Opposition leader Khaleda Zia has held out her hope that the initiative of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for dialogue between the two major parties on election-time government would lead to an acceptable solution. The opposition leader who is also the chairperson of
Month: May 2013
RMG workers are human beings, not slaves: Yunus
The Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus on Monday said that the wages of the garments workers should be at such a level so that they can live as human beings not as slaves. “We want to show the world that we are living as human not as slaves,” he said addressing as chief guest at ... Read more
Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar bracing for Cyclone Mahasen
The maritime ports of Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar and Mongla have been advised to hoist local warning Signal No. 4 (Four), replacing the local cautionary Signal No. 3 (Three), as the cyclonic storm ‘Mahasen’ is approaching the Bangladesh coast. All fishing boats, trawlers and marine vessels over the North
Miracle girl Reshma recounts her 17-day ordeal
Reshma Begum, a survivor of the Savar building collapse, seemed relaxed, though signs of panic could be seen in her eyes every now and then. “I never imagined that I would be able to come out of the rubble. I kept praying to Allah,” she told reporters at the Savar Combined Military Hospital (CMH)
Sharif gets resounding victory, picks FM
Toppled in a 1999 military coup, jailed and exiled, Pakistan’s Nawaz Sharif has made a triumphant election comeback and looks set to form a stable government capable of implementing reforms needed to rescue the fragile economy. Sharif may not win enough seats to rule on his own but has built up enough momentum to avoid ... Read more
Cabinet approves new labour law
The Cabinet on Monday approved the Bangladesh Labour Law (Amendment), which enables the government to declare minimum wages for workers of any industrial sector after taking special circumstances into consideration. The approval was given at a Cabinet meeting held at the Cabinet Division. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was in the chair.
Rescue operation at Rana Plaza formally ends
The rescue operation for bodies from the wreckage of the collapsed building Rana Plaza in Savar formally came to an end on Monday evening on the 20th day of the operation. Rescue team recovered a total of 1127 bodies so far from the debris of collapsed building. Army officials involved with the operation said they ... Read more
HC clears way for holding DCC elections
The High Court (HC) on Monday cleared the way for holding elections of the split Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) withdrawing its earlier stay order that had suspended all actions initiated by the Election Commission for holding the DCC elections. After concluding the final hearing on the writ petition, the HC bench comprising Justice Naima Haider ... Read more
HC directs preparation of list of missing Rana Plaza victims
The High Court (HC) on Monday sought a list of the victims who were still missing following the Rana Plaza collapse at Savar. The nine-storey ‘Rana Plaza’ that housed five garment factories collapsed on April 24 leaving at least 1,127 killed while more than 2,500 have been found injured till today and several hundred is ... Read more
Ershad’s call to prevent RMG fires
Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad has urged the government and the Bangladesh Garments Manufacturer and Exporters’ Association (BGMEA) leaders to take steps to prevent further casualties in accidents like fire and building collapse in the country’s garment factories. He said, the garment workers through their hard labour are helping the country to earn foreign currencies,
Time is running out to find solution through dialogue: Taranco
Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs Oscar Fernandez-Taranco has said that the time is running out to find a solution through dialogue between the parties to hold free, fair, credible, inclusive and non-violent elections in Bangladesh that will be acceptable to all. “Our concern is that the time is running out and that the quicker the ... Read more
Order on Yusuf’s bail plea today
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 will pass an order on Tuesday upon the plea seeking bail filed by detained war crimes accused nayeb-e-ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami AKM Yusuf, founder of notorious Razakar outfit during the Liberation War. Hearing arguments from both the defence and the prosecution lawyers on Monday, the three-member tribunal, headed by Justice ATM Fazle ... Read more
18-party rally Wednesday
Being denied government permission, the BNP-led 18-party alliance moved its Monday’s Nayaplatan rally to Wednesday. BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s adviser Shamsuzzaman Dudu told a press briefing at the party’s Nayapaltan central office in the morning that the rally will be held on Wednesday at the same venue at 3.00pm. Today’s rally was scheduled to be ... Read more
Waste dumping continues to pollute Buriganga
The government spent Tk 16.9313 crore to remove polythene and other wastes from the rivers Buriganga and Turag while the two rivers continue to be polluted through uninterrupted disposal of liquid and solid wastes into them. The Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority was the
6 to vie for RCC mayoral post
Six candidates are going to vie for the mayoral post in the Rajshahi City Corporation elections scheduled to be held on June 15. Seven candidates had collected the nomination paper but six candidates submitted it on Sunday, the last day for nomination paper submission.
19 Jamaat-Shibir activists jailed in Sylhet
A Sylhet court on Monday sent 19 leaders and activists of Jamaat-e Islami and its student organisation Islami Chhatra Shibir to jail after rejecting a bail prayer in two cases. The cases were filed in connection with the attack at the Palli Bidyut office and clash with police at Bishwanath upazila in the district on ... Read more
Moniruzzaman Moni of BNP files nomination for KCC polls
Moniruzzaman Moni who submitted nomination paper on Sunday to contest the KCC mayoral polls has resigned from the post of general secretary of the Khulna city BNP. He tendered his resignation letter Sunday night to the city BNP president and lawmaker Nazrul Islam Manju and it was forwarded to the Dhaka central office
JU teachers decide to take exam, not classes
Jahangirnagar University teachers on Monday decided to take scheduled semester final and year final examinations but they would not take classes until their demand for the resignation of the vice-chancellors was met. The teachers made the decision after 15 days of work abstention
148 birds recovered in city
A total 148 birds were recovered from Kaptanbazar of the capital on Monday. The Rapid Action Battallion-3, led by magistrate AHM Anawar Pasha, conducted the four-hour drive in eight shops and three warehouses. During the drive, they recovered 148 birds of different
Banking sector reels as defaulted loan soars by Tk 8,294cr in Q1
The amount of defaulted loan in the banking sector increased by 19.41 per cent from Tk 42,725.51 crore as of December 31, 2012 to Tk 51,019.91 crore as of March 31, 2013, according to the latest Bangladesh Bank data released on Monday. The defaulted loan in the banking sector increased by Tk 8,294.40 crore in ... Read more