Month: June 2013

In the backdrop of the use of indecent language by lawmakers from both the treasury and the opposition benches during the ongoing budget session, questions have been raised as to how this could be stopped. Lawmakers around the world are supposed to have a stately image and as a result, members are required to act ... Read more

Criticising the government for what she described as its repressive acts, BNP chairperson and leader of the opposition Khaleda Zia said on Tuesday that the country was going through a phase of utter misrule. In a written statement issued on the occasion of the International Day against Torture, to be observed on Wednesday, Khaleda said, ... Read more

A child and a political activist were killed in a clash between two rival groups of Bangladesh Jubo League (BJL) and Bangladesh Chatra League (BCL), on Monday noon, following a clash over securing a Bangladesh Raiway tender. The clash took place between the groups of AL city committee president Alhaj ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury and expelled ... Read more

Prof. MA Mannan, mayoral candidate backed by the BNP-led 18 party alliance in the Gazipur City Corporation poll, announced his election manifesto, at a press conference held at the Shapla Community Centre in Gazipur town. He put forward a 11-point plan and  promised to develop Gazipur as a modern city. “If elected, I will implement ... Read more

The main Opposition BNP has extended its support to a penalty proposal, put forward by a ruling party lawmaker, for using unparliamentary language in the House. “Treasury bench members are intentionally making indecent remarks against our leaders. Some Awami League lawmakers are of the opinion that it should

The government is planning to form a Bangladesh Climate Change Directorate (BCCD), replacing the existing Bangladesh Climate Change Trust (BCCT), to further strengthen activities for protecting the country from climate change. The authorities are examining the matter of forming a directorate on climate change by holding consultations with experts, sources in

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said the government has enacted several laws following the steps of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to contain and stop the incidents of oppression and repression in the country. In a statement on the occasion of International Day Against Torture to be observed on Wednesday, the ... Read more

Ain O Salish Kendra (ASK), a rights organisation, on Tuesday criticised National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Chairman Mizanur Rahman for asking Limon Hossain, maimed by RAB personnel in Jhalakathi two years ago, to withdraw the case that his mother had filed against six RAB officials.

Bangladesh Supreme Court has sought assistance of India’s Supreme Court in training for improving quality of the judges to infuse judicial discipline in the country. Five-member judges’ team of Bangladesh, led by senior-most judge of the Appellate Division Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha, sought the assistance from the Supreme

Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police  in their separate drives from 3pm to 9pm on Monday nabbed the two opposition BNP backed Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) men from different areas in the capital in connection with the recent bomb attack at Information Minister Hasanul Haque Inu’s official residence. They were central JCD committee member

Police fired blank shots to disperse a violent rock throwing mob, who set roadblocks felling trees and burning tyres, protesting the death of a motorcyclist, knocked down by a police van at Talaimari crossing in the city on Monday night. Sohel Rana, 35, son of late Moksed Ali of Kedurmor area of the city was ... Read more

The International Crimes Tribunal-2 (ICT-2) on Monday framed charges against two expatriate war crime suspects– Ashrafuzzaman Khan and Chowdhury Mueen Uddin– for their alleged involvement in 1971 atrocities. The tribunal, headed by its chairman Justice Obaidul Hassan, brought 11 charges against the duo and set July 15 to hear opening statement

Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni has called for greater support from the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) for capacity building of the existing marine institutions in Bangladesh. During a meeting with IMO Secretary General Koji Sekimizu at the parliament on Monday, she also sought IMO’s assistance in creation of more employment

Sidewalks in most areas of the capital are occupied by businesses, making them difficult for pedestrians to use them as they have virtually no room to manoeuvre against heavy presence of  makeshift tea stalls, clothes markets,  auto repair shops, and  many others storing  commercial goods. Sidewalks of Paribagh Road (culvert) is occupied by tiles and ... Read more

The holy Shab-e-Barat, known as the night of forgiveness, was observed across the country on Monday night with due religious fervour. The Muslim devotees passed the night offering special prayers, reciting from the Holy Quran, holding milad mahfil, zikr and other religious rituals seeking divine

Bangladesh is being considered as one of the seven countries for a British pilot scheme under which visa-seekers from these countries will have to a pay a cash guarantee along with their visa applications. According to media reports, under the scheme United Kingdom visa seekers from Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya ... Read more