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Police go wild to thwart EC siege attempt
100 hurt as they club opposition MPs, leaders; critically injured Saber may be taken abroad
Riot police indiscriminately clubbed senior opposition leaders, lawmakers and the activists of Awami League (AL)-led 14-party opposition coalition to thwart their attempt to lay siege to the ElectionCommission

Cops tasked to survey ruling party candidate popularity
In a clear show of using state institutions for political purpose, the government has tasked the police with conducting a survey on the popularity of its aspirant candidates for the next general elections

Commentary
An apology to Tarique Rahman
How dare we talk about 'honest candidates' for the next election?
Mr Tarique Rahmn, senior joint secretary general of the BNP, has most rightly castigated the civil society initiative for organising countrywide discussions for electing honest candidates in the coming

Bangladesh 3rd best business place in S Asia
Says WB-IFC report
Bangladesh is the third easiest country in which to do business in South Asia, although as a whole is lagging behind other parts of the world when it comes to reforms that could enhance business activity,

Drought in Northern Districts
Farmers already fork out Tk 171cr on irrigation
The ongoing drought has already forced the farmers of 16 northern districts to spend Tk 171.32 crore for irrigating 16.

ADB forecasts 6pc GDP growth, cautions about inflation
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) forecasts six per cent GDP growth in the current fiscal year (FY), which is slightly lower than 6.7 per cent growth of the last FY.

Press politicians for dialogue, acceptable polls
US envoy urges businessmen
US Ambassador to Bangladesh Patricia A Butenis yesterday urged the business community to mount pressure on the political leaderships so that they sit and resolve differences on political issues to hold

Polls very crucial for continuation of democracy : Khaleda
Prime Minister Khaleda Zia has urged people to get prepared for the next general elections to be held under a caretaker government and said the polls will be very important for continuation of democracy

Dhaka Subway
Ministry asked to go ahead with proposal
The Private Infrastructure Committee (PICOM) yesterday enlisted a proposal for constructing a metro rail system in Dhaka city on build, operate and transfer (BOT) basis.

Scuffle on Streets
1. Police drag a woman onto a van from the gathering of the 14-party opposition during the EC Secretariat siege programme yesterday. 2. Opposition workers rescue an injured fellow activist. 3.

'The day was fine,' says CEC
The chief election commissioner (CEC) and election commissioners (ECs) were busy with their usual tasks yesterday as opposition demonstrators were locked in fierce battle with law enforcers in theirbid

14-party calls hartal for Sunday
The Awami League (AL)-led 14-party opposition combine has enforced a countrywide dawn-to-dusk hartal for Sunday protesting police atrocities on its leaders and workers during yesterday's Election Commission

Seoul Peace Prize goes to Prof Yunus
Microfinance champion Prof Muhammad Yunus was yesterday named as winner of the eighth Seoul Peace Prize.

Production stops at CUFL and Kafco
Production at Chittagong Urea Fertiliser Ltd (CUFL) and Karnaphuli Fertiliser Company (Kafco) was suspended yesterday evening as supply of power and gas suddenly snapped.

Open market sale of essentials from Sept 12
The Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) will launch open market sale (OMS) of essentials through its dealers on September 12.

Fuel strike called off
Fuel distributors and the tank-lorry owners and workers withdrew their indefinite strike enforced from Tuesday after a successful meeting with the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) yesterday.

30 hurt as jute mill workers clash with cops
At least 30 people were injured, four of them seriously, in a pitched battle between police and agitated jute mill workers in Khalishpur and Daulatpur industrial areas of the city yesterday evening.

Muggers snatch Tk 21 lakh from garment factory staff in Ctg
Muggers snatched Tk 21 lakh from two staff of an apparel factory in the city's Oxygen intersection area yesterday.

NDI team due tomorrow to assess election atmosphere
A delegation of Washington-based National Democratic Institute (NDI) is to visit Bangladesh from September 8 to 11 to assess the preparations and observe the electoral atmosphere leading up to the upcoming

Door still open for talks on reforms
Says Bhuiyan
BNP Secretary General Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan yesterday said the government offer for discussion on reform proposals is still there and talks can be held any time if the opposition comes along.

Deep-sea Port
Japanese experts in Mongla for study
A 13-member team including eight Japanese experts arrived at Mongla today to study the feasibility of establishing a deep-sea port at Akram point.

HSC results today
Results of the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinations and its equivalent Alim, HSC (BM) and HSC (Vocational) examinations will be published today, a press release of the education ministry said

BSF kills 1 in Dinajpur
Indian border guards gunned down a Bangladeshi on their territory along the border here on Tuesday night.

Last-ditch EU talks on Iran postponed
Talks meant to give Tehran a last chance to avoid UN sanctions over its nuclear defiance were postponed yesterday, with a senior Iranian envoy saying "a procedural matter" had caused a delay of several

Japan's royal succession crisis ends as a boy is born in 40 yrs
Japan's Princess Kiko yesterday gave birth to the royal family's first boy in more than 40 years, easing a succession crisis and silencing calls to let a woman lead the world's oldest monarchy.