MAIN NEWS
No principal at 31 of 45 polytechnic institutions
Thirty-one out of the 49 government polytechnic and equivalent institutions are running without principals and only 14 of them have vice-principals, according to Directorate of Technical Education officials. Full story
No new power projects in 2012-13 ADP
The proposed annual development programme for fiscal 2012-13 does not include any new project for setting up new power plants in the public sector to ensure funds for the on-going projects, officials said. Full story
BGMEA point comes under fire
The contention of Bangladesh Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association that 24 weeks maternity leave for female workers of garment industry would increase birth rate in the country... Full story
Petrobangla extends bid submission date again
The government is struggling with its ambitious project expensive liquefied natural gas import as none of the short-listed firms are willing to install a floating LNG terminal on the Maheshkhali... Full story
Family files case, 4 arrested
The family of the man killed in police custody in Gazipur filed a case against the Muktarpur union council chairman, Shariful Islam Taran, who is also a local Juba league leader, and eight others named and 8 to 10 unnamed... Full story
METRO
Clients vandalise MLM co office
Clients of an online multilevel marketing company ‘Skylancer’ vandalised its office for their commission of deposited money at Dolphin Lane of Kalabagan in the capital Friday morning. Full story
BUSINESS
Investment of PD banks in T-bonds rises by 22.83pc
The investment of fifteen primary dealer banks and non-bank financial institutions in the treasury bills and bonds increased by 22.83 per cent, or to Tk 4,192.02 crore, in the first four months of the current year. Full story
INTERNATIONAL
Putin warns of civil war in Syria, rules out intervention
Russian president Vladimir Putin warned on Friday that Syria could be on the brink of a civil war but underlined his opposition to military intervention to stop the bloodshed. ‘You cannot do anything by force,’ he told... Full story
SPORTS
An arm made stronger by tragedy
Personal grief and injuries made all-rounder Ziaur Rahman a stronger person as he forced his way back into the Bangladesh national cricket team after five years in the oblivion. Zia was in the Bangladesh squad for the inaugural ICC... Full story
EDITORIAL
Time to break social, legal barriers to adoption
There are over 60 million children in Bangladesh, half of whom live below... Full story
OP-ED
A fork in the path: growth or contraction?
IN BANGLADESH, social safety net programmes have been developed and evolved on ad hoc basis. The major shortcoming of these programmes is that they are short-term in nature and only designed to... Full story
TIMEOUT
Shadhona premieres Mama Manasha Sathi
A unique interpretation of Tagore’s timeless poem Abhisar was staged by cultural organisation Shadhona at the Chhayanaut auditorium on Thursday. Through a fascinating dance drama titled Mama Manasha Sathi, the insightful message of Abhisar... Full story
LETTERS
Saudi Arabia can stop Iran from going nuclear
IN HIS column ‘Israel drives US hardline in Iran talks’ (New Age, May 30), Gareth Porter seems to have missed the central issue: why Iran wants to develop nuclear power in the first place? With the world’s third largest reserves of oil and second... Full story
