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Tyranny of high-stake exams in South Asia

A FEW experiences shape South Asian childhood as profoundly as the examinations season. Whether it is the SSC and HSC exams in Bangladesh, the CBSE board exams in India, or the O Levels and A Levels that dominate elite schooling across the region, education has long been synonymous with the test. These exams are supposed to measure knowledge but in practice...

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India, China resume direct flights

India and China resumed direct flights on Sunday after a five-year suspension, a move important both for trade and a symbolic step as Asia’s giants cautiously rebuild relations...

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Joty & Co look to finish on a high

Bangladesh look to finish on a positive note as they take on India in their seventh and final game of the ICC Women’s World Cup at the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai today...

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Rohit, Kohli turn back clock as India crush Australia

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli turned back the clock with a 168-run stand in what could be their Australian swansongs as India thrashed the hosts by nine wickets in the third one-day international on Saturday...

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Indian fishermen enter our waters, says adviser

Fisheries and livestock adviser Farida Akhter on Wednesday said that authorities received reports of Indian fishermen entering Bangladeshi waters in the Bay of Bengal during the temporary fishing ban imposed to protect hilsa breeding...

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India, US seek to repair ties

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday he had held a conversation with Donald Trump, with the US president saying the pair had discussed trade as the countries negotiate a deal that could mend strained ties...

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Modi, Trump discuss trade as India, US work to repair ties

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi revealed on Wednesday he had held a conversation with Donald Trump, with the US president saying the pair had discussed trade as the countries negotiate a deal that could mend strained ties.

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4,000kg smuggled tea leaves seized in Sylhet, one held

The Police seized a covered van of a private-run courier service loaded with 4,000 kilogram of tea leave smuggled in the country from India on early Tuesday at Kanaighat upazila in Sylhet and arrested the covered van driver...

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Touhid rejects speculations over cancellation of deals with India

Bangladesh interim government foreign adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Tuesday said that the interim government had so far cancelled one agreement with India while some others, including the Adani power deal, were under review for possible revision or cancellation...

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Bangladesh needs to ensure border sanctity: India

India on Friday said that the incident of killing Bangladeshi nationals in Tripura underscores the need for Bangladesh to take necessary measures to uphold the sanctity of the international border and to support fencing construction where required to curb cross-border crimes and smuggling...

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Indian Maoist leader, 60 fighters surrender

Indian officials said Tuesday that a senior Maoist rebel leader and around 60 fighters have surrendered, weeks after the guerrillas announced a halt to their decades-long insurgency.

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Google to invest $15b in India

Google said Tuesday it will invest $15 billion in India over the next five years, as it announced a giant data centre and artificial intelligence base in the country.