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VICTORY DAY SPECIAL


The Frontlines of Hunger

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PM orders reactivation
of TCB

The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, has ordered the authorities concerned to reactivate the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh to enable it to intervene effectively in the market by the import and sales of essential commodities whenever necessary...[ + ]

ELECTION TO 480 UPAZILAS
Electioneering ends,
polls tomorrow

Candidates and their supporters put in all their efforts in the last-minute campaigns on Tuesday to seek votes in their favour for upazila elections. Scheduled on Thursday amidst tight security, bringing an end to nearly a month long hustings with a festive touch...[ + ]

FAILURE TO SUPPLY PRY TEXTBOOKS
29 printing houses blacklisted

The National Curriculum and Textbook Board has blacklisted 29 printing houses which have filed to publish and supply primary textbooks in keeping with the schedule...[ + ]

Govt to release frozen bank accounts

The government will take steps to release by seven days all bank accounts of the alleged corruption suspects that were frozen during the tenure of the interim government, said finance minister Abul Mal Abdul Muhith on Tuesday...[ + ]

Other Headlines
» Obama steps into history
» President, PM greet Obama
» 22 bodies recovered from Meghna
» Abdus Shahid made chief whip of parliament
» BB wants upgrading status of governor
» UN chief visits Gaza
» Parties asked to inform EC by Feb 2 of any alliance
» No important documents missing, says top official
» Law enforcers warned against negligence of duties
» Fenchuganj plant shut over tax payment dispute
» JMB man sentenced to 10 years
» Atiqullah Khan freed on bail
» Six Ctg Univ halls raided
» Dhaka to send medicine for Palestinians in Gaza
» Upazila chairman candidate abducted


Dhaka stocks rebound on buying spree

Dhaka stocks rebounded on Tuesday mainly owing to institutional buying after the SEC’s market-review meeting with merchant banks and stock exchanges, said market operators...[ + ]

BPIA starts selling broiler at
lower prices Thursday

The Bangladesh Poultry Industries Association has initiated to sell eggs and broiler meat at fair price in various city spots from Thursday, sources in the association said...[ + ]

Other Headlines
» NBR to put in more efforts to recover unrealised taxes
» Grameen Shakti wins over $1m Abu Dhabi prize
» Arabs pledge to speed up economic integration
» Govt mulls setting up industrial database
» BMW cuts working hours as sales plunge
» Shubhankar promoted as GM of BB
» Thailand cuts tax to boost economy
» ATC hosts pharma sector strategic meet
» China-Africa trade hits all-time high
» Satyam approached by potential buyers
» DBHFC launches property services
» EU for budget discipline as deficits blow out
» Japan says economy ‘worsening rapidly’
» Over 5 lakh lose jobs in China in 3 months
» Russia restarts gas supplies to Europe
» British press gloomy on bank rescue
» Flora Ltd becomes banglalink’s client
» Job losses to cut S’pore population by 4pc
» Pound, euro tumble
» Oil prices fall to $34


Weekend


Costly machines remain unused
in govt lab

Three machines at the Central Drug Testing Laboratory for testing the standard of drugs and arsenic in water and the presence of formalin and artificial colouring in food items have been lying idle for the last four years because of lack of skilled manpower and funds...[ + ]

Bangladesh lacks political talent, says educationist

Former vice-chancellor of Jahangirnagar University Zillur Rahman Siddiqui on Tuesday said Bangladesh was lagging behind other countries in education for lack of political talent...[ + ]



Tigers keen to put nightmare behind

The hosts Bangladesh take to the Sher-e-Bangla national stadium at Mirpur in the capital Dhaka today, still smarting under a humiliating defeat in the first of the three-match series against the visiting Zimbabwe on
Monday...
[ + ]

MSC-Russell tie ends in a draw

Sheikh Russell KC played to a 1-1 draw with Dhaka Mohammedan in the keenly contested lone second phase match of the Citycell B League at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Tuesday.
   With this result, Sheikh Russell KC secured 31 points from 15 matches, while Dhaka Mohammedan bagged 29 points from 14 matches. Holders Dhaka Abahani dominate the points table with 35 points from 15 matches...[ + ]


Editorial
» Railway burglaries investigation must break with tradition
» Burden of hope
Op-Ed
» Concerns over development projects
» Livni’s smile: the boss has gone mad

National
» 100 injured in mob-student clash in Sylhet
» Govt to review local govt ordinances
Home
» Sharp rise in vegetable prices in Jhenaidah
» 49pc UZ polls candidates businessmen
International
» Gaza war over but Israel still limiting media access
» Pakistan warns Petraeus over
missile strikes

Timeout
» Raza captivates audience with Bhawaiya
» Street children’s work on display

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