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FEATURE

Private schools in Coimbatore under spotlight over RTE quota seats

Private schools in Coimbatore under spotlight over RTE quota seats

Within two weeks of schools reopening, many parents accused private schools in the city of charging

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The impoverishment of scientific education

In a recent Asia Times article ("Science: What must remain

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Higher education to get a boost with 1.5 lakh crore action plan

Higher education to get a boost with 1.5 lakh crore action plan

In what could be one of the first new initiatives of the second act of the NDA government, the Minis

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Op-ed

What yoga can teach us

What yoga can teach us

The word yoga was first mentioned in the Rigveda, but its philosophy, science and grammar were first

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We must transform lives and values to save burning planet

The case for action to tackle the climate emergency, on

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Non-communal Bangladesh

Bangladesh is a non-communal country in the world. The people

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EDITORIAL
Editorial

Eradicating poverty with holistic dev policy

At least five million people in Bangladesh are currently affected

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What Other Say

Tunisian elections could be a make or break moment

In December 2018, exactly eight years after the street vendor

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Comments & Analyses-!

America’s Indo-Pacific strategy won’t scare China

The main thrusts of the document are familiar; they date back to the Barack Obama years and even before, writes Hal Brands

The Trump administration has taken the next step toward fleshing

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Steps against sound pollution

Sound pollution has been the bane of city dwellers in

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Front Page

Rally round rail, rescue it

Implementing overhaul plan imperative to save most popular mass transport

News Report: Save the most popular mass-transport system, railway, comes as a rallying call of the day as a move for its overhaul faces some adversities. A chain of incidents, including an accident that could be disastrous, apparently surrounding the new minister's resolve to execute the overhaul plan invoked such urge for supporting the upgrading of the railways to salvage the sector from the grips of vested quarters. The latest accident in Moulvibazar last Sunday left four people dead and more than 100 injured as an express train crashed when a bridge collapsed with it. One compartment plunged into the shallow canal under the bridge. Locals feared a disaster was narrowly averted as the canal was not so deep. It...  read more>>

Pictorial

PictorialThe Tree Fair at Shere-e-Bangla Nagar draws huge crowd of visitors everyday.  read more>>

Rootless Rohingya may pose security threat: PM

News Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said if  read more>>

ICC pretrial chamber to decide on Rohingya probe

News Desk: The presidency of the International Criminal Court (ICC)  read more>>

Tax exemption till 2030 demanded

Poultry survival, export face risk for tax policy

Mazharul Islam Mitchel: The poultry industry survival and export of  read more>>

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BACK PAGE
Economic zones being built centring Mongla, Payra ports: PM
Prime Minister and Leader of the House Sheikh Hasina Wednesday   read more>>
1 lakh more excluded from draft Assam NRC by July 31
New Delhi, June 26: People queue up outside a NRC   read more>>
PM embarks on five-day China visit Monday
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves here on Monday for China   read more>>

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METROPOLIS
President for disseminating information at grassroots
News Report President Abdul Hamid has asked the Information Commission   read more>>
Architecture Day observed at Primeasia University
News Report The Department of Architecture of Primeasia University organised   read more>>
DU announces Tk 810cr budget
The Dhaka University (DU) authorities on Wednesday announced a Tk   read more>>

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BUSINESS
Bourses bounce back on tax review hope
News Report Stock markets rebounded on Wednesday, after remaining flat   read more>>
China halts Canadian meat exports over fake certificates
OTTAWA, June 26: China asked Canada on Tuesday to suspend   read more>>
Mahtabur Rahman reelected chairman of NRB Bank
Mahtabur Rahman reelected chairman of NRB BankNews Report Mohammed Mahtabur Rahman has been reelected chairman of the Board of Directors of NRB   read more>>

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SPORTS
Every match is final for us: Mashrafe
Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza termed their remaining two matches   read more>>
Tigers hungry to move into semi-finals
Bangladesh looked hungrier than any other time in their history   read more>>
‘IPL drop makes Shakib a more improved player’
Bangladesh former left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak was impressed with Shakib   read more>>

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HOME
Toxic medical waste poses health hazards in Khulna
Our Correspondent KHULNA, June 26: Huge hospitals and clinics in   read more>>
C’nawabganj mango farmers smile as prices go up
News Desk CHAPAINAWABGANJ, June 26: Unlike last year, mango farmers   read more>>
Jamuna erosion wreaks havoc in 4 UZs in Sirajganj
News Desk SIRAJGANJ, June 26: Erosion by the Jamuna River   read more>>

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INTERNATIONAL
India to do what's in national interest
New Delhi, June 26: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo   read more>>
Jharkhand lynching 'painful': Modi
New Delhi, June 26: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday   read more>>
Australia media demand press freedom, law reforms after raids
Australia, June 26: Australia's three largest media organizations joined forces   read more>>

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