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President sends notes to Qatar- Emir

The Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani of Qatar has received a written message from the President of Bangladesh Abdul Hamid, pertaining to bilateral relations and ways of enhancing bd -qatarthem. The message was received by the Assistant Foreign Minister for Foreign Affairs Mohamed bin Abdullah al-Rumaihi when he met the ambassador of Bangladesh to Qatar Sayyed Massoud Mahmoud Khandoukar yesterday. -MENAFN - Gulf Times

Major powers turn the screws for Iran nuclear deal

Foreign ministers from major powers were set Thursday to turn the screws on Iran to finalise a historic nuclear deal on the eve of a deadline to present it to US lawmakers. If the US Congress does not receive the text by early Friday morning Vienna time—midnight in Washington—it makes the approval process longer and potentially more problematic. But despite this pressure, and almost two weeks of talks in the Austrian capital, it is unclear whether an accord aimed at ending a 13-year standoff can be sewn up at all, let alone in time, AFP reports. Iran nuclear d... </div><!-- .entry-content --> </article><!-- #post-## --> <div class=

7th Plan aims at faster poverty reduction, LCG told

The government in its upcoming 7th Five Year Plan aims at a faster pace of poverty reduction through higher GDP growth and better income distribution. It was stated at the Local Consultative Group Plenary Meeting held today at the NEC Conference Room here, reports BSS. 7th PlanThe Economic Relations Division (ERD) organized the meeting to share the core outlines and features of the 7th Five Year Plan with the development partners, said a press release. Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith was present at the meeting as ch...

SK C&C completes construction of backbone networks

SK C&C unveiled on July 6 that it has successfully completed a project to establish Bangladesh’s national backbone network system, called an “Expressway for Informatization.” For two years and seven months since 2012, the company has implemented the project to connect 368 websites of the central government and public organizations through a single backbone network and control fiber-optic cable networks, transmission networks, and Internet networks across the country. Lee Soo-youngThe 32 billion won (US$29 million) project has now enab...

Deadly car bombs hit Yemen, day after almost 200 killed

[caption id="attachment_17897" align="alignright" width="570"]car-bomb-yemen.jpg-ns People check a car damaged by a car bomb attack near a mosque in Yemen's capital Sanaa July 7, 2015, Photo: Reuters[/caption] Two deadly car bombs hit the capital Sanaa and a southern city in Yemen on Tuesday, state news agency Saba reported, a day after air strike and clashes killed almost 200 people nationwide. Islamic State in Yemen claimed responsibility in a statement posted online for the Sanaa attack, latest in a string of recent actions by the hardlin...

Freedom fighter commits suicide in city hotel

dhk_559bf55f3f735A freedom fighter reportedly committed suicide in a residential hotel at Topkhana Road in the city on Tuesday. The freedom fighter was identified as Aiyub Khan, 62, former commander of Satkania upazila Muktojoddha Sangshad of Chittagong. Sources at the DMCH said Aiyub took poison inside his hotel room. It was discovered as the hotel manager informed Shahbagh police station that he was not responding to staff calling on his door. A team of Shahbagh police station led by SI Abdullah Al Mamun went to ‘Hotel Karnapholi’ atTop...
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