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Chittagong Port Authority has shelved plans to build its own multi-storey car park for imported vehicles and invited private sector operators to establish a dedicated depot outside the port

41 bodies found in Swat Government forces destroyed four militant bases and killed more than 35 insurgents yesterday in battles near Pakistan’s famed Khyber Pass, the main route for supplies to Nato troops in Afghanistan, the military

Says Putin All pacts that European states agreed with Nazi Germany in 1934-39 were “morally unacceptable,” including the 1939 Nazi-Soviet accord, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said

Are the parliamentary standing committees empowered by law to issue summons to people and ensure compliance of the same? Issuance of summons has a legal implication. If it is ignored then the next step is a warrant of

Jewellers in Tantibazar close shops in protest Criminals yesterday opened fire on a jewellery shop at Tantibazar in the city’s Kotwali area to realise toll and threatened to kill its owner. Witnesses said traders and employees of the area brought out a protest procession after the incident demanding arrest of the

The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, on Monday asked HT Imam, her adviser for establishment and administrative affairs, to appear in the parliamentary standing committee on law ministry to explain his action in sending two district

Tardy probe finds overspending of Tk 131cr in a power project An unduly delayed government investigation pointed finger at three deceased power officials, including a former chairman of Power Development Board, for overspending Tk 131 crore in a power sector rehabilitation project

The World Health Organisation has guidelines for individuals to protect against the A(H1N1) virus, what symptoms to look for and when to seek medical

Special drives of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) and Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) along with the communications ministry’s ‘coordinating’ move to curb traffic jam in the capital, produced nothing tangible yet

Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus has been invited to deliver the second Professor Hiren Mukerjee Memorial Annual Parliamentary Lecture in Indian parliament during its winter session this

The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party will celebrate its 31st founding anniversary today with a hope to reorganise and strengthen the party after its debacle in the last general

Speakers at a discussion yesterday expressed apprehension that Bangladesh could face Nigerian situation in energy sector through approval of production sharing contract (PSC) with two multinational companies allowing

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves for Geneva today morning to attend the World Climate Conference-3 (WCC-3). She leads a 44-member Bangladesh delegation to the conference. The delegation includes Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni, Foreign

The Election Commission (EC) yesterday issued a notice upon ruling Awami League (AL) lawmaker Shafiqul Azam Khan, asking him to explain within 10 days why his parliament membership should not be cancelled on grounds of

Japan’s Democratic Party yesterday began talks on forming a new government, faced with the challenge of reviving the struggling economy and reshaping ties with key allies after its crushing election

 Comilla University was closed for a month from today following a factional clash of Chhatra League on the campus. The authorities, in an emergency meeting of the academic council at noon, took the decision to suspend all classes and examinations

Unidentified criminals yesterday murdered two people, including a security guard of garment factory in separate incidents in the city’s Kafrul and Khilgaon areas while a grocer was shot at and his valuables snatched away at

Pakistani soldiers killed at least 45 Taliban militants in scattered gunbattles across the northwestern Swat Valley after a suicide bombing on a police station killed 17 cadets, the army said

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Nur Mohammad yesterday spelt out ‘special policing’ in outlaw-infested southwestern region to maintain law and

A moderate earthquake jolted the city and its adjoining areas early today. According to local Met Office, the 5.3 magnitude quake, felt at 2:3 am, lasted for a few