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CJ to face ACC probe

Law minister Anisul Huq yesterday announced that the allegations levelled against Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha, currently in Australia on sick leave, would be investigated through the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC). “The allegations, which were brought against the Chief Justice, come under the jurisdiction of the ACC. Most of the allegations come under the jurisdiction of the Special Powers Act 2004. So, a case will be filed if the allegations are found well-grounded through primary investigation,” the law minister commented at a press briefing at the Secretariat amidst the ongoing debate over the CJ’s one-month leave and the set of 11 allegations levelled against him. In response to a query, the law minister said…

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EC has limitations

The Election Commission (EC) faces great limitations in carrying out its responsibilities in the present…

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News

HIV-infected Rohingyas freely mingling with locals

Md Abdur Rahman (name changed), 40, an HIV patient, entered Bangladesh eight years ago and is now living in Dohazari of Chittagong, with a family. He performs business at a local market, taking advantage of the government’s lax monitoring of Rohingyas living outside refugee camps in Cox’s…

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Metro

$750,000 Japanese grant for Rohingyas

To strengthen the emergency WASH and child protection response for the new influx of Rohingya in Cox's Bazar, the government of Japan provided emergency grant aid of US$750,000 for six months through the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), reports UNB. The emergency grant aid will complement…

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Editorial

Prospects of rooftop solar projects

Electricity from the first commercial project of rooftop solar power generation is expected to be available in the city from the June next as Dhaka Power Distribution Company Ltd (DPDC) has awarded contract to a private contractor. According to a report of this newspaper on Saturday, the capacity of…

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Op-ed

Dilemma of delimitations

The 1972 Constitution was handsomely drafted by a team headed by law-icon of the nation Dr. Kamal Hossain ably supported by its competent members. The implementers thereafter, by many of them in the process of succession, foul-played with it on numerous instances to suit a particular game plan. In a…

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Miscellaneous

T-Aman farming continues in full swing in Rajshahi

RAJSHAHI: The enthusiastic farmers are passing busy time with transplanted Aman farming in eight districts under Rajshahi division amid favourable weather and sufficient rainfall, local agriculture officials said, reports BSS. “The current weather remains favourable and helps the farmers’…

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Business

NBR kicks off drive today against tax-dodging foreign workers

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is set to start drive in various business entities to detect foreign workers engaged in jobs here but not paying taxes, reports UNB. “A taskforce team will inspect some selected business entities in search of foreign nationals who are doing jobs in Bangladesh…

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Worldwide

Brexit a ‘disadvantage’ for UK: Hillary Clinton

LONDON: Hillary Clinton said Brexit would put Britain at a "very big disadvantage" and force companies to move resources to continental Europe, in an interview aired Sunday, reports AFP. Britain leaving the European Union could cause serious disruption for the country as it tries to reorder…

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Dhakalive

Prangone Mor brings ‘Bibadi Sargam’ on Shilpakala stage today

Theatre troupe Prangone Mor is going to bring their 11th production ‘Bibadi Sargam’ on stage today at 7pm at the Music and Dance Centre Auditorium of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA), Segun Bagicha in the capital. The play will be staged as a part of the troupe’s weeklong…

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Sports

India down Pakistan in prestigious match

Favouites India finished their pool phase with all-win record when they mauled its arch-foes Pakistan by 3-1 in their action-packed third and last Pool-A fixture of the Hero Asia Cup Hockey at the Maulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium in Dhaka yesterday. Currently, India, who are sixth in World Hockey…

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Nationwide

‘Matlab Bridge’ in Chandpur nearing completion

Chandpur: The long cherished ‘Matlab Bridge’ over the Dhonagoda river - a tributary of the Meghna river, is now 80 percent complete, reports UNB. The 304.51-metre bridge will be fully completed by June next year, the Roads and Highway Engineers hoped, adding that 80 percent works of this…

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Backpage

Red tape delays seven projects

Bureaucratic tangle is causing delay in implementing several river restoration and development projects in time, it is alleged. The government had undertaken a plan to restore the country’s rivers by "capital dredging" to boost the national economy by increasing their navigability for…

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Panorama

When fashion and art collide

Sometimes a lobster is just a lobster. In 1937, however, the crustacean became an intriguing case study in the complicated relationship between art and fashion. It all started when the Spanish surrealist, Salvador Dalí, and the legendary Italian fashion designer, Elsa Schiaparelli, teamed up…

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