ACC quizzes ex-MD of Barapukuria Coal Mine Company

    UNB: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday interrogated the former managing director (MD) of Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Ltd (BCMCL) SM Nurul Aurangzeb over the ‘disappearance of coal’ from Barapukuria coal mine. ACC Public Relations Officer Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya told UNB that the investigation officer of ACC deputy director Md Shamsul Alam quizzed Nurul Aurangzeb…

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      Assam issue may affect Indo-Bangla relation

      Dr. Syed Anwar Husain, Professor, BUP It is a matter of great tension and fear to keep 40 lakh Bangla-speaking people at the risk of getting deported from Assam. They are in fear of losing their citizenship—a matter that is highly unexpected. Even the West Bengal chief minister has criticised the move which may affect…

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        Platelets kill  up to 60 pct of malaria parasites

        Xinhua: Platelets found within blood are the human body’s first line of defence against malaria, a study announced on Wednesday. The study, published by the Menzies School of Health Research (MSHR) in Australia’s Northern Territory (NT), revealed that platelets attack and kill malaria parasites in the bloodstream. Researchers from MSHR were assisted by collaborators from…

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          Lebanon speaker says government delay has negative affect

          Reuters: Lebanon’s speaker of parliament Nabih Berri said on Wednesday that “procrastination in forming the government has a negative affect on the situation in Lebanon”, al-Manar television reported. Saad al-Hariri was designated to continue in his role as prime minister and form a government on May 24 after the country’s parliament elections on May 6….

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            Students’ protest continues over city road crash

            M Humayun Kabir: Hundreds of students of different schools and colleges in the capital city have poured into Dhaka streets for the fourth straight day protesting the deaths of two fellows. Students started to gather in Uttra House Building intersection, South Jatrabari, Shanir Akhra and Farmgate areas at 10am yesterday. “Students of different school and…

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