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Strong quake jolts Bangladesh

At least five people were killed and over a hundred injured as panic gripped people across Bangladesh due to a predawn earthquake of 6.7 on the Richter scale yesterday that struck Imphal of Manipur along the Indian borders with Myanmar and Bangladesh and just 253km north-east of Dhaka. The strong quake that struck at 5:07 (BST) claimed at least nine lives and sent scores others to hospital in the north-Indian state. The Bangladesh casualties happened as frightened people scrambled to get out of their buildings, particularly high-rises, after being awakened by the strong tremor. Screams of panicky people, mostly women and children, and prayers seeking divine intervention broke the dawn quiet on a chilly morning. A few buildings developed cracks.…

Front Page

Conditional nod for AL, BNP rallies

The authorities have finally given permission to both the ruling Awami League and the Opposition BNP…

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News

Stringent punishment for killer of three children demanded

Thousands of protesters organised demonstrations under various banners and held a rally in Jhenaidah town at noon yesterday, demanding exemplary punishment for one Iqbal, the killer of three of his nephews—all children. The irate protesters also besieged Shailkupa Police Station in the afternoon,…

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Metro

Sylhet to get underground power supply in three years

The Sylhet Electricity Development Board has undertaken a project for underground power supply in the city upashahar area, which aims to improve power supply situation in the city within the next three years. Work on the project is expected to start in January this year and end in December 2018. Officials…

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Editorial

Municipal elections: A positive step forward

The process of voting in the Mayoral elections on 30 December, 2015 began early at 8 a.m. amidst the fog and cold of the winter morning and ended up, as expected in a major victory for candidates with the Awami League banner. The number of voters in most polling centers however reduced significantly…

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Op-ed

Resisting militancy

The headlines of the electronic and print media during the last days of 2015 were all about democracy, development and rise of government’s approval rating from 66 percent to 67 percent. On the contrary, the story of Pakistan is hopeless. On December 29, 2015 at least 26 people were killed and…

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Miscellaneous

ACC to quiz Moosa again

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) will interrogate controversial business tycoon and DATCO Group chairman Moosa Bin Shamsher once again on January 13 next for allegedly acquiring illegal wealth, reports UNB. The Commission yesterday issued a notice, signed by its director and inquiry officer Mir…

Speaker for recognising women�s role in agriculture

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Business

Robi-Airtel merger awaits BTRC nod

The telecom regulator is yet to covey its opinion on the merger of Robi and Airtel, the country’s first ever merger in the telecom sector, even though the decision for the merger was made three months ago. On September 30, in the 189th commission meeting, BTRC discussed the merger proposal and…

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Worldwide

Indian troops search air force base after battles

AFP, PATHANKOT, India: Indian troops backed by helicopters searched an air force base Monday after a weekend of fierce fighting with suspected Islamic insurgents in which seven soldiers died. A senior security officer said Monday evening a fifth attacker had been killed, in addition to four gunmen killed…

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Dhakalive

Anjan�s holding 15-day show to promote Jamdani

Anjan’s, one of the leading fashion houses in the city, has organised a 15-day Jamdani exhibition titled ‘Jamdani Bipanan Pradarshani’ at its outlets in Dhaka and Chittagong. Eminent artist Hashem Khan along with researcher Hamida Hossain, fashion designer Chandra Shekhar Saha inaugurated…

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Sports

Bangladesh aim to derail opponents with spin-web

Bangladesh Under-19 team plans to catch the opponents in spin-web at their home den in the upcoming ICC U19 Cricket World Cup Citing the spin as their main strength, the team’s coach Mizanur Rahman Babul said they decided to play to their strength as they set their sight on doing well in this…

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Nationwide

Construction of 4 drains at Tk 25 cr launched

Construction works of 17.47-kilometre long four drainage systems at the cost of Tk 25.05 crore have begun at different areas under five wards in the city, reports BSS. Mayor of Rangpur City Corporation (RCC) Alhaj Sarfuddin Ahmed Jhantu launched construction of the drainage systems by unveiling plaques…

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Backpage

GP deprives railways of Tk 81cr a year: CAG

Allegations have been raised against Grameenphone (GP), the country’s leading mobile phone operator, of short paying the Bangladesh Railway Tk. 81 crore every year for using the latter's optical fibre network. The issue has been raised in the audit report of the Office of the Comptroller and…

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Panorama

What will be the big story of 2016?

The world is melting My guess is that global warming will become the top story of 2016. This will happen because we will face a series of anomalous and odd weather events — big storms in unusual places, storm surges in cities that historically have not been flooded, shifts in ocean currents, and…

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