MAIN NEWS
Heavy rain, flash flood inundate parts of Ctg, other dists
Thousands of people were either marooned or displaced as flash flood inundated several districts while heavy rain submerged many parts of Chittagong on Sunday as monsoon set in. A baby drowned in flood water in Cox’s Bazar and several thousand people... Full story
Dhaka unhappy, chargé d’affaires summoned
The government on Sunday conveyed its ‘dismay, disappointment and concern’ to German authorities about a section of statement made by the German foreign minister Guido Westerwelle during his visit here on human... Full story
BNP, allies to form steering committee
The opposition alliance led by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party has decided to form a steering committee with heads of some of its major components to make instant decisions in the evolving political situation. Full story
Three utilities seek over 50pc hike in retail price
Power utility agencies sought on Sunday to raise retail rates of electricity by more than 50 per cent, officials said. The Dhaka Power Distribution Company, Dhaka Electric Supply Company and West Zone... Full story
Clients besiege Dolancer MD's house
Hundreds of clients of an online outsourcing company called ‘Dolancer’ laid a siege around the residence of its managing director, Rokon Uddin Ahmed, at Dakhin Pirerbagh on Sunday, demanding return of their deposited money. The outsourcing company... Full story
METRO
People continue to suffer as roads in bad shape
The city dwellers continue to suffer for dilapidated roads, lanes and by-lanes in different areas in the capital. Expressing discontent about lack of initiatives to mend the roads, lanes and by-lanes, residents of Rampura, Badda, Gulshan, Uttara, Mirpur... Full story
BUSINESS
Loan defaulters now 1.22 lakh: Muhith
The finance minister, Abul Maal Abdul Muhith, on Sunday told parliament that the country’s 47 commercial banks have as much as 1,22,437 loan defaulters while a total of 32,440 cases were pending in this connection. The finance minister disclosed... Full story
INTERNATIONAL
63 killed as Syria violence hits new heights
Violence in Syria killed at least 63 people on Sunday, nearly half of them troops who died in clashes with rebels, as the bloodshed reached new heights, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. At least 16 soldiers were killed in the northern Aleppo... Full story
SPORTS
SL bring Jr Tigers down to earth
A hat-trick from Nur Hossain was not enough to secure the second victory as high flying Bangladesh were brought down to earth after Sri Lanka handed them a 43-run defeat in the ACC Under- 19 Asia Cup in Malaysia on Sunday. Full story
EDITORIAL
BSMMU needs to call truant doctors to account
THAT a majority of doctors at the obstetrics and gynaecology department... Full story
OP-ED
Looking beyond MLC 2006
JUNE 25 is celebrated every year as the Day of the Seafarer. International seaborne trade has a tremendous contribution to the development of trade, commerce, agriculture, industry, tourism, education... Full story
TIMEOUT
Music fest at Shilpakala ends
The three-day World Music Day celebration programme at the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy wrapped up on Saturday through presentation of music of different genres. Bangladesh Sangeet Sanghatan Sammanay Parisad, with the support... Full story
LETTERS
Prospects of wind turbines
A DETAILED article on the subject was published in the pages of a local English-language daily on June 23. It stated some obvious reasons why people will avoid having wind turbines in built-up areas. Full story
