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MBBS students face uncertain future

The lives of several thousand MBSS students at the University of Science and Technology Chittagong (USTC) hang in the balance, thanks to the negligence of the varsity authorities. The Private University Act, 2010, does not allow private universities to run medical courses. But the USTC, a private university, has been running it for a long time with the permission of the health ministry. Citing the education ministry, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has now written to the health ministry, requesting it to explain how it had permitted a private university to run medical courses. The UGC has also requested the health ministry to shut down the courses, as these can only be run by public institutions. UGC sources also said that the USTC has…

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Ershad gets clean chit in radar scam case

A Dhaka court yesterday acquitted Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad and three others accused of corruption…

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News

PM unveils Bangladesh embassy Chancery in Thimphu

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday unveiled the plaque of the foundation stone of Chancery of Bangladesh Embassy here at Hejo in the Bhutanese capital, reports UNB from Thimpu. She unveiled the plaque through a colorful function in presence of Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar…

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Metro

3 Mercantile Bank officials jailed on surrender

A Chittagong court yesterday sent three officials of Mercantile Bank Limited to jail in a case filed for embezzling Tk75.75 crore and laundering the money abroad. The court of additional chief metropolitan magistrate Shahdat Hossain sent them to jail after they surrender before the court. The three…

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Editorial

Unsafe food

According to report published in this newspaper a mobile court on Monday fined three eateries and two persons Taka 2.55 lakh in capital Banani and Gulshan areas. Health department of Dhaka North City Corporation and Armed Police Battalion (ApBN-5) led by Executive Magistrate Mohammad Sajid Anwar conducted…

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Op-ed

Challenges for infrastructure financing

Bangladesh has marked her presence in the global economy with astounding growth story in socio economic indicators. Economists and businesses say that 2016 has been a successful year in terms of macroeconomic stability -- be it gross domestic product (GDP) growth, per capita income, inflation,…

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Miscellaneous

Lightning kills two in 2 dists

Two people were killed by lightning in two districts yesterday. In Lalamonirhat, a housewife was killed and her husband seriously injured by lightning in Aminganj Kanchonoswar village under Kaliganj upazila of Lalmonirhat district yesterday, reports BSS. The deceased was identified as Noor…

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Business

Bangladesh to achieve 6.9pc GDP growth in FY17: IMF

Bangladesh is likely to achieve 6.9 per cent GDP growth in 2016-17 financial year (FY17), according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), reports BSS. IMF forecast the GDP growth in a report of the World Economic Outlook (WEO) released on Tuesday ahead of World Bank Spring Meeting 2017 to be…

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Worldwide

Yemen drone strikes kill five Qaeda suspects

ADEN: Two strikes apparently carried out by US drones killed five suspected Al-Qaeda members in Yemen overnight, military sources said on Wednesday, reports AFP. Washington has sharply intensified its air war against the jihadists since President Donald Trump took office in January. One strike…

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Dhakalive

Bangla Kheyal evening at National Museum tomorrow

Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre (IGCC) is going to present an evening of Bangla Kheyal, directed by eminent composer of Bangladesh Azad Rahaman, at the main auditorium of Bangladesh National Museum (BNM), Shahbagh in the capital tomorrow at 6.30pm. The programme includes Bangla Drupad, Dhamar, Kheyal,…

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Sports

DPL boosts Tigers’ perfect preparation

Bangladesh team manager Khaled Mahmud Sujon on Wednesday said that they have to set their mindset so that they could win match or matches by chasing big scores at Oval surface. “So far as I know the condition at Oval is a flat wicket, where more runs are scored. It is always almost 300 plus runs.…

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Nationwide

Stop commercialisation of education: President

President Abdul Hamid yesterday stressed the need for stopping the commercialisation of education in the country since it hampers its quality, reports UNB. “Commercialisation of education hampers its quality. Many times, it impedes the flourishing of students’ merit. That’s why commercialisation…

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Prisoner in CMCH VIP cabin

In blatant violation of the rules for prisoners, the authorities of the Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) have kept a prisoner (Prisoner No. 670/16), held on charges of drug smuggling, in its VIP cabin for six months instead of its prison ward, disclosed sources in the home ministry and the…

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Panorama

Fire and water forged the unique biology of the Galapagos

About 14 million years ago, the tops of several volcanoes broke the surface of the Pacific Ocean, roughly 1,000km (about 600 miles) due west from the coast of Ecuador. These peaks formed an early Galápagos archipelago, which now consists of 19 larger volcanic islands and 120 smaller ones. The…

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