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Ctg death toll rises to 114
Death toll from landslide, lightning strike and drowning caused by incessant rainfalls in places in Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar, Bandarban stood at 114 on Thursday. The divisional commissioner of Chittagong, Md Serajul Huq... Full story
Defence gets second highest allocation of Tk 12,985cr
The parliament on Thursday passed unanimously, amid an opposition boycott, the Appropriation Bill 2012, allowing the government to spend Tk 2,83,599 crore (Tk 2.83 trillion) in the new financial year in... Full story
Flooding in north, north-east worsens
Flooding in the country’s north and north-east worsened as floodwater was yet to recede in Kurigram and Lalmanirhat and parts of Sylhet while river heights continued to increase Thursday. Full story
Rail links with Ctg, flights resume
The communications ministry on Thursday said railway links with Chittagong were expected to resume anytime by this morning as one of the two tracks on the collapsed rail bridge near Bhatiari had been fixed. Full story
World heading for doomsday as all the best ideas don’t work: Yunus
Local and foreign speakers on Thursday called upon all to come up with new ideas and fresh commitment for investment in social business to solve the problems that people face in various parts of the world. The systems that the nations have developed... Full story
METRO
Pricey double-deckers of BRTC lie useless
Lack of maintenance has rendered most of the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority’s Volvo double-decker buses useless. ‘Of these double-deckers, 40 are at workshops for ... Full story
BUSINESS
BB likely to set another tight monetary policy
Bangladesh Bank is likely to announce yet another contractionary monetary policy for July-December of 2012 despite opposition from leading economists over the recent periods. The central bank favoured the idea aiming at squeezing money supply to... Full story
INTERNATIONAL
Blast hits Damascus as Turkey sends troops to border
Rebel forces attacked Syria’s main court in central Damascus on Thursday, state television said, while Turkey deployed troops and anti-aircraft rocket launchers to the Syrian border, building pressure on... Full story
SPORTS
Spain knock Portugal out in penalties
Spain’s ‘Tiki Taka’ passing was off-tempo at the Donbass Arena but the holders, unable to hurt Portugal in 120 minutes of stalemate, broke their hearts in a penalty shootout to reach the final of Euro 2012 on Wednesday. Full story
EDITORIAL
Authorities cannot avoid blame for landslide deaths
THE failure of the government and its relevant agencies to pay heed to... Full story
OP-ED
Justice and empowerment need to be central to our vision of development
WHEN Nelson Mandela, leader of South Africa’s struggle against apartheid, first president of the democratic republic, and distinguished Nobel Peace Prize winner, spoke in Trafalgar Square in 2002, he made it... Full story
TIMEOUT
Interview of James
Rock star James has lent his voice again in a Bollywood movie titled ‘Warning’, six years after he last rendered a playback in ‘Gangster’. Bheegi bheegi, Chal chaley and Rishety are already popular Hindi playbacks sung by James in the movies ‘Gangster’, ‘Woh... Full story
LETTERS
Market regulation during Ramadan
BEFORE the budget for 2012-13 was placed in parliament, a journalist asked an ordinary citizen: ‘What do you know about budget?’ The person replied: ‘I don’t understand budget-tudget but know that after the... Full story
