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 Priyanka visits BRAC projects in SavarPriyanka Gandhi Vadra, daughter of Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday visited verious BRACprojects and is likely to finalise discussions with BRAC to introduce its Pre-Primary education systems in India. Earlier, she arrived at Zia International Airport at about 4:00pm. BRAC Executive Director Mahbub Hossain, director Ahmed Nazmul Hossain and high officials of the Indian High Commission in Dhaka received her on her arrival. details....
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Dog and Panda win cartoon awards
Slapstick comedy Kung Fu Panda has beaten Wall-E to emerge as the main winner at the 36th Annie Awards, which recognise achievement in animation. The Jack Black vehicle took home best animation and 14 other awards including best direction and character design. details....
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Rapper DMX sentenced jail time 
US rap star DMX has been sentenced to 90 days in prison for theft, drug possession and animal cruelty offences. The musician - real name Earl Simmons - has been in custody since December when he was arrested in Miami details..... |
Lara makes screen comeback Lara Croft is set to return in a new film based on the Tomb Raider computer game, it has been reported. According to the Hollywood Reporter, though, Angelina Jolie is details.....
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Rising unemployment and digital Bangladesh
By Biplab Zaman
Even as the party in power recognises unemployment as one of the nation`s major social and economic problems, any initiative to reforming the age-old system and policy is yet to be taken. Unless the old policy is replaced by a specific, dynamic one and a long-term goal is set, no shot-term effort will likely go far enough to change the condition. A recent study has revealed that the total population of Bangladesh is 150,448,339. But it is quite insightful to see that about 63.4 % of this country`s total population is in between the age of 15 to 64 years. details..... |
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 All promise well before polls but rarely keep them: Abul Kashem
First vice president of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) Abul Kashem Ahmed recently said many well pledges are included in the election manifestos of all the political parties of the country, but the pledges are rarely implemented. He, however, sees both the major parties`- Awami Legue, BNP- polls pledges to control price hikedetails..... |
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The BNP on Tuesday began exchanging views with the leaders in grassroots level in view of revitalizing the party considering the new generation's sentiment after 
At least 36 people were killed in Mexico in the last four months due to problems related to cold weather, the Mexican Health Ministry (SSA) 
Slapstick comedy Kung Fu Panda has beaten Wall-E to emerge as the main winner at the 36th Annie Awards, which recognise achievement in animation. The 
Former BNP minister Nazmul Huda was released on bail from the prison cell at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Hospital on Sunday night. 
The frequency of power outages increased for the last two days across the country with around 800MW of load shedding in the evening peak hours 
Fernando Torres scored his first goals since October to keep Liverpool's title dreams alive. Rafael Benitez's side still trail Manchester United by two points having 
The government has reaffirmed its goal to make the country's drinking water arsenic-free by 2013. 
The Agriculture Extension Department (AED) officials in Pabna are hopeful to get bumper production of mustard this year following good yield of the crop. 
India is ready to look at lowering further the number of items in the negative list for trade with Bangladesh in a bid to boost 
The government on Monday approved a climate change trust and allocated an initial Tk 300 crore fund, a government spokesman said. 
Saudi Arabia will recruit thousands of doctors from Bangladesh apart from workers, Saudi Ambassador Dr Abdullah N. Al Bussairy announced this in Dhaka Wednesday. 
Dhaka University (DU) authorities Monday filed appeal with the Supreme Court against a High Court verdict that declared illegal new admission conditions imposed by the 
Overseas employment last year exceeded 8.75 lakh and nearly $ 9 billion remittance received from overseas employees in the year of 2008 creating a new 
Light bulb makers have revamped some plants, shuttered others and invested enormous sums of money in preparation for a technological shift that they believe will 
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