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Victory Day celebration at ITHS

The International Turkish Hope School (ITHS) has organized a grand Victory Day Celebration of Bangladesh, on the 15th of December, 2015. Victory was observed in a befitting manner and with colorful display of the Bengali culture and its history. The event brought out utmost festivity at the ITHS auditorium in the main campus which has already been decorated with miniatures of National Mausoleum, colorful festoons and digitized banners portraying the memorable moments of the nation’s victory in the war of liberation. IMG_2449To celebrate the ...

UNSC unanimously adopts Syria peace plan

The UN Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution outlining a peace process in Syria. The 15-member council reached rare agreement on the issue in a session in New York on Friday. The resolution endorses talks between the Syrian government and opposition in early January, as well as a ceasefire. The Syrian war, which is heading towards its fifth year, has killed more than 250,000 people and displaced millions more, the UN says. However, disagreements remain over the future of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The US, UK and France called for his departure, saying he had lost the ability to lead the country. Almost five years of fighting has left large parts of the country destroyed

Economic zone plan threatens tea workers

For the fourth consecutive day, about 15,000 Bangladeshi tea workers have continued an indefinite strike against a government plan to acquire hundreds of hectares of land that would adversely affect their lives and livelihood. Workers and family members from four tea estates in Habiganj district of northeastern Sylhet division are demanding the government scrap plans for a special 207-hectare economic zone on spare agricultural land belonging to the Chandpore Tea Estate, which the tea workers' families cultivate. The Chandpore estate has 1,655 registered tea workers and a total population of more than 6,000 people. The estate is managed by [caption id="attachment_20946" align="alignleft" width="540"]

Lawyer takes aim at fatwa violence in Bangladesh

Hena Akhter was 14 when she was whipped to death for allegedly having an affair with a married man. There was uproar in local and international media at the time of her death in 2011, followed by a fervent call to outlaw so-called fatwa violence in Bangladesh. The high court ruled that Hena’s body should be exhumed to determine the extent of the violence to which the young girl was subjected. A second post-mortem examination found that she died of septicaemia due to severe internal injuries. The court ordered an investigation, which led to several arrests, including that of the Muslim cleric who issued the fatwa. [caption id="attachment_20941" align="alignleft" width="620"]

BD set to supplant China top cotton importer

As China’s economy has grown, it has become the largest importer of raw materials from copper to iron ore. Yet for one commodity, at least, it’s poised to lose that title. Bangladesh will probably overtake China as the world’s biggest cotton importer in the current crop season, which lasts through July, according to data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In year ending July 31, Bangladesh will import a record 5.75 million bales of the fiber, up 6.5 percent from a year earlier, the USDA said 0e0bd15409017d1caf83e6... </div><!-- .entry-content --> </article><!-- #post-## --> <div class=

Mukti Utshob at Robi Walk-In-Centers

Following overwhelming response from the customers last year, customer centric mobile phone operator Robi has kick started this year’s Mukti Utshob from today. This year’s edition will last for four (4) days ending on December 21, 2015; Monday. The main objective of this sales extravaganza is to promote the use of smartphones in the country. On a first come first serve basis, Robi 1is serving the customers with high quality world class handsets at an amazing discount rate in partnership with the leading handset makers of the world. As expected, Mukti Utshob cre...
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