Govt hospitals discharged many patients before Eid

Government hospitals in the city released many patients in last couple of days as a large number of doctors and nurses have left to avail the Eid vacation. Relatives said tat the hospitals discharged... Full story

Frenetic departure from city on

Women get on the roof of a bus at the Gabtali bus terminal in Dhaka on Friday to go home for Eid. — Sony Ramany

Bus, train and launch terminals in Dhaka witnessed a mad rush on Friday as holidaymakers continued frenetic departure from the city defying all the hassles of journey involved to celebrate Eid with families in their country homes. Passengers, mostly garment workers... Full story

IMF stands in way of Biman’s sovereign guarantee

The government has not given sovereign guarantee of credit to the loss-making Bangladesh Biman despite repeated requests by the United States because of its deal with the International Monetary Fund. Full story

No single recommendation implemented

The government has yet to take any action, in line with the recommendations the parliamentary standing committee on the education ministry made, against the people in connection... Full story

Eid tomorrow if moon sighted today

Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated in Bangladesh either tomorrow or the day after, depending on the sighting of the Shawwal moon, after a month of fasting of the Muslims. The national moon sighting committee... Full story

No Eid gifts for them from the PM

The destitute in the constituencies of opposition lawmakers did not get any Eid gift given by the prime minister in the past three years and a half as all gifts were allocated solely for the constituencies... Full story

Coal scandal threatens Indian PM

India’s auditor suggested Friday the government lost billions of dollars by failing to auction valuable coal mining rights in a damning report that implicated the prime minister, Manmohan Singh. Full story

Myanmar moderates risk ire to calm sectarian rift

A Myanmar blogger who was a poster boy for online resistance to the former junta has become the target of a backlash by social media users for speaking out against hatred aimed at Rohingya Muslims. Full story

President, PM, opposition leader greet Muslims

The president, Zillur Rahman, the prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, and the leader of the opposition in the parliament, Khaleda Zia, greeted the Muslims in Bangladesh and elsewhere in the world on the... Full story

Over 23,000 Bangladeshis deported from India in 3 years

Some 23,600 Bangladeshi nationals had been deported from India in the last three years, Indian Lok Sabah was informed on Friday. Replying to a question in Lok Sabha, minister of state for external.. Full story

India tries to quell exodus of migrants fearing attack

India’s prime minister said Friday that the unity of the country was at stake as thousands of migrants from the northeast continued to flee Bangalore and other cities after anonymous threats. Full story

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Govt hospitals discharged many patients before Eid

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IMF stands in way of Biman’s sovereign guarantee

No single recommendation implemented

Eid tomorrow if moon sighted today

No Eid gifts for them from the PM

Coal scandal threatens Indian PM

Myanmar moderates risk ire to calm sectarian rift

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