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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Tuesday (16 January) said BNP did not participate in the January 7 election in fear of defeat and has been searching for dark ways to assume power being rejected by the people time and again. "They know they are boycotted by the people. That is why, they don`t want to take part in the election. So, they are searching for different ways to go to regain power by destroying the electoral process. They are now looking for the ways of darkness bypassing the path of light which is election," she said.

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The government will ensure uninterrupted gas supply in the country by 2026, said State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid. We want to dig 46 gas wells by 2025 to ensure gas supply, the state minister said while speaking to journalists at the secretariat on Tuesday (16 January). He said the shortage of gas supply in the country is a big challenge.

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Online food delivery platform Foodpanda has been fined Tk10 lakh for abusing its dominant position in the market which violates the Competition Act 2012. The fine is imposed by Bangladesh Competition Commission (BCC). The decision came following the commission’s final verdict over a complaint filed in December 2020 by MGH Restaurants Pvt Ltd against the food delivery platform.

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Health Minister Dr Samanta Lal Sen ordered the authority concerned to shut unregistered private hospitals, diagnostic centers and clinics across the country. The minister said this while addressing a press briefing at the secretariate on Tuesday (January 16). Samanta Lal Sen has expressed grief over the death of five-year-old Ayaan, who passed away following full anesthesia during a circumcision procedure at United Medical College Hospital.

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Seven people including a Navy official, who is in charge of the security of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman tunnel, were injured when a speeding microbus lost control and hit a road divider before overturning on the approach road of the tunnel. The incident took place on the approach road at the Anwara end of the tunnel at 6:30am today (16 January). The injured are identified as security personnel and Navy member Gazi Mahbubur Rahman Roni, microbus driver Rubel, passengers Ali Mortuza, Rashedul Islam, Farhana, Munna and Kanti.

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The High Court (HC) on Tuesday (16 January) issued a rule asking why the inaction of the authorities in removing local vehicles, haat-bazars and other illegal structures from the highways of the country to ensure the safe movement of citizens, will not be declared illegal. A High Court Division Bench comprising Justice Mustafa Zaman Islam and Justice M. Atabullah passed the order.

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Tourism has become one of the most significant earning sectors in many developing countries like Bangladesh. For the last two decades, the tourism sector has been flourishing very fast in the developing countries. Bangladesh has not yet got a better position in this booming industry even 53 years into the country’s independence in comparison to some of its neighbours. Experts and industry insiders, however, are of the view that although Bangladesh has got all the potentials to flourish in the promising tourism industry, it has rather been growing in this country at a very slow pace.

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Houthi rebels fired a missile, striking a U.S.-owned ship Monday (15 December) just off the coast of Yemen in the Gulf of Aden, less than a day after they launched an anti-ship cruise missile toward an American destroyer in the Red Sea. The attack on the Gibraltar Eagle, later claimed by the Houthis

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Gaza urgently needs more aid or its desperate population will suffer widespread famine and disease, the heads of three major U.N. agencies warned Monday, as authorities in the enclave reported that the death toll in the Israel-Hamas war had surpassed 24,000. While the U.N. agency chiefs did not directly point a finger at Israel, they said aid delivery is hobbled by the opening of too few border crossings, a slow vetting process for trucks and goods going into Gaza, and continuing fighting throughout the territory — all of which Israel plays a deciding factor in.

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Israeli strikes hit Gaza City and soldiers battled militants in southern Gaza on Monday (15 January) as the heads of three major U.N. agencies said the enclave desperately needs more aid to ward off famine and disease outbreaks. More than 100 days into Israel`s war against Hamas, Palestinian authorities said the death toll in the enclave passed 24,000.

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The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday (15 January) launched an appeal for US$ 1.5 billion to protect the health of the most vulnerable populations in 41 emergencies around the globe in 2024. The appeal covers the emergencies that demand the highest level of response from WHO, with the aim to reach over 87 million people, said WHO on Monday.

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BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Monday (15 January) predicted the current government would not be able to cling to power with the help of its foreign masters. "Sheikh Hasina thinks that she`ll stay in power with the patronage of her masters. Those days are over," he said. Speaking at a doa and milad mahfil, the BNP leader said the country`s people showed `signs of victory` by boycotting the national election on January 7, resulting in low turnout. "You (govt) should grasp the pulse of the people from it."

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In times past, the markets for date palm juice and molasses were centred around villages. However, with a growing preference for jaggery as a healthier alternative to sugar, the demand for this traditional sweetener has surged in city markets. The allure of jaggery, much like

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Two people including a woman were killed in separate road accidents in Sitakunda upazila and Chattogram city on Monday (15 January). Witnesses said Parijan Bibi, 65 wife of Wahid Ullah of Makim Talukdar Bari in Colonel Hat area of the city, was killed when a bus of ‘Shyamoli Paribahan’ ran over her while crossing the road in the morning.

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Featuring versatile Bangladeshi actor Mosharraf Karim in the central role, the upcoming film `Hubba,` directed by Bratya Basu, is set to be released in West Bengal on January 19. Interestingly, Bangladesh will also witness the release of `Hubba` on the same day. Having made

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Bangladesh Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday (15 January) said the government has taken steps to buy the essentials in advance for upcoming Ramadan to ensure people don`t face problems. "We`ve taken measures to purchase in advance whatever is needed during the month of Ramadan," she said.

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The 12th national parliament will convene for its first session on Jan 30. The parliament will meet at 3:00 pm, a notice from the Parliament Secretariat said on Monday. President Mohammed Shahabuddin called the session according to his constitutional power. And, as per the constitution, the president will address parliament in a speech that day. The newly-elected parliamentarians took their oaths of office on Jan 10.

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