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UK polls: Tulip, Rushanara among four reelected

Four Bangladesh-origin candidates -- Tulip Rizwana Siddiq, Rushanara Ali, Rupa Huq and Apsana Begum -- have been elected as Labour Party lawmakers in the UK parliament. The result was published on the official website of the British…

Hasina gifted Ikebana by Holey Artisan victim’s daughter

Atsuko Tanaka, daughter of Japanese citizen Hiroshi Tanaka who was killed in the Dhaka Holey Artisan Bakery attack in 2016 , has sent an 'Ikebana' (flowers) gift to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, expressing her deep love and gratitude. PM…

Govt plans to generate power from hydrogen, ammonia: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday in parliament said the government has taken a plan to generate electricity from hydrogen and ammonia, alongside solar and wind power, in the country. The premier said this in reply to a query…

Matiur’s wife seeks withdrawal of travel ban

Laila Kaniz Lucky, wife of former member of National Board of Revenue Matiur Rahman, yesterday applied to a Dhaka court to withdraw a travel ban imposed on her for alleged corruption. The same court on June 24 issued a travel ban on…

Metro fares won’t go up from today

Despite the NBR not extending the VAT exemption on metro rail fares, the metro rail authorities have decided not to increase fares from today. The Metro authorities said they are yet to receive a reply from NBR regarding their appeal…

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