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High-profile scams mar gains on economic front
A series of high profile scams, including the biggest fund embezzlement by little-known Hallmark Group have overshadowed the country’s ‘mixed performance’ on the economic front last year. Full story
Consumers protest at fresh move for power price hike
Amid protests from the consumers, the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission on Monday completed a 3-day public hearing on the proposals for raising the retail power prices by between 9 and 12 per cent... Full story
BGMEA probe finds workers’ link
A section of workers and officials of the factory was involved in igniting the deadly fire at Tazreen Fashions in Ashulia that killed 112 workers on November 24, said a probe report of Bangladesh Garment... Full story
Govt looking for alternative of CG
The Awami League-led government is desperately looking for an ‘alternative arrangement’ to non-party caretaker administration to make it sure that the main opposition BNP takes part in the next parliamentary ... Full story
Textbook Festival today
Textbook Festival would be celebrated today in all schools and madrassahs across the nation for the distribution of free books to students by the government. It would be for the third consecutive year that the ministries of education as well as primary and mass education took the plan to celebrate the festival for free distribution of 270 million text... Full story
METRO
Banks post healthy operating profits
The country’s scheduled banks in the just concluded year posted healthy operating profits despite debacle in the capital market, liquidity crisis, lower loan disbursement and a stagnation condition in opening and settling of letter of credits for import. A BB official told New Age on Monday that although the growth in profits in 2012 was not high compared with the previous... Full story
INTERNATIONAL
Syria backs ‘any initiative’ for talks to end conflict
Syria’s government on Monday welcomed any initiative for talks to end bloodshed in the country, after UN-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi said he had a peace plan acceptable to all sides. Full story
SPORTS
Cricket: rich in performance, poor off the field
Bangladesh cricket had had a lot of good moments in 2012 with the national team’s Asia Cup final berth for the first time topping them all. The Tigers lost the breath-taking final against Pakistan by just two runs, but their performance sent out a strong message to the cricketing world – they are no longer the international whipping boys. Full story
EDITORIAL
Sadly familiar manifestation of govt’s tyrannical tendencies
THE police attack on leaders and activists of the... Full story
OP-ED
Improved governance necessary to address anti-minority sentiment
THE great hopes of a leap forward to a new era that came with the end of the war have now been dispelled. The anticipated prosperity and inter-ethnic reconciliation that was expected to be Sri Lanka’s after... Full story
TIMEOUT
2012: end of an eventful year
It was an end of an eventful year in terms of cultural activities across the country. Both the government and private oirganisations including Bangladesh Shilapakala Academy, Chhayanaut, Bengal Shilpalaya, Dhaka Art Centre and several other film and theatre organisations had organised different types of festivals. Full story
LETTERS
On harassment against women
‘Rape’, ‘sexual harassment’ or ‘eve teasing’ - we all are very well used to these kinds of words nowadays. And why not? Every day, when we wake up early in the morning the very first thing we all do is get a... Full story
