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Cabinet body approves extension of power import from India

Import agreement of 250-MW electricity from Indian open market received extension for another six months as Cabinet Committee on Public Purchase approved a proposal on Wednesday, reports UNB.The committee also approved proposals to set up 162 MW dual-fuel power plant at Manikganj in private sector and renewal of the government's...

Police foil job seekers’ bid to march

Police on Wednesday foiled a bid of job seekers to march towards the Public Administration Ministry, reports UNB.They tried to submit a memorandum demanding reforms of the quota system in government recruitment tests, including Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS).Several thousand job seekers, including students of different universities, brought out a procession...

Residents speak volumes about WASA wrongs

Dhaka's Mirpur residents made many complaints, like ongoing disruption to water supply, arbitrary meter-reading and neglect of duty by WASA staffs, as the Anti-Corruption Commission held a public hearing Wednesday.They also accused some Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (DWASA) men of taking bribe for providing illegal water-supply connections and...

Create ‘conditions’ for Rohingyas’ safe return

UN reiterated its call insisting Myanmar on creating 'conditions' for safe return of the Rohingyas to their homeland from Bangladesh, reports BSS.The call came from the United Nations Resident Coordinator to Bangladesh Mia Seppo at the inaugural session on Wednesday of a two-day national conference at the Dhaka University Senate...

Bangladesh 115th happiest nation

Bangladesh is the 115th happiest country according to World Happiness Report 2018 released on Wednesday, according to a website report.The country slipped five notches down compared to the last year's World Happiness Report but still happier than Indians and Sri Lankans.Among 156 countries, Sri Lanka and India have been ranked...

SC stays Khaleda’s bail until Sunday

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has blocked the bail for BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case until Sunday, report agencies.The former prime minister has been serving a five-year prison sentence since Feb 8 when a Dhaka court convicted her of misusing international donations...

Mobile cos linger MNP operation

Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) are in pursuit of lingering the much-awaited mobile number portability (MNP) service by seeking more time for its implementation, reports BSS.The telecom regulator has declined to give two months more time for introduction of the service, as requested by Association of Mobile Telecom Operators of Bangladesh...

City road mishap kills one

A security guard was crushed to death under the wheels of a speedy vehicle in the city's Amtoli area of Mohakhali on Wednesday. The victim was identified as Suvash Chandra Bhoumic, 58, a security guard of Magnet Security Service Ltd of Banani Road-2, reports UNB. The accident took place when...