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Students burst into protests, writ petition filed
Admission seekers on Monday burst into protests across the country against the government’s decision to enrol students at medical and dental colleges without admission tests. A Supreme Court lawyer on Monday filed a writ petition challenging the government decision to... Full story
ACC finds top brass in govt involved
The Anti-Corruption Commission has traced involvement of the top brass of the government, including an adviser to the prime minister, in the alleged embezzlement of around Tk 3,500 crore by... Full story
PAC finds gross irregularities
The Pubic Accounts Committee on Monday found gross mismanagement in the budget planning of the health ministry, which spent up to 114 per cent more money than its original as well... Full story
Smaller parties move to cobble an alliance together
Leaders of some smaller political parties have initiated a move to cobble an alliance together with an aim to create a third political stream parallel to the two major alliances led by Awami League... Full story
ACC challenges granting bails to Destiny officials
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday challenged the legality of an order passed by the Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court granting bail to five Destiny Group top officials including managing director Rafiqul... Full story
METRO
Trendy shoes add to Eid shopping spree
Shoe outlets in the capital are bustling with people picking their brands of choice from grand collections gathered on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr which is barely a week away. Men, women and kids all are heading towards the shoe stores to get a bit... Full story
BUSINESS
Export earning slide halted in July, after 4 months
The slide in the country’s monthly export earning was halted in July, after four months, although concern remains over exports in the coming months because of the economic crisis in Europe and USA. Export earning stood at $2.44 billion in July... Full story
INTERNATIONAL
Syria rebels claim jet downing as army advances in Aleppo
Syrian rebels claimed they downed a fighter jet Monday in what would be a major coup for the opposition but the regime seized the upper hand in Aleppo as it advanced into a new rebel-held district. Full story
SPORTS
London says goodbye with musical extravaganza
The London Olympics closed with a dazzling, and at times eccentric extravaganza of music and dance that rocked a main stadium filled with royalty, celebrities, 10,500 athletes and a sea of exuberant spectators. The three-hour show starred the latest names in pop, a holograph of late Queen frontman Freddie... Full story
EDITORIAL
Admission to medical and dental colleges: Govt should give a second thought
The government’s decision to take students in the medical and dental... Full story
OP-ED
Shamefully Yours
In search of progressive politics, we often blur our perspectives and eventually lose sight of what we really want. With regression in our political environment we desperately want change at any cost, but if we look very closely we will find that we, as... Full story
TIMEOUT
Selim shares Eid schedule
Popular actor-director Shahiduzzaman Selim will direct a TV play and will also appear in lead roles in four plays to be aired on different TV channels during the Eid special programmes. Sharing his Eid offers Selim told New Age that he was directing... Full story
LETTERS
Formal import of cattle from India needed
Bangladesh is a densely populated country. Scarcity of land breeds fewer numbers of cattle than the country requires. Bangladesh needs huge number of cattle like bulls, ox and cows. On the other hand, India... Full story
