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No rallies, processions for a month: ministers
The government in a harsh move has banned all forms of political gathering and procession in the country for one month with effect from Sunday, drawing protests from opposition parties and groups. Ruling Awami League general secretary Syed Ashfarul Islam... Full story
Tazreen owner barred from leaving country
The High Court on Sunday directed the government and the police to explain why they should not be asked to arrest Tazreen Fashions managing director Delwar Hossain by prosecuting him for committing homicides by the November 24, 2012 factory fire that left at... Full story
Over Tk 150cr spent on 3,605 OSDs in 9yrs
Three thousand, six hundred and five bureaucrats were made officers on special duty in nine years beginning in 2004 and the government spent Tk 150.91 crore on salaries and other benefits for them. The public administration ministry on Sunday said this in its report submitted... Full story
Govt to simplify power connection process before polls
The government is planning to simplify the process of providing new power connections keeping elections in the view and also to accelerate electrification across the country. Asked by the power ministry the Rural Electrification Board... Full story
ACC team leaves for Canada to gather evidence
An Anti-Corruption Commission team on Sunday left Dhaka for Canada as part of the ongoing investigation into the Padma Bridge project corruption conspiracy case. ‘The two-member team led by ACC legal adviser Anisul Haque... Full story
METRO
Resumption of waterbus service misses deadline
Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation has failed to put six waterbuses in operation on the Dhaka circular waterway from May 15 according to its earlier plan. BIWTC officials said that the launching of the waterbuses has been delayed as the... Full story
BUSINESS
Agricultural growth hits 11-year low
Growth in the agriculture sector has hit an 11-year low in the current fiscal year as farmers, disheartened by low prices of rice, reduced cultivation of the major crop, agriculturists and economists said. The sector that included sub-sectors like crops and horticulture, animal farming and forest, grew... Full story
INTERNATIONAL
Assad, Hezbollah forces enter Syria rebel town
Syrian troops backed by fighters from Lebanon’s Hezbollah attacked and entered the strategic rebel stronghold of Qusayr on Sunday, a day after president Bashar al-Assad insisted he would not quit. Full story
SPORTS
No TV deal until BCB election
The long overdue deal of the Bangladesh Cricket Board’s next TV broadcast and marketing rights is unlikely to be completed before the next board election, officials said on Sunday. The BCB faces a race against time to ink their television broadcast and marketing rights deal before the... Full story
EDITORIAL
The dark side of overseas employment
IT IS a known fact that, enticed by promises of better working conditions... Full story
OP-ED
Ten emerging challenges and way forward
The fiscal policy needs to take a radical shift in the composition of the fiscal deficit from consumption to addressing supply-side bottlenecks through public investment in infrastructure. The increased public infrastructure... Full story
TIMEOUT
Safiuddin Ahmed’s 1st death anniversary today
Today is the first death anniversary of painter Painter Safiuddin Ahmed (1922-2012), one of the pioneers of modern art movement in Bangladesh. Bengal Foundation has organised a commemoration programme marking the occasion. Full story
LETTERS
Relocating garment factories in garment pallis
I HAVE read the thought-provoking pieces by Sir Fazle Hasan Abed and Dr Muhammad Yunus. They have made specific proposals in the context of the Savar tragedy, which need to be acted upon nationally and internationally. Full story
