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MP Badi jailed for 3 years

A Dhaka court yesterday sentenced the Awami League lawmaker from Cox’s Bazar, Abdur Rahman Badi, to three years in jail and fined Tk 10 lakh for hiding information about his wealth from the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). Badi would have to serve another three months in jail if he failed to pay the fine. Judge Abu Ahmed Jamadar of the special judge’s court delivered the verdict in Badi’s presence. This is the first time a lawmaker in power has been punished for graft. The court acquitted Badi of the charge of amassing wealth illegally. But it found him guilty of the charge of concealing information about property worth Tk. 3.99 crore in his wealth statement. ACC lawyer Mahmud Hossain told reporters that the allegation of…

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Badi income up 351 times in 5 years

The MP from Teknaf-Ukhia in Cox’s Bazar, Abdur Rahman Badi, allegedly amassed a fortune by flexing…

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News

BNP team visits B’baria tomorrow

The BNP will send a delegation to Brahmanbaria tomorrow where houses and temples of the Hindu community were looted and vandalised. The delegation led by BNP vice chairman Major (retd) Hafizuddin Ahmed is scheduled to visit the district on Friday. BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia directed Hafiz at her Gulshan…

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Metro

DU appoints 3 lecturers without master's degree

Dhaka University (DU) authorities have appointed three candidates—Tanvir Ahmed, Nurus Sakib and Sajib Borua—without a master's degree as lecturers in the applied chemistry and chemical engineering department of the university. According to sources, the three were appointed on Monday…

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Editorial

Punish sternly people using bamboo for iron

It is disconcerting to note that bamboos instead of iron rods were used in the construction of a new building of the Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) in violation of building laws. This is not for the first time we get news about this kind of violation of building construction. On April 3 an…

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Op-ed

Rice at fair price: Ensuring food security

Among the basic needs of the citizens, food stands at the top of the list and its importance to healthy and active life of mankind is unquestionable. Crossing the boundary of economic problem the issue of food security has a social and political significance as food insecurity could create political…

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Business

Tofail stresses value of waterways to boost Indo-Bangla trade

Commerce minister Tofail Ahmed said yesterday that waterway transport between Bangladesh and India was 10 times more cost-effective than roadways and five times cheaper than railways. The minister said this at a programme—‘Enhancing Indo-Bangla waterways connectivity’—organised…

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Worldwide

Aid workers ‘brace for worst’ as Mosul battle intensifies

AFP, GOGJALI, Iraq: More than a million civilians in Mosul were in grave danger and aid workers were “bracing for the worst”, a relief group said Wednesday, after Iraqi forces reached the jihadist-held city. Gunfire echoed across the village of Gogjali on the edge of Mosul on Wednesday,…

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Dhakalive

Workshop on Shakespearean drama held at Shilpakala

Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) hosted a 15-day drama workshop on its premises as a part of year-long celebrations, organised by Theatre and Film Department of BSA, to mark the 450th birth anniversary and the 400th death anniversary of noted poet, playwright and actor William Shakespeare. …

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Sports

Rajshahi aim to finish in top four

Rajshahi Kings like all the other franchisee are busy to take their last moment preparation as Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) is knocking at the door. Rajshahi Kings will face-off defending champions Comilla Victorians in the curtain raiser of the BPL-4 on Friday. They held their first practice session…

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Nationwide

‘Resist militancy through enhancing cultural activities’

RANGPUR: State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Mashiur Rahman Ranga yesterday stressed on enhancing cultural activities to resist militancy, terrorism and fundamentalist extremism, reports BSS. “The cultural, literary and social organisations should expand the…

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PDB ‘under pressure’ to consider unselected firm for power project

The Power Division, which recently approved the technical reports for 10 fuel-based independent power plants, has allegedly instructed the Bangladesh Power Development Board, popularly known as PDB, to consider two unselected companies for as many projects. A PDB official said Intraco-CSS Power…

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Panorama

Who are Trump's loyal army?

America is so divided in 2016 that one half of the electorate can barely understand the other. Comprehending the Donald Trump phenomenon has become the dominant theme of US election coverage, crowding out the usual questions a presidential campaign might raise about economic and foreign policy. …

Indira Gandhi’s many battles

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