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BERC to rationalise billing for domestic consumers
Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission is likely to restructure the slabs of electric bills for domestic consumers dividing them into six categories in order to rationalise billing, officials said. Full story
Extortions continue at ferry terminals, on highways
Illegal collection of toll continues to hamper smooth traffic movement at ferry terminals and highways across the country though the government is stating that it was making efforts to restore... Full story
Humayun’s body due today
The family and friends of Humanyun Ahmed, who died from cancer in a New York hospital late Thursday night, along with the coffin left New York about midnight past Saturday in an Emirates flight that is scheduled to reach Shahjalal International Airport about 8:40am today. Full story
Muhith visits Philippines, Japan by week-end
The government plans to step up diplomatic efforts to arrange foreign funds for the Padma Multipurpose Bridge after the World Bank pulled out of the project, officials said on Sunday. Full story
HC gives Biman 97 days to reappoint employees sacked under VRS
The High Court on Sunday gave the Biman Bangladesh Airlines authorities a 97-day timeframe to fill up 608 vacant posts by reappointing its staffs and officers who had earlier... Full story
METRO
RUCSU polls demanded
The left leaning student organisations at Rajshahi University on Sunday demanded election to the Rajshahi University Central Students’ Union. Around one hundred leaders and... Full story
BUSINESS
PAC blasts NBR for not realising tax from telcos
The Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee on Sunday censured the National Board of Revenue for causing revenue loss of over Tk 741 crore by its failure to collect two types of taxes from the... Full story
INTERNATIONAL
Madagascar troops mutiny near main airport
Troops staged a mutiny near Madagascar’s main airport on Sunday, forcing the suspension of all flights, but the situation is now under control, the defence minister said. Full story
SPORTS
Tigers’ depth makes Mushfiq happy
If there were anything for Bangladesh to achieve from the just ended series against Ireland, it was the ranking, something that did not come their way as they played fewer matches than it required. After a 3-0 win it came almost as an embarrassment... Full story
EDITORIAL
Stringent actions against bigotry called for
THE Ahmadiyya community, a minority sect in the... Full story
OP-ED
Green economy: debate or destiny?
OVER the past couple of years, the word ‘green’ has been prolifically used — from biology, where it is used to describe chlorophyllous colour pigments, to economics, where it defines an... Full story
TIMEOUT
Humayun most popular after Sharat Chandra
Eminent writer Hasan Azizul Haque observes that after Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay, Humayun Ahmed is the most popular writer in Bangla literature. Terming his death a great loss, Haque believes that it will take long period to... Full story
