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Owners asked to settle payment before Eid
The government on Tuesday instructed all concerned in the readymade garment factories to ensure that workers get their due wages and festival allowances before Eid-ul-Fitr next month. Full story
A tearful goodbye for Humayun
Celebrated writer Humayun Ahmed was laid to rest under a litchi tree at Nuhash Palli in Gazipur on Tuesday with thousands of mourners watching the funeral in tears in heavy rain. Amid prayer hymns, Humayun’s body was lowered into the grave at around 2:00pm, after the third namaz-e-janaza... Full story
WB precondition prompts Abul’s exit, says Muhith
Finance minister AMA Muhith on Wednesday admitted that former communications minister Syed Abul Hossain had to resign from the cabinet because of the World Bank’s condition to release... Full story
PDB decreases power price hike from 50pc to 35pc
The Power Development Board has revised downward its proposal to raise the bulk rate of electricity from 50 per cent to 35 per cent with effect from July 1, said officials. They said that the PDB increased... Full story
5 injured as police charge batons on RMG workers
At least five people were injured when the police charged batons to disperse workers of a garment factory rallying on the Dhaka-Tangail highway on Tuesday. Several hundred workers of Fashion It located at Jamgora... Full story
METRO
Rio+20 summit termed ‘world leaders’ picnic’
The government would go for sustainable development without hampering the flow of development, said environment and forest minister Hasan Mahmud on Tuesday. He said, ‘We still depend on groundwater sources and as a result... Full story
BUSINESS
BB announces new agri, rural credit policy
Bangladesh Bank on Tuesday announced the agriculture and rural credit policy and programmes for the current fiscal year of 2012-13 focusing on protection of agriculture sector from the adverse impact of climate change. Full story
INTERNATIONAL
Fresh clashes in northeast India, toll rises to 22
New clashes took the death toll from ethnic violence in India’s remote northeast to 22 on Tuesday despite an official curfew backed by shoot-on-sight orders, the police said. Fighting flared overnight between Bodo... Full story
SPORTS
A hope made in US
With a general look it is tough to distinguish him from the others. The same Asian dark brownish skin, average height, curly hair - one has no reason to think Syque Caesar any different than an average Bangladeshi. But in reality he is actually very different. He speaks English fluently and ... Full story
EDITORIAL
Earlier resignation would’ve caused less damage to govt, country
THAT the resignation of Syed Abul Hossain as the information and... Full story
TIMEOUT
Humayun created lead roles keeping me on mind: Hayat
Eminent actor-director Abul Hayat, who played the lead role of Humayun Ahmed’s first TV play, told New Age that the trendsetter playwright initially used to create lead characters keeping Hayat on mind. Full story
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