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Carnage in Sri Lanka

On April 21, a series of bombs - some detonated by suicide bombers - went off in three Catholic churches, three hotels and at two other sites in Sri Lanka, killing 321 and injuring more than 500 people. Barely a month has passed since the carnage in two New Zealand...

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Mathematics education: Where we are going wrong?

Numbers surround the world. We might not notice it spontaneously, but the patterns emerging every day in our lives are constantly telling us stories about the universe. To understand these patterns, we need to develop complex algorithms that help us analyse our surroundings and understand our existence. This is where...

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New Zealand, France plan bid to tackle extremism on social media

In the wake of the Christchurch attack, New Zealand said on Wednesday that it would work with France in an effort to stop social media from being used to promote terrorism and violent extremism.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said in a statement that she will co-chair a meeting with French President...

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IS claims responsibility for attacks in Sri Lanka

The terrible carnage in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday has claimed 359 lives till date. The number of wounded is around 500. There was a series of eight explosions targeted at churches, hotels and other places. Even after these explosions, the police and law enforcement agency officials of the country...

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Some breathing space for borrowers

I would like to thank Bangladesh Bank for giving some much-needed leeway to term loan borrowers. In order to facilitate business activities, the central bank recently revised loan classification rules to treat unpaid installments of a term loan 'overdue' after six months of its (loan) 'expiry' date. This will help...

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Road accident in Dhaka claims two lives

I came across photos of a smashed car near the Matsya Bhaban in Dhaka on social media yesterday. In the photos, some parts of the car's body were pasted with human blood and tissues.At least two people were killed and two others injured in the accident, which occurred after two...

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