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Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden calls on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Pan Pacific

Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden calls on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Dhaka on Monday afternoon. — Photo Focus Bangla

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Prepare a 'good budget' for next FY

Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali on Monday asked finance officials to work sincerely to prepare a 'good budget' for the next fiscal year (FY 2024-25), the first one since he took office in January last.At a meeting with finance division officials, also attended by State Minister for Finance Waseqa...

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BD bets on 'One Village One Product' strategy to aid handicraft export

The government looks to adopt the "One Village, One Product" (Ekti Gram, Ekti Ponno) strategy for branding Bangladeshi handicrafts at home and abroad, according to sources.It has already declared handicrafts the product of 2024 to highlight the role of women in their production, promote exports and diversify the nation's export...

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Restaurant owners threaten closure over fire safety raids

In the face of fire-safety raids sealing off eateries following the Bailey Road fire tragedy, restaurant owners have protested against what they say "harassment" and "extortion" by government agencies in the name of safety inspections.Secretary General of the Bangladesh Restaurant Owners' Association (BROA) Imran Hassan blamed the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha...

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Conviction of Dr Yunus, his peers remains effective: HC

The High Court (HC) on Monday cleared that the conviction issued against Nobel laureate Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus and three others will remain effective until the disposal of their appeal.However, other parts of the labour court verdict in a labour law violation case like sentence, fines and execution order will...

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Street kids' plight mirrors economic state in BD

The state of street children reflects the socio-economic condition of the country that is badly in need of protecting and reintegrating them into the mainstream, speakers said on Monday.Street children who are marginalised and overlooked in society are needed to be properly educated, provided with basic rights to improve the...

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Blasts, gunfire heard across Naf River in Myanmar

After several days of relative calm, the sound of mortar shells and gunfire have been heard from early on Monday morning across the Naf River near the Myanmar border. The violence is causing anxiety for residents of villages in the Shah Porir Dip area of Cox's Bazar's Teknaf, reports bdnews24.com.Mohammad...

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