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CAB to sue govt for energy price hikes

The Consumers’ Association of Bangladesh on Saturday warned the power and energy ministry of filing a case against it for continuing with increasing the fuel and power prices and interfering in the activities of... Full story

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6 new marine academies to be opened

With potential opportunities opening up for merchant mariners, the government has taken a project to set up six new marine academies in the country to groom young people taking up the challenging jobs at sea. Besides the government run Marine... Full story

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Oil, Gas Committee demands withdrawal of fuel price hike

The National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports on Saturday asked the government to immediately roll back its fuel price hike decision. The latest fuel price hike would increase the sufferings of the common people as it would... Full story

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Council demands dropping of fake voters

The Coordination Council of Chittagong Commerce and Industry on Saturday put forwarded a six-point charter of demands, including dropping 1,070 fake voters from the scroll before holding the postponed elections of the chamber. Full story

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13 Chhatri Sangstha activists detained

Law enforces detained 13 women suspecting they were activists of Islami Chhatri Sangstha, a wing of Islami Chhatra Shibir, in front of National Press Club at Segunbagicha Saturday afternoon. Full story

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Tobacco death clock unveiled in Dhaka

An anti-tobacco group installed a ‘death clock’, which counts 156 deaths from smoking every day in Bangladesh, in the Bijoy Sarani crossing in the capital on Saturday. The information minister... Full story

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Shafique, Mahbubey blamed for division in pro-AL Ainjibi Parishad

A faction of pro ruling Awami League lawyers on Saturday blamed law minister Shafique Ahmed and attorney general Mahbubey Alam for hatching conspiracy to divide Sammilito Ainjibi Samannay Parishad, their forum. Full story

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Protest against Tangail gang rape held

Rights activists in Barisal held demonstration on Saturday against the gang rape of a teenage girl in Tangail and called for speedy trial and exemplary punishment of the rapists. From a rally at Ashwini Kumar Hall... Full story

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Shipping workers to strike if wages not hiked

Bangladesh Shipping Workers’ Federation on Saturday said if the government did not meet its 21-point charter of demands it would enforce a countrywide indefinite strike in the shipping sector from January 9. Full story

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30 injured as fire panics workers in CEPZ

At least 30 workers of a garment factory at the Chittagong Export Processing Zone were injured while trying to get out of the factory being panicked by a short circuit Saturday morning. Full story

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Arrest, trial of Tazreen owner demanded

Garments labour rights bodies on Saturday demanded immediate arrest of the owner of Tazreen Fashion Limited for his failure to ensure safety of the workers that caused death of 112 workers in a fire at the Savar factory. Full story

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Political volatility to spark higher foreign currency smuggling: CPD

Centre for Policy Dialogue on Saturday observed that the illicit outflow of foreign currency from the country might increase this year because of the transition period of the government. Full story

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Kachua upazila chairman accused

Bagerhat Muktijoddha Sangshad Kachua upazila unit deputy commander Shukur Ali Sheikh lodged a first information report on Friday night with the Kachura police naming the Kachua Upazila... Full story

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Greens demand immediate relocation of Hazaribagh tanneries to Savar

Green activists on Saturday demanded immediate relocation of tanneries from the city’s Hazaribagh area to Savar to avert environmental pollution and health hazards. Full story

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Short supply halts health ministry’s vitamin A campaign

The health and family welfare ministry has suspended its vitamin A capsule programme for children bellow five years for shot supply. The campaign was supposed to start on Saturday while the ministry officials... Full story

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BCL to paralyse BRU if demands not met

Begum Rokeya University unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League from a meeting on Saturday issued a 24-hour ultimatum to the BRU authorities to meet its 4-point charter of demands or it would bring all... Full story

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Five injured in BGB-smuggler clash in Jessore

At least five people, including cops, were injured in a clash between members of the Border Guard Bangladesh and smugglers at Harikhali on Nabharan-Satkhira Road in Jessore Friday midnight. Full story

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