Chairman of Gaibandha Shaghata Upazila Jahangir Kabir speaks at a meeting regarding prevention of corona virus as chief guest of the meeting held at Upazila Parishad hall room on Tuesday.

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China box-office back to strong growth in 2017

AFP, Beijing :China’s box-office revenues surged in 2017 after slowing sharply the preceding year, official media reported, as the world’s second-largest movie market edges closer to overtaking the US.Ticket revenue grew 13.45 percent to 55.9 billion yuan ($8.6 billion) in 2017, more than triple 2016’s growth rate, state media Xinhua reported late Tuesday, citing data from the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (SAPPRFT).China’s box-office grew just 3.7 percent in 2016, dramatically slower than 2015’s 48 percent...

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