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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday asked the Planning Commission to identify which of the running projects can be finished quickly with little cost to reap maximum economic benefits from the programmes. “We have to prioritise the development programmes which would be finished with little money. Because I think that the quicker we would be able to finish these projects the quicker would be the returns and the country will get the benefits,” she said. The prime minister said this in her introductory speech at the first meeting of the commission after forming the new government

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India`s Border Security Force (BSF) on Wednesday (24 January) handed over the body of a Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) member, who was shot by BSF members two days ago. The deceased, Raisuddin, 35, was posted at the BGB-49 Battalion in Jashore. Jashore 49-BGB Commanding Officer (CO) Lt. Colonel Ahmed Hasan Jamil and Assistant Director Masud Rana received the body. The body was sent to Jessore General Hospital. Later, the body will be handed over to his family in Chapainawabganj The BGB member succumbed to his injuries while undergoing

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The Election Commission (EC) has announced that by-elections to Mymensingh and Cumilla City Corporations will be held on March 9. EC Secretary Jahangir Alam announced the election schedule at a press conference at the EC Bhaban on Wednesday (24 January). The schedule for 231 other elections including municipality elections was also announced.

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Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud on Wednesday said the government would do everything possible at an appropriate time to implement the court verdict against convicted BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman now living in the UK. "Our government wants to make sure that every convicted person`s verdict is implemented. The government will do everything possible at an appropriate time regarding Tarique Rahman`s issue," he told reporters at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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BNP senior leader Nazrul Islam Khan on Wednesday alleged that the disparity between the rich and the poor is widening gradually due to the lack of democracy in the country. “If you think about the development of everyone, there is no way except democracy. As there is no democracy, a large number of people in the country are now crushed by the rise in commodity prices while a handful of people are buying houses worth crores of taka,” he said. Speaking at a doa and milad mahfil, the BNP leader also alleged that only 5 percent of the people are embezzling a huge amount of the country`s wealth and money by indulging in corruption and looting

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The Bangladesh Competition Commission has ruled on the case filed in 2022 against Diamond Egg Limited and CP Bangladesh Limited for their involvement in the syndicate of the abnormal increase in the price of eggs. In the verdict, the commission fined an amount of Tk 3.5 crores to two companies. Bangladesh Competition Commission gave the verdict on Wednesday (Jan 24).

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In the olden days, banks were used to deposit and withdraw banknotes. Then ATMs came into the picture with debit and credit cards, and electronic payments soon followed, eliminating the need to visit ATMs or even carry cash. With the banking industry being one of the primary sectors affected by every wave of digitalization, what if the next change around the corner is the introduction of metaverse technology in banking. Imagine virtually entering a bank branch and taking the help of customer rep avatars to enter the vault and digitally deposit or take out money. Imagine being given the option to pay with

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Babar Azam scored a remarkable fifty to help Rangpur Riders win their first match in the present Bangladesh Premier League, defeating Sylhet Strikers by four wickets on Tuesday (23 January) at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur. The right-handed hitter arrived in Dhaka on Monday (22 January) night and helped his team recover from a top-order wobble in a low-scoring encounter in Mirpur, thanks to player-of-the-match Azmatullah Omarzai.

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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday (23 January) sought cooperation from the development partners, including France, to sustain the ongoing development spree in Bangladesh. "We need cooperation from the development partners including France to make the development of Bangladesh sustainable as we have to go long way," she said when French Ambassador to Bangladesh Marie Masdupuy called on her at the Prime Minister`s official Ganabhaban residence here. PM`s speech writer M Nazrul Islam briefed newsmen after the meeting.

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Election Commissioner Mohammad Alamgir told on Tuesday (23 January) that upazila elections are scheduled to start in stages during the final week of April and run through the final week of May. EVMs or ballots may be used during the elections. Even elections can be conducted in tandem with an electronic voting machine or ballot," he stated. Commissioner Alamgir was unsure of whether traditional ballot papers or electronic voting machines (EVM) will be utilized during the election process.

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