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The New Age

#Credible probe needed to dispel
doubts over NCTB fire
#Attack on puja pavilion
must be stopped
#Breaking ships, breaking
laws, breaking lives: Khurshid Anwar
#BANGLA-MYANMAR RELATIONS II
Strategic partnership through co-op
and conflict resolution : Shah Mohammed Saifuddin
#White House vs Fox News:
a war Obama can win

The Independent

# Welcome rejection
#PSI companies
#Losing our dead parts...!

The Daily Star

#PM's directive on eviction of river grabbers : It should be followed to the hilt under strict monitoring
#Dipping political rhetoric
We need real change here

The New Nation

# Reducing traffic congestion
# Food adulteration nexus
# Gaining confidence of foreign investors
# Rights should be applied equally
# New avenues of cooperation

New Pay Scale to cost
Tk 6,222 cr more

The government yesterday approved the new national pay scale, giving ....READ Independent.

» New nat'l pay scale announced: 52pc pay rise, separate scale for judiciary...Daily Star.
» From Tk 4,100 to Tk 40,000: New pay scale 'in two phases'....bdnews24.com
» Increase in perks for ministers, lawmakers on cards...... ...READ New Age.

Members of the Ganotantri Party form a human chain at Muktangon in Dhaka on Wednesday demanding a cut in the prices of essentials.

Govt pry teachers want higher
salary than drivers

Leaders of government primary schoolteachers’ associations demanded ...... New Age.

Demolition goes in vain
Car spaces not created as demolished
shops rebuilt in no time

Attempt by Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) to retrieve the city's parking spaces during the ongoing drive has fallen flat, as it had happened every time in the past. ...READ Daily Star.

Practice prevails over provision
Cabinet, not JS bodies, approving draft bills

The constitution empowers the parliamentary standing committees to examine draft bills before placing them in parliament to enact laws but successive governments have not followed the provision.....Daily Star.

Ctg Arms Haul Probe
Accused persons trade blame

Former director of National Security Intelligence (NSI), brigadier general (Retd) Enamur Rahman Chowdhury, yesterday blamed another former NSI director (security) wing commander (Retd) Sahab Uddin for the transportation of 10 truckloads of firearms in 2004....Daily Star.

» Army officer grilled in 10-truck arms case...bdnews24.com

Attack on Tapash
Army probing a few officers' alleged link ..... Daily Star.
» 7 carried out Taposh attack: 53 aides identified; motive still unknown....Daily Star.
» Foreign link of suspects under probe... Daily Star.
» Rashid's daughter tells of Bari story... Daily Star.
» Govt sees '75 links in attack ... Daily Star.
» Investigators suspect Freedom Party's link... Daily Star

By-polls deal blow to
BJP, Left parties

India's ruling Congress, its West Bengal ally Trinamool Congress and also Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) emerged big winners ....Daily Star.

5,000 Americans a year
killed crossing streets

About 5,000 Americans a year are hit and killed by cars while crossing or walking along a street...... ..New Age/Agence France-Presse

Maoists plan massive
protest in Kathmandu

Nepal's Maoists pledged Wednesday to bring hundreds of thousands of activists onto the streets of the capital ..... New Age/Agence France-Presse

Toxic Paracetamol Case
None of 3 accused
shows up in court

Two of Adflame Pharmaceutical's directors and one of its managers, charged with adulteration of paracetamol syrup 17 years ago, ....Daily Star.

Heavy rush to capital
City traffic in disarray

The social safety net programmes of the successive governments failed to keep people stay in ....NewNation.

August 21 Attack
BNP writes letter after rejoinder

BNP sent a rejoinder regarding our report headlined "Aug 21 Attack on Hasina, AL Rally: It was Hawa Bhaban Plot" published on October 27. The Daily Star published the rejoinder along with a reply on November 1. In response to our reply, BNP Secretary General Khondkar Delwar Hossain sent another letter to the editor. We publish full text of the letter and our response below:...Daily Star.

Babar helped Tajuddin flee country, Salam tells CID

Former state minister for home Lutfozzaman Babar has reportedly helped HuJI leader Maulana Tajuddin, one of the masterminds of the August 21 grenade attack, in his bid to flee country after the incident....Independent..

CID hunts for IDP adviser Azizul Huq

Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Tuesday night raided the residence of Kazi Azizul Huq, an adviser of Islamic Democratic Party (IDP) and a close associate of IDP Chief Sheikh Abdus Salam who is now being grilled on a remand in August 21 grenade attack case. :...Daily Star.

Babar gave vital info on grenades ....Daily Star.

» Babar was in thick of things.... Daily Star.

» Star receives another letter from BNP
» BNP blasts Star report on Aug 21; Rejoinder rhetorical, does not refute report: Daily Star

BNP has sent a three-page rejoinder under the signature of its secretary general Khandaker Delwar Hossain.......READ Daily Star

» Aug 21 Attack on Hasina, AL Rally
It was Hawa Bhaban plot
The Daily Star investigation reveals some characters behind the chilling conspiracy to kill Hasina; Babar 'supplied' grenades; Huji used as mercenary group.

It was a long, drawn-out plot. A chilling conspiracy was getting final touches in an eerie August of 2004, a month that brings to mind the memories of a past bloodbath. A plot for a high-profile assassination was awaiting approval, again......... Daily Star.

» 13 major attacks led up to Aug 21.... Daily Star.
» Babar shown arrested......Daily Star.

Justice delayed,
justice denied
THE DAILY STAR investigation reveals how corruption and the manipulation of the legal system stops justice dead in its track for 16 years

* Over 2,000 children killed by toxic paracetamol between 1980-92
* Corruption sabotaged the criminal cases
* Never-ending High Court stay orders prevent cases coming to trial
* Families kept in heart-breaking wait for justice in one of the worst ever crimes... READ Daily Star for detail.

Govt told to suspend all
WB-funded projects

The World Bank has asked Bangladesh to put on hold all local procurement activities under WB-financed projects since the amendments made to the Public Procurement Act (PPA) 2006 are not consistent with its guidelines....Daily Star.

AL constitution still
not RPO-proper
EC decides to ask for
further amendment

The Election Commission (EC) yesterday decided to ask the ruling Awami League (AL) to further amend the party constitution as it still contains provisions in conflict with the Representation of the People Order (RPO).... Daily Star.

» AL leaves allies out in the cold....Daily Star.
» Section 144 to restrain Jalil from holding rally... Independent.
» Jalil not quitting AL.... Daily Star.
» Jalil asked to appear in court .....Daily Star

HC asks govt toenforce Labour
Law in ship-breaking yards

The High Court on Monday ordered the government to take appropriate steps for implementation of the Labour Law 2006 in the ship-breaking industry at Sitakunda in Chittagong......New Age.

Sluggish ADP prime reason
for slowdown

The Ministry of Finance, Bangladesh Bank and the National Board of Revenue (NBR) have identified poor implementation of Annual Development Programme (ADP) as the prime cause of the country's present economic slowdown......Daily Star.

Gas diverted from power
plants to fertiliser units
Govt contemplates rationing

The government has decided to supply additional gas to fertilizer factories by reducing gas supply in the power plants to ensure urea fertilizer supply during coming Boro season...New Nation.

» Gas-based power plants
in dire straits .......New Nation.

» Controversy clouds PDB's rental bid... Daily Star
» GTCL Gas Compressor : Petrobangla questions Chevron job at Muchai.....Daily Star
» IOCs want to include disputed areas: Oil, gas search in 3 offshore blocks uncertain....New Nation.
» Tk 300cr IDCOL loan for rental power plants..... New Nation.

Response to govt offer on
undisclosed income poor
Only 8 individuals declare Tk 30m in Q1

The government, in the backdrop of poor response in the first quarter of current fiscal, has... Financial Express.

Tk 3,684cr interest
waived in 8yrs

Nine public sector banks and financial institutions in the last eight years waived a staggering amount of Tk 3,684 crore interest on loans against 693 accounts, which the central bank thinks encourages 'unethical activities' .... Daily Star.

Muhith takes hardline
on RMG incentives

The government has again taken a hard line on providing financial incentive package to apparel sector seeking funds ...New Nation.
» Ensure RMG workers’ minimum wages: PM ...Independent.
» RMG culprits warned... Daily Star.
» Industrial police, intelligence force on cards...New Nation.
» Cop firing irks PM induced by global meltdown....New Nation/bdnews24.com
» Owner seen responsible for deaths... bdnews24.com.
» Steps to lay off not followed...Daily Star.
Garment owners afraid of old fashioned trade unions....New Nation
» Tongi reels from fright : Another death raises toll to 3;
up to 3,000 people sued for violence... Daily Star.
» Bangladesh protest over pay turns deadly... Reuters.
» 'Two killed, 100 hurt' in Bangladeshi workers riot....AFP.

Business confidence
rising: IFC survey

Business confidence is growing in the country as companies see increased profits...Financial Express

BD to join big
Asian economies

Bangladesh is going to join the big Asian economies under a Framework Agreement ......Financial Express

Wild Wild Southwest -4
Banning Underground Groups
Govt sitting idle on police HQ proposal

» Politicians, outlaws go hand in hand: Local figuresof all parties partners in crime (Wild Southwest - 1).
» Outlaw dons call shots from India (Wild Southwest -2)
» Most outlaws wait for scope to surrender (Wild Southwest -3)

Anti-crime drive counts more
on unwanted means

The present government believes, like its predecessors, that "crossfire", "encounter" and "gunfight" are effective means to combat criminals, especially outlaws... .Daily Star.

» Govt to probe all extra-judicial killings: Shafique... Independent.
» Govt to probe all extra-judicial killings: Minister... Daily Star.

Ministers call for patience regarding war crimes trial

Ministers have called for patience regarding the launch of war crimes trials as the government is presses....bdnews24.com.

» Investigators, prosecutors for war trial to be named in 2 months: Qamrul....Daily Star.
» War crimes trial court site chosen.... New Age.

» War Crimes Legislation : West backs trial, int'l norms... Daily Star.
» Shafique announces road map for holding war crimes trial... Independent.
» Campaigners frustrated as govt drags its feet.... NewAge

Dhaka strongly protests
BSF's killing of child

Bangladesh has strongly protested and expressed deep concern at the unprovoked shooting and killing of a Bangladeshi child by India's Border Security Force. . ..
bdnews24.com

Bangladesh hands over two
top ULFA rebels to India

Guwahatai, Nov. 8 (ANI): In an unprecedented move, Bangladesh has deported two top ULFA rebels....

» IGP rejects claim of Ulfa men's arrest....Daily Star.
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» Recruitment under nat'l service
scheme begins next month ... Financial Express

JS body for reclaiming Rly
land from Mirza Abbas

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Communication Ministry yesterday recommended establishment of a separate ministry for Bangladesh Railway (BR) for its ... Independent

» JS panel suggests independent railway ministry..New Age
» Railway asked to recover its land from Mirza Abbas....Daily Star.

Govt in quest of sectors
to use excess liquidity

The government has decided to find out some potential sectors to ask the commercial banks for productive investment of their excess liquidity .........New Age

MPs to get 10pc quota in admissions to public schools

The government is thinking about reserving 10 per cent of the seats in all government secondary schools for children of the choice of lawmakers ........New Age

UPAZILA PARISHAD ACT
Govt asked to explain
authority of MPs

The High Court on Sunday asked the government to explain in four weeks why some provisions in the Upazila Parishad Act 2009, including allowing lawmakers to supervise...New Age

» Govt to explain MP role in Upazila Parishad.....bdnews24.com.

EDUCATION POLICY
Islamic bodies raise
some objections
Nothing anti-Islam will be there: Nahid

Terming secularism irreligious, Islami Shikkha Rakkha Jaitya Committee, a forum of Islamic organisations, yesterday said most pious Muslims in the country are concerned about some issues in the draft education policy.....Daily Star.

LeT men also targeted
some dignitaries

The suspected militants, recently rounded up from Chittagong for plotting attacks on US Embassy and Indian High Commission in Dhaka and some key installations, also targeted to attack several local dignitaries..... Daily Star.

» Plot to attack US embassy unearthed:
3 LeT men held in Ctg... Daily Star.

Vested property to be returned
Cabinet okays changes to the bill

The cabinet yesterday gave final nod to the Vested Property Return (Amendment) Bill, 2009 paving the way to turn the seized property over to the real owners from the Hindus....Daily Star.

» Govt gives nod to return of vested property......READ NewAge

Going for
e-passports
Questions have been raised over the rationale of the government
move .... Independent.

Fresh rules for political parties' registration mulled

DURJOY ROY
The Election Commission (EC) is planning to prepare.... Independent.

BNP talks political situation
with foreign diplomats

BNP, the main opposition in parliament, yesterday briefed foreign diplomats and donor agency representatives about the country's latest political situation, and its preparation for holding its national council in December this year. ....Daily Star.

» Dhaka opposition complains to diplomats. ...IANS

Govt to prepare fresh
list of CHT refugees

The government has initiated a move to prepare a fresh list of refugees displaced during the two decades of insurgency in Chittagong Hill Tracts for rehabilitating on their own homesteads..... NewAge.

India to give corridor for
trade with Nepal

India is favourably considering allowing Nepalese trucks to inter into Bangladesh territory apart from taking initiatives to develop land customs infrastructure ... New Nation.