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Indian firm misses supply deadlines

Indian firm misses supply deadlines
The government has sought the Indian high commission’s intervention regarding repeated delays in supply of some quality control equipment to Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) by an Indian company. Sources at the Economic Relations Division (ERD) said Indian firm Analytical Technologies Limited signed a commercial contract with BSTI on November 28, 2013 and the letter of credit (L/C) for this contract was made effective on May 11, 2014. The BSTI signed the agreement with the Indian company under a $2.47 million (around Tk 20 crore) project, titled ‘Modernisation and Strengthening of BSTI’ being implemented under the Indian $1 billion first line of credit (LoC). Under the contract, the Indian firm was supposed…

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50 killed in US nightclub shooting
50 killed in US nightclub shooting
Fifty people died in the worst mass shooting in US history yesterday when a suspected Islamist gunman…

‘Babri demolition, Godhra riots led youths to al-Qaeda’

‘Babri demolition, Godhra riots led youths to al-Qaeda’

Indians joining Al-Qaeda were moved by the 1992 Babri mosque demolition and 2002 Godhra riots and were committed to establish base of terror outfit Al-Qaeda in Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) here, Delhi Police has told a court in Delhi, reports PTI from New Delhi. In its charge sheet filed against 17 accused,…
Team to probe graft charges against Barisal mayor

Team to probe graft charges against Barisal mayor

A seven-member inquiry team of the local government ministry launched a field-level investigation into the allegations of corruption and misuse of power against Barisal mayor Ahsan Habib Kamal recently. The team, led by the ministry’s additional secretary Sourendra Nath Chakrabarty, met senior…
Solar mini-grids for 
remote areas

Solar mini-grids for remote areas

That the government has planned to set up 50 solar mini-grids in remote off-grid areas of the country, mainly in islands, by 2018 is a good piece of news. According to a report in this newspaper yesterday, of the planned mini-grids, seven have already been installed while 11 are under the installation…
‘I am GPA – 5’

‘I am GPA – 5’

Urged by giving a look on a recent report telecast on a private TV channel on the contemporary picture of education. An extreme ugly growth of our GPA- 5 holder students especially in English disconcerted and abashed me to think myself as English teacher. The journalist said, “What will be the…
JS body suggests 
foreign strategies for producing drugs

JS body suggests foreign strategies for producing drugs

The parliamentary standing committee on Health and Family Welfare Ministry yesterday suggested the ministry to follow foreign technical strategies to monitor every stage of drug production from buying raw materials to marketing, reports BSS. The meeting also recommended canceling of the licenses of…
Interest rate on Rural Development 
Board loan likely to be halved

Interest rate on Rural Development Board loan likely to be halved

The government is considering a reduction in the interest rate of the loans given by the Bangladesh Rural Development Board (BRDB) to rural poor communities across the country. According to sources, the authorities are planning to cut the interest rate by half. At present, beneficiaries of Ekti Bari…
Cameron warns of ‘lost decade’ after EU out vote

Cameron warns of ‘lost decade’ after EU out vote

AFP, LONDON: Prime Minister David Cameron warned Sunday that Britain would face a “lost decade” if it voted to leave the European Union as Brexit negotiations gummed up the political system. Cameron is facing a tough fight to keep Britain in the EU in a June 23 referendum. With under two…
Kanakchapa to perform in only one show this Eid

Kanakchapa to perform in only one show this Eid

For National Film Award winning singer Kanakchapa, Eid is usually a time when her schedule involves performing in live shows one after the other on television. However, this Eid will be different from the previous ones as Kanakchapa has taken a decision to perform in only one live show this upcoming…
Late goal helps Rahmatganj 
earn a draw with BJMC

Late goal helps Rahmatganj earn a draw with BJMC

Team Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) and Rahmatganj Muslim and Friends Society split points when their Walton Primer Division Football League match ended in a tame 1-1  draw in the Group D match of Federation Cup Football at Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday, reports BSS After the…
Live fish sale in markets gaining popularity

Live fish sale in markets gaining popularity

RAJSHAHI: Live fishes especially the major carps are being sold at Rajshahi markets for the last couple of years and the practice might be the bright instance for the country, reports BSS. When the people in general are anxious over frequent mixing of formalin with fishes and fruits the good practice…
Second autopsy also unable to find cause of death

Second autopsy also unable to find cause of death

The medical board of Comilla Medical College Hospital, formed to conduct autopsy of slain Comilla Victoria College student Sohagi Jahan Tonu, yesterday handed over the second autopsy report to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Police. The report, however, could not determine the cause of…
Why air disasters keep happening in southeast Asia ?

Why air disasters keep happening in southeast Asia ?

In the past year, Southeast Asia’s aviation industry has suffered an unprecedented number of tragedies. Although the odds of any person boarding a flight dying in a plane crash are about 1 in 11 million, three planes—two based in Malaysia, the third an Indonesian affiliate of a Malaysia-based…
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