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ICAO conducts security audit of Dhaka airport

The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has carried out security audit of the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in the city from November 25 to December 04 after a gap of nine years.The audit was completed on December 03 and the concluding meeting was held at the airport on Tuesday...

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EC to dispose of appeals neutrally, says Talukder

Election Commissioner Mahbub Talukder said on Tuesday the Election Commission will neutrally dispose of appeals filed against the decisions of the returning officers over rejection and acceptance of nomination papers, reports UNB."Those who're filing petitions their appeals will be disposed of in a legal and neutral way," he said while...

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Last fiscal’s yield curve witnesses steeper rise

The gap between short and long-term government fixed-income securities yields was steeper during fiscal year 2018 than its previous year, which indicated a 'tightened year" for money market.The central bank has recently prepared the yearly chart of the yield curves.This type of steeper yield curves represent that the treasury tools...

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A child with her father's photograph

A child with her father's photograph attending a discussion on missing persons organised under the banner of "Mayer Dak" at Jatiya Press Club in the city on Tuesday — FE photo by Shafiqul Alam

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Inflation down marginally in November

The point-to-point inflation rate in the rural areas increased to 4.91 per cent last month (November) after continuous fall during the previous seven months, official data showed.The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) data, unveiled on Tuesday, showed that the rate of overall inflation dropped marginally to 5.37 per cent last...

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HC orders policy to prevent suicides of students

The High Court (HC) has formed a five-member committee headed by the additional education secretary to design a national policy on the prevention of suicides among students, reports bdnews24.com.The move came on Tuesday amid public anger over the suicide of a class IX student of Viqarunnisa Noon School & College....

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NDI discusses polls monitoring issue with EC

A delegation of US-based National Democratic Institute (NDI) held on Tuesday a meeting with the Election Commission to know about the matters related to local and foreign observers of the 11th national election scheduled to be held on December 30, reports UNB.At the 30-minute meeting, the seven-member NDI team also...

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Nations seek ‘justice’ at UN climate summit

Nations facing imminent environmental disaster on Monday called on rich polluters to help them back from the brink, as the UN warned the world's plan to avoid climate catastrophe was "way off course", reports AFP.From glaciers melting in Nepal to the rising seas threatening to engulf small island states, the...

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US to help restore environ after Rohingya influx: Miller

COX'S BAZAR, Dec 04 (UNB): US Ambassador in Bangladesh Earl R Miller on Tuesday assured Bangladesh of continuing his country's support to address the losses Bangladesh incurred on environmental front due to the presence of huge number of Rohingyas in the coastal district, reports UNB.The newly appointed US Ambassador, who...

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Oikyafront to form body in each constituency

Dr Kamal Hossain-led Jatiya Oikyafront decided on Tuesday to form its coordination committee based on every constituency to carry out electioneering in favour of the candidates of 'Sheaf of Paddy', reports UNB.BNP vice-chairman Barkatullah Bulu came up with the announcement after a joint meeting of Jatiya Oikyafront's central coordination and...

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Political unrest to end in one week: Sirisena

COLOMBO, Dec 4 (Agencies): Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Tuesday asserted that the prevailing political unrest in the country would come to an end within one week. Addressing the convention of Sri Lanka Freedom Party in Colombo on Tuesday afternoon, he said the decision on October 26 to sack...

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