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S Korea doubles hiring quota for Bangladeshis

South Korea, a vital job market for Bangladeshi workers, has doubled the quota for Bangladeshis following an increased demand for foreign workers in the post-Covid period, officials said.The East Asian nation confirmed their recruitment plan to the Bangladesh Overseas Employment and Services Limited (BOESL) in July this year.It would hire...

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Steel bars have been installed on one end of the footpath at Shahbagh in the city to prevent motorbikes from

Steel bars have been installed on one end of the footpath at Shahbagh in the city to prevent motorbikes from plying it, but the flower shops have occupied that space, making it difficult for pedestrians to use the same — FE photo

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Hasina's India visit significant for both countries: MoFA

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's India visit will open new "windows of cooperation" between the countries, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), reports UNB.The visit is significant for both Bangladesh and India, said the government of Bangladesh.At the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina...

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Bankrupt Sri Lanka's deposed president 'to return home'

COLOMBO, Sept 2 (AFP) - Bankrupt Sri Lanka's deposed former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa is expected to end his self-imposed exile in Thailand and return home on Saturday, a top defence official told AFP.The 73-year-old fled the island under military guard in July after a huge crowd stormed his official residence,...

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Pro-Taliban cleric among 18 dead in Afghan mosque blast

KABUL, Sept 2 (Agencies): A blast outside a mosque in the city of Herat in western Afghanistan on Friday killed at least 18 people including a high-profile pro-Taliban cleric in what authorities said was an attack."18 have been killed and 23 have been injured," spokesman for the interior ministry Abdul...

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