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BCL rowdies on the loose again
Activists of the ruling party-backed Bangladesh Chhatra League have unleashed terror in educational institutions again vitiating the atmosphere and putting students’ academic life in jeopardy. Full story
Bhashani dropped from Bangla textbooks
The new curriculum for students has dropped the biography of Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani, a politician who fought all his life for the rights of the oppressed and against exploitation, imperialism and feudalism, from Bangla textbooks for Class V and VIII. Followers of Maulana Abdul Hamid... Full story
60 villagers chargesheeted
The Rapid Action Battalion has pressed charges against 60 villagers for beating six students to death at Bardeshi village of Aminbazar at Savar on early July 18, 2011. In the chargesheet, RAB official additional superintendent... Full story
Dhaka must clarify position on slain labour leader, fire safety
Dhaka needs to clarify its position on four issues to the United States Trade Representative which has threatened to withdraw the Generalised System of Preferences facilities for Bangladeshi products in entering the US... Full story
43,710 workers enlisted on opening day
Union information service centres in Dhaka and Barisal divisions enlisted 43,710 applicants for Malaysian jobs on Sunday, the opening day for the registration of workers, officials said. They said 36,211 aspirants were enlisted in Dhaka... Full story
METRO
1 killed, 3 injured in city fires
A man was burnt to death and three others were injured in two incidents of fire in the capital’s Jurain and Pallabi Sunday morning. At Jurain, a man was burnt to death after a fire broke out in his shop where he was sleeping... Full story
BUSINESS
Signing TICFA turns necessary for keeping US GSP
Commerce minister Ghulam Muhammed Quader on Sunday said it had become a ‘necessity’ for Dhaka to sign Trade and Investment Cooperation Framework Agreement with Washington to continue enjoying the... Full story
INTERNATIONAL
Syrian army pounds rebel zones near Damascus
Syria’s army sent shells smashing into rebel zones on the outskirts of Damascus Sunday while a Palestinian camp south of the capital was rocked by fresh fighting, a watchdog said. ‘Regime troops shelled Daraya, Beit Sahm, Mleha and... Full story
SPORTS
Mismanagement hinders build-up, say BPL teams
With less than 72 hours left for the second edition of the Bangladesh Premier League to kick off, the franchisees and the tournament’s governing council are still facing umpteenth problem. The cash-rich Twenty20 tournament was generally hailed as... Full story
EDITORIAL
Odhikar annual report debunks govt’s human rights claims
THE annual human rights monitoring report of... Full story
OP-ED
‘So many people died’
PHAM To looked great for 78 years old. (At least, that’s about how old he thought he was.) His hair was thin, gray, and receding at the temples, but his eyes were lively and his physique robust — all the more remarkable given what he had lived through. I listened intently, as I had so many times before to so many similar stories, but it was still beyond my ability to... Full story
TIMEOUT
Al Deen’s widow urges completion of WCC
Selim Al Deen’s widow Begumzadi Meherunnesa observes that the iconic playwright’s dreams of establishing a ‘World Cultural Centre’ has not been fulfilled even after five years of his death, despite many promises made. She also realises the limitations of establishing such an institute by private initiative in Bangladesh and urges the government’s support for the... Full story
LETTERS
In the name of religion
THE unending sectarian violence in Pakistan shows clearly to what extent sectarian ideas can be destructive for the world. Our sectarian mentality is evident by not protesting against the egregious violence by the... Full story
