Syrian troops push toward Palmyra, with Russian support

    AP, Beirut Backed by Russian aircraft, Syrian troops pushed Friday toward the historic central town of Palmyra in an offensive to recapture it from the Islamic State group whose fighters have damaged some of the world’s most precious archaeological sites since they overran the town last May. After night fell, Syria’s state news agency SANA…

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      How Turmeric Helps People With Heart Ailments

      NDTV There are a plethora of things that one can do to maintain a healthy heart free from diseases, which includes maintaining a healthy weight, morning walks, yoga sessions, and paying close attention to diet, caloric and food intake. These simple measures can help you have a positive effect on your heart. There is a…

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        Election observers should be able to perform neutrally

        Tasmiah Nuhiya Ahmed of DOT :  In the 11th parliamentary election, around 42,000 polling stations will be set up for more than 104 million voters. Around  17,000 with only 146 international observers,will monitor the upcoming 11th parliamentary election, slated for December 30. The Representation of People’s Order 1972 (R.P.O. 1972) under Article 2 (viiib) provides…

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          ‘Dohon’ is not releasing this Eid

          Asian Age: Much anticipated film of Jazz Multimedia ‘Dohon’ was supposed to get released in the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha. However, the film is not going to be released due to pending work, confirmed the director Raihan Rafi. “We did not want to rush to give such a film which has technical flaw,” said the director. “‘Dohon’…

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            Anti-quota movement is only a sideshow

            The anti-quota protests are still on as the government is yet to publish the gazette notification and everyone expects that, in no time, this issue would be resolved amicably. But one may question: does the matter at hand would address the bigger problem of the ever-increasing unemployment rate among our youth? Given the number of…

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              Gulshan café attack accused held in Chapainawabganj

              UNB: Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested a suspected member of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) who is a charge-sheeted accused in the Holey Artisan Bakery attack case from Nachole upazila of the district on Friday. The arrestee is Md Shariful Islam alias Khalid alias Rahat alias Nahid alias Abu Sulaiman, 27….

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                Candidacy of Rony, 22 others reinstated after EC review

                  Hossen Sohel of DOT Patuakhali-3 BNP candidate Golam Maula Rony and 22 others have won their petition to the Election Commission, to review their nomination applications for the parliamentary polls, reports bdnews24.com. As a result, the nominees, who had initially been rejected, will be able to contest the coming polls. The decision was taken…

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                  Don’t call me ex-Jatiya Party minister: Muhith

                  Sofian Khan: Finance Minister AMA Muhith warned of taking necessary steps if members of Jatiya Party calls him a former minister of the party again. The minister came up with the warning yesterday while taking part in discussions on the supplementary budget for 2017-18 fiscal as Jatiya Party MP Selim Uddin repeatedly mentioned him as a…

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