AUGUST ATROCITIES ON CAMPUS
JS panel for immediate withdrawal of all cases
A parliamentary panel on Thursday asked the government to ‘withdraw immediately’ all oppressive charges against teachers and students brought two years ago by the military-backed administration over a silly incident on the Dhaka University campus that had caused a nationwide flare-up of protest...[ + ]
Men behind August
21 carnage still
unidentified
Nation in dark about grenade sources
Even five years after the deadly grenade attacks on an Awami League rally in Dhaka on 21 August, 2004, the nation is still in the dark about the masterminds of the carnage and the source of the Austrian Arges grenades used in the attacks...[ + ]
Crackdown begins
Sunday to ease
city traffic
City’s traffic management seems to have spiraled out of control of police and has now required all city agencies to team up and plan a crackdown from Sunday to give Ramadan commuters some respite from tailback. The ‘special drive’ will include checking of automobiles for valid documents, and freeing roads from vehicles parked and construction materials piled haphazardly...[ + ]
Teesta Barrage under threat as river swells
The Water Development Board on Thursday issued a red alert in the Teesta Barrage areas as the river was flowing 36cm above danger mark in the evening after India had opened all the gates of the Gajaldoba Barrage at noon...[ + ]
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Seven students of Dhaka Univ still face charges
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AL observes 5th anniv of attack today
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26 killed as Afghans vote for president
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Hasina 78th most powerful woman on Forbes list
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HC de-lists Hasina’s plea for quashing power plant case
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Tigers given hero’s welcome
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Delwar blasts govt for imposing Sec 144 at Daulatpur
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HC rejects pleas against CHT troops withdrawal
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Price monitoring teams find task difficult
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8 DU hall house tutors resign
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DUET closed amid student clash
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Govt may consider supplying duty-free diesel to RMG sector
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Govt plans to include MPs in school admission committees
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US embassy reschedules DV visa interviews
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4 Bangladeshis jailed after major UK drug bust
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Heavy rain disrupts life in Chittagong
GP IPO likely after Eid
Subscription of a Tk 486.08-crore initial public offering of the Grameenphone Ltd is likely to begin after Eid-ul-Fitr, said a senior official of the Securities and Exchange Commission. ‘It is a large issue; so the company will need to consider market situation in fixing its IPO subscription schedule,’ SEC executive director Anwarul Kabir Bhuiyan told reporters on Thursday after SEC’s final approval to the IPO.......[ + ]
SEC approves two IPOs, six trust deeds
The Securities and Exchange Commission at a meeting on Thursday approved applications of Provati Insurance and Dhaka Insurance to raise funds through issuing initial public offerings. ‘Both the insurance companies will raise Tk 9 crore each through the IPOs,’ SEC executive director Anwarul Kabir Bhuiyan told reporters...[ + ]
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Potato wholesale price fixed at Tk 22
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Trust Bank to offer farm, SME loans at 10pc
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Price of one-day broiler chicks increased by 50pc
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Dhaka stocks finish downbeat
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Aarong outlet relocated in Chittagong
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Demand for BTCL connections grows
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Mongla port to be activated, says shipping minister
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Oil falls in Asian trade
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Lafarge Surma Cement holds seminar on construction practice
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Yen drops in Asia
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NCC Bank recommends issuing 1:2 right share
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Indian drought threatens rice, sugar output
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Nepal, India fail to finalise trade accord
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Japan recovery prospects uncertain
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US to lower budget deficit estimate
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Global steel production hits 2009 peak
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HRC gives prizes among promo offer winners
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Dhaka Bank renews DDA deal with Sonali Bank
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