Garment workers in the city's different industrial belts staged demonstrations on Friday rejecting the just announced new pay scale of Tk 3,000 instead of demanded Tk 5,000. The agitated hundreds of workers took to the streets in the morning and vandalised some banks and shopping malls at Gulshan, and damaged a number of vehicles at Tejgaon area. They also set on fire a private car and a motobike.(The New Nation)   • FULL STORY

BDR mutineer DAD Abdur Rahim died in DMCH
He allegedly led the Peelkhana BDR mutiny.

DAD of BDR Abdur Rahim, aged 54, accused in BDR mutiny case died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Thursday night.The hospital sources said the central jail authority admitted him to DMCH at about 8:40pm and the duty doctors declared his death at about 9:40.(UNB)   • FULL STORY

'Ban on religion-based politics termed a suicidal move’ Islamic parties for united response to govt action
The leaders of Islamic parties observed that imposing ban on religion-based politics would be suicidal one for the ruling Awami League

Different Islamic political parties are working to go for a united movement against the government's apparent move to impose ban on religion-based politics in the country in line with the Supreme Court verdict that scrapped the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution.(The New Nation )   • FULL STORY

China overtakes Japan as No 2 economy
China has averaged more than 9.5 per cent growth annually since it embarked on market reforms in 1978.

China has overtaken Japan to become the world’s second-largest economy, the fruit of three decades of rapid growth that has lifted hundreds of millions of people out of poverty.(Reuters/Bdnews24.com )   • FULL STORY

Most parties yet to submit audit reports to EC
BNP likely to submit it by deadline, AL uncertain

Most of the political parties, including the ruling Awami League and opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party, are yet to submit audit reports on their financial transactions for the last calendar year to the Election Commission though the deadline for doing so expires on Sunday.(The Newage BD)   • FULL STORY

UTTARA MODEL TOWN
Rajuk betrays affected people

Landowners, whose land was acquired for the third phase of Uttara Model Town, accused Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha of going back on its promise of providing compensatory plots all without discriminating between the holding sizes.(The Newage BD)   • FULL STORY

Extremists hideout busted : Arms, bomb materials seized
Amount of gun power was sufficient to make more than a hundred grenades

Police have busted an extremists' hideout at North Bishil in city's Mirpur area and seized some arms and ammunitions but failed to arrested anyone. Police on information, raided a residence in Shah Ali Mazar area and seized a Sub-machinegun (SMG), fully-loaded pistol, grenades and several kilograms of gunpowder.(The New Nation)   • FULL STORY

Death toll in Pak floods hits 320 as rains bloat rivers, damage villages
It was the worst flooding in the region since 1929

The death toll in three days of flooding in Pakistan reached at least 320 Friday, rescue and government officials said, as rains bloated rivers, submerged villages, and triggered landslides.(AP)   • FULL STORY

Police have baton-charged thousands of readymade garments workers who have been protesting at Mohakhali demanding Tk 5,000 as minimum wage, and the scrapping of the newly established wage scales.(bdnews24.com )   • FULL STORY