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PM stresses protection of own language

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina stressed on Wednesday the importance of protection and practice of own language and culture for ensuring a healthy environment for the future generation, reports UNB."It's our duty to protect, exercise and take forward our independence, language rights and culture and create a good environment for the...

Austria cos eager to invest in BD

Austria companies were interested in investing in various sectors in Bangladesh, said the visiting Austrian foreign minister Karin Kneissl on Wednesday.A group of Austrian companies were eager to invest in different areas - from construction to medicine, and also in skill development training, said Ms Kneissl while talking to newsmen...

4th phase of Buriganga eviction drive ends

The authorities have completed the eviction drive against illegal encroachment on the Buriganga River. The Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) on Wednesday tossed a total of 49 structures on both sides of the river at Basila area in the capital.The demolished illegal structures included three two-storey buildings, nine single-storey...

Jamaat should apologise for anti-Liberation role: BNP

The BNP has backed the longstanding calls for its political ally Jamaat-e-Islam to issue a public apology for actively opposing Bangladesh's independence in 1971, reports bdnews24.com."This is a universal demand. Jamaat should have regrets over its role in opposing independence. It is reasonable to demand that the party show remorse...

Cope with changing sea to tap marine resources

Bangladesh needs to cope with a fast-changing sea due to climate change for the effective and sustainable use of marine resources, Emeritus Professor of BRAC University Ainun Nishat said on Wednesday. "Everything is going to change in the sea including the movement of species, current and weather pattern due to...

India, Saudi Arabia sign deals on investments as MBS meets Modi

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has announced infrastructure and trade agreements after meeting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Wednesday, reports the Al Jazeera.Prince Mohammed, also known as MBS, arrived on a two-day visit to India on Tuesday hoping to boost trade and energy ties...

CPD for focus on tracking electoral pledges

The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) advised its professionals to focus, through research and dialogues, on monitoring the implementation of electoral pledges made by the political parties in the wake of the last national elections. The CPD took the decision at its 52nd meeting...

Gas leaks set bus, pick-up ablaze

A bus and a pick-up have caught fire due to a leak in gas line on Mirpur Road in Dhaka, reports bdnews24.com.Eight people were injured as passengers rushed to safety when the incident occurred in front of Dhanmondi Government Boys School opposite Sunrise Plaza on Wednesday afternoon.A bus that operates...

CJ for allowing journos in court

Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain on Wednesday underscored the need for allowing journalists to be at the courtroom for transparency of the judiciary, reports UNB.He gave the opinion after inaugurating the office of Law Reporters' Forum (LRF) at the Supreme Court Bar Association Bhaban.Sharing his experience gathered in a seminar...