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Shakib excluded from squads of Sri Lanka series

Just a day after taking charge, the new selectors panel, led by Gazi Ashraf Hossain Lipu, of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Tuesday announced ODI and T20 squads ahead of Sri Lanka series. However, the name of ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan was kept outside from both of the squads. Besides, the panel dropped Rony Talukdar, Shamim Hossain Patwary and ...

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Bitcoin breaks $50,000 for first time since 2021

Bitcoin spiked above $50,000 Tuesday for the first time in more than two years as investors grow optimistic that US approval of broader trading in the unit will ramp up demand. The cryptocurrency has enjoyed a strong run in recent months, fuelled by expectations US lawmakers would allow the creation of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that track the price and let ...

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Daily Star journalist, wife remanded in case over maid’s death

A court in Dhaka on Tuesday (Feb 13) placed The Daily Star executive editor Syed Ashfaqul Haque and his wife Tania Haque on a four-day remand each in a case filed over death of their teenage maid Priti Uran due to negligence. Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Saifur Rahman passed the order as police produced the couple before the court and ...

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FM seeks Swiss investment in IT, agro-processing sectors

Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud has invited Swiss investment in IT and agro-processing sectors, and urged Switzerland to follow the suit of the European Union (EU) in extending duty-free and Duty-Free Quota-Free (DFQF) trade preferences till 2029. He also stressed on the protracted Rohingya crisis and sought Swiss assistance and support in expediting the Rohingyas’ safe, dignified, and swift repatriation ...

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2 daughters will stay with Japanese mother, one with father: HC

A single bench of the High Court (HC) on Tuesday said in its judgement, Japanese mother Eriko Nakano would get the custody of her two children, while father Bangladesh-born US citizen Imran Sharif would get another one. Nakano Jasmine Malika, the elder daughter, and Sonia, the youngest one, will stay with their mother, while Nakano Laila Lina, the second daughter, ...

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Al-Arafah Islami Bank opens new branch in Sunamganj

Al-Arafah Islami Bank has opened a new branch, which is the 216th branch of the bank, at Gobindaganj in Chhatak upazila of Sunamganj today. Farman R Chowdhury, managing director and CEO of the bank, inaugurated the branch as chief guest, said a press release. Md Abdur Rahim Duary, senior executive vice-president and head of Sylhet zone, presided over the event, ...

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AL’s Shohiduzzaman wins by big margin from Naogaon-2

Md Shohiduzzaman Sarkar, the Awami League-nominated candidate with boat symbol, got a big win, unofficially, to become a member of parliament from suspended Naongaon-2 constituency of 12th National Parliamentary Elections. A source of Naogaon Returning Officer’s office confirmed the matter on Monday night. According to the source, Shohiduzzaman was unofficially elected with 1,58,941 votes beating his nearest independent candidate HM ...

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BNP leader Moyeen Khan meets Peter Haas

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Standing Committee member Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan on Monday met US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas. The meeting was held at the US Embassy in the city’s Baridhara area in the afternoon, reports UNB. Dr. Moyeen Khan, a senior leader who has been pushed to the forefront of BNP activities since almost their entire leadership was ...

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Verma stresses ‘multimodal connectivity’ between Bangladesh, India

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma today highlighted the importance of ‘multimodal connectivity’ in unlocking the true potential of bilateral cooperation between Bangladesh and India. “The future of our partnership lies in efficient multimodal connectivity – encompassing road and rail, inland waterways, and coastal shipping,” he said. The envoy was speaking at the Sultanganj Port of Call and the ...

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Moulvibazar tea workers demand justice for Priti Urang

Tea workers on Sunday demanded a fair investigation and justice in the death of Priti Urang, a tea worker’s daughter of Mirtinga tea garden in Kamalganj district, who fell to her death from the Mohammadpur flat of the executive editor of the Daily Star. Puran Urang presided over the protest rally arranged jointly by the Urang Language and Culture Protection ...

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