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No medicine should be marketed without testing

THE people of Bangladesh have no way to know about the quality of medicine as the controlling authority has the capacity to test less than 10 per cent of the drugs sold in the country. The government-run drug testing laboratories in the country do not have the ability to test ...

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Thiem dethrones Zverev to set up London final against Tsitsipas

Dominic Thiem beat defending champion Alexander Zverev on Saturday to join Roger Federer's conqueror Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final of the ATP Finals in London.The Austrian fifth seed saw off the big-serving German 7-5, 6-3 after Greece's Tsitsipas, making his debut at the tournament, had earlier beaten Federer 6-3, 6-4.Thiem ...

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It feels surreal to act with Thalapathy: Soundarya Nandakumar

Singer and actress Soundarya Nandakumar, who is known for her work in the TV soap Pagal Nilavu and the viral short film Yours Shamefully, has been roped in for Lokesh Kanagaraj’s #Thalapathy64. Ask the actress how she landed the role, and she says, “They had approached me after seeing my ...

International »

Johnson's Conservatives have highest support since 2017: Polls

Reuters, London :British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party have the highest level of support since 2017, according to opinion polls published on Saturday.The Dec. 12 election was called to end three years of disagreement over Brexit that has sapped investors' faith in the stability of the world's fifth largest ...

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Taiwan President chooses running mate who Chinese paper wanted arrested

Reuters, Taipei :Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has named as her running mate for 2020 elections a former premier who angered Beijing so badly last year with his support for the island's formal independence that a major Chinese paper called for his arrest.Self-ruled and democratic Taiwan is claimed by China as ...

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Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Forum, a platform of pro-BNP lawyers, on Sunday observed a 'foot march' program on the Supreme Court premises demanding BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's immediate release from jail. Advocate Khandker Mahbub Hossain, Convener of the Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Forum, Member Secretary of the Forum Adv Fazlur Rahman, Co-Conveners Adv Mir Mohammad Nasir Uddin, Adv Zainul Abedin, Barrister A M Mahbub Uddin Khokan, Adv Masud Ahmed Talukder and Barrister Kayser Kamal, among others, were present on the occasion.

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Bolivia's political crisis and the role of US

Political crisis in Bolivia has taken a crucial turn. The landlocked country in western-central South America region has been witnessing political unrest after a presidential election held by former president Evo Morales allegedly to stay in power for the fourth time. Getting an asylum, Bolivia's first indigenous president Morales fled ...

Cricket »

Captain of Bangladesh National Cricket (ODI) team Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, MP, inaugurating the Pran-DRU Media Cricket Tournament by releasing the balloons as the chief guest at the Maulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium on Saturday.

Sports »

Nadal bows out on top of the world

Rafael Nadal was unable to crown his season with a first ATP Finals title but he ends it as world number one and with a chance to lead Spain to Davis Cup glory.The Spaniard, who came to London under an injury cloud, had a terrible start to his week at ...

Entertainment »

Actress Tisha to make debut as film producer

Entertainment Desk :Two-time National Film Award winning actress Nusrat Imrose Tisha made her film debut with 'Third Person Singular Number' for which she was awarded Meril Prothom Alo Award in Best Film Actress (Critics') category.Tisha started her acting career through the drama 'Shat Prohorer Kabbo' in 1998. Now  near after ...

International »

US Air Force Chief of Staff calls for Gulf Arab unity to counter Iran

Reuters, Dubai :United States Air Force Chief of Staff David Goldfein on Saturday pressed Gulf Arab states to reconcile differences and unify military capabilities as tensions with Iran simmer.Washington sees an ongoing dispute that Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and non-Gulf state Egypt have with Qatar as a ...

Editorial »

Development unmet due to prevailing corruption

GLOBAL Bribery Risk Index put Bangladesh in the top position "Country with the highest risk" in terms of bribery threats in South Asia, in the updated index report titled Trace Bribery Risk Matrix, Bangladesh scored 72 out of 100 this year, which is two points higher than last year and ...

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Shahnaz Khushi wants to work in big screen

Entertainment Report :Creating hype among the viewers to mark in the field of acting by playing challenging roles on the small screen, Shanaz Khushi is now a household name to all. Shahnaz Khushi is a successful actress on the small screen. But she was never seen appearing in any movie ...

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North Korea rejects US offer of December talks

Reuters, Seoul :  North Korea said on Thursday it had turned down a U.S. offer for fresh talks, saying it was not interested in more talks merely aimed at "appeasing us" ahead of a year-end deadline Pyongyang has set for Washington to show more flexibility in negotiations.Kim Myong Gil, North ...

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Industrial Policy

Jomo Kwame Sundaram and Anis Chowdhury :Industrial policy refers to the promotion of new investments and technology by governments to encourage the growth and development of specific economic sectors. However, scepticism persists about the feasibility and desirability of using industrial policy, especially of the ability to 'pick winners', often accused ...