Undamaged support to continue: Mozena / UN wants quick talks for credible polls
Reiterating US’ position on the January 5 polls, US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan Mozena on Sunday said his country’s commitment to work with Bangladesh and...
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49-member cabinet sworn in
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina formed her 49-member new Cabinet taking the oath of office on Sunday. The new Cabinet has 29 full ministers, 17 state...
US Visa Law fuels domestic-employee abuse
Tony Edson :The recent arrest of Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade has unleashed two kinds of outrage: protests by Indians upset over her treatment by New...
Growth prospect of euro-area is under question
Nicholas Crafts :Recent growth in the euro area has tracked the experience of much of Europe in the 1930s all too closely. Unless policies change,...
Nothing to gain by using the cane
Sir Frank Peters :December 13 is Pupil’s Liberation Day- a memorable and auspicious occasion for many Bangladeshi school pupils, regrettably not all.It was on this...
Illegal sand lifting continues unabated in Sylhet
S.A Shofiee, Sylhet :Some local influentials are lifting sand mindlessly from the Surma River in Sadar and Dakshin Surma upazilas under Sylhet district defying restriction...
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Body of medical representative recovered in KurigramKurigram Correspondent Body of a Sales Medical Representative of IBN-Sina Pharmaceutical Ltd. was recovered from tank of a latrine at...
Growers expect bumper potato harvest in Rajshahi region
BSS, Rajshahi :Farmers and other officials concerned are very much hopeful about cherished potato production in the region as overall climatic condition remains favorable towards...
Power plant under Orion Group fined
Department of Environment (DoE) on Sunday fined a power generation company under Orion Group Tk 50 lakh for building its infrastructure without the environment clearance....