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French rail giant Alstom rides strong demand to post profit
Burberry warns 1,700 jobs at risk after annual loss
Apple eases App Store rules under court pressure
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Experts Advocate for Cigarette Tax Structure Overhaul at Unnayan Shamannay Seminar
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A new policy framework is necessary for the development of public libraries
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Bangladeshi musicologist Mustafa Zaman Abbasi dies
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Grameenphone launches Prime: a digital lifestyle subscription
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100 years of British royal photography goes on display in London
Pulitzer Prizes honor Gaza war coverage
The debut solo show by artist Monon Muntaka opens today
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Kazi Nazrul Islam officially recognized as national poet
Weeklong divisional book fair begins in Khulna on Nov 26
UK writer Samantha Harvey wins 2024 Booker with space novel
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Honda forecast a 70 percent drop in net profit for the 2025-26 financial year
Nissan posted a huge annual net loss of $4.5 billion on Tuesday
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Saudi company to invest $20 bn in AI in US: White House
Nanyang Biologics and Precisya Global Inc Announce Strategic Collaboration to Validate Natural Compounds Against Genetic Disease Markers
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Honda forecast a 70 percent drop in net profit for the 2025-26 financial year
Nissan posted a huge annual net loss of $4.5 billion on Tuesday
Toyota Motor expects profit to decline by a fifth in the current financial year
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Spanish technology company GMV unveiled a GPS-like navigation system for the moon
Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth after six months on the country’s space station
China expected to launch a new crewed mission into space this week
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Bangladesh Bank allows banks to send up to $15,000 for treatment abroad
DGHS issues guidelines to stay safe during heat wave
Nanyang Biologics and Precisya Global Inc Announce Strategic Collaboration to Validate Natural Compounds Against Genetic Disease Markers
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Multiple disease outbreaks heighten public health emergencies for children across Eastern and Southern Africa
France detected its first case of a new mpox virus
First human death in the United States linked to bird flu recorded
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Do you know about kidney disease?
We neglect primary HIV prevention at our peril
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US state Hawaii accepted a $700 million settlement in its case against Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) and Sanofi
Roche plans to invest $50 billion in the United States over the next five years
World better positioned against mpox than for Covid: vaccine alliance
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Immunity to COVID-19 in children can last for up to nine months, expert says
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Napoli move step closer to Serie A crown after win at fiery Lecce
Dhaka Flow To Coach the Women’s National Football Team
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IOC sanctions three boxers for betting during Rio 2016
Former Kenyan sports officials charged with theft, fraud
Olympic champion Puig sets sights on grand slam victory
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Akbar named captain for Bangladesh Emerging team’ series against South Africa
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The end of Olympic escapism for gloomy France
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Fiji PM wins international athletics medal, at 75
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Al-Balad: A walk through time in Jeddah’s historic heart
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Unique Group to open two Indian chain hotels in Dhaka
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Seminar on ‘Youth Engagement in Adventure and Golf Tourism’ Highlights Role of Youth in Shaping Bangladesh’s Tourism Industry
Nepali teenager hailed as hero after climbing world’s 8,000 m peaks
Everest climber’s remains believed found after 100 years
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Australia sees a fall in annual food consumption for the first time
World food prices rise for first time in 7 months: FAO
Global food prices drop 13.7pc in 2023: FAO
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May 14, 2025
Cigarette Tax Structure
Experts Advocate for Cigarette Tax Structure Overhaul at Unnayan Shamannay Seminar
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News Hour Correspondent
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May 14, 2025
Leading economists and public health experts convened today at a seminar organized by Unnayan Shamannay to discuss the urgent need for comprehensive reform of Bangladesh's cigarette tax structure. The event, titled “The Need to Reform the...
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