Front Page
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Dhaka Flood Flow Zones: Urban sprawl eats up 57pc
Individuals, businesses, real-estate developers, organisations, and...
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BNP MP-elect takes oath
In a surprise move, BNP-lawmaker elect Zahidur Rahman took oath as...
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Modhumoti Stays Illegal
The Supreme Court yesterday upheld its earlier verdict that had...
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Fighting Terror: Precautions in place: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the intelligence and...
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Trouble from transport strike
The transport strike in Chattogram and Rangpur was called off...
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Prescription now must for antibiotics
The High Court yesterday directed the government to take necessary...
Back Page
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Rakhine land grabbed in Barguna
Around 70 acres of agricultural land of some 20 Rakhine people have...
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Death of Abrar: Suprobhat owner charge-sheeted
Detectives yesterday submitted two charge sheets against Suprobhat...
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2 housewives, 10-year-old girl raped
Two housewives and a third grader were allegedly raped in...
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US sending ‘armed soldiers’ to Mexico border: Trump
President Donald Trump said Wednesday the US is sending armed...
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ANN holds annual board meeting in Seoul
The Asia News Network, an alliance of 23 leading English-language...
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Dreams incomplete
From a young age, he believed in helping people in whatever way he...
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Speak your mind
People unable to communicate due to injury or brain damage may one...
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Welcoming a winged newcomer
Birdwatchers across Bangladesh already have an abundance of bird...
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Kerala offers free flats to homeless people
The Indian state of Kerala is offering free flats to homeless...
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Antarctic penguins suffer ‘catastrophic’ breeding failure
The second largest Emperor penguin colony on Earth has suffered a ...
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Another young life lost on road
She was on track to be an engineer and make her family’s dream come...
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Raqa Offensive: US-led blitz killed 1,600 civilians
Intensive US-led coalition bombardment on the Syrian city of Raqa...
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Panic grips Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan authorities yesterday locked down the central bank and...
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Land Dispute in Sherpur: Union parishad chairman shoots farmer to death
A farmer was shot dead yesterday allegedly by a union parishad...
Business
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Logistics network needs urgent improvement: study
Bangladesh needs to drastically improve its logistics network to...
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HC seeks BTRC report on telecom tower radiation
The High Court yesterday directed the telecom regulator to run a...
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APPAREL PAY: BGMEA rejects TIB report
The garment makers’ platform has rejected the report of the...
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Facebook beats profit estimates
Facebook Inc on Wednesday blew past Wall Street profit estimates in...
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Britain’s deficit hits 17-year low
Britain’s deficit improved last year to reach its lowest level for...
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India court reverses TikTok app restrictions
An Indian court has reversed a decision that ordered Google and...
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Demolition of BGMEA building to take more time
Demolition of the illegally-constructed BGMEA building will take...
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Govt to focus on financial sector reform
The government will focus on reforming the financial sector,...
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MIDAS’ Francophonie award celebrated
Ambassadors, presidents of chambers representing French-speaking...
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Ghosn granted $4.5m bail
Former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn was set to walk out of a...
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Microsoft tops $1tn as it predicts more cloud growth
Microsoft Corp on Wednesday briefly topped $1 trillion in value for...
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Nokia plunges to surprise loss
Finland’s Nokia plunged to a surprise quarterly loss after it...
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BB remains strict about offshore banking operations
The central bank has turned down banks’ request to grant them...
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MARKET SLUMP: Investors to stage token hunger strike Monday
A section of stock investors yesterday announced that they would...
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British expertise can help Bangladesh ensure smooth economic graduation
Bangladesh’s graduation to a mid-income country opens up...
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Gold gains on weak economic data
Gold prices edged up on Thursday as a dip in equities and weak...
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No intent to tighten or relax monetary policy
China’s central bank has no intent to tighten or relax monetary...
Sports
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Jahanara picked for Velocity
Bangladesh pacer Jahanara Alam will be featuring for Velocity,...
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Proteas sweat on Steyn fitness
South Africa face an anxious wait over the fitness of experienced...
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Pak U-16s arrive today
A visiting Pakistan Under-16 team are scheduled to arrive in Dhaka...
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Hales to join WC prep camp
Alex Hales will join England’s preparation camp in Cardiff ahead of...
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Laos hammer Mongolia
Laos made their Bangamata U-19 Women’s International Gold Cup bow...
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RR win despite Karthik show
Skipper Dinesh Karthik’s unbeaten 97 off 50 balls went in vain as...
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‘I’m learning a lot from legends’
India opener Shikhar Dhawan has said he is learning a lot from...
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City raise the bar
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola believes his side have raised...
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Time to chop and change to fit new reality
Muhotasin Ahmed Ridoy is so far the sixth table tennis player from...
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‘No massive changes in Ireland’
With just over a month left for the World Cup in the United Kingdom...
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Narine rues missed chance
Sunil Narine has still not given up hope of a return to...
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Abahani start poorly
Just this week the Abahani men’s team retained the Dhaka Premier...
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Bangladesh aim for top spot
Bangladesh will be looking to emerge group champions in the...
Editorial
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The Rohingya crisis
he call of the prime minister to the world body to do more for a...
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Hospital commissioning stuck in red tape
It is quite astonishing to find that a newly constructed 250 bed...
Opinion
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Why we must build specialised research universities
“It is most difficult to get people on the path to research and...
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Protection of intellectual property in sports tech can be a game-changer
The countdown for the Cricket World Cup 2019 has begun. Very few of...
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Relearning our history through the stories of women
My mother likes to tell a story about the time a colleague brought...
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Humanity Shattered
When I check into a hotel, the first thing I do is people watch,...
Letters
City
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JS rejects bill to raise govt job age limit
The parliament last night turned down a proposal for raising the...
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Jabbarer Boli Khela: Shahjalal lifts title
In a 22-minute 26-second display of muscle and tactics, Shahjalal...
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Bus Driver Beaten to Death: Counter Terrorism unit starts probe
Counter Terrorism unit (CTU) of Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP...
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Nusrat murder trial will finish in record time: law minister
Law Minister Anisul Huq yesterday said necessary action will be...
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Touhid Imroze Khalidi passes away
Touhid Imroze Khalidi, assistant vice president of Mutual Trust...
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Exploited at home and abroad
For Sumi Akter, the situation was not only strenuous but also...
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Six get death for killing govt officer in 2009
A Dhaka court yesterday sentenced six persons to death for the...
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A bazar for ‘unattractive’ produce
In a perfect juxtaposition of poverty and progress, a rail-track...
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Russell returns home with prosthetic leg
Russell Sarkar, who lost a leg after a bus ran him over in April...
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Apologise within 48hrs
Three journalist bodies yesterday gave a 48-hour ultimatum to media...
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Rohingya youths at risk of radicalisation
A lack of formal education in the Rohingya refugee camps leave...
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Dr Mahbub Alam of IUB no more
Dr Mahbub Alam, dean, School of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences at...
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Journos must overcome threats
Journalists in today’s digital world must take increased safety...
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60 sent to jail for forging firearm licences
A Rangpur court yesterday sent 60 people to jail in two cases filed...
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Bonolota Express starts journey
With an aim to boost rail connectivity with the northern district,...
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Publish report of water tested at Wasa lab
A group of activists formed a human chain yesterday morning in...
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Aga Khan Award: 2 Bangladeshi projects shortlisted
Two Bangladeshi architectural projects have been selected among 20...
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Noor-E-Gulshan’s death anniversary today
Today is the 3rd death anniversary of Noor-E-Gulshan Dolly Khan,...
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Dhaka Today
Shesher Kobita
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Palliative Care: Experts emphasise raising awareness
Life might be cut short by an incurable disease but a better...
Country
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Lone tea processing facility in Lalmonirhat under threat
Sahanara Begum Soma pioneered green tea farming in 2007 in the...
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Cancel headmaster’s suspension
Protesting suspension of the headmaster, teachers and students of...
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Youth gets life term for killing minor boy
A Manikganj court yesterday sentenced a youth to life term rigorous...
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RHD demolishes 300 illegal structures
At least 300 illegal structures on Rangpur-Kurigram highway in...
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Jatka netting continues defying ban
Jatka (hilsa fry) catching is going on unabated in Laxmipur,...
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A nuisance at school ground
A sub-contractor has kept construction materials on school ground,...
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Elderly woman among two found dead in Faridpur
A youth and a woman were found dead in Madhukhali and Sadar...
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Cemetery for all
In death, religious harmony is found alive at the cemetery in...
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Nilphamari’s wicker basket village abuzz before Ramadan
Like every year, ahead of the holy month of Ramadan, villagers of...
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Man to die for killing wife
A court here yesterday sentenced a man to death in connection with...
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AL leader arrested over assault on headteacher
A leader of Awami League (AL) was arrested yesterday over assault...
World
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Cyclone Kenneth hits Mozambique after lashing Comoros
Cyclone Kenneth battered northern Mozambique with gusts of up to...
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BJP contesting more seats than Congress
In a first, the Bharatiya Janata Party is contesting more seats...
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Iran denounces US talks with Taliban
Iran on Wednesday criticised US talks with the Taliban on ending...
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Two children killed in Yemen fighting
Two children were killed yesterday as fighting resumed between pro...
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Biden joins 2020 White House race
Former US Vice President Joe Biden jumped into the race for the...
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120,000 sq km lost in 2018
Last year humanity destroyed an expanse of tropical forest nearly...
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157 children rescued from trafficking ring
More than 150 children -- some as young as 11 -- were among 220...
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US guarantees not enough
Russian President Vladimir Putin said after holding his first face...
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SRI LANKA TERROR ATTACK
India warned Sri Lanka of possible suicide bombings weeks before...
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No screen time for babies
The World Health Organization has issued its first-ever guidance...
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S Africa floods toll ‘around 70’
Around 70 people have been killed in devastating floods in South...
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Macron set to unveil key reform plan
French President Emmanuel Macron was yesterday set to unveil his...
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Judges to join protests
Sudanese judges will march from the Supreme Court in Khartoum to a...
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Lanka paying deadly price
Crucial intelligence that could have prevented Sri Lanka’s Easter...
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‘Rich are playing with fire’
India’s Supreme Court yesterday said it was anguished over the ...
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Hong Kong office hit: Amnesty
Amnesty International’s Hong Kong office has been hit by a years...
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Gunmen kill polio vaccinator in Pak
Gunmen shot and killed a female polio vaccinator yesterday, the...
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Automation threaten 14 pc of existing jobs
Robots and computers threaten 14 percent of existing jobs over the...
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Chad: The country without internet
How do you run a digital business when your country’s president has...
Arts & Entertainment
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‘Saturday Afternoon’ awarded at MIFF 2019
Saturday Afternoon or Shonibar Bikel, a film by Mostofa Sarwar...
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Endless lines for ‘Endgame’
Avengers: Endgame is a 2019 American superhero film, based on the...
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Film stars on stage
With the steady decline in the number of active movie theatres...
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‘Simple Pleasures of Life’ concludes
A two-day photography exhibition by the employees of Eastern Bank...
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4 DECADES OF FEEDBACK
“It has been 40 years, and we are still well and alive. We are...
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Jatra Utshab 2019 concludes today
Theatre and Film Studies Department of Bangladesh Shilpakala...
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Conversations over coffee with KAJOL IBRAHIM
Born into a family with a rich cultural background, Kajol Ibrahim...
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Reaching a MILESTONE
Renowned TV actor Azam Khan has recently reached a milestone in his...
Next Step
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A skill STEM students in Bangladesh must develop
Developing communication skills is one of the most important...
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8th International HR Conference held at NSU
Bangladesh Society for Human Resources Management (BSHRM) and...
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The Bossman #93
Boss man
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Delegates from 11 Schools of Bangladesh recently visited Tokyo International University facilitated by Maces.
Principals and counselors from eleven schools were invited by Tokyo...
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Why an internship experience is important
Participation in an internship program is relevant for someone...
Star Weekend
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All the talk, we talk
Many may know Shibu Kumer Shill as the lead singer of Meghdol, a...
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Tale of two princes
If you are familiar with Game of Thrones fan theories, you might...
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Nothing is the same anymore
What does it mean for the people when a country is put in fear and...
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Modern day slavery
Last week’s Shutterstories “Shumi” has stuck with me. What a...
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Of Dragons and Dynasties: Bhutan Uncovered
Often during holidays, I am torn between my desire to travel far...
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Made in Heaven: As real and entertaining as any Big Fat Indian Wedding
“All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in...
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The uphill task to receive an education in the camps
On a recent visit to the camps, a young Rohingya boy, who proudly...
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A migrant’s journey
Helal left his motherland to change his ill fate but ended up...
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Intimate acts of violence
“Don’t let strangers touch you.” And yet it is seldom strangers, I...
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UNSC should stand in solidarity with survivors of rape in conflict
The honour bestowed on us by the Norwegian Nobel Committee in late...
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A Tale of Two Languages
I wanted to reach out in response to your well written essay...
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A right to privacy
This is the digital era and we all have personal information online...
Star Youth
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Kolpojontro Foundation: Aiming for a self-sufficient society
Mashrur H Shurid, Tahmidul Abedin Anik and Rezaul Hassan, three...
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Mohammad Aman Ullah talks about World Orphans Day
Worldwide Organization for Charity (WOC), established by Mohammad...
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