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Field admin reshuffle in the offing
The government is planning a major reshuffle in its field administration with its eye on the next general elections to be held before the end of January 2014. The public administration ministry is working on a plan to... Full story
AL WC flays Tofail, critics inside party
Senior leaders of the ruling Awami League on Saturday night suggested drastic actions against those in the party who were criticising the government’s performance, party sources said. Full story
Major changes in cabinet
The newly-inducted minister Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir got the vital portfolio of the ministry of home affairs replacing Sahara Khatun who was given the charge of posts and telecommunications ministry in a major reshuffle of the cabinet on Saturday. Full story
EC changes mind, says it would meet political parties
The Election Commission would meet senior journalists next week to seek their opinion regarding the preparations it ought to take for holding the next parliamentary elections, particularly on redrawing the constituencies... Full story
Bill to criminalise enforced disappearances promised
Mayeen Uddin Khan Badal, a treasury bench MP, on Saturday publicly promised that he would move a Private Member’s Bill in Parliament to criminalise custodial torture and enforced disappearance as soon as possible. He made the promise at an advocacy... Full story
METRO
Overstaying inmates hinder new intakes at Salimullah orphanage
Sir Salimullah Muslim Orphanage is facing problem in taking new entrants as over-aged inmates are occupying many seats ignoring the rules that an inmate cannot stay there after attaining the age of 18 years. Full story
BUSINESS
Signs of fresh stock market manipulation surface
Shares prices of some companies skyrocketed unusually in the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) in the last one month raising concern among experts about return of the market manipulators to the trading floor. Prices of some newly listed companies with low... Full story
INTERNATIONAL
Brahimi meets Assad, warns of world threat
International peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi warned after meeting president Bashar al-Assad on Saturday that the worsening conflict in Syria poses a threat to the region and the world at large. Full story
SPORTS
Tigers beat Zimbabwe to build on momentum
Opener Mohammad Ashraful helped Bangladesh to build on their momentum for the ICC World Twenty20 campaign as they defeated Zimbabwe by five wickets in their first warm-up match at the Colts Cricket Club... Full story
EDITORIAL
Quick rental plants continue to bleed national economy
The so-called quick rental power plants continue to remain a major... Full story
OP-ED
The taboo of resignation
It looked as if resigning was a forbidden act and partaking in this action would be considered an act of defiance towards the highest office and an acceptance to the allegations. National interest in this case was clearly... Full story
TIMEOUT
Ajit Roy remembered
Two music albums of late music exponent- composer-singer Ajit Roy, who passed away in last year’s September, were launched at a commemorative programme on Friday at the National Museum Auditorium. Leading cultural organisations also... Full story
LETTERS
Time to end the neglect
Bangladesh is a developing country. It has a huge population in comparison to its land area. As we all know, in the last few years Bangladesh had various problems with her neighboring country Myanmar. Full story
