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Fuel price hike seen to fuel inflation, affect GDP
The latest price hike of major petroleum products, particularly of diesel and kerosene, is seen to fuel the already escalating inflation and push the living cost further up. The government increased the prices of diesel and kerosene by Tk 7 a litre – from Tk 61 to Tk 68 – and that of petrol and octane by Tk 5 per litre with effect from Thursday midnight. Now the... Full story
BNP, allies call general strike for Sunday
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party-led opposition alliance on Friday announced a countrywide dawn-to-dusk general strike for Sunday to protest against a fresh round of price hike of fuel oils. Full story
Govt pry schools also charging admission fees
Most of the government primary schools across the country have allegedly been charging admission fees clearly violating the Education Policy 2010, according to guardians and teachers. Full story
PM okays establishment of cyber tribunal
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, has approved the establishment of a special tribunal in Dhaka to deal with cyber crimes such as online fraudulence, extortion and the hacking of computer systems. Full story
Arrest, punishment of owner demanded
Politicians and garment labour leaders on Friday demanded immediate arrest and exemplary punishment of Tazreen Fashion Limited’s owner Delwar Hossain on charge of the killing of more than 100 workers of the factory in a fire on... Full story
METRO
Doubts mounts if govt can do it in a year
Doubts are increasing whether the government would be able to affix retro-reflective registration plates with radiofrequency identification tags in all the motor vehicles in the country in one year ending November 6, 2013. Full story
BUSINESS
Broiler price shoots up in capital
The price of broiler chicken shot up on the retail market in the capital city over the week ending Friday. The prices of egg and some of the vegetables also increased on the market. Full story
INTERNATIONAL
Military wages offensive as car bomb kill 11 in Syria
Syrian regime warplanes and troops on Friday blasted away at rebels close to Damascus, the day after a car bomb in a mainly Alawite northern district of the capital killed at least 11 people, a watchdog said. Fighter-bombers were hitting Duma... Full story
SPORTS
Ashraful, Meharb steer Central
Mohammad Ashraful put his poor form behind to hit a century and Mehrab Hossain Jr added another one to give Walton Central Zone a vital first innings lead over BCB North Zone in the Bangladesh Cricket League in Bogra on Friday. In the other match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Nabil Samad claimed 6-81 as Islami Bank East Zone... Full story
EDITORIAL
Raw deal for people at large
THE Awami League-led government on Thursday made another... Full story
OP-ED
US intel community’s New Year’s wish
THINK of it as a simple formula: if you’ve been hired (and paid handsomely) to protect what is, you’re going to be congenitally ill-equipped to imagine what might be. And yet the urge not just to know... Full story
TIMEOUT
Biren Shome addresses urban life
Seasoned artist Biren Shome has focused on various themes in his ongoing solo exhibition titled ‘Life in Abstraction, Abstraction in life’ at the Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts. It is a splash of colours portraying the intrinsic qualities of nature and urbanscapes... Full story
LETTERS
Concern about secondary education
SECONDARY education is deteriorating day by day. Everyone will be happy to see the results of the last few years; the pass rate and the number A+ holders have increased. Sylhet had the lowest pass rate last two... Full story
