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The day after her breakup, skilled skydiver 'chooses' not to open her parachute 10,000 feet above ground

New Delhi, May 27 -- A day after her breakup, Jade Damarell, a skilled skydiver, "chose" not to open her parachute 10,000 feet above ground and fell to her death in Caerphilly, South Wales. According... Read More


Nehru Simply Refuses to Go Away": Congress Pays Tributes on His Death Anniversary

New Delhi, May 27 -- The Congress on Tuesday paid glowing tributes to India's first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, on his 61st death anniversary, calling him the architect of modern India and a gui... Read More


Focus beyond GDP to tackle inequality

Dhaka, May 27 -- Nobel Laureate in Economics Dr Abhijit Banerjee has said that in countries such as Bangladesh and India, a growing share of GDP has increasingly concentrated in the hands of the wealt... Read More


Yunus heads to Japan, seeks $1b budgetary support

Dhaka, May 27 -- Chief Adviser of the interim government, Dr Muhammad Yunus, is set to embark on a four-day official visit to Japan from 28-31 May to attend the 30th Nikkei Forum, where Bangladesh is ... Read More


Notundhora gets 1st ever NHA nod for pvt housing project

Dhaka, May 27 -- Notundhora Assets Ltd is the first housing company in the country to receive a recommendation for the acceptance of a private housing project from the National Housing Authority, in a... Read More


'BD commits to stronger governance in public investment'

Dhaka, May 27 -- Finance Adviser Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed reaffirmed on Monday that Bangladesh is steadfast in its commitment to strengthening governance in public investment by enhancing efficiency, tran... Read More


Pol parties nearing to consensus on key reforms

Dhaka, May 27 -- Political parties are nearing a consensus on several key reform proposals, including the restoration of the caretaker government, introduction of a bicameral parliament and reservatio... Read More


Necessity of university museums in Bangladesh

Dhaka, May 27 -- Lt. Col. Mohammad Anisuzzaman, PhD, AEC : Universities are key to facilitating humans 'to reason well in all matters (Newman 1852)' and creating educated people with cultivated intel... Read More


Dhaka to host landmark BD-China Trade Confce June 1

Dhaka, May 27 -- A daylong Bangladesh-China Conference on Investment and Trade is scheduled to be held on 1 June at Biniyog Bhaban (Investment Building) in Dhaka, aiming to boost bilateral economic co... Read More


LEVEL-1 LANDSLIDE WARNING ISSUED FOR FOUR DISTRICTS

Sri Lanka, May 27 -- The National Building Research Organisation has issed a Level-1 landslide early warning for the Galle, Kalutara, Kandy, and Kegalle districts. LEVEL ONE LANDSLIDE WARNING ISSUED ... Read More