• Earlier resignation would’ve caused less damage to govt, country
  • A hope made in US
  • Humayun created lead roles keeping me on mind: Hayat
  • BB announces new agri, rural credit policy
  • A bridge in troubled waters
  • Fresh clashes in northeast India, toll rises to 22
  • Rio+20 summit termed ‘world leaders’ picnic’
  • 5 injured as police charge batons on RMG workers
  • Owners asked to settle payment before Eid
  • Adequate steps to address floods in north called for
  • Another victory for democracy in Pakistan
  • Arch rivals meet in Premier Hockey
  • Film director Shamsuddin Togor dies
  • 25 non-PD banks have to hold 40pc T-bills, bonds: BB
  • ‘40 India nuclear plant workers contaminated’
  • President for expanding welfare scouts activities
  • HC disposes of speaker ruling petition
  • A tearful goodbye for Humayun
  • Destroying the commons
  • Obama v medical access
  • Seminar analyses relation between movie and political movement
  • WB precondition prompts Abul’s exit, says Muhith
  • PDB decreases power price hike from 50pc to 35pc
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Owners asked to settle payment before Eid

The government on Tuesday instructed all concerned in the readymade garment factories to ensure that workers get their due wages and festival allowances before Eid-ul-Fitr next month. Full story

A tearful goodbye for Humayun

The deceased writer 
Humayun Ahmed’s second wife Meher Afroz Shaon entreats children with Humayun’s first wife not to leave the spot when they tried to keep off Shaon’s presence at the coffin during his burial in Nuhash Palli in Gazipur on Tuesday. — Sony Ramany
Celebrated writer Humayun Ahmed was laid to rest under a litchi tree at Nuhash Palli in Gazipur on Tuesday with thousands of mourners watching the funeral in tears in heavy rain. Amid prayer hymns, Humayun’s body was lowered into the grave at around 2:00pm, after the third namaz-e-janaza... Full story

WB precondition prompts Abul’s exit, says Muhith

Finance minister AMA Muhith on Wednesday admitted that former communications minister Syed Abul Hossain had to resign from the cabinet because of the World Bank’s condition to release... Full story

PDB decreases power price hike from 50pc to 35pc

The Power Development Board has revised downward its proposal to raise the bulk rate of electricity from 50 per cent to 35 per cent with effect from July 1, said officials. They said that the PDB increased... Full story

Ex-bridge div secy on leave for ‘fair probe’

The state minister for science and technology, Yeafesh Osman, on Tuesday was given the charge of the information and communication technology ministry in addition to his present responsibilities. Full story

Syria rebels say chemical weapons moved to borders

Syria’s rebels accused strongman Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday of moving chemical weapons to the country’s borders, a day after his beleaguered regime said it would use its stockpiles if attacked. Full story

Anwar named JU VC

The president, Zillur Rahman, also chancellor of Jahangirnagar University, on Tuesday appointed Anwar Hossain the vice-chancellor of the university from among the three elected to the vice-chancellor’s panel on July 20. Anwar was on May 17... Full story

BNP asks govt to step down

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Tuesday asked the government to immediately give up power because of corruption in the Padma Bridge project and to arrange elections under a caretaker government. Full story

SZRMC closed after BCL-JCD clash

Authorities on Tuesday closed Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College in Bogra for an indefinite period on Tuesday in the wake of clashes between activists of the ruling party-backed Chhatra League... Full story

Jury board for National Film Award-2011 formed

The government has constituted a 13-member jury board with additional secretary of the ministry of information as president and vice-chairman of Bangladesh Film Censor... Full story

Two killed in clash

Two persons were killed and three others injured in clashes over damaging paddy field by ducks at village Kalika in Dhubaura upazila of Mymensingh Tuesday. The deceased were Mofazzal Hossain, 25, son... Full story


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