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ACC to sue 31 of 4 cos this month
The Anti-Corruption Commission will sue 31 people of four more companies in the middle of this month for swindling Tk 860.86 crore from Hotel Ruposhi Bangla branch of Sonali Bank, an official said on Thursday. Full story
Payment for Boeing planes uncertain
The Bangladesh Biman, which is notorious for being a perennial losing concern, is trying to woo the private commercial banks in a desperate bid to secure a loan of $118.39 million for clearing pre-delivery payment for... Full story
Govt submits ‘concise’ statement on appeal
The government on Thursday submitted a ‘concise statement’ on its arguments in the appeal it filed in 2009 against a High Court verdict that had acquitted six former army personnel of the charges in the long-pending jail killing case. Full story
Lawmakers to discuss TIB’s report, Ramu in next session
Members of the ruling alliance in the Jatiya Sangsad are preparing to discuss the report of Transparency International Bangladesh which, according to them, was meant to malign the representatives of the people, and the... Full story
EC not to take action suo moto against parties
Election commissioner Zabed Ali on Thursday said that the commission would not take any action suo moto against political parties for maintaining associate or affiliated bodies going against the Representation... Full story
METRO
Expanding organic farming urged for food security
Agriculture experts at a seminar on Thursday called for expanding the organic farming in the country to ensure food security. They also emphasised establishing a national accreditation body to... Full story
BUSINESS
Trade deficit increases by 115pc in two months
The country’s trade deficit soared to $1 billion in the first two months of the current financial year because of negative growth in export earning. The trade deficit in July to August of financial year 2012-13 was 115.45 per cent higher than that of the corresponding period... Full story
INTERNATIONAL
28 soldiers killed as Syria targets rebel gains
Rebels killed 28 soldiers in Syria’s northwestern battlefields Thursday, a watchdog said, as the regime launched new air strikes in what is seen as a desperate attempt to reverse opposition gains. Full story
SPORTS
No headway in BPL stalemate
The second edition of the Bangladesh Premier League Twenty20 tournament was thrown into uncertainty after the Bangladesh Cricket Board failed to resolve the ongoing crisis in its Board meeting on Thursday. Full story
EDITORIAL
Independence of judiciary remains elusive
The lower judiciary, it is said, stepped into the... Full story
OP-ED
Profit and corruption widens energy inequality
Profit is the opposite side of poverty and deprivation, which is ignored by mainstream although the mainstream takes the posture of crusader against poverty. Profit fattens itself by pushing many to the world of... Full story
TIMEOUT
Subir Nandi passes busy Eid schedule
The music lovers of the country got the opportunity to enjoy celebrated singer Subir Nandi’s evergreen songs on Eid’s special musical programmes aired on different channels on Eid days. The acclaimed singer presented hi popular numbers including Amr e duti chokh pathor to noy, Hajar moner kachhey proshno... Full story
LETTERS
Misleading article about the supposed Arakanese origin of the non-Bengali ethnic groups of the CHT
I have read an article by Abid Bahar, titled ‘Burmese invasion of Arakan and the rise of non Bengali settlements in Bangladesh: Origin of the Tribes of Chittaging [sic] Hill Tract (CHT)’ (published... Full story
