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 Weekend

WASA incurs Tk 50 crore in losses for illegal connections
The Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority with its around one and a half lakh illegal connections, which is more than half of the legal connections, is losing Tk 50 crore a year. ‘Though it is believed that there are around one lakh illegal water connections, in reality it would be around one and a half lakh,’ a top official of the utility agency told New Age on Sunday...[ + ]
BCC to start drive to collect water bills
Barisal City Corporation will launch drive to collect water bills from next week as different government organisations and individuals owe Tk 2 crore to the city corporation. BCC will also set up two water treatment plants this fiscal year aiming to deal with water crisis, sources in BCC’s water supply section said...[ + ]

Tigers in the hearts of South Africans
Magda Eloff is a great fan of Bangladesh cricket team ever since she saw them playing a match in Kimberley eight years ago. The groundstaff of the local cricket body can still recall the memory of the match, which was a justification of Bangladesh’s Test status to many...[ + ]
Dhoni hits back at Hayden
Unamused by Matthew Hayden’s ‘third world’ remark, India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Sunday hit back at the Australian opener and said the Aussies are always slow in going through their overs, no matter which part of the world they play...[ + ]
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On Ankara’s agenda
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