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‘Militant’ shot dead at RAB check-post

‘Militant’ shot dead at RAB check-post
A suspected militant was killed and two members of the anti-crime elite force, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), were injured in an attack on a RAB check-post in the Khilgaon area of the capital early yesterday, RAB said. The dead is yet to be identified. The incident took place just a day after a suicide bomber had blown himself up at a Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) barrack at Ashkona in the capital and four days into a special raid by joint forces on a militant hideout at Premtala in Sitakunda upazila of Chittagong that had left five suspected militants dead. Two RAB members were also injured in the Ashkona attack. Talking to The Independent, RAB 3 commanding officer (CO), Lt. Col. Tuhin Mohammad Masud, said: “A man riding a motorcycle…

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New wage board for
journalists ‘soon’

New wage board for journalists ‘soon’

Prime Minister’s media adviser Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury yesterday said the wage board for print and electronic media was expected to be declared soon as he joined an interaction with newsmen at the port city, reports BSS from Chittagong. “Different stakeholders nominated their representatives…
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Winter goes, winter prevails in weirdness

When the residents in the capital are feeling the pinch of summer heat, people in the country's northern region, mainly Tentulia, Rangpur and Dinajpur, are still experiencing the bite of cold as the nature is showing its freaky behaviour, reports UNB. According to Bangladesh Metrological Department…
Developing Mongla Port

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Bangladesh is a country of limited resources and it aspires—and genuinely—to become a middle income country within a short time. That is why when the country ought to utilize all its potentials for achieving the goal soon, it is rather lamentable that Mongla Port’s full capacity could…
India’s stance on Teesta

India’s stance on Teesta

It was the summer of 2012. A decision on a Cabinet note was pending. It was a crucial one that concerned the sharing of India’s waters with Bangladesh. Dr Manmohan Singh was in the Chair. He called a meeting of his Council of Ministers. The issue came up for discussion and there was a kind of…
An alternative ‘driving force’ of economic growth

An alternative ‘driving force’ of economic growth

The government and the central bank have taken various initiatives for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). But SME entrepreneurs, especially women, are still facing difficulties in running viable businesses, mainly due to difficult access to finance, high costs, and poor infrastructure and marketing…
Death toll in Peru climbs to 67 from El Nino rains, floods

Death toll in Peru climbs to 67 from El Nino rains, floods

Lima: The number of people killed in Peru following intense rains and mudslides wreaking havoc around the Andean nation climbed to 67 Friday, with thousands more displaced from destroyed homes and others waiting on rooftops for rescue, reports AP. Across the country overflowing rivers caused by El Nino…
Prachyanat brings ‘Kinu Kaharer Thetar’ at Shilpakala today

Prachyanat brings ‘Kinu Kaharer Thetar’ at Shilpakala today

Prachyanat, one of the most popular theatre troupes in the country, will stage its acclaimed play ‘Kinu Kaharer Thetar’ today at 7pm at the Experimental Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA), Segun Bagicha in the capital. Written by Manaj Mitra and directed by Kazi Toufiqul…
Mushfiq claims 100 Test dismissals

Mushfiq claims 100 Test dismissals

Mushfiqur Rahim became the first Bangladeshi wicketkeeper to claim 100 Test dismissals when he showed great anticipation to take two steps to his right to take the catch of Sri Lanka’s keeper-batman Niroshan Dickwella. This was by any means the best catch of the wicket-keeper whose ability behind…
12 houses, 12 shops gutted in Kishoreganj

12 houses, 12 shops gutted in Kishoreganj

At least 12 shops and 12 other houses were gutted in a devastating fire at Hossainpur Bazar area in Kishoreganj yesterday.Kishoreganj fire service sources said the fire originated from an electric short circuit at a cotton store of one Nurul Islam at Honumantola in Hossainpur upazila around 11:00am…
PM reiterates tough govt stance against militancy

PM reiterates tough govt stance against militancy

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the stern stance of the government against militancy and terrorism will continue, reports UNB. “There’ll be no place of militancy and terrorism on Bangladesh soil... the stern stance that we’ve taken against it will continue,” she said.…
Trump’s ‘honour crimes’ order is a racist distraction

Trump’s ‘honour crimes’ order is a racist distraction

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