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Govt plans to develop new coalmines by state-run companies

The government is planning to develop new coalmines on its own, breaking the decade-old stalemate over the issue.The coalmines will not be leased out to any foreign or local private sector company or their joint venture (JV) for exploration."This time we will focus on utilising local coal. Several studies over...

Laxmipur road crash kills seven

LAXMIPUR, Jan 23 (UNB): Seven people, including six members of a family, were killed when a truck rammed a CNG-run auto-rickshaw at West Mandarin in Sadar upazila early Wednesday.The deceased were identified as Shah Alam, his wife Nasima Begum and their son Amit, his mother-in-law Shamsunnahar and sister-in-law Rokeya Begum,...

Uttara-Agargaon part unlikely to be ready by December

The Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line from Uttara to Agargaon is unlikely to start operations by December next as the company concerned completed only a quarter of its physical work until last month, insiders said on Wednesday.The entire 20.1 kilometre-MRT line up to Motijheel may also miss the deadline of...

ACC sues former BASIC Bank, Lanka Bangla officials

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed on Wednesday cases against 13 persons, including former officials of BASIC Bank Ltd and Lanka Bangla Finance Ltd, for embezzling over Tk 79.24 million.The accused have been accused of embezzling the money through helping get bank loans, according to the anti-graft watchdog.ACC sub-assistant director Mohammad...

Hasina among top 100 global thinkers

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has made her room in the list of top 100 global thinkers as the famous US-based Foreign Policy journal came up with a register of world leading thinkers, reports BSS."Sheikh Hasina has responded to the greatest security challenge facing Bangladesh with a generosity . . ....

News Watch- (24-1-2019)

DUCSU polls on March 11The long-pending elections to the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) and its hall unions will be held on March 11. Dhaka University (DU) Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Md Akhtaruzzaman announced the Ducsu election date on Wednesday. According to a press release, the university students will...