Dhaka, Bangladesh
FEATURE

My first adventure out of Bangladesh

By Maria Rahman Momo

It was thrilling for me that I'm going to visit

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A trip to remember

A trip to remember

The United States with a lot of photos - from New York and Washington from the 1st of october to the

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Being a Tourist in Sihanoukville for a Day

Being a Tourist in Sihanoukville for a Day

It's been a long time since I felt like a tourist in Sihanoukville. I got my chance yesterday and it

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Op-ed

Bangladesh on the map

By Tim Steel and Shahabuddin Ahmad
Bangladesh on the map

'Every cloud has a silver lining', a saying derived from the English poet, Milton's 'Comus', seems o

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The centenary year of Rabindra Nath Tagore winning Nobel Prize

By Sujayendra Das
The centenary year of Rabindra Nath Tagore winning Nobel Prize

On May 9, 2013, on the birth anniversary of Poet and Noble Laureate in literature Rabindra Nath Tago

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François Hollande's cyclical troubles

It is the weakness of the economy, not political scandal, that most threatens the French president, writes Kabir Ahmed
François Hollande's cyclical troubles

IT IS hard to detect any benefit for President François Hollande in the tax-avoidance scandal that c

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EDITORIAL

The rains that were a curse for Dhaka city

Although rains in Dhaka city on Wednesday and Thursday brought

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Bangladesh TB-infested country

Tuberculosis has been a serious public health problem in Bangladesh

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Silence of the vultures

The only surprising fact about most corruption stories is that anyone in authority gets surprised, writes M.J. Akbar
Silence of the vultures

The only surprising fact about most corruption stories is that anyone in authority gets surprised. E

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LETTERS TO EDITORIAL

Prices of essentials

Despite government notification regarding control of prices of essentials are

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Fornt Page

EU threatens to halt GSP

The European Parliament has threatened to withdraw generalized system of preference (GSP), the duty and quota-free access to EU market that Bangladesh enjoys, reports bdnews24.com.
The warning comes after allegations of labour rights violations in the recent collapse of Rana Plaza in Savar, where over a thousand have died, and the fire at Tazreen Fashions Limited, which claimed over 100 lives in November last year.
A resolution to this effect was adopted at the European Parliament Plenary Session, a press release said.
Its website said Members of European Parliament (MEPs) called for justice to victims of these incidents and EU actions to prevent similar recurrence in the future.
The parliament adopted resolution on withdrawal of GSP preferences in the wake of 'serious and syst...  read more>>

Pictorial

PictorialA road in Dhania area in the city looks like a pool  read more>>

US-Bangla partnership dialogue begins tomorrow

The second US-Bangladesh Partnership Dialogue will begin here on Sunday  read more>>

Pictorial

PictorialPeople of Pirerbagh area in the city experience enormous difficulty due to  read more>>

18-party hartal tomorrow

Call off hartal, urges DCCI

The BNP-led 18-party alliance on Friday called a nationwide daylong  read more>>

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