The Daily Star

• Mid-term budgetary review is a good move
• Death, hardly a matter for casual remark!
• The murderous transports/Syed Fattahul Alim
• Afghanistan: An exit strategy?Mahmood Hasan

Op-Ed : Point Counterpoint

• The Next Step/Rehman Sobhan
• Rising Tides/Sadiq Ahmed
• The Key Issue/Nazrul Islam
• A Precipitate Outcome/Reaz Rahman

The Independent

Editorial

Credit complexities

Subverting digitisation

Platform 5..!

Post Editorial

Is democracy a myth?

Vegetable production in all seasons

Back to the future in finance

The Financial Express

• Top global retailers plea for RMG workers' wage hike
• Rebranded Biman has to come up with new look
• Why the fight against poverty?

The New Nation

• Rehabilitate Aila victims speedily
• Over-use of groundwater poses threat
• Lets all respect rule of law
• Bangladesh's maritime boundary and the Myanmar factor

The New Age

Editorial
» Reining in profligate public servants
» The creed of objectivity killed the news

Oped
» After the great financial crisis and the great recession, what next?
» The tiger is dead, long live the poachers?

Inflation ‘disquieting’

Pulack Ghatack : Inflationary pressure on Bangladesh economy is rising alarmingly with enhanced burden of prices on the consumers as a consequence of increased domestic demand and higher commodity prices in the international markets. Bangladesh Bank is finding it difficult to bridle inflation, the rate of which is near double digits, against the political government’s election pledge. .... Total News

Govt challenges HC verdict on warrant of precedence

The government on Sunday filed a petition with the Supreme Court seeking stay on a High Court verdict declaring illegal the existing Warrant of Precedence. An HC bench on Thursday directed the government to issue a new ..... READ Daily Star

Admission trade nets Tk 1cr in 3 colleges

Leaders of Bangladesh Chhatra League have made a huge sum of money from students seeking admission to first-year honours courses at different city colleges under National University. ..... READ Daily Star

Some HC judges warned over bail

The Appellate Division in a verdict cautioned a few High Court judges for granting bail to convicted fugitive Awami League leader HBM Iqbal, and for staying the order of his conviction ignoring "established principles of the law". .. .... READ Daily Star

Judicial panel directive on political violence

DEEPAK ACHARJEE : The judicial commission yesterday sent letters to the deputy commissioners (DCs) and the superintendents of police (SPs) asking them .... READ Independent

2,000 MW power shortage ahead

MIR MOSTAFIZUR RAHAMAN : Huge power shortage of about two thousand MW looms ahead breaking previous records and threatening to trigger frequent power outages across the country as winter comes to an end and the mercury starts going up ..... READ Independent

Lifers with good records to be released

ASRAFUL HUQ : The government has taken initiatives to release prisoners sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life, who have already served 20 years in prisons and have good records in order to reduce pressure .... READ Independent

AL, BNP bracing for face-off over transit facilities to India

NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL, Chittagong : The ruling Awami League and the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Pary (BNP) are bracing for face- off over transit facilities to India through the Chittagong Port. ... READ Independent

Hosts break their
SAG gold record
Bangladesh broke their South Asian Games gold tally record by adding five more golds on Sunday, raising the total to 13. . .... READ bdnews24.com

Two separate blowouts in Feni gas-field
Govt to resolve Niko issue out of court

Shamim Jahangir : The government will settle over US$27.3 million outstanding gas bills issue with Niko Resources Bangladesh Limited (NRBL) outside the court to increase gas production from Feni gas field, reliable sources said. Bangladesh disagreed to pay gas bills US$27.3 million to NRBL following directive of the respective High Court since 2005. The verdict directed the government to refrain from making any payment to the Canadian company, which probe bodies found responsible for the damage of Tengratila gas field in Chhatak. "Wait and see…. READ New Nation

Regional cooperation, connectivity hold key to trade, investment

Improved regional cooperation and connectivity can boost trade and investment while securing access to water and energy for Bangladesh and its neighbours, policy experts said Saturday ....READ Financial Express

Financial Express : Other Headlines

• Chevron told to boost gas supply as reserve of Bibiyana doubles
• PM leaves for Kuwait today
• Govt plans to appeal against HC ruling

The Daily Star : Other Headlines

• No room for new vehicles
• Sylhet grassroots see Tarique adoration
• Empowered beyond jurisdiction
• Inspectors visited SA for a bad buy
• Research, latest tech the need
• Consultant considered, 'poor record' ignored
• Reeling from road terror
• 800 more buses to hit city roads
• DU probing death of Abubakar
• Book sale makes all happy
• JP lawmaker 'assaulted'
• Kuwaiti emir sends plane for PM
• Jubo Dal man killed
• Clash at madrasa left 30 persons injured in capital
• One killed in boiler explosion 1 injured