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Unlicensed ridesharing services cause havoc to city passengers

MANY drivers who registered their vehicles with different ridesharing companies in the country are violating the existing guidelines and policies in the absence of monitoring. Many of them are now also offering offline services illegally to earn money while in some cases the incidents of hijacking and even murder have ...

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M Fakhrul Alam, Managing Director of ONE Bank Limited, inaugurating its sub-branch at Darus Salam Road in Mirpur-1 in the city on Thursday. High officials of the bank and local elites were also present.

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LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Tajul Islam speaks at the bill collection award distribution to Government and non-government banks at Dhaka WASA Bhaban on Saturday.

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Museveni heads for election win, rival alleges fraud

Reuters :Long-time leader Yoweri Museveni was heading for a resounding win in Uganda's presidential election with nearly all votes counted on Saturday, but his main rival Bobi Wine alleged widespread fraud and said citizens should reject the result.With ballots from 91% of polling stations counted following Thursday's election, Museveni had ...

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Shahnoor to make documentary on her father

Sheikh Arif Bulbon :Popular film actress Syeda Kamrun Naher Shahnoor has made a documentary titled Ekti Bangladesh recently from her own production house, Mou Multimedia. This time she is going to fulfil her long time dream. Shahnoor’s father Syed Mozaffar Ali was a freedom-fighter who took part in the War ...

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Bilbao stun Real Madrid to reach Spanish Super Cup final

Agency :Athletic Club Bilbao shocked Real Madrid 2-1  in the Spanish Super Cup semifinal on Thuersday and booked a place in Sunday's final against Barcelona.Two goals from Bilbao striker Raul Garcia earned the Basque side a well-deserved win in only their second game under the direction of new coach Marcelino ...

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Erdogan receives Covid-19 vaccine

Reuters, Ankara :Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan received his COVID-19 vaccine in front of TV cameras on Thursday, a move which a spokesman for his AK Party said aimed to alleviate any public doubts about the effectiveness of the shot.Turkey began administering the shots developed by China's Sinovac to health workers ...

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Actress Sallha Khanom Nadia

Sheikh Arif Bulbon :Sallha Khanom Nadia is a popular face among the viewers of the small screen. While making exceptional story based dramas directors have increased their interest to take her in their works. For this reason, she has been passing busy days with acting for last few years. Recently ...

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Tech Board must fight irregularities

The SSC Vocational exams in 2019 and 2020 under Bangladesh Technical Education Board (BTEB) have found truth in some allegations of frauds in admission and results. It is said that those involved in the wrong doings are helped by some senior officials of the Board. Two computer operators have recently ...

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Saudi Ambassador in Dhaka Essa Yusuf Essa Al Dulaihan poses for a photograph after opening an office of Engineering Dimension International Investment LLC (EDII) at Gulshan in the capital on Wednesday.

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Chairman of United Islami Party Maulana Ismail Hossain speaks at a press conference at his office in the city's Uttara on Thursday in protest against attack by terrorists.

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Icardi, Neymar score to secure Pochettino's first trophy

Agency :Mauro Icardi and Neymar scored as Paris Saint-Germain beat rivals Marseille 2-1 to win an eighth consecutive Trophee des Champions on Wednesday, which also ended new coach Mauricio Pochettino's 12-year wait for his first title as a coach.The Argentine started his coaching career in 2009 with Spanish club Espanyol ...

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Shakira tunes in to trend of selling music rights

Colombian pop superstar Shakira has become the latest artist to sell the rights to her catalogue of 145 songs to London-listed Hipgnosis Songs Fund, the investment firm said on Wednesday, as the Coronavirus crisis crushes concert earnings. The three-time Grammy award winner, famous for her songs such as Hips Don't ...

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We bought vaccine at a cost 47pc higher yet uncertain to get

THE Bangladesh government has bought the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from Serum Institute of India at a price 47 per cent higher than that the Indian government has paid. Bangladesh has paid $4 per vaccine but India paid $2.72 for each dose, according to Indian media report and Bangladesh officials also ...

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Atletico stretch La Liga lead with Sevilla win

Atletico Madrid extended their lead at the top of La Liga to four points on Tuesday after a 2-0 win over Sevilla that strengthened their title credentials.Goals in each half from Angel Correa and substitute Saul Niguez on a freezing night following historic snowfall in the Spanish capital allowed Diego ...