu’s ideals and led by his…

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            Shahidul’s arrest: Condemnation pours in from across the world

            Hossen Sohel: The arbitrary arrest of internationally recognized photographer Shahidul Alam has sparked outrage and condemnation from the across the world. Internationally renowned academics including Noble Laureate Joseph Stiglitz condemned the detention of the noted photographer as an attack on rights in Bangladesh, reports The Guardian. The distinguished academics condemned the unjust treatment of the…

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              Essentials’ open market sale starts

              Desk Report: The government launched open-market sale (OMS) of key essential items yesterday (Monday) to keep its prices within the buying capacity of the common people during Eid-ul-Azha. Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB), a state-owned agency, sold essential commodities in different parts of the country, using 187 trucks including 35 in Dhaka, 10 in Chattogram,…

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