A day after foreign minister Dipu Moni calls Tarique Rahman a fugitive, BNP spokesperson Shamsu-zzaman Dudu took exception to her remark saying that the government should maintain political decorum while making remarks against a politician like Tarique Rahman. “Tarique Rahman was selected as senior vice-chairman of the party through its national council
Month: June 2013
KCC polls: Outsiders’ presence panics voters
Voters of the Khulna City Corporation (KCC) have been passing their days amid extreme anxiety due to excessive presence of the outsiders in the city ahead of the election. Particularly the voters of the wards on the Bhairab River and the Rupsha River, which are considered to be most vulnerable, have to pass the time ... Read more
Government to promote 250 bureaucrats shortly
The government has decided to promote at least 250 bureaucrats in the ranks of deputy secretary, joint secretary, additional secretary and secretary, within the shortest possible time. This is part of reforms in the civil administration before the next parliamentary election. The Superior Selection Board (SSB), responsible for recommending promotion for government
PM slams BNP, Jamaat, Hefajat for cutting down trees
Apparently holding the BNP-Jamaat alliance and Hefajat-e-Islam responsible for the recent felling of thousands of trees across the country in the name of movement, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said those responsible for such offences should be brought under the ambit of law. “In recent times, thousands of trees alongside roads and on islands
Guardians concerned about children’s safety
The authorities of Bangladesh Bank Adarsha High School are forcing students to attend classes at the building which has developed cracks, alleged students and guardians. The guardians said they were worried about their children being exposed to risk as cracks have been spotted in the buildings of the education institution.
National Tree Fair launched
National Tree Fair 2013 was launched on Wednesday near the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the capital. The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, inaugurated the month-long fair with a call to plant trees to protect the environment.
Rajuk mobile court jails five people
Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha during a drive on Wednesday sentenced five people each to one year imprisonment for violating law in the capital. The convicted are Abdul Karim, Abdul Hanif, Muzaffar Hossain, Harunur Rashid and Bikash Roy. They were caught by the mobile court while they were
Ministry to form joint demolition team
The Ministry of Housing and Public Works on Wednesday decided to form a joint committee to demolishing the listed 321 risky buildings in the Dhaka city. The committee will be comprised of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha and the Dhaka North City Corporation officials and some experts of the Bangladesh University
CMCH physicians rally for release of fellow
Patients suffer as doctors attend meeting The physicians at Chittagong Medical College formed a human chain protesting at the arrest of their fellow, who was sent to jail by a court on charge of forgetting to bring out needle from the body of a patient after performing surgery. Meanwhile, patients at the hospital suffered a ... Read more
Dipping growth, scams, unrest mar economy
The government announces the budget for the fiscal year 2013-2014 today against the backdrop of severe economic constraints in the outgoing fiscal year in which weakness and mismanagement in the economy, scams and malpractices in the banking sector and political unrest have pulled down all major indicators.
Scrapping production in Bangladesh is not solution
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has warned global brands that abandoning readymade garment production in Bangladesh could deprive it of an essential pathway out of poverty. OECD secretary general Angel Gurría in a statement on
BTRC, telcos meet today on net price cut
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission will sit in a meeting today with the internet service provider and mobile phone operators following the ongoing protest for reducing the internet price. BTRC officials said a delegation of protestors,
UK to give £18m aid for Bangladesh RMG sector
The UK government will provide Bangladesh with a fund of £18 million to train readymade garments workers. Visiting UK minister Alan Duncan made the announcement at the Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed in Savar, where he had been to visit those injured
Businesses for more tax holiday
Demand tax cut on capital machinery import Different trade bodies and business associations have put forward a number of recommendations and demands to the government for incorporating those in the national budget for the 2013-14 financial year to be placed in Jatiya Sangsad today. Most of the bodies on various recent occasions have
BoI, Indian trade body to work together on investment
Confederation of Indian Industry, one of the largest trade bodies of the country, will work for increasing Indian investment to Bangladesh. The CII on Wednesday inked an agreement with the Board of Investment in this regard. BoI executive chairman SA Samad and Shekhar Dutta, senior vice-president
German co to sell Biman ticket in 150 countries
The state-owned Biman Bangladesh Airlines has finalised a deal with Germany-based airline distributor company Hahn Air for selling its ticket in more than 150 countries across the globe. ‘It means for the very first time, using Hahn Air e-ticket platform, that Biman can now interline with over 150 airlines around the world, and Biman tickets ... Read more
Tears earn Ashraful more sympathy than hate
Mohammad Ashraful may have his cricketing career at risk after the Bangladesh Cricket Board suspended him indefinitely on charge of match-fixing, but his tearful confession on television has earned him more of sympathy than hate. Questions are also rife whether the cricket board made
Ashraful feels relieved
Former national skipper Mohammad Ashraful, who was banned from cricket temporarily, said that he felt relieved after he had apologised in public for his involvement in match-fixing. Ashraful broke the silence to the media hours later after the Bangladesh Cricket Board had banned him for making a confession to the Anti Corruption and Security
Gladiators break silence
Dhaka Gladiators, one of the prime accused in the ongoing match-fixing scandal, have broken its silence saying that it will accept punishment if it is proven guilty of match-fixing that has rocked the country’s cricketing. Gladiators also admitted that its chairman Salim Chowdhury,
Clubs threaten boycott of hockey polls
Five Premier Division clubs have threatened to boycott all hockey-related activities if the National Sports Council does not withdraw five councilors from the forthcoming election to the Bangladesh Hockey Federation. The sports council has named former hockey players