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No move yet to hold dist council polls
The government has not initiated any move as yet to hold elections to the district councils even eight months after the appointment of administrators to the local government bodies. The government on December 15 appointed administrators to 61 zila parishads... Full story
Academic life stands jeopardised
Campus violence breaking out at regular intervals continue to hamper academic activities in universities and colleges, forcing students to bear the brunt. Teachers and students rallying against top... Full story
Risky stretches of 8 highways still not repaired
The Bangladesh Road Transport Authority has identified about 318km stretches of eight national highways as the most risky but no major initiatives have been taken before Eid to check the rush of... Full story
BNP plans to hold nat’l council in time
The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party is planning to hold its national council in time as required by the provision of the Representation of the People Order. Although central committees of most of its front... Full story
ACC files 50 cases against 60 NBR officials
The Anti-Corruption Commission has filed 50 cases in last one year since July 2011 against 60 officials of the National Board of Revenue in connection with their alleged corruption. The commission is also investigating... Full story
METRO
Women’s Eid couture features bells, trinkets
Women’s wear will see a flood of accessories in dress making this Eid. Laces, ribbons, yokes, buttons, pipings in an infinite range of shades and designs have been put on to decorate the three-piece suits, saris and baby girl’s festival wardrobe this year. Full story
BUSINESS
BB likely to set interest rate ceiling for SME loans
Bangladesh Bank may set a ceiling of interest rate for SME loans to curb the existing high banks’ interest rate of 18 to 20 per cent in the sector, said central bank officials. A BB official told New Age on Thursday that the central bank had taken... Full story
INTERNATIONAL
Team Anna breaks fast, announces political party
Indicating steps towards forming a political party, Team Anna Friday announced launching of a ‘movement’ and putting up candidates in the 2014 elections. ‘This is not a party. It will be a movement from the street to Parliament. Full story
SPORTS
‘Flying Squirrel’ Douglas ready to take off
When Gabby Douglas arrived at the London Olympics all she wanted to do was meet Usain Bolt. But after the 16-year-old American added the Olympic all-round title to her gymnastics team gold on Thursday, it might be the world’s fastest man seeking a meeting with her. Full story
EDITORIAL
Citizens’ commission should probe Grameen Bank crisis
The row between the cabinet of Sheikh Hasina and the Grameen Bank... Full story
OP-ED
Latin America’s new left in power
A similar situation of confrontation in spite of similar origins pits those miners who resisted neoliberal reforms in the 1980s and 1990s, and those that acceded to pressure to form worker cooperatives. Some political actors and analysts, such as Vice... Full story
TIMEOUT
Everybody responsible for the fall
Noted film actor Amin Khan blames each and everybody concerned with country’s movie industry for the continuous fall. According to Khan, the producers, directors, actors, technical crews and even the cinema owners are equally responsible for the... Full story
