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Govt makes U-turn

Backtracking from its earlier decision of not providing gas connection to captive power plants, the government has now decided to provide 38 new gas connections to such power plants. Of these new connections, which will require 27 mmcf (million cubic feet) gas per day, 36 were given by the Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Ltd and two were given by Pashchimanchal Gas Company Ltd. Sources in the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources said some of the new connections will be given to Bashundhara, Multi Paper, GM Fabrics and Nourish Poultry and Hatchery Ltd. When contacted, Nasrul Hamid, state minister for power, energy and mineral resources, declined to make any comment. The Independent also tried to reach Abu Bakar Siddique,…

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Ministers vent spleen on GP service

State minister for foreign affairs Shahriar Alam yesterday vented his ire on Grameenphone, the leading…

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News

Country seeks assistance from IDB

Bangladesh has sought USD 1.8 billion assistance from the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) under its second Member Country Partnership Strategy (MCPS), according to sources at the Economic Relations Division (ERD). The ERD has already sent a list of 24 projects for adopting under the upcoming MCPS, which…

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Metro

Tk 10 lakh compensation for each victim demanded

Labour leaders yesterday demanded compensation amounting to Tk10 lakh for each of the ship-breaking yard workers who died and sustained injuries in a recent workplace accident in Chittagong. The labour leaders under the banner of Ship-breaking Workers’ Trade Union Forum came up with the demand…

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Editorial

TRIPS agreement and pharmaceutical industry in Bangladesh

Part - II In fact, “public health” should not be viewed as a matter of trade yielding high return. It is a formidable problem, which is directly involved with human, animal and plant life and health around the world. It needs collective efforts both in national and international forums.…

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Op-ed

Our real local heroes

Heroes remind us of a personality attributed by dignity, robustness, courageous with physical strength and determination as achievers in their lives. Where we could find such heroes in real life? In fact, heroes are valued from perceptual narratives that are preferential and defined in many ways. Fortunately…

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Business

BB to introduce digital financial inclusion programme

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has planned to expedite the ongoing financial inclusion initiatives across the country using digital technologies, Governor Dr Atiur Rahman told a international event yesterday, reports BSS. “We’re going to introduce digital financial inclusion programmes in Bangladesh…

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Worldwide

Israel sets up checkpoints after violence spikes

AFP, JERUSALEM: Israel set up checkpoints in Palestinian neighbourhoods of annexed east Jerusalem on Wednesday as it struggled to stop a wave of attacks that have raised fears of a full-scale uprising. With Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu under immense pressure to halt the violence and frustrated…

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Dhakalive

�Jalaler Golpo� to be screened at IFFMH in Germany

Young Bangladeshi director Abu Shahed Emon’s Oscar nominated film ‘Jalaler Golpo’, will again see its global premiere in this year’s International Competition Newcomer Films at the official programme of the 64th ‘International Film festival Mannheim-Heidelberg’ (IFFMH), …

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Sports

BPL announces name of six icon players

The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) governing council officially released the local and overseas players’ name yesterday, taking the first major step of resuming the tournament after two years. The third edition of the BPL will be completely different to what it was in the past two editions, marred…

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Nationwide

Child labour on rise in Jhenidah

‘Healthy kids, healthy economy’, a concept has never been conceived in Bangladesh, let alone Jhenidah, a small district of the country where the child labour is growing fast. The number of child labour in Jhenidah has doubled to at least 20,000 in five years. According to non government…

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Panel formed to recruit teachers

The governing bodies of non-government educational institutions will lose their sole authority in the matter of recruitment of teachers, as it will now be conducted by a commission. The government has almost finalised all formalities to form the "Non-government Teachers’ Selection Commission…

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