Brahmanbaria is thriving
Brahmanbaria is one of the leading towns in the country in terms of art, culture, education and literature. It is the birthplace of many noted wise men, including the composer Ustad Alauddin Khan, Ustad Ayat Ali Khan, Barrister A Rasul, Nawab Sir Syed Shamsul Huda, Adwaita Mallabarman, poet Abdul Qadir, and Liberation War martyr Dhirendranath Dutta.
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Hundreds of Sikh Canadians protest against India
Hundreds of Sikh protesters rallied outside Indian diplomatic missions in Canada on Monday, trampling pictures of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and burning flags a week after Ottawa said New Delhi had played a role in the killing of a prominent Sikh activist.
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Quader gives BNP 36-day ultimatum to abandon corrupt politics
Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has served a 36-day ultimatum on the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) to renounce corrupt politics.
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Is taxing retirement benefits from private firms justified?
Income generated from private sector employee's retirement benefit funds is about to go down significantly as a result of the current fiscal year's taxation policy at a whopping rate of 27.5%.
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Fitch downgrades BD's foreign debt outlook from stable to negative
Rating agency Fitch Ratings on Monday changed its outlook on Bangladesh's long-term forex issuer default rating (IDR) from stable to negative, keeping the IDR at "BB-."
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Dengue: Deaths, cases continue to pile up
Bangladesh is grappling with a surging dengue crisis as the number of fatalities and cases continues to escalate. This dire situation has prompted concern from both local health officials and international organizations.
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