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Sonali Bank won’t file cases against Hallmark swindlers
Sonali Bank’s managing director Pradip Kumar Dutta on Tuesday said his bank would not file any criminal cases against some of its officials and Hallmark Group’s MD and chairman in connection... Full story
WB, ADB, JICA missions due next month
A World Bank mission is likely to arrive early next month to figure out a mechanism on how to vivify the project and hasten the construction of the Padma Multipurpose Bridge that got a new lease of... Full story
BGB-BSF talks begin today amid continued border killings
Dhaka will again register its protest against continued killing, torture and abduction of Bangladeshis on borders by BSF and Indian nationals as the director general-level conference between the... Full story
Santos threatens to quit if not awarded Kutubdia gas field
Santos Sangu Fields Limited has given a three-month ultimatum to leave Bangladesh if the government does not award the company Kutubdia hydrocarbon area, including a gas field discovered... Full story
Floods engulf new areas in 3 northern districts
At least a child drowned and several lakh people remained marooned for days in Kurigram, Sirajganj and Jamalpur as the floods aggravated in the three northern districts due to rainfall and onrush of water from across the border. Fresh flash floods engulfed... Full story
METRO
DWASA signs deal on Padma water treatment
The Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority on Tuesday signed a deal with a Chinese company on implementing the Padma Water Treatment Plant Project with a view to mitigating water crisis in the capital. Full story
BUSINESS
Bhutan imposes high duty on Bangladeshi agro-based items
Bhutan has imposed abnormally high duty on imports of agro-processed products from Bangladesh ‘violating’ the bilateral trade agreement between the two countries, exporters and commerce ministry officials said. Bangladeshi agro-processed... Full story
INTERNATIONAL
Fighting rages as world leaders meet at UN
Fierce fighting raged in key Syrian cities on Tuesday ahead of the UN General Assembly meeting, as international peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi said he saw no end in sight to the brutal 18-month old conflict. Full story
SPORTS
Mushfiq feels privileged to play alongside Sakib
Bangladesh skipper Mushfiqur Rahim hailed Sakib al Hasan as the best cricketer the country has ever produced and felt privileged to be able to play alongside him. Mushfiq showered the praise on Sakib seeing him play yet another sparkling innings, this time in the ICC World... Full story
EDITORIAL
Home minister’s disturbing statement
Home affairs ministers of Bangladesh must have been cursed with... Full story
TIMEOUT
Nat’l Photography Fest continues
National Photography Festival 2012, organised by Dhaka University Photography Society, has started today at TSC at the university following a four-day display at the National Art Gallery of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. The six-day exhibition features some... Full story
LETTERS
Plight of the weak
We braved the rain, reached the village tackling muddy path, amidst ourselves criticizing the politicians who did nothing to mitigate the villagers’ sufferings. After a long deliberation, the village court brought... Full story
























