Jute packaging mandatory for poultry, fish feeds

    Sayeed Muhammad: The producers of poultry and fish feeds will have to use jute bags for packaging their products from now on as the government made it obligatory for them to follow. The Textiles and Jute Ministry recently issued a notification in this regard, said an official release yesterday, reports UNB. “The government made the…

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      Japan wants peaceful solution to Rohingya crisis

      M Humayun Kabir: Japanese Ambassador in Dhaka Hiroyasu Izumi yesterday hoped that the Rohingya issue will be resolved peacefully soon. The envoy came up with the hope while addressing at the inaugural session of a two-day international conference on ‘Bangladesh in International Peace-building: Experience from Japan’ in the city, reports UNB. The diplomat said his…

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        Fix level of preservative use in food items: JS body

        Sayeed Muhammad: The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology Ministry yesterday recommended that the government fix the use level of preservatives in different food items for the sake of public health. It also asked the Science and Technology Ministry to sit with the ministries concerned to fix the level of preservative tolerable for human…

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          French police hunt driver who rammed mosque

          Reuters: French police on Sunday searched for a driver who rammed his car through the front doors of a mosque in a suburb of Lille in northern France, a police source said. No one was injured in the incident which occurred at about midnight. France is on alert after a wave of Islamist attacks in…

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            2 school students drown in Ramna lake

            M Humayun Kabir: Two schoolboys from Willes Little Flower School and College drowned while taking a dip in a lake of Ramna Park yesterday afternoon The deceased were primarily identified as Mahfuz and Adnan, the ninth grade students of the school, said Sub-inspector Bachchu Mia, in-charge of Dhaka Medical College Police Outpost, reports bdnews24.com. Citing…

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              Govt intensified repressive acts as its fall nears: BNP

              Hossen Sohel: BNP senior leader Abdullah Al Noman yesterday alleged that the government has intensified its tyrannical acts as its days are numbered. “This tyrannical government has increased its repressive acts on BNP leaders and activists and common people. Sticks and teargas are the main weapons of the current regime like Ershad, Ayub Khan to…

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                US can’t force trade rules on others, Germany must invest more in Iran: economy minister

                Russia Today: Washington cannot dictate trade rules to others, Germany’s economy minister said, adding that his country should be more assertive and defy American sanctions – particularly by investing more in Iran. “We don’t let Washington dictate [their will] on trade relations with other countries,” German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier told Bild newspaper on Saturday….

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                  40% of young Chinese entrepreneurs are female: Report

                  The Financial Express: About 40 per cent of young Chinese entrepreneurs are female, according to a report released recently. The report was based on a survey of 6,928 entrepreneurs aged 16 to 35 and was jointly published by the China Foundation for Youth Entrepreneurship and Employment, and the Chinese Academy of Labour and Social Security….

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