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Biman starts journey as public limited company
Agreement with govt signed
Biman Bangladesh Airlines yesterday started its journey anew as a public limited company (PLC) named Biman Bangladesh Airlines Ltd with the signing of an agreement between Biman and the government.
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Strengthening local govt a must for admin decentralisation
Experts tell roundtable
Strengthening local government is a must for administrative decentralisation which is needed to ensure the rights of people at grassroots level, said the experts at a roundtable yesterday.
 
JMB patron Bagmara BNP leader sued
A case has been filed with Rajshahi magistrate's court against Bagmara upazila BNP vice-president and 25 others for torture, extortion and patronising Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB).
 
Anti-corruption drive
ACC seeks support from NBR, financial instts
Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Lt Gen (retd) Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury yesterday said the commission needs documentary support from the National Board of Revenue (NBR) and banking and financial
 
2 outlaws killed in 'shootout’
Two leaders of outlawed parties were killed in crossfire during a "shootout" between police and their cohorts early yesterday after police raided Khejurtala village of Kushtia Sadar upazila where twooutlawed
 
Declare Bangabandhu as Father of Nation
Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), the student wing of Awami League, demanded that the government declare Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as the Father of the Nation and observe August 15 as NationalMourning
 
2 to die, 3 get life for murder
Chittagong Divisional Speedy Trial Tribunal yesterday awarded death sentence to two persons and life term imprisonment to three others in a murder case.
 
Rangs bhaban
SC judgement on govt appeal tomorrow
The Supreme Court delivers its judgement tomorrow on a government appeal against the High Court verdict on the dispute over the demolition of the 22-storey Rangs Bhaban.
 
Breastfeeding Week begins today
As elsewhere in the world, Bangladesh is observing the Breastfeeding Week from today.
 
2 held after gunfight with Rab
Two youths were arrested after a gunfight between Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) and a gang of criminals at Ramchandrapur in Savar yesterday morning that left two people, including a Rab man, injured.
 
Draft coal policy
New committee invites media at its meeting for transparency
Tasked with finalising coal policy, the new committee decided at its first meeting yesterday to allow the press to be present at its discussions for ensuring transparency.
 
Brac allocates Tk 50 lakh for flood relief
Brac, one of the country's leading development organisations, has made an initial allocation of Tk 50 lakh in relief for the people severely affected by floods across the country, says a press release.
 
Nine students fainted in Sherpur
Nine students of two schools and a madrasa in Sadar upazila fainted with symptoms of mass psychogenic illness yesterday morning.
 
Sale of Stolen Fuel Oil
Six arrested in city
Police detectives yesterday unearthed a den in the city where drivers have long been selling fuel oil of the vehicles of different government and private offices and private cars.
 
Discharge of Oily Sludge
3 officials of vessel fined
4 summoned for power pilferage
A mobile court fined three officials of a vessel Tk 2.25 lakh as the vessel was discharging oily sludge at Chittagong port channel yesterday.
 
4 clinics fined Tk 2.4 lakh in Gazipur
A mobile court in a drive yesterday fined four clinics Tk 2.40 lakh and arrested three people, including one of the owners, for unhygienic environment and violating agreement in Gazipur.
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Nokia's snap-a-story contest prize distributed
The prize giving ceremony of the countrywide Nokia's Snap-a-Story Competition was held at the Spectra Convention Centre in the city yesterday.
 
8 killed in crossfire in July Says BSEHR report
Eight persons were killed in crossfire and 2712 fell victim to mass arrest in the last month, says a Bangladesh Society for the Enforcement of Human Rights (BSEHR) report.
 
20 top police officials transferred
Twenty top police officials were transferred and given new postings yesterday in a shake-up of the police administration. Besides, two of them were given promotion.
 
2 DCC sanitary inspectors held on bribe charge
Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested two sanitary inspectors of the health department of Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) as they were allegedly taking bribes from bakery owners in the city's
 

 
   
 
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