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3 govts fail to formulate coal policy in 8 years
Three successive governments have failed to finalise the much talked-about coal policy in long in eight years because of a controversy over the method of coal extraction, particularly at Phulbari coal site. Full story
Incentives fail to revive ailing capital market
The government move to support the country’s ailing capital market by providing budgetary incentives has failed to make any difference as share prices on Dhaka bourse have continued to nosedive. Full story
A high price for leather
Fifty-year-old Emdad Hossain had to have three fingers of his left hand amputated when he met with an accident running a machine in a leather processing factory about two decades ago. Full story
18-party calls 12-hr hartal for today
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party-led opposition alliance has for a countrywide dawn-to-dusk general strike for today in protest at the restrictions on rallies and processions for one month. Full story
SME entrepreneurs demand loan rate, processing fee cut
Small and medium entrepreneurs on Saturday described their problems including higher bank interest rate and processing fees in getting SME loan from banks and requested the Bangladesh Bank to take steps... Full story
Syria rebels fight on as peace talks pressure mounts
Syrian rebels kept up resistance Saturday to a massive assault on a strategic central town as pressure grew on the opposition to attend a peace conference after the regime agreed to do so. Full story
SPORTS
New law to combat sports crime sought
The Bangladesh Cricket Board will seek advice from the law ministry to see whether any new law could be introduced to combat sports crime, said an official on Saturday. The decision came after the Indian government... Full story
EDITORIAL
More reasons to stop Rampal power plant
It is indeed unfortunate that while the Indian state-owned National... Full story
OP-ED
Deaths of workers in building collapse
Every country needs cooperation of other countries to move forward in present age. Import and export of goods, services, technology and manpower are indispensable for a country that desires sustainable development and it needs foreign... Full story
TIMEOUT
Cultural organisations celebrate Nazrul’s birth anniv
Different cultural organisations celebrated Nazrul’s 114th birth anniversary in a festive manner on Saturday organising various programmes including musical shows and fairs. Nazrul Academy’s three-day Nazrul birth anniversary... Full story
LETTERS
Loss of arable land
A report based on a study carried out by Soil Resource Development... Full story
Universities fail to support the visually impaired
Only four universities are allowing admissions for the visually impaired among the 104, public and private, universities existing in the country. These universities are Dhaka University, Chittagong University, Islamic University of Kushtia along with the... Full story
