Forbes lists Sheikh Hasina 42nd most powerful women
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has ranked at 42 on Forbes' annual list of the 100 most powerful women this year.
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File Photo of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Dhaka Tribune23 BNP men sent to jail over Naya Paltan clash
A Dhaka court on Sunday sent 23 leaders and workers of BNP, including the party's Dhaka district unit President Khandakar Abu Ashfaq, to jail in connection with two separate cases lodged under the Explosive Substances act with Paltan Model and Motijheel police stations.
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Representational image BigstockPM Hasina to int'l partners: Support our $230bn climate adaptation plan
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday urged the international partners to support Bangladesh in implementation of its multi-billion dollar national plan on adaptation to climate change.
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina speaking at an event on Thursday, October 27, 2022 UNBHasan: BNP MPs resigned to impede democracy
Information Minister Hasan Mahmud has said that the Members of Parliament (MPs) of BNP have resigned with an intention to thwart the democratic system of the country.
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File photo of Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud Dhaka TribuneBNP MPs resignation: By-polls to vacant constituencies in 90 days
Election Commissioner Md Alamgir said on Sunday that elections to the seats left vacant after five BNP MPs resigned, will be held within 90 days as per the constitution.
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Election Commission Building Dhaka TribuneClimate Change: Momen seeks global community's support for developing countries
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Sunday urged the international community to scale up financial and technological support for the developing countries to cope with the adverse impacts of climate change.
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Dhaka Tribune220 more Dengue patients hospitalized in 24 hours
Another 220 people were hospitalized with dengue in 24 hours till Sunday morning.
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File photo of dengue patients at a hospital Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka TribuneDacca Diary: Saturday, December 11th, 1971
Mid-morning blast at United States Information Library. Debris scattered 100 yards around. Books lying all over the road, including “The Nuclear Years” and “The Role of Popular Participation in Development”. This is land of popular participation in destruction. Did Mukti Bahini do it? Librarian says man who blasted spoke Urdu, language of West Pakistan. Who knows? Within minutes books being looted from the rubble. Old man goes by with tome called “Religion and Ethics” under his arm.
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Dhaka TribuneThe young and the restless
After 50 years of independence, Bangladesh is now a country entering a new era with various opportunities. It is estimated that, by the year 2026, Bangladesh will be transformed in status from a “least developed country” to a “developing country.” In addition, the main goal of the government is to make Bangladesh a developed and prosperous country by the year 2041.
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The current state of our student politics is more destructive than constructiveIran strengthens political, economic hold over Iraq
Sanctions-hit Iran is consolidating its hold over neighbouring Iraq, an economic lifeline where pro-Tehran parties dominate politics, all to the chagrin of the United States, experts say.
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Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi and Iraq's Prime Minister Mohamed Shia al-Sudani shaking hands during a joint press conference in the capital Tehran on November 29, 2022 AFPWhat do savings certificate's high repayments and low sales point towards?
Last October saw the highest number of savings certificates cashed in a single month. Furthermore, this continuity persisted for the entire first quarter of this year.
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