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New service-delivery system to serve 40m non-NID people

An estimated 40 million people sans National ID card will be placed on a new platform -- Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) -- to ensure that public-service delivery reaches all for parity's sake.This was stated by Finance Minister AMA Muhith Tuesday at a function in Dhaka.The CRVS is based...

BCL activists beat up DU students, rescue besieged VC

Activists of the ruling party's student wing have beaten up students who besieged the Dhaka University vice-chancellor in his office in protest against a previous assault on them by Bangladesh Chhatra League, reports bdnews24.com.The protesters, a newly-formed alliance of students who identify themselves as an 'anti-repression group,' took out a...

BCIC to wind up Ghorashal, Palash fertiliser factories

Bangladesh's two decades-old major urea-manufacturing units -- Ghorashal and Palash fertiliser factories -- are destined to be history as government authorities decided to dismantle both, officials said.An energy-efficient unit with state-of-the-art production facilities will replace the twin, according to the decision made by Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC).The rejuvenation of...

Tigers notch up crushing victory over Zimbabwe

Star allrounder Shakib Al Hasan smashed a half-century and claimed three wickets as Bangladesh thrashed Zimbabwe by 91 runs in a tri-nation one-day international tournament in Dhaka on Tuesday, reports AFP.Chasing 217 for victory, Zimbabwe were bundled out for 125 off 36.3 overs after Shakib took 3-34 with his left-arm...

BD ahead of neighbours in inclusive development

Bangladesh is ahead of its neighbours in inclusive-development rankings by the World Economic Forum (WEF) for 2018 that placed the country in 34th position among emerging economies.Among the 74 emerging economies of the world, Bangladesh attained the 34th position in the Inclusive Development Index (IDI) 2018 of the WEF as...

News Watch (24-01-2018)

Bodies of mother, daughter in city A mother and her baby girl were found dead in a house at Ahmedbag under Sabujbag in the capital. The woman was identified as Shantona Akter (25) and her daughter Mahfuza, around one year old, officer in-charge (OC) of Sabujbag Thana Md Kuddus Faqir...