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  Further extension to power indemnity law unacceptable

  | Updated at 12:05am on July 04, 2018

  THE cabinet approving on Monday a proposal seeking extension to the tenure of the Speedy Supply of Power and Energy (Special Provision) Act 2010 by...

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  Dhaka Univ needs some introspection to step ahead

  | Updated at 12:05am on July 03, 2018

  THE celebration of the 97 years of the University of Dhaka, which began academic activities on July 1, 1921, gives us a sense of pride....

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  Govt must entertain the demand for paternity leave

  | Updated at 12:05am on July 03, 2018

  WOMEN in our society are still singly burdened with the child rearing responsibilities....

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  Attack on quota protesters reeks of absolute autocracy

  | Updated at 12:05am on July 02, 2018

  ATTACKS by activists of the Chhatra League, the ruling Awami League’s students wing, on Saturday on general students holding protest seeking reforms in the quota...

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  Extrajudicial killing is no answer to trade in drug substances

  | Updated at 12:05am on July 02, 2018

  DRUG abuse is a major problem but extrajudicial killing as a means to end trade in drug substance is no answer. At least 275 people...

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  Public universities must put more funds into research

  | Updated at 12:05am on July 01, 2018

  RESEARCH is important for universities and this is more so in low- and middle-income countries as it plays a crucial role in developing effective academic...

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  BCB can no longer neglect women’s cricket

  | Updated at 12:05am on July 01, 2018

  BANGLADESH women’s cricket team has earned another much deserved win and made its presence felt in international cricket...

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  Much remains to be done to prevent capital flight

  | Updated at 12:05am on June 30, 2018

  Financial governance fraught with problems is bleeding the national economy in Bangladesh. Illegal capital flight from Bangladesh through trade misinvoicing and other channels is one...

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  A welcome SEC move

  | Updated at 12:05am on June 30, 2018

  THE Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission laying out rules to make mandatory for listed companies not to declare dividends out of their capital reserve accounts...

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  Bail-out funds for scam-hit banks not the solution

  | Updated at 12:05am on June 29, 2018

  THE government, amidst widespread criticism, has allocated a handsome amount in bail-out funds for scam-hit banks in the national budget for the 2019 financial year....