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Action against offending house owners ordered
The government on Wednesday asked the authorities concerned to take action against the house owners who dispose of their sewerage into the storm sewers, ultimately polluting the rivers around the capital. The task force responsible for ensuring the... Full story
Delhi submits memo to Hague court
India on Tuesday submitted a ‘counter-memorial’ to the Permanent Court on Arbitration in The Hague on its maritime boundary dispute with Bangladesh. ‘India has submitted the counter-memorial. The court... Full story
BUET teachers postpone movement
The Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology teachers who have been rallying for removal of vice-chancellor and pro-vice-chancellor of the university have postponed their... Full story
Govt decided to allow more fuel oil-run power plants
Ignoring financial crisis and widespread criticism against power generation using fuel-oil, the government had decided to allow installation of more power plants fired by diesel or furnace oil. Full story
Another public agricultural university to be set up: PM
The government is planning to establish another agriculture university to expedite research on agriculture. The university will be established in Rajshahi, the prime minister said when a delegation of newly elected leaders... Full story
METRO
Shops, restaurants fined for selling unsafe foods
A mobile court of the Dhaka North City Corporation on Wednesday fined some shops and restaurants about Tk 4 lakh and sealed off a shop at Bashundhara City Shopping Mall for selling unsafe foods. Full story
BUSINESS
80 lakh bank accounts of farmers remain inactive
Around 80 lakh farmers’ bank accounts out of a total 95.86 lakh, which were opened with Tk 10 initial deposit, remained inactive in the just concluded financial year of 2011-12, according to Bangladesh Bank data. Among the 16 lakh active farmers’... Full story
INTERNATIONAL
India restores power, minister promises action
India restored its power supplies on Wednesday after two days of massive outages that blacked out half the country, but fears remained that the grid could collapse again under the strain of over-demand. Full story
SPORTS
Emotional Phelps makes history
Michael Phelps ensured his status as the greatest ever Olympian on Tuesday night in London when he swam the anchor leg of a demanding relay race to earn his 19th medal. Full story
EDITORIAL
Transparency needs to be ensured in LNG terminal deal
That Petrobangla — the state-sponsored corporation to... Full story
OP-ED
Latin America's new left in power
The electoral platform of Chávez, Morales and Correa in their first successful bid for the presidency deemphasized far-reaching, socio-economic transformation and focused... Full story
TIMEOUT
Lucky Enam directs yet another theatre on biranganas
Noted theatre actor-director Lucky Enam is coming up with yet another project on the biranganas of the war of independence in 1971 just after a decade of her first direction of Ami Birangana Bolchhi. Her latest theatre venture Bideho depicts the stories of sacrifices of the war heroines of 1971... Full story
