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Victory snatched away from Bangladesh

BY ENAYET RASUL BHUIYAN Of course some persons may contend that the traditionally emotional Bangladeshis, so ardent lovers of cricket and aspiring for cricketing glory as a way of expressing their emotions and patriotism, are naturally prone   to shifting blame on something else to hide their  beloved side’s under performance. But a realistic assessment must show up that this was ...

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Walking down the memory lane of ‘71

By Dhiraj Kumar Nath Communications and travel by roads, railways, and waterways were difficult in 1971 in ways that are inconceivable today. There lacked the remarkable, with practically no roads, comfortable river transport, and railway links throughout the country in those days. Telecommunications which connect us today were both unthinkable and unprecedented in March 1971.We came to fully hear about ...

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UKBATAA demand return direct flight from Sylhet

A general meeting of UK Biman Approved Travel Agents Association was held on 12th March 2015 in Whitechapel. The speakers at the meeting demanded the immediate start of Sylhet –Dhaka- London direct flight without change of aircraft in Dhaka. The Minister for Civil Aviation and tourism Rashed Khan Menon had said last year that direct flight might start by February ...

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UK annual inflation rate falls to zero

Bangla Mirror Desk: The UK’s annual inflation rate fell to zero in February as the slide in the cost of oil continued to act as a brake on prices.Inflation dropped from 0.3 per cent in January to a record low, against economists’ expectations of a fall to 0.1 per cent. The news hit sterling, which was down 0.4 per cent ...

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Bangladesh enters 45th year of independence

Bangla Mirror Desk: Bangladeshis living in the UK and elsewhere in the world celebrated the 45th Independence and National Day on Thursday to mark the declaration of independence. The country has made remarkable progress in a number of areas over the years after independence although there is a long way to go to attain advanced stage of development. Bangladesh’s independence ...

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Labour Party introduces bus for UK General Election campaign

Bangla Mirror Desk: Labour Party has introduced a special bus to help to run the campaign for its Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities.  The campaign bus started its journey from Labour Party Head Office in central London on Tuesday 24 March with named ‘BAME Bus’. Around 45 BAME members, including seven of Bangladesh origin, are taking part in the ...

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Now direct flight from Osmani , refueling introduceTower Hamlets Council buys multi-faith burial ground

Bangla Mirror Desk: Tower Hamlets Council has signed a 125-year long lease on a multi-faith burial ground.The new burial site in Sidcup in Bromley, just a short drive from the borough, will secure burial plots for the use of Tower Hamlets residents when the number of graves both nationally and locally is diminishing.  Tower Hamlets Mayor Lutfur Rahman visited the ...

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Now direct flight from Osmani , refueling introduced

After waiting of a long time, lots of sufferings and movements, the direct flight is going to start from Osmani International Airport on March 29, 2015. It is being possible, as the refueling station in the airport is now in operative. On Monday noon, it starts functioning by supplying fuel to two air craft as a testing case. It will ...

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3 shops gutted in Sylhet

Three shops were gutted as a fire broke out at Rainagar area of the city on Thursday morning. Witnesses said the fire originated at a bedding shop owned by Lokman Miah around 11am. Soon it engulfed the adjoining two shops. On information, firefighters rushed to the spot and doused the blaze. The extent of losses caused by the fire could ...

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Sylhet afoot to celebrate Independence and National Day

Sylhet district administration and City Corporation together with various political, social and cultural organizations and educational institutions including SUST chalked out elaborate programmes to celebrate the Independence and National Day here tomorrow with much enthusiasm and patriotic zeal. The day’s programmes will begin with heralding of 31 gun salutes at Sylhet District administration hill and placing of floral wreath at ...

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