Weekend
No drive to reclaim canals despite
fund allocation
The Sylhet City Corporation is yet to start canal reclamation drive to bring a solution to water logging problem even six months after allocation of funds by the LGRD and cooperatives ministry. The ministry allocated Tk 1 crore to reclaim the canals — major nine of them in Uttar Surma and one in Dakkhin Surma areas — which have remained occupied by the illegal encroachers for long, sources in the SCC said...[ + ]
Expat, 2 others held with one kg
of gold in city
The police on Friday arrested three people, including an expatriate in Singapore, in possession of about one kilogram of gold, worth about Tk 20 lakh, at Phulbaria Check Post in the city. The police said they had stooped a CNG-run auto-rickshaw to check the papers of the vehicle at about 10:30am and seized 249 gold chains after searching the three passengers on
suspicion...[ + ]
Flawless Federer crushes Safin
Roger Federer marched into his sixth consecutive Wimbledon final with an awe-inspiring demolition of the revitalised Marat Safin. A near flawless display ensured the world number one was detained on Centre Court for just one hour and 41 minutes as he compiled a 6-3, 7-6 (7/3), 6-4 win over the Russian to set up what is expected to be another showdown with Rafael Nadal in the final...[ + ]
Zimbabwe retain ICC membership
Strife-torn Zimbabwe will remain a full member of the International Cricket Council, officials said on Friday, after the deeply-divided world body worked out a last-minute compromise. ‘The full membership of Zimbabwe is currently not in doubt,’ incoming ICC president David Morgan of England told reporters at the conclusion of the council’s executive board meeting...[ + ]
Editorial
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Some gains, some losses in SAARC climate declaration
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Debunking the ‘NASA’ doomsday climate prediction for Bangladesh
Op-Ed
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World’s will to tackle climate change is irresistible
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