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PDB mulls 50pc hike in power price
The Power Development Board on Wednesday proposed to raise the bulk rate of electricity by 50 per cent which would affect retail consumers significantly, officials said. The proposal was submitted to the Energy... Full story
Dhaka, Delhi jt team visits land ports
A joint team of officials from Dhaka and New Delhi visited the land port stations at Akhaura in Bangladesh and Agartala in the Indian province of Tripura ‘to facilitate bilateral trade as well as regular transit of Indian goods through Bangladesh. Full story
BNP to hold rally even if denied permission
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party standing committee has decided that the opposition alliance would hold its June 11 rally at Naya Paltan even if the government did not give permission. Full story
Gomez heads Germany to win
A second-half header from striker Mario Gomez was enough to give Germany a 1-0 win over Portugal on Saturday in their opening Euro 2012 match. After victories both in the quarter-finals of Euro 2008 and the third-place play-off at the 2006 World Cup... Full story
Khulna AL, BNP concerned over dipping law, order
The leaders of ruling Awami League and the main opposition BNP in Khulna have expressed grave concern over the deteriorating law and order situation in the southern city. They expressed concern over the... Full story
METRO
Trade deficit widens to $7.34b in 10 months
The country’s trade deficit soared to $7.34 billion in the first 10 months of the current financial year because of a slower growth in export earning. The trade deficit in July-April of FY 2011-12 was 9.87 per cent higher than that of the same period of the previous financial year... Full story
INTERNATIONAL
Syria army kills 26 civilians as massacre outcry grows
The Syrian army killed at least 26 civilians on Saturday, a watchdog said, as a global outcry mounted over yet another massacre in the country, but with Russia stressing that it will block any UN use of force against its ally. Full story
SPORTS
Spain hold upper hand against giants Italy
Spain will go into today’s Group C opener against old foes Italy with a swagger that was missing from past encounters after a pivotal moment in their rivalry four years ago. It is widely accepted that the moment the Spanish turned from underachievers into... Full story
EDITORIAL
An open public debate on coal extraction called for
The shifting positions of the Awami League-Jatiya Party government ever... Full story
OP-ED
Fourth estate under attack
BANGLADESH has been passing through a period of political crisis coupled with significant lawlessness. This has been reflected on the attack on the fourth estate of the country. The word ‘fourth estate’ refers to the news media and was... Full story
TIMEOUT
Promising artists pay tribute to Zainul Abedin
A three-day group art exhibition, dedicated to Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin, was inaugurated by Zainul’s widow Zahanara Abedin, on Saturday at the National Art Gallery of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. Eighteen artists, mostly former graduates of Institute of Fine Arts of... Full story
LETTERS
Women’s rights and position in government
THE past half century has seen the flowering of women’s rights and their rightful progression in politics and governance, across the world. Even in the United States, a large and powerful democracy, women’s voting rights were established... Full story
