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Efforts caught in trap

With Dhaka's streets were waterlogged with resultant traffic congestion for the second day yesterday after overnight rain, experts blame absence of co-ordination among the government’s concerned offices for the chronic waterlogging problem in the capital. On Tuesday, 64mm of rainfall left most of the capital floating on water and causing long tailbacks on the streets and many parts in the city remain water logged yesterday also. The city planners opined that the reason behind water logging in the capital is because of the absence of co-ordination among the government’s concerned offices, resulting in the immense sufferings of the city dwellers. The city experts also blamed the unplanned urbanization for such problems which saw…

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Yunus urged Hillary to mediate his dispute with Hasina govt

Nobel laureate and Grameen Bank founder Professor Muhammad Yunus asked former US secretary of state…

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News

100 marks for liberation war related question in BCS examinations

Liberation War Affairs Minister A.K.M. Mozammel Haque said on Tuesday that Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examinations would have 100 marks questions on the country’s 1971 liberation war as learning process for the future government officials, reports BSS. “School textbooks will also…

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Metro

Man to die for killing two

A court here yesterday convicted a man and sentenced him to death for killing his brother-in-law in 2010. The court also sentenced him to life imprisonment for killing his brother-in-law’s neighbour on the same day and fined him Tk 10,000, in default, to suffer one year more RI. The convict was…

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Editorial

A year after the Gaza war, Palestinians are still choking

It has been one year since the ceasefire that ended Israel’s unprecedented seven-week assault on the Gaza Strip. On the occasion of this week’s anniversary, an international coalition of 35 NGOs issued a new call for the end of Israel’s blockade. “For a whole year the Israeli…

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Op-ed

Needed : Quality spending in the social sectors

Resources are scarce and there are competing demands on these resources by different sectors. Bangladesh for some years have been allocating a lion’s share of the country’s budgeted resources on education. But allocations are one thing while the manner of spending them is another. The growingly…

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Miscellaneous

100-year delta plan to ensure better water management

As water resource sector is facing huge pressure due to population growth, economic development and climate change, the 100-year Bangladesh Delta Plan (BDP)-2100 will provide long term solution ensuring better and sustainable water management, water experts told a workshop here yesterday, reports BSS.…

Govt to make documentary on Bangabandhu

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Business

Inflation slightly eases to 6.17pc in Aug

Country’s overall point to point inflation rate continues to ease as it came down to 6.17 per cent in August from 6.36 per cent in July. Both food and non food inflation decline in August as the price of rice the main basket of the food item reduce in August compared to July this fiscal, planning…

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Worldwide

Migrant influx piles pressure on EU

AFP, ATHENS: Thousands of refugees and migrants arrived in Athens yesterday, piling further pressure on increasingly divided European nations as they struggle to cope with the unprecedented influx. Tensions were running high in Hungary, a key transit point for the huge numbers of people trekking up…

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Dhakalive

�Gariwala� participating in six int�l film fests

‘Gariwala’ (The cart driver), young filmmaker Ashraf Shishir’s debut film is currently participating in a total number of six international film festivals in different countries. ‘Gariwala’ will be screened tomorrow in ‘CineRockom International Film Festival’…

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Sports

Don�t neglect people with disabilities: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday urged all not to neglect the physically and mentally-challenged people and children as they could show their mettle if the scopes are given, reports UNB. “It’s my fervent call to the teachers of all educational institutions and guardians as well…

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Nationwide

Dredging of Padma River begins at Lohaganj point

Dredging of Padma River at Lohaganj point has began using Big dredger from the Padma Bridge project China Sine Hydro from yesterday morning. Sand and silt is being dredged out from the bed of the river to make the Shimulia-Kawrakandi river route navigable. The required amount of silt will be removed…

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Curfew relaxed in violence-hit Manipur

Curfew was relaxed yesterday in riot-hit southern part of Manipur's Churachandpur district to enable residents to buy essential commodities, reports The Times of India. Authorities had also suspended internet services from Tuesday evening check the spread of rumours aimed at causing trouble. "Curfew…

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