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Fresh areas flooded in north, north-east
Flooding set off by days of heavy rains and onrush of water from upstream on Friday engulfed fresh areas in northern and north-eastern districts where tens of thousands of people were marooned. Though floodwater started receding from some of the upazilas in Sylhet... Full story
Myanmar refugee repatriation stalled since 2005
Moves for the repatriation of 28,100 documented refugees from Myanmar, living in various camps for two decades in frontier district of Cox’s Bazar, have been stalled since 2005 as the Myanmar authorities did not extend the... Full story
Power outage returns after a period of ease
After a week of relative ease, domestic and industrial consumers have started experiencing power outages again with the rise in temperature. Power distribution agencies said the rise in temperature... Full story
US women senators urge PM not to interfere in GB autonomy
Seventeen women members of the United States Senate have written to prime minister Sheikh Hasina requesting her not to interfere in Grameen Bank’s autonomy in conducting its business. Full story
Social business not for personal gains: Yunus
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus said on Friday that social business was a mission that had nothing to do with personal gains rather it aimed to help address the problems of the society. It is traditionally believed that the main aim of business is... Full story
METRO
Unhygienic condition plagues DU campus
Dhaka University students are facing acute health hazards due to presence of dust, wastes and garbage around most of the important places both inside the dormitories and public spots on the campus. Full story
BUSINESS
Credit management guidelines for NBFIs to be revised
The Bangladesh Bank is going to revise the credit management guidelines for the non-bank financial institutions in accordance with the newly-issued guidelines for the commercial banks, said central bank officials. Full story
INTERNATIONAL
Diplomats scramble to save Syria peace conference
Diplomats scrambled Friday to save a peace plan for Syria in the face of 11th-hour objections from Russia that threaten a key international conference on ending the nearly 16-month long conflict. Full story
SPORTS
Records galore in Nat’l Age-Level Swimming
The second day of the 28th National Age-Level Swimming Championship produced 16 records from 34 events that took place at the Mirpur Swimming Complex on Friday. Full story
EDITORIAL
ACC should give it a second thought
THE sudden decision taken by the Anti-Corruption Commission to impose... Full story
OP-ED
Mad, bad, sad
‘PTSD is going to colour everything you write,’ came the warning from a stepmother of a Marine, a woman who keeps track of such things. That was in 2005, when post-traumatic stress disorder, a.k.a. PTSD, wasn’t getting much attention, but soon it was pretty... Full story
TIMEOUT
Khandokar Nurul Alam hopes for revival of music
Eminent composer, singer and music director Khandokar Nurul Alam, who is credited with creating numerous timeless Bangla songs, is still hopeful for the revival of the golden age of Bangladeshi music. Khondokar Nurul Alam won the prestigious Ekushey... Full story
LETTERS
Unsafe railway safety week!
A coloured photograph, of a human chain, was published on the occasion of the Railway Safety Week in the pages of a local English-language daily on June 29. It was an absolute contradiction of ‘common... Full story
