Iraq receives Russian jets
AFP, Baghdad :Iraq said it received the first batch of Sukhoi warplanes from Russia as it pressed a counter-attack Sunday against Sunni militants whose offensive...
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5 RMG workers hurt in Savar boiler blast
UNB, Savar :At least five readymade garment (RMG) workers were injured in a boiler explosion in a factory at Khagan area of the upazila on...
ACC approves charge sheet against Essential Drugs Ex-MD
Staff Reporter :The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Sunday approved charge sheet in a case against former Managing Director of Essential Drugs Company Limited Harun-ur-Rashid on...
Six killed in lightnings
UNB, Dhaka :Six people, including a college student, were killed in separate incidents of lightning strike in Manikganj, Bogra, Thakurgaon and Meherpur districts on Sunday.In...
Batamul blast / Death reference sent to HC
Court Correspondent :The trial court verdict and the documents of the sensational Ramna Batamul blast case was sent to the High Court as death references...
Misuse of foreign donation
IN just one year, Health Ministry officials have misused at least $70 million of funds provided for a major development programme primarily financed by the...
Finance Minister backtracks and legalizes black money
THE government has allowed unquestioned legalization of black money in real estate, a move that reflects the Finance Minister’s apparent U-turn and surrender to the...
Worse or better world
Jonathan Power :War is all over the place. It seems. Not just Syria and Iraq but now inside Pakistan. Not to mention Somalia and Sudan....
The spirit of Ramzan
Khwaja Mohammad Zubair :It was in the second year of Hijra that fasting during the holy month of Ramadan was made obligatory for Muslims. It...
The private prison business—a potential slavery
Sabria Chowdhury Balland :An individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order...