JS budget discussion

The members of the treasury bench participating on the proposed national budget for fiscal 2013-14 on Tuesday profusely praised finance minister AMA Muhith for placing a 'realistic' and 'pro-people' b

UAE road crash

Each family of victims to get Dh 200,000

A lorry driver, involved in a road crash in which 21 people including 19 Bangladeshis died, has been ordered to pay Dh 4.2 million in blood money, fined Dh 52,000 and sentenced to a year in prison. Th

Putin, Obama clash over Assad's fate

The Wall Street Journal, Northern Ireland President Barack Obama and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin clashed openly over Syria as world leaders began a summit here Monday, sharply underscoring dee

30 RMG workers fall sick after having dinner

At least 30 garment workers were hospitalised on Monday night as they fell sick after having dinner served by the factory authorities at Fatullah in sadar upazila. . Hospital sources said, authorities

$154m foreign loan for 15 pvt projects

The Board of Investment Scrutiny Committee for Foreign Loan/Suppliers Credit on Tuesday approved $154 million private sector foreign loan for 15 projects in its 76th meeting. Dr Atiur Rahman, Governor

Action against unfit vehicles before Ramzan

Communication Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday said that the government would take tough action against the unfit vehicles, which are now plying in the city, ahead of the holy Ramzan to make the city

Chumki made chair of CWMC

State Minister for Women and Children Affairs Ministry of Bangladesh, Meher Afroz Chumki MP, has been made Chairperson of Commonwealth Women Ministers' Conference for the next three years. Chumki got

Direct peace talks

US to sit with Taliban

The US is to open direct peace talks with the Taliban, senior White House officials have announced. The first meeting is due to take place in the coming days in Doha, Qatar, where the Taliban have jus

G8 backs urgent Syria peace talks in Geneva

G8 leaders meeting in Northern Ireland have backed calls for Syrian peace talks to be held in Geneva as soon as possible. After adopting a statement, UK Prime Minister David Cameron said the leaders h

Five groups behind RMG unrest

The recent labour unrest and food poisoning to the RMG workers has wreaked havoc to the country's vitally important RMG industrial belt at Ashulia. Some external groups have long been engaged in spre

Just arbitrary

The Grameen Bank Commission's report to split it into 19 small entities or bring the bank under absolute government control has come as a big surprise to economists and civil society leaders. They ha

With the long-spell of Power Outage and the scorching heat on Tuesday a group of children in Keraniganj found the dirty water of a small waterbody a jolly source to cool their bodies.

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CAR PARK OR ROAD? Busy road on the northern side of the Bangabhaban (Dilkhusa) has virtually been turned into a parking lot blocking the regular movement of vehicles. The photo was taken on Tuesday.

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