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Govt slacks on price control of 91pc drugs
The list of essential drugs has not been updated since 1994 while the government do not control prices of 91 per cent of the drugs that are not on the list in breach of law. According to health and drug experts, more than... Full story
5 men lynched after boy shot dead
Five suspected robbers were beaten to death by a mob of villagers after the bandits killed a madrassah student while shooting their way out at Bauipur village in Monohargang upazila of the district on Wednesday morning. Full story
Police attack on pickets marks hartal
The police on Wednesday used pepper spray, water cannons and batons to disperse leftist activists in the capital to foil the half-day nationwide six-hour general strike enforced in protest at the latest rise in fuel oil prices. Left leaders claimed... Full story
Court accepts charge sheetCourt accepts charge sheet
A judicial magistrate’s court in Dhak aon Wednesday took cognisance of the the charge sheet in the Aminbazar killing case and issued an warrants for the arrest of 36 fugitives. Eleven of the 60 people accused in the case... Full story
JS panel clears contempt of court bill
The parliamentary panel on law ministry on Wednesday cleared the Contempt of Courts Bill- 2011 that keeps provisions to exempt public servants from contempt proceedings after retirement and the media if they publish... Full story
METRO
Condition deteriorating: physician
The condition of the Eden Girls College student, who was badly injured in an acid attack by her lover and his accomplice on Tuesday, deteriorated on Wednesday. ‘Her condition is deteriorating. It’s so critical that... Full story
BUSINESS
JS body unhappy at commercial wings’ failure
The parliamentary standing committee on commerce ministry on Wednesday blasted the ministry for failure in achieving export targets by commercial wings at Bangladesh missions abroad and asked the ministry to... Full story
INTERNATIONAL
French ground troops in close-quarter combat with Islamists
French troops engaged in close combat with Islamist rebels on Wednesday in Mali as al-Qaeda-linked fighters attacked a gas plant in neighbouring Algeria taking several foreigners hostage. Full story
SPORTS
No Pakistanis, but show on
The speculation is over and it is now official that the Pakistani cricketers will not be allowed to play in the Bangladesh Premier League Twenty20 tournament this season. The curtain of the money-spinning tournament rises today... Full story
EDITORIAL
ACC stands bereft of public credibility
THE concern about the ‘current scope of the investigation [of the Padma... Full story
OP-ED
Eight things I miss about the Cold War
At a book festival in Los Angeles recently, some writers (myself included) were making the usual arguments about the problems with American politics in the 1950s — until one panellist shocked the audience by declaring, ‘God, I miss the... Full story
TIMEOUT
Fusion music moves audience
Fusion music presented by local and British musicians moved a huge crowd in an open-air concert at Rabindra Sarobar in Dhanmondi on Tuesday. They fused instruments and songs from different corners of the world with the traditional music of... Full story
LETTERS
Sluggish education process
THE education system in Bangladesh is very complex. There are lots of schools, colleges, universities and technical and professional institutions. It is indeed commendable that we have a large number of places... Full story
