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HC asks govt to explain legality
The High Court on Tuesday asked the government to explain in four weeks the legality of its decision to enrol students at medical and dental colleges based on their grade point average... Full story
National Mourning Day today
National Mourning Day will be observed today marking the 37th anniversary of the death of the country’s founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Mujib was assassinated along with all but two of his family on August 15, 1975 by a group of disgruntled army officers. His daughters Sheikh Hasina, now the... Full story
ACC files cases against Faruq, Yusuf
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Tuesday filed cases against former railway minister Suranjit Sengupta’s sacked assistant personal secretary Omar Faruq Talukder and suspended railway... Full story
Students give govt until Aug 26 to cancel decision
Admission seekers protesting against the decision to enrol students in medical and dental colleges without admission test on Tuesday gave the government an ultimatum to cancel the new system by August 26. The students said they would announce their next protest programmes... Full story
HC asks BUET to begin admission process
The High Court on Tuesday asked Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology to immediately begin the process for admission of students to the first year in the 2012–13 session. Full story
METRO
Muggers on the prowl on DU campus
Incidents of mugging are on the rise on the Dhaka University campus for the past few months and the situation has aggravated ahead of the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr amid lax security measures. Full story
BUSINESS
82 people legalised Tk 382cr undisclosed money in stocks
Some 82 people legalised Tk 382 crores of undisclosed money through the stock market in the just-concluded 2011-12 financial year, officials of National Board of Revenue on Tuesday said. They said money whitening facility by paying 10 per... Full story
INTERNATIONAL
Assad’s rule disintegrating, ex-PM says after defecting
The president Bashar al-Assad controls less than a third of Syria and his power is crumbling, his former prime minister said on Tuesday, in his first public appearance since he defected to the opposition this month. Full story
SPORTS
Saqlain lands with high expectations
Bangladesh’s new spin bowling coach, Pakistani spin legend, Saqlain Mushtaq arrived on Tuesday morning and meant business right away as he without delay headed for Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium to join the national training camp. Full story
EDITORIAL
Mujib continues to influence history
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding president of Bangladesh... Full story
OP-ED
Why this silence?
How the international community responds to human rights in times of conflict has always been an issue when judgments are made about differential levels of culpability for war crimes. In Iraq — a conflict I covered between 2003 and 2007, when... Full story
TIMEOUT
Afzal stages comeback in Eid plays
Renowned actor Afzal Hossain, who does not appear much on small screen for the past one decade, has made a comeback in this Eid. Afzal fans will watch their favourite actor acting in two plays and a tele-film in this Eid. More interestingly, viewers will... Full story
LETTERS
International day for the indigenous people
August 9 was the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People. It was observed all over the world and Bangladesh was of course no exception. However, for us it is a great controversial issue even though... Full story
