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BAU closed after boy killed in BCL infighting
Authorities closed the Bangladesh Agricultural University in Mymensingh on Saturday for an indefinite period after a 12-year-old boy was killed in crossfire during Chhatra League factional clashes, which prompted villagers to set fire to three halls... Full story
Fuel crisis looms
Fuel crisis continues to threaten the country’s energy security as no major discovery has been made in gas sector either by the state-run or foreign companies in last eight years. The last major discovery of a 0.5 trillion cubic feet of recoverable gas was... Full story
Filling stations on strike from today
Owners and workers of filling stations and tank lorries said that they would go on strike for an indefinite period from today as the government was yet to resolve the issue of an increase in their commission till Saturday evening. Full story
Govt free to look for new sources: WB
Bangladesh government is free to look for alternative funding options for the Padma Bridge project. World Bank’s outgoing country director Ellen Goldstein said on Saturday. The government is always free to look for a new... Full story
SCBA flouts own constitution in cubicles allotment
The Supreme Court Bar Association continues with violating its constitution in allotment of cubicles to the members. Article 43 of the constitution stipulates the principles for allotment of cubicles to the members. Full story
METRO
Minor girl found dead in city
The decomposed body of a minor girl was found in a toilet of a commercial building at Topkhana Road in the capital Saturday noon. Police arrested three people in this connection. Claiming that the victim was raped and later killed, neighbours... Full story
BUSINESS
BB, Probashi Kallyan Bank in disagreement
Bangladesh Bank and the state-run Probashi Kallyan Bank have taken opposite stance on the latter’s proposal to allow it to go for commercial banking in limited scale. The PKB, a bank set up for expatriates’ welfare, has made... Full story
INTERNATIONAL
Obama renews call for gun restrictions
The US president, Barack Obama, on Saturday renewed his call on Congress to pass a series of measures aimed at reducing gun violence, but also reaffirmed his commitment to the right to bear arms. Full story
SPORTS
Duronto shock Kings in low-scoring thriller
Tamim Iqbal led Duronto Rajshahi to a two-run win in a low-scoring thriller over his former team Chittagong Kings, albeit not with his bat, but with his brilliant fielding and captaincy at Mirpur on Saturday. Kings lost three wickets in the first three balls of... Full story
EDITORIAL
Govt must not reward errant police officers
The home affairs minister and his ministry appear to have been bent on... Full story
OP-ED
The mystery of the Agartala visit
Most of the background and events leading to the war of liberation of 1971 are well-known. A mystery, however, remained whether Sheikh Mujibur Rahman went to Agartala to seek India’s assistance to liberate East Pakistan and if so, when did he... Full story
TIMEOUT
The recognition will take me ahead: Joya Ahsan
Popular model turned actress Joya Ahsan has won the National Film Award-2011 for her lively performance in a challenging role in the war of independence based film Guerilla. It is her first national recognition as an actress. In an interview with New Age... Full story
LETTERS
Islamic views on organ transplant
LAST Friday (January 18), before the ritual ‘Khutba’ at the Gulshan Jamme Masjid, the imam talked about the matter of organ transplant, and the way Islamic law views it. He was emphasising the issue that if the organ... Full story
