US blacklists Myanmar army general

    Sofian Khan On Thursday, the Trump administration has blacklisted Mayanmar’s Army General for overseeing human rights abuses committed by the secured forces against the minority group, Rohingya.Imposing economical penalty against Maung Maung Soe was the toughest action the US has taken in response to a brutal army action that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has…

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      Warm clothe sale reaches its peak

      DOT Desk: The sale of warm clothes has reached its peak in the district as cold wave has been sweeping over the district including the whole country for the last several days. To meet the demand of warm clothes, the vendors have set up temporary shops on footpaths across the district town, reports The Daily…

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        US Embassy launches video marking Ekushey

        UNB, Dhaka US Ambassador to Bangladesh Marcia Bernicat and the staff of the Embassy on Sunday launched a special video message to the Bangladeshi people marking the International Mother Language Day. In the video, American staff honored those who had sacrificed their lives to preserve Bangla language and wished the people of the country saying…

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          Triple suicide bombing in Yemeni city; 22 killed

          AP, Sanaa A triple suicide bombing on a Saudi-led coalition military camp in southern Yemen killed 22 people Friday, including civilians, witnesses and medical officials said. The Islamic State affiliate claimed responsibility for the attacks in a short statement carrying the name of the group’s news agency, Amaq. The first suicide bomber blew himself up…

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            Teaching morals to Generation Z

            Md. Shamsul Islam, Executive Editor, Our Time : I become deeply horrified when I see different statistics related to our young generation – more often than not dubbed as Generation Z in the West i.e. the young people who are growing up in a tech-savvy, socially alienated environment. For instance, in one survey released last year…

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              No disorderly information on UC election: EC

                Delwar Hossain There have been allegations that different panels of UC election fought between themselves and created chaos in different areas and the monitoring process is not taking place rightly. To this, the election commissioner Md. Shah Nawaz said, “If any specific accusation can be found, those will be scrutinized.” EC informed that 8…

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                Bangladeshi among 15 suspected militants held in Malaysia

                Sofian Khan: Malaysian law enforcers have detained 15 suspected militants including Bangladeshi accused of plotting separate “lone wolf” attacks on places of worship around Kuala Lumpur. Among them was a Bangladeshi restaurant owner accused of alleged arms smuggling to foreign militants. According to Inspector General of Police Mohamad Fuzi Harun, Police gathered around the 15 in…

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