Wednesday, July 9, 2025

Chief adviser from ex-chief justices

Interim Govt For Polls Chief adviser from ex-chief justices  BNP to propose formula after Eid The BNP plans to make a formal proposal to restore the non-partisan caretaker government system with a change in the provision of appointment of the chief adviser. Keeping in mind the political chaos over the appointment of the chief adviser ... Read more

ACC to work with WB, if loan revived

Padma Graft ACC to work with WB, if loan revived Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Ghulam Rahman yesterday said the graft watchdog will work with the World Bank’s “panel of investigative experts” only if the global lender revives its funding for the Padma bridge project. “Scope for working jointly with the WB would be created if ... Read more

Realtor silent, clients crazy

Modhumoti Model Town Realtor silent, clients crazy Now nobody picks up the phone at the Metromakers office, Kutub Uddin said in frustration. “They said they had all the permissions and approvals. I am really frustrated now,” Kutub, an assistant professor of Dhaka University, said. “I had personally talked to lawyers and they said there was ... Read more

Eid sales frustrate shop owners

Afternoons are usually a busy time for any shop-owners in the run up to the Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest festival for Muslims, but things are pretty much the other way around this year. Mostafa Sarkar, owner of Taiyeba Fabrics at Bashundhara Shopping Mall in the capital, and his four employees were yesterday afternoon seen larking for ... Read more

Quader Molla, cohorts killed 60 at Keraniganj: witness

War Crimes Trial Quader Molla, cohorts killed 60 at Keraniganj: witness A prosecution witness on Wednesday testified that detained Jamaat assistant secretary general Abdul Quader Molla and his cohorts and Pakistani occupation army had killed 60 Bengali people and set houses on fire at Ghatarchar village of Keraniganj in Dhaka on November 25, 1971. Abdul Majid ... Read more

IO’s cross examination by Sayedee’s lawyer allowed for two more days

War Crimes Trial IO’s cross examination by Sayedee’s lawyer allowed for two more days The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Wednesday allowed cross examination of investigation officer by the defence lawyer of detained Jamaat nayeb-e-amir Delwar Hossain Sayedee for two more days. It also accepted a prosecution plea to receive in evidence the statement of a ... Read more

BPC incurs loss of Tk 100 crore in the name of ‘system loss’

The state-owned Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation incurs a loss of more than Tk 100 crore in the name of ‘system loss’ in handling imported fuel oils, sources in the oil sector said. As the country’s lone importer and distributor of petroleum products, BPC incurs the loss due to rampant pilferage and corruption at terminals and depots, ... Read more

Moon ride on Jatrabari road

With only a week remaining before people will start heading towards villages to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr with their families, Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has failed to keep its promise to repair the busy Gulistan-Jatrabari road. Jahangir Alam, chief engineer of DSCC, while accompanying Communications Minister

Get judge also from other professions

Law Commission recommends appointing more qualified, experienced people in SC The Law Commission has come up with a set of recommendations, including formulation of a law allowing appointment of legal experts from different professions as Supreme Court judges alongside the existing provision. Right now, SC judges are picked from lawyers and lower court judges

Hajj operators yet to rent houses in Makkah

Biman to announce flight schedule on Aug 12 Private hajj operators said on Tuesday that could not yet rent houses in Makkah as Biman Bangladesh Airlines Limited and Saudi Arabian Airlines were delaying their announcement of hajj flight schedules. The two airlines carry a majority of hajj pilgrims from Bangladesh to Saudi Arab. Following a ... Read more

Number of dengue cases on rise in city

An increasing number of patients infected with dengue, a tropical viral fever, are coming to hospitals in the city with 141 cases reported so far as monsoon rain is providing a favourable breeding environment for Aedes mosquito that carries the virus. A total of 113 dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals in the city ... Read more

Mojaheed’s bail petition rejected

War crimes trial Mojaheed’s bail petition rejected The International Crimes Tribunal-2 on Tuesday rejected the petition of detained Jamaat secretary general Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed seeking bail. Mojaheed sought bail to perform Itiqaf, which requires a devotee to spend several days at a mosque, and saying Tarabi prayers at congregations in the month of