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Muhith defends offer to legalise untaxed money
The finance minister, AMA Muhith, on Friday defended his budgetary proposal for legalising untaxed income saying that the opportunity had been offered to attract investment and check siphoning of the money. ‘The opportunity has been offered for wooing... Full story
Kitchen market starts heating up
Prices of different types of fruits, tea and cigarettes shot up in the city after the finance minister presented the proposed budget for the fiscal 2012-13 on Thursday. The prices of eggs and potatoes... Full story
BGB on alert on Myanmar border
Border Guard Bangladesh remained alert on Bangladesh-Myanmar border after Friday’s communal riots at Maungdaw township in Arakan province of Myanmar. Lieutenant colonel Khalequzaman, commanding... Full story
Titan Tyton saves Poles in opener
Substitute goalkeeper Przemyslaw Tyton was the unlikely hero as his penalty save from Greek captain Giorgos Karagounis saw Euro 2012 co-hosts Poland draw 1-1 with Euro 2004 champions Greece in an incident-packed opening match here on Friday. Full story
Proposed education budget disappoints experts
Educationalists have expressed disappointment over the proposed 2012-2013 budget for the education sector, stating that it is inadequate and will make it difficult to implement the current education policy. Full story
METRO
Sluggish preparation for addressing water stagnation this year
Government agencies responsible for maintenance of drainage in the capital seem to be sluggish in their preparation for addressing water stagnation in the city in the upcoming rainy season. New Age has found that two of pumping stations, used to pump out... Full story
BUSINESS
High deficit budget to hit investment, growth
Economists and business leaders said that the proposed budget for fiscal 2012-13 being highly deficit would force the government to resort to excessive bank borrowings, resulting in lower... Full story
INTERNATIONAL
Bomb blast kills 18 on Pakistan bus
A bomb blast ripped through a Pakistani bus on Friday, killing at least 18 people, including six women and a child, on the outskirts of the north-western city of Peshawar, the police said. More than 40 other people were wounded in the attack on a bus... Full story
SPORTS
Victoria clinch title in last over thriller
Victoria Sporting Club won a last-over thriller against Prime Bank Cricket Club to clinch the title of the Walton Dhaka Premier League with a two-wicket victory at the Fatullah stadium on Friday. Unsung Victoria hero Saikat Ali (71) was the major contributor to the win that enabled... Full story
EDITORIAL
Predictably and unspectacularly big
FOR the fourth year in a row, the finance minister proposed a predictably... Full story
OP-ED
Nati’l children recitation fest begins
A two-day national children recitation festival to mark the 79th birth anniversary of late cultural personality Waheedul Haque was inaugurated on Friday at the National Music and Dance Centre auditorium of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. A total of 47 recitation troupes... Full story
LETTERS
Reasonable education allowance
THE government introduced education allowance for children of government employees in 2009. A government employee gets Tk 200 per student per month. The maximum is Tk 300 per month. Full story
