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US-Bangla plane crashes in Nepal, kills 50

A US-Bangla aircraft carrying 71 passengers crashed on Monday while landing at the airport in the Nepalese capital of Kathmandu, killing at least 50 people aboard, officials said.Aviation analysts and industry insiders feared the crash would deliver a big blow to Bangladesh's growing aviation industry.The crash occurred at a time...

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Singapore-based cos eye growing BD market: Lee

ISTANA, Singapore, Mar 12 (Agencies): Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsein Loong said today his first official meeting with Bangladesh Premier Sheikh Hasina in Singapore has created a good opportunity to strengthen partnership between the two countries. Singapore-based companies are keen on the growing Bangladeshi market as significant opportunities are laying...

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Khaleda finally gets interim bail

The High Court (HC) finally granted a four-month interim bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in Zia Orphanage Trust graft case, reports UNB.The HC bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Shahidul Karim passed the order after a hearing on a bail petition in the case.The HC also asked...

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Govt opens gas connection for all but households

The government plans to resume piped natural-gas connections to all consumers but households from next month with the start of expensive LNG (liquefied natural gas) import.Already, according to officials, it has opened up new connections for industries, and the state-run gas- marketing and-distribution companies have initiated moves to complete all...

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Hasina phones Nepal PM, pledges all help

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, now in Singapore on a four-day official visit, phoned on Monday her Nepalese counterpart Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli after a tragic US-Bangla plane crash in Kathmandu and assured him of all sorts of assistance from Bangladesh. "The prime minister made the phone call to the Nepalese...

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Tri-nation T20 Nidahas Trophy

Sri Lanka 136 for 6 in 17 overs against India at 10:20 pm in Colombo on Monday.

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Prayer Timings-(13-03-2018)

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