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PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION REPORT ON EASTER ATTACKS SENT TO CID

Sri Lanka, April 20 -- The Secretary to the President has handed over the report of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry into the Easter Sunday Attacks to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID)... Read More


OVER 90,000 TOURIST ARRIVALS IN FIRST TWO WEEKS OF APRIL

Sri Lanka, April 20 -- The Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority reports that 93,915 international tourists arrived in the country during the first fortnight of April. The largest number of arrival... Read More


2 killed in road accident on Jammu-Pathankot Highway

Samba, April 20 -- Two young men lost their lives in a tragic road accident on the Jammu-Pathankot highway in Samba district late last night. The victims were returning from a marriage function when ... Read More


Purple Revolution: Chapainawabganj farmer creates a stir with unusual rice cultivation

Dhaka, April 20 -- In the quiet fields of Pirason village under Gomastapur upazila in Chapainawabganj, something extraordinary is happening. Amid the lush green stretches of traditional boro rice, on... Read More


Interpol asked to issue red notices against Hasina, 11 others

Dhaka, April 20 -- An application has been submitted to Interpol, the international police organization, for the issuance of red notices against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 11 others who h... Read More


Tough Nigeria economic reforms yet to benefit poor: IMF

Dhaka, April 20 -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Friday that the Nigerian government's tough economic reforms have yet to benefit the average citizen some two years on from their intro... Read More


Boro production cost increases in Khulna

Dhaka, April 20 -- The Boro fields in Khulna are having to cope with the impact of natural disasters, cold waves, drought and heat waves. As a result, farmers are spending 30 taka and 4 paisa on produ... Read More


Tannery workers demand implementation of govt-announced wages

Dhaka, April 20 -- Tannery workers protested in Hemayetpur, Savar, on Saturday, demanding the government implement the announced wages.Tannery workers staged a protest rally in the leather industry ci... Read More


Iran, US to hold talks in Rome in bid to reach nuclear deal

Dhaka, April 20 -- Iran and the United States will hold a new round of nuclear talks in Rome on Saturday to resolve their decades-long standoff over Tehran's atomic aims, under the shadow of President... Read More


Over 170 arrested for attack on Pakistan KFC outlets

Dhaka, April 20 -- Police have arrested scores of people in Pakistan in recent weeks after more than 10 mob attacks on outlets of US fast-food chain KFC, sparked by anti-United States sentiment and op... Read More