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Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested a suspected arms trader along with two pistols, 12 bullets, and three magazines from Losmonpur Mistripara in Shibganj upazila on Tuesday afternoon, reports UNB. Assistant Superintendent of Police M Nur-e-Alam said he, along with his RAB team, conducted a drive at Losmonpur Mistripara around 4:45pm being tipped off that a group of arms dealers gathered there to trade illegal firearms. During the drive, the RAB members arrested Shamim Reza, 22, son of Ataur Rahman, a resident of Kiranganj village in Shibganj upazila, and confiscated two pistols, 12 bullets, and three magazines from his possession. A case was filed against Shamim with Shibganj Police Station.....

Published at: 2017-03-08 00:00:04

Leading online shopping platform Daraz.com.bd has signed a deal with Bengal Communications Ltd to launch set-top-box, a box-shaped device that converts a digital television signal to analogue for viewing on a conventional set, in Dhaka city. The set-top-box will provide more than 236 TV channels with recording facilities. Bengal Digital will cover Keraniganj, Tongi, Dhanmondi, Baridhara, Gulshan, Banani, Mirpur and Dhaka Cantonment on the outset.  ....

Published at: 2017-03-08 00:00:04

A woman was crushed under the wheels of a moving bus while crossing a road at Kutubkhali in Jatrabari in Dhaka city on Tuesday night. Sub-inspector of Jatrabari Police Station Abdul Awal said the bus ran over Taslima Akhtar, 32, wife of M Imran Hossain, hailing from Barguna district, while crossing a road around 7pm, leaving her dead on the spot, reports UNB. The body was then sent to Dhaka Medical College Hospital for autopsy, said the SI, adding that Taslima and her husband were residents of a rented house at Jurain. Police seized the killer bus, but its driver managed to flee.  ....

Published at: 2017-03-08 00:00:04

President Donald Trump on Tuesday endorsed Republican legislation to replace the Obamacare healthcare law but the measure faced a rebellion by conservative groups and lawmakers, complicating its chances for passage in the US Congress. Republican US House of Representatives leaders on Monday unveiled legislation to do away with Obamacare, eliminating the requirement that most Americans obtain medical insurance and creating a system of tax credits to coax people to purchase private insurance on the open market. Speaker Paul Ryan said he could guarantee that he had enough votes to win passage of the measure in the House, adding that conservatives should be excited about the plan to repeal and replace Democratic former President Barack Obama's signature domestic policy achievement. But conservatives slammed the proposal, with Republican Senator Mike Lee calling it "exactly the type of back-room dealing and rushed process that we criticised Democrats for." Trump said the plan was open to negotiation, but said it had already earned support "from everybody." Vice President Mike Pence described it as a "framework," signaling the measure was far from its final form. Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price called it "a work in progress." The proposal represented a key step toward carrying out pledges by Trump and congressional Republicans to dismantle Obamacare. But lawmakers face pressure from constituents not to throw America's healthcare system into chaos. Democrats denounced the proposal as taking away health insurance from millions of Americans and benefiting the rich. Some conservative Republicans complained the bill did not go far enough in removing government from the healthcare industry. In the Senate, where Republicans can afford to lose only two votes from their razor-thin majority, Republican Senator Rand Paul called the plan "Obamacare Lite" and said he wanted a repeal-only option. Trump, in an evening Twitter message, said he was "sure" Paul would "come along with the new and great healthcare program because he knows Obamacare is a disaster!" Conservative groups including Heritage Action for America, the Club for Growth, Americans for Prosperity and Freedom Partners, backed by the billionaire Republican donor Koch brothers, urged its defeat for different reasons. The Club for Growth derided it as "RyanCare" and a "warmed-over substitute for government-run healthcare." "We think you have to get rid of Obamacare completely," said conservative Republican Representative Jim Jordan, who announced plans to introduce his own bill to repeal Obamacare on Wednesday, the same day that House committees begin debating and considering amendments on the Republican plan. Conservative opponents said the legislation maintains some Obamacare regulations and mandates that have caused rising insurance prices, creates a new entitlement in the form of tax credits and fails to embrace free-market ideals. Instead of current income-based subsidies to buy a plan, the plan proposes tax credits, which would range from $2,000 to $4,000. The 2010 Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare and passed by Democrats over unified Republican opposition, is popular in many states, even some controlled by Republicans. It has brought medical coverage to about 20 million previously uninsured Americans. Democrats and some moderate Republicans said the new House measure would hit lower-income Americans by rolling back the expansion of the Medicaid health insurance program for the poor. Although Republicans control both Congress and the White House, the future remains uncertain for the plan. It must win approval in the House and the Senate before it could go to Trump for his signature.  ....

Published at: 2017-03-08 00:00:04

Three motorcyclists were killed as a vehicle crashed into a motorbike carrying them at Rampura on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Bijoynagar upazila of Brahmanbaria district on Tuesday night. The deceased were identified as Sohag, 30, son of Manu Miah, and Manir, 27, son of Basit Miah, both residents of Sarail upazila and Rafiq, 25, son of Nazir Miah, a resident of Sohagpur in Ashuganj upazila of the district, according to UNB report.  Humayun Kabir, officer-in-charge of Sarail Khatihata Police Station, said the accident took place when the vehicle hit the motorcycle there around 8:00pm, leaving the trio dead on the spot. Informed, police recovered the bodies and sent those to Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy. A case was filed in connection.....

Published at: 2017-03-08 00:00:04