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News Desk: A Dhaka court today issued arrest warrant against sacked minister Abdul Latif Siddique for failing to respond to its summons in  a case filed for hurting Muslims' religious sentiments. The court order asking Siddique, now in Indian city of Kolkata, to appear before the court today was returned from both of the sacked minister’s addresses in Dhaka and Tangail. The court considers return of the order as “not served” as the accused former minister was not present at the addresses to acknowledge receipt, our court correspondent reported. Latif on September 28 said that he was against hajj and Tabligh Jamaat more than he was against the party Jamaat-e-Islami. He also said Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) made arrangement of hajj to “generate income”. A lawyer of Dhaka Bar association, Adv...

News Desk: The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged Bangladesh government not to lower marriage age for girls, suggesting the country complies with international prohibitions against child marriage. "The proposed revisions would reverse stated government aims to reduce child marriage among girls," the New York-based rights group said referring to the proposed lowering of girls' age for marriage.

Refayet Ullah Mirdha: Leading retailers and brands in the US want their government to reduce import tariff on apparel and fashion accessories, according to a recent survey by US Fashion Industry Association. The survey was conducted among 29 retailers and brands of which 85 percent called for abandoning rules of origin meant for apparel items. If the US government cuts import tariff on apparel and fashion accessories, Bangladesh will be benefitted as the country now pays a huge amount of customs duty to the US. “Respondents report very low utilisation rates of current FTAs (free trade agreements) and preference programmes, suggesting that current rules do not work for the industry,” the survey report said. Bangladesh has long been negotiating with the US for duty-free access of its garm...

News Desk: Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) detained two persons in Narayanganj Sadar upazila early today suspecting their involvement with the burglary of around Tk 2 crore from the branch of Brac bank in Joypurhat. The detainees are: Babul Das and Uttam Mallik, both hailed from Jhalakathi district, our Narayanganj correspondent reports quoting Anwar Latif Khan, commanding officer of Rab-11. Acting on a tip-off, the elite force conducted a raid at a house of one Nazir at Pilkuni area, which was rented by the detainees. Criminals broke into two-storey Shahjahan Mansion, which houses the Brac bank branch on the first floor, by making a hole in the wall that the building shares with a mall, Mousumi Market during last week of September. Md Hasanuzzaman, an official of the bank's SME section ...

Home-goers defy sufferings on highways to celebrate Eid tomorrow M Abul Kalam Azad and Akram Hosen: Kids elated as the train is about to leave the platform, taking them far from the madding crowd of the capital yesterday, two days before Eid-ul-Azha. The photo was taken at the Airport Railway Station. Photo: Star They struggled for a spot in buses, trains and launches. The journey was agonising but there was happiness in their faces as they were going home to celebrate Eid with their families and friends. A large number of city dwellers left the city yesterday as Eid is only a day away. The religious festival of the Muslims will be observed across the country tomorrow with due religious fervour, solemnity and the spirit of sacrifice. This year Eid virtually coincided with Durga Puja,...

News Desk: Tanners have cut the minimum purchase prices of rawhides for what they said were a lack of demand from international buyers, a weakening dollar and a huge stock from the previous year. They will buy cowhides at Tk 70-75 per square foot in the capital and Tk 60-65 elsewhere the country. M Abu Taher, president of Bangladesh Finished Leather and Footwear Exporters Association, announced the rates at a press conference in the capital. Leaders of Bangladesh Tanners Association (BTA) and Bangladesh Hide and Skin Merchants Association (BHSMA) were present. Tannery owners last year had bought salted cowhides at Tk 85-95 per sft in Dhaka city and Tk 75-80 elsewhere. This year, the price of goat hide has been set at Tk 30-35 per sft in the capital and that of Baqra at Tk 25-30, while ...