An Israeli army Cannon Unit manoeuvres during a drill in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights near the border with Syria on June 12. 
— AFP photo/Menahem Kahana

An Israeli army Cannon Unit manoeuvres during a drill in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights near the border with Syria on June 12. — AFP photo/Menahem Kahana

Residents carry their belongings through an alley flooded with the rising water level of river Yamuna after heavy monsoon rains in New Delhi on Wednesday. — Reuters photo

Residents carry their belongings through an alley flooded with the rising water level of river Yamuna after heavy monsoon rains in New Delhi on Wednesday. — Reuters photo

A picture of Edward Snowden, a contractor at the National Security Agency, is seen on a computer screen displaying a page of a Chinese news website, in Beijing in this June 13 photo illustration. — Reuters/Jason Lee

A picture of Edward Snowden, a contractor at the National Security Agency, is seen on a computer screen displaying a page of a Chinese news website, in Beijing in this June 13 photo illustration. — Reuters/Jason Lee

Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan speaks at a press briefing at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium at Mirpur on Wednesday. — New Age photo

Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan speaks at a press briefing at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium at Mirpur on Wednesday. — New Age photo

Finance minister AMA Muhith speaks at a post-budget discussion meeting organised by the FBCCI in the capital on Wednesday. FBCCI president Kazi Akram Uddin Ahmed is also seen, among others. — New Age photo

Finance minister AMA Muhith speaks at a post-budget discussion meeting organised by the FBCCI in the capital on Wednesday. FBCCI president Kazi Akram Uddin Ahmed is also seen, among others. — New Age photo

Two Rohingya men break down in tears on their arrival at the Shahparir Dweep jetty in June 2012. — New Age/Indrajit Ghosh

Two Rohingya men break down in tears on their arrival at the Shahparir Dweep jetty in June 2012. — New Age/Indrajit Ghosh

Mohammedan SC and Brothers Union players tussle for the ball on a rain-sodden pitch during their Super Cup match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Wednesday. — New Age photo

Mohammedan SC and Brothers Union players tussle for the ball on a rain-sodden pitch during their Super Cup match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Wednesday. — New Age photo

The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, distributes the Safe Motherhood Award 2013 in the Osmani Memorial Hall auditorium in Dhaka on Wednesday. — Focusbangla photo

The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, distributes the Safe Motherhood Award 2013 in the Osmani Memorial Hall auditorium in Dhaka on Wednesday. — Focusbangla photo

An Iranian football fan holds the national flag as she celebrates her country’s 2014 World Cup berth at Vanak square in northern Tehran on Tuesday. — AFP photo

An Iranian football fan holds the national flag as she celebrates her country’s 2014 World Cup berth at Vanak square in northern Tehran on Tuesday. — AFP photo

Spanish forward Fernando Torres (C) chats with his team-mates during a training session at Sao Januario in Rio de Janeiro on Monday. — AFP photo

Spanish forward Fernando Torres (C) chats with his team-mates during a training session at Sao Januario in Rio de Janeiro on Monday. — AFP photo

Spain’s Under-21 players celebrate with the trophy after defeating Italy in the final of the 2013 UEFA U-21 Championship at Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem on Tuesday. — AFP photo

Spain’s Under-21 players celebrate with the trophy after defeating Italy in the final of the 2013 UEFA U-21 Championship at Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem on Tuesday. — AFP photo



MAIN NEWS

Frequent power cuts add to sufferings


Frequent power outages amid scorching heat have added to sufferings of people across the country for the past few days. Power distribution agencies are causing outages for four to six hours a day in urban areas while the situation is worse in rural areas as they keep facing outages... Full story

Titas faces resistance in different areas


Dismantling illegal gas distribution networks has slowed down in and around Dhaka city as the beneficiaries in many areas are creating obstacles to removing illegal distribution networks forcing the Titas officials to retreat, officials said. Titas officials have already faced severe resistance in Nandipara, Keraniganj, different... Full story

HC asks for report


The High Court on Wednesday asked for reports from the government and the garment owners association detailing compensations given to the workers injured and the families of the workers killed in a fire at Tazreen Fashions Limited at Ashilua of Savar. The bench of Justice Quazi Reza-Ul Hoque and ... Full story

Lightning kills 11 people


AT least 11 people were killed and 14 others injured in separate lightning strikes in Dhaka and Chapainawabganj, Rajshahi and Sherpur on Wednesday. Two labourers were killed and eight others got burn injury as lightning struck them near the British High Commission office... Full story

NATIONAL

Mayors-elect to wait 3-4 months to get charge: EC


Election commissioner Shah Nawaz on Wednesday said the mayors-elect of four cities would need to wait three to four months to take the charge due to ‘legal complications.’ Shah Nawaz, however, could not say when the Election Commission would publish in gazette notifications... Full story

METRO

Govt sits on single authority plan for drainage


The government is yet to decide over placing the drainage system of the Dhaka city under a single authority, a move initiated 10 years ago. The city corporations and the Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority officials said the ministry concerned did not hold any meeting on the issue in 2013. Full story

BUSINESS

BTRC fined Robi only Tk 3 lakh instead of Tk 500cr: CAG audit


The government lost Tk 499.97 crore in revenue as the telecom regulator had charged only Tk 3 lakh fines on TM International Bangladesh Ltd in 2009, instead of Tk 500 crore, when it changed its name to Axiata Bangladesh Ltd (Robi) violating licensing agreement, finds a government audit recently. Full story

INTERNATIONAL

India monsoon floods leave 138 dead


Military helicopters dropped emergency supplies Wednesday to thousands of tourists and pilgrims stranded by flash floods that tore through towns and temples in northern India, killing at least 138 people, officials said. Thousands of people have already been evacuated after floods and landslides... Full story

SPORTS

BCB risks losing ICC membership


Bangladesh is in danger of losing its International Cricket Council membership as the Bangladesh Cricket Board failed to hold the election due to legal complications, BCB president Nazmul Hassan felt. Nazmul is set to face some unsavoury questions at the ICC annual general meeting, scheduled at Lords’ from... Full story

EDITORIAL

Incumbents need to back out of TICFA with US


THE way that the draft Trade and Investment Cooperation... Full story

OP-ED

Israel stirs the pot in Syria


FOR much of the past two years Israel stood sphinx-like on the sidelines of Syria’s civil war. Did it want Bashar al-Assad’s regime toppled? Did it favour military intervention to help opposition forces? And what did it think of the increasing visibility of Islamist groups in Syria? It was difficult to guess. Full story

TIMEOUT

Sufia Kamal’s birth anniv today


The 102nd anniversary of the birth of poet Sufia Kamal will be observed today. She was also a social reformer who upheld women’s empowerment throughout her life, works and career. On the eve of the occasion, New Age talked with some renowned poets, who were close to Sufia Kamal. Full story

LETTERS

Derogatory comments in JS


THE ongoing session of parliament has begun with Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, the first woman speaker ever, in the chair. People at large expected that the opposition’s participation would make the session vibrant. But, instead, we have seen that both the... Full story

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