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Sonali suspends 17 officers
State-owned Sonali Bank Limited on Thursday suspended 17 officials for their alleged links to the biggest financial forgery in recent times by Hallmark Group. The suspended officials include six officers of the... Full story
Court accepts Limon’s mother’s objection
A Jhalakathi court on Thursday, after accepting 'no-confidence' (Naraji) petition of the complainant vis-à-vis the police report declaring RAB innocent of maiming Limon, asked the police to submit the case documents. Full story
Power price to go up again from Sept 1
The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission on Thursday decided to raise both the bulk and retail prices of electricity for the third time this year with effect from 1 September, said officials. Full story
ADB, JICA to extend Padma bridge loan deals again
Asian Development Bank and Japan International Cooperation Agency are going to extend loan agreements with the government on the Padma Bridge project again for another month, officials said on Thursday. Full story
GP’s CEO summoned for job cuts
The Labour Court on Thursday summoned mobile operator Grameenphone’s chief executive officer, Tore Johnsen, and former chief people officer Haroon Bhatti for unlawfully terminating the jobs of more than... Full story
METRO
‘Students-Teachers Repression Day’ observed at RU
The Rajshahi University authorities on Thursday observed the ‘Students-Teachers Repression Day’ condemning the repression on teachers, students and employees of the university by law enforcers on the campus... Full story
BUSINESS
High interest, contraction hit FY12 industrial credit growth
The growth in industrial credit disbursement and recovery fell significantly in the just ended financial year from the FY2010-11 due to liquidity crisis, high lending rate and contractionary monetary policy of the Bangladesh Bank (BB), central bank... Full story
INTERNATIONAL
Syrian forces bombed people queuing for bread: HRW
Syrian jets and artillery have struck at least 10 bakeries in Aleppo in the last three weeks, killing dozens of people as they waited in line to buy bread, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday, accusing the military of targeting civilians. The U.S.-based group said... Full story
SPORTS
Sakib, Nasir miss the cut in ICC awards
Sakib al Hasan and Nasir Hossain missed the cut in the shortlists for ICC Annual Awards that was announced at a press conference in Colombo on Thursday. Sakib was one of the 16 nominees for the ODI Cricketer of the Year award but only MS Dhoni (India), Virat Kohli (India), Lasith Malinga... Full story
EDITORIAL
A couple of heinous crimes presided over by the government
Enforced disappearance of citizens and extrajudicial murders are a... Full story
TIMEOUT
Breaking the Circle features 59 photographers
Fifty-nine photographers, who are undergraduate students in 24 different national and international universities, are participating in the second edition of the group photography exhibition titled Breaking the Circle. The international photography exhibition... Full story
LETTERS
‘Game of statements’ regarding Dr. Yunus
The row between Bangladesh government and Dr. Yunus has divided the nation in the last few months. The row, many believe, had started with his expression of support for the military backed caretaker government... Full story
