steemoffice (2)in #dlike • 6 years agoPaddy price should be Tk 1,200 per maund: BarkatPaddy prices should be set at Tk 1,200 per maund (1 maund = 37.42 kg) by adding the value of farm labour cost with the production cost, Bangladesh Economic Association has…steemoffice (2)in #dlike • 6 years agoTaiwan celebrates Asia's first same-sex marriages as couples tie knotSame-sex couples tied the knot in emotional scenes in Taiwan on Friday, the first legal marriages in Asia hailed by activists as a social revolution for the region. Source of shared Linksteemoffice (2)in #dlike • 6 years agoGovernment pushing Khaleda towards death in jail, says BNPBNP leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has accused the government of pushing Khaleda Zia towards her death by keeping her in jail without proper medical care. Source of shared Linksteemoffice (2)in #dlike • 6 years agoIndian PM's close ally, Amit Shah, helped craft winning election strategyWith India's ruling Hindu nationalists headed for a stunning election victory on Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's powerful right hand man, Amit Shah, could reap his…steemoffice (2)in #dlike • 6 years agoAustralia's Khawaja given all clear after head knockAustralia opener Usman Khawaja was cleared of serious injury after taking a nasty blow to the head and being forced to retire hurt from a World Cup warmup against West Indies in…steemoffice (2)in #dlike • 6 years agoMay's Brexit gambit fails as her premiership fadesBritish Prime Minister Theresa May’s final Brexit gambit was in tatters on Wednesday after her offer of a vote on a second referendum and closer trading arrangements failed to…steemoffice (2)in #dlike • 6 years agoHundreds protest as Indonesia confirms president's re-electionIndonesian President Joko Widodo comfortably won re-election in last month’s poll, an official count showed on Tuesday, throwing the spotlight on his opponent who refused to…steemoffice (2)in #dlike • 6 years agoIn an Indian village, Muslims talk of leaving as divide with Hindus widensMuslims in Nayabans, an unremarkable village in northern India, say they remember a time when their children played with Hindu youths, and people from either faith chatted when…steemoffice (2)in #dlike • 6 years agoArmed group kills 11 in a bar in northern BrazilAn armed group entered a bar in the Brazilian northern city of Belem on Sunday and fired at patrons, killing 11 people and leaving one wounded, according to local media…steemoffice (2)in #dlike • 6 years agoSC to clarify its instruction to media: MinisterThe Supreme Court will clarify its instructions restraining the media from reporting sub-judice cases, Law Minister Anisul Huq has said. Source of shared Linksteemoffice (2)in #dlike • 6 years agoPope pays tribute journalists killed; says press freedom vitalPope Francis paid tribute on Saturday to journalists killed while doing their jobs, saying media freedom is a key indicator of a country's health. Source of shared Linksteemoffice (2)in #dlike • 6 years agoIndia's Modi set to sweep election, exit polls showIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling alliance is likely to win a big majority in parliament after a mammoth general election that ended on Sunday, most exit polls showed…steemoffice (2)in #dlike • 6 years agoUS F-16 fighter jet crashes into warehouseUS F-16 fighter jet crashes into warehouse Source of shared Linksteemoffice (2)in #dlike • 6 years agoBCL leader accused of chopping off man’s fingers over land disputeA Bangladesh Chhatra League leader and his associates have allegedly chopped off four fingers of a young man in Satkhira’s Kolaroa following a dispute over ownership of a piece…steemoffice (2)in #dlike • 6 years agoTeachers ordered not to consume tobacco, betel leaf at high schools The government has ordered the teachers to not take smokeless tobacco products like zarda and gul, and betel leaf at high schools across Bangladesh. Source of shared Linksteemoffice (2)in #dlike • 6 years agoBangladesh launches new strategy to fight off obstetric fistulaBangladesh has officially launched the new five-year strategy to tackle obstetric fistula in women with the support of the UN population agency UNFPA. Source of shared Linksteemoffice (2)in #dlike • 6 years agoFinance minister says misunderstanding over new VAT law has endedThere is no difference of opinion between the government and businesses over enforcing the new value added tax or VAT law, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal says. Source of shared Linksteemoffice (2)in #dlike • 6 years agoPhilippines recalls its ambassador to Canada in a spat over trashPresident Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines has recalled his country’s ambassador to Canada after Ottawa failed to take back tons of rubbish it had dumped in the Southeast Asian…steemoffice (2)in #dlike • 6 years agoGovt plans 15% bigger ADP for fiscal 2019-20, communication sector to get highest allocationThe government may increase the size of its annual development programme or ADP for the upcoming fiscal year by more than 15 percent to over Tk 2 trillion compared with the…steemoffice (2)in #dlike • 6 years agoMumbai Indians clinch record 4th IPL titleMumbai Indians clinch record 4th IPL title Source of shared Link