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Is a housing boom in sight?

Any hope for a turnaround by the sagging real estate business in the near future may not be misplaced if the leverages it has received are taken into consideration. But appearances may be deceptive as well. Here the reduced rate of bank loan on offer for customers, particularly the favourable...

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Testing time for new transport act

At least 5,280 people were killed in road accidents during the last 520 days across the country, according to statistics on road accidents maintained by a leading vernacular daily. The actual number of deaths could be higher as some deaths in road accidents always go unreported. Based on the Bengali...

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Now beauty pageant for cow

So, there is a beauty pageant for cows too. Like beauty contestants at the Miss World and Miss Universe competitions, the female of the four-footed bovine beauties also strut the ramp before the judges. But while their human counterparts must be unmarried for eligibility, these competitors have to win over...

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Only 51 female Nobel laureates in past 117 years!

The Nobel Prizes are the most prestigious awards in the world given for intellectual achievements in the fields of Physics, Chemistry, Literature, Peace, Physiology or Medicine, and Economic Sciences.Named after Alfred Nobel, the awards have been awarded to the women 52 times between 1901 and 2018. Only Marie Curie was...

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Foreigners are helpful for our economy

Many skilled foreigners are working in Bangladesh. There is generally a silent adverse attitude about these people working in the high-ranking positions of companies in some sectors. The notion is that the same positions could have been given to Bangladeshis.But these foreigners are playing an important role in the Bangladesh...

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Increasing BR's AC and first class

The per capita income in Bangladesh has crossed USD 1,700. Purchasing capacity of people has enhanced also. Beside other things, people these days want comfortable rail journey. But this is still not possible with the existing number and bad condition of trains in Bangladesh Railway (BR). As such, millions of...

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