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Return of Muslin

Muslin, the fine fabric that once used to epitomise the dexterity of Bengal’s weavers and was highly coveted by the lovers of finer things in life, is on its way to be reincarnated after remaining in obscurity for more than a hundred years. Drik, a renowned creative organisation, is trying to recover the lost glory and under its guidance and patronage, a group of weavers have woven something that has all the traits of the Muslin. On a recent visit to Drik’s office, The Independent was shown a 12-feet saree. Saiful Islam, Chief Executive Officer of Drik, said it was the fruit of their three-year-long effort. He said that the saree has a thread count of 300 per inch – a hallmark of a Muslin cloth. The thread count is the number…

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BTRC swings into action

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) yesterday directed all the telecom operators…

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News

Cop among 3 killed in road crashes

Three people, including a policeman, were killed in separate road accidents yesterday. In Comilla: A policeman was burnt to death and nine people, including five police men and four prisoners, were injured in a fire triggered by explosion of fuel tank in police vehicle that overturned after being…

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Metro

RMG, jute mill workers block roads for arrear wages

Workers of an age-old jute mill and a ready-made garment factory yesterday staged demonstrations in the city demanding salary arrears and festival allowances. The agitated workers of Amin Jute Mills also took to the streets and put up a barricade on Chittagong-Hathazari Road at around…

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Editorial

Supporting the right to education in Bangladesh

Many businesses in Bangladesh still consider their corporate social responsibility (CSR) as an act of philanthropy rather than integrating the practices into their core business activities. The CSR Centre, as the Global Compact Network Bangladesh, has been involved with introducing and promoting the…

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Op-ed

Who is responsible for the refugee crisis in Europe?

The gut-wrenching images of a three-year-old Syrian boy washed up on a Turkish beach, lying face-down in the sand, his lifeless body then cradled by a rescue worker, have brought home to people all over the world the desperate crisis that is unfolding on Europe’s borders. The family of the toddler,…

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Miscellaneous

Govt allocates huge relief for flood victims

The government has launched huge rehabilitation programme to offset the damage by recent flood across the country, reports BSS. “Government has already allocated cash seven core, 20,000 metric tons of rice and a total of 40,200 bundles corrugated iron sheet under Grant Relief (GR) as part of rehabilitation…

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Business

UN to have strong monitoring system

The United Nations will have a strong monitoring and review system on progress and implementation stages of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to be adopted in a special summit in New York on September 25-27, said one of its senior official, reports UNB. “We’ll have monitoring and review…

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Worldwide

EU parliament backs relocation plan

AFP, BRUSSELS: The European Parliament yesterday backed plans to relocate 120,000 refugees around the EU to help the frontline states of Greece, Hungary and Italy, in a move that raised pressure on ministers to adopt the proposals next week. In an emergency vote called after EU interior ministers failed…

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Dhakalive

Theatre Art Unit to stage �Court Martial� today

Popular theatre troupe ‘Prachyanat’ has organised a daylong event titled ‘Rangamatan Solaiman Mela 2015’—which is the 4th edition of its kinds—in memory of iconic theatre personality SM Solaiman today at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) in the city. A total of…

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Sports

New look NCL rolls onto ground today

The 17th National Cricket League (NCL), the country’s old first class tournament rolls onto the ground today with four matches being held at different venue across the country. This is the first time, the NCL will be held in tier system as eight teams split into two tiers, based on the position…

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Nationwide

High price of coal hits blacksmiths

“We can not purchase coal this season as its price has jumped to Tk 50 to Tk 60 per kilogram which was Tk 30 to Tk 35 per kilogram last year, besides, price of iron has also increased this year, it was Tk 80 to Tk 85 per kilogram previous year but this year it is selling at Tk 120 to Tk…

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Backpage

Public varsity teachers seek to pile pressure on govt

Teachers of public universities are planning to take advantage of the admission tests, scheduled to be held from October, to accelerate their agitation and press for their demands, which include separate pay scales. Such a step would impact some eight lakh admission-seekers, who passed the Higher Secondary…

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