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High-income professionals under NBR watch
The National Board of Revenue has asked income tax commissioners to examine the sources of income and expenditures of professionals, including doctors, lawyers and engineers, who, the board suspects, hide... Full story
ACC finds 9 more banks involved
The Anti-Corruption Commission has spotted involvement of nine more commercial banks in the swindling of around Tk 3,700 crore from Sonali Bank Ruposhi Bangla Hotel Branch by the Hallmark Group and five other... Full story
Commission on financial sectors soon
The government is going to form soon a commission tasked with plugging loopholes in the financial sectors marred by scandals in the past three years. Instituting the proposed commission for identifying maladies... Full story
It’s injurious to humans: experts
Dhaka Metropolitan Police last week started using chloropicrin enriched pepper spray to control mobs. Exposure to the new solution, stronger than tear gas, is injurious to human health, particularly eyes and the skin, experts said. Full story
Teachers continue rallying for MPO, job nationalisation
Teachers and employees of secondary schools continued their strike and ‘fast-unto-death’ on Monday demanding enlistment of their institutions for the monthly pay order and job nationalisation. Leaders of the teachers said that no classes were... Full story
METRO
Auto-rickshaw workers urged to stand united against repression
Politicians and rights activists on Monday urged the auto-rickshaw workers to be united against all forms of repression on them in the name of daily deposit and extortion. At a roundtable discussion, they also... Full story
BUSINESS
Sonali board turns down BB order to settle disputed IBPs
Sonali Bank board has refused to carry out a Bangladesh Bank instruction to settle its disputed inland bill purchases with other commercial banks on the ground that the IBPs, mostly related to the much talked-about embezzlement by... Full story
INTERNATIONAL
Syria strike kills children amid push for war crimes probe
An air strike on a rebel town near Damascus on Monday killed 13 women and children, a watchdog said, fuelling growing international calls for a war crimes probe into the 22-month Syrian conflict. Full story
SPORTS
BCB hell-bent on Pakistani players
The Bangladesh Cricket Board refused to give up hopes of Pakistani players playing in the forthcoming Bangladesh Premier League despite time running out fast for their arrival. ‘Since we did not get anything official... Full story
EDITORIAL
Continued BCL atrocities and indulgent incumbents
THE latest spree of violence by the Bangladesh Chhatra League, which... Full story
OP-ED
Hagel for the defence: Obama’s revenge?
I FIND Chuck Hagel eminently likeable. I am not quite certain why. Perhaps it’s his war record. He was decorated for valour in the Vietnam War (which I detested). He was a mere sergeant. Since I was a mere corporal in our 1948 war, I find it elating to see... Full story
TIMEOUT
Argo wins top awards at Golden Globe
Iran hostage drama ‘Argo’ scored a sweet double victory at the Golden Globe awards on Sunday, winning best movie drama - the night’s top prize - and best director for Ben Affleck on a night that left front-runner ‘Lincoln’ with just one trophy. Musical ‘Les... Full story
LETTERS
Concern about secondary education
THE quality of secondary education in Bangladesh seems to be deteriorating by the day. Everyone must have been happy to see the increase in the pass rate and the number of GPA 5 holders in the past few years. Full story
