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BGB to get authority to arrest sans warrant

BGB to get authority 
to arrest sans warrant
For the first time in the country, the country’s paramilitary force, the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), will get the authority to arrest smugglers without any warrant. The BGB will also get the authority to scan, X-ray and search the bodies of suspicious persons, especially smugglers, within five kilometres from the border areas, said sources in the home ministry and the National Board of Revenue (NBR). The authority would be granted as per Sections 158, 160, 161, 163, 164, 168 and 171 of the existing Customs Act, the sources added. The BGB authorities, however, would have to submit the necessary reports before the customs commissioners in their respective areas within 15 days clarifying why they arrested and searched the suspects, the…

BCL stages protest at Quader’s programme in Ctg

BCL stages protest at Quader’s programme in Ctg

Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday faced protests by Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists at a party programme in Chittagong city. While he was coming out after attending the programme, local BCL leaders and activists besieged his vehicle and chanted slogan demanding justice…
All highways to be 4-lane: Quader

All highways to be 4-lane: Quader

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has said all the national highways will eventually be converted into 4-lane ones to reduce the travel time of passengers, reports UNB. Talking to UNB, the minister mentioned that the Dhaka-Chittagong and Dhaka-Mymensingh highways have already been converted…
Rehabilitation of 
flood-hit farmers

Rehabilitation of flood-hit farmers

That around 54,696 flood-hit farmers of Rajshahi, Natore, Naogaon and Chapainawabgonj districts have started getting rehabilitation incentives so that they can recoup their losses is an encouraging  piece of news. According to a report of this newspaper on Sunday, each of 9,000 enlisted farmers…
Impact of the Rohingya crisis on Bangladesh (Part II)

Impact of the Rohingya crisis on Bangladesh (Part II)

This is Part II an examination of the impact of the Rohingya crisis. 6. Economy.  Concerns about stability, potential conflicts with Myanmar, and uncertainty will further discourage private investment. The Rohingya crisis is just one more factor to add to the concerns of the private sector. …
WB’s IDA interest rate to go up

WB’s IDA interest rate to go up

The World Bank (WB) is going to raise the interest rate on its International Development Association (IDA) loan for Bangladesh from the next fiscal year, thanks to a rise in the country's per capita income to USD 1,465 in the last fiscal. The WB informed Bangladesh about this decision and asked…
Turkey urges US to reverse visa halt

Turkey urges US to reverse visa halt

ANKARA: Turkey on Monday urged the United States to reverse a decision to halt the issuing of all regular visas at American consulates in the country, in a row that risks a major crisis, reports AFP. Ankara hit back at the US move -- sparked by the arrest of an Istanbul consulate staffer -- with a similar…
Three notable plays to be staged at BSA today

Three notable plays to be staged at BSA today

Three notable plays by three prominent local theatre troupes will be staged today evening at three separate venues of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA), Segun Bagicha in the capital. The plays will be brought to the stage as a part of the ongoing sixth edition of the ten-day theatre festival titled…
‘BCB yet to take any decision
on axing Mushfiq as captain’

‘BCB yet to take any decision on axing Mushfiq as captain’

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President Nazmul Hassan Papon dismissed the growing speculation on the captaincy of Mushfiqur Rahim by stating that the board is yet to take decision on the issue. The speculation gained the momentum when Mushfiqur Rahim broke the usual practice of sending other players…
Attach priority to national 
interest for dev: President

Attach priority to national interest for dev: President

KISHOREGANJ: President M Abdul Hamid yesterday urged all, irrespective of party affiliations and opinions, to attach priority to the national interest to speed up country’s development and progress, reports BSS. “All have to give attention that no person or quarter or any party interest…
Dhaka, Kathmandu to hold talks with Delhi

Dhaka, Kathmandu to hold talks with Delhi

Bangladesh and Nepal want to discuss with India the modalities for early implementation of the Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal Motor Vehicles Agreement (BBIN MVA) to boost connectivity in the region, reports UNB. Bangladesh and Nepal recognised that operationalisation of BBIN MVA will further flourish…
Inside North Korea, and feeling

Inside North Korea, and feeling

To fly into North Korea on an old Russian aircraft is to step into an alternate universe, one in which “the Supreme Leader” defeats craven American imperialists, in which triplets are taken from parents to be raised by the state, in which nuclear war is imminent but survivable — and…
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