Month: September 2013

Two people were killed and more than 70, including policemen, were injured in clashes across the country on Thursday, the second day of Jamaat’s 48-hour non-stop countrywide general strike. A Jamaat-e-Islami activist was killed as the police fired into pickets in Meherpur and an auto-rickshaw passenger died from his wounds that he had sustained

The price of onion increased further in the retail market on Thursday with the wholesalers and retailers blaming each other for the price hike. Onion price jumped by Tk 15-Tl 20 a kg and was selling at Tk 80-90 a kg while the imported onion was selling at Tk 90-95 a kg on the retail

Opposition leader and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has reaffirmed her stance to sit for dialogue with the government over non-partisan caretaker government to ensure participation of all political parties. BNP Vice chairman Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury told The Independent that the reply to US Secretary of State John Kerry was sent on Wednesday.

The Foreign Ministry has sought explanation from the Bangladesh deputy high commission in Kolkata with regard to refusal of visa for two Indian human rights activists, who had wanted to come to Bangladesh to gather information and meet the family members of Felani Khatun for filing a writ petition with the Indian Supreme Court on ... Read more

The Trading Corporation of Bangladesh is going to start selling onion on open market across the country on Monday at Tk 55 a kg, up by Tk 8 from the price the corporation sold it in late August and early September, commerce ministry officials said. The open market sale of the product in Dhaka,

The flow of foreign and local investments into the country is declining as the result of the lingering political uncertainty, poor utility services, and a sharp fall in private sector credit flows. With no imminent sign of resolution of the political confrontation, economists believe that investments would dip further, severely imperilling macro-economic stability.

She addresses Army Darbar Terming the Armed Forces the symbol of the country’s unity and sovereignty, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said her government would gradually raise the retirement age of the members of the Armed Forces at all levels. “The stance of the present government regarding the Armed Forces is clear and transparent. ... Read more

The main opposition BNP, on Thursday, came down heavily on election commissioner Md Zabed Ali for his remarks that the EC was not spineless and it would show how to create a level playing field. BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, in her recent public rally in Rangpur and Rajshshi, termed the EC “spineless” and urged it ... Read more

The education minister, Nurul Islam Nahid, on Thursday joined lawmakers demanding an immediate release of fund for the enlistment of more educational institutions in the monthly pay order. Treasury bench members thumped the desks to support Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim who floated the demand for an immediate fund release for MPO enlistment but the

Rmg Factory Workplace Safety Probe spots massive lapses A government committee has found ‘massive lapses’ in most building structures and workers’ safety in the export-oriented apparel industry that was facing challenges after the deadly collapse of the eight-storey Rana Plaza at Savar, said an official. The committee led by jute minister

Terming the Armed Forces the symbol of the country’s unity and sovereignty, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said her government would gradually raise the retirement age of the members of the Armed Forces at all levels. “The stance of the present government regarding the Armed Forces is clear and transparent. We want a skilled,

Rana Plaza Collapse Body to propose Tk 23 lakh in damages for each dead worker A committee on the compensation for Rana Plaza victims is likely to propose today that each of the apparel workers who died or went missing in the building collapse should get about Tk 23 lakh in damages and one member ... Read more

Felani case A Kolkata, West Bengal based Indian rights group Manabadhikar Surakkha Mancha (MASUM) has alleged that two of its activists were denied Visa to Bangladesh. BBC Radio’s Bangla service has reported on Wednesday night that Kirity Roy, head of MASUM, claimed that both he and a former Justice Moloy Sen Gupta were returned their ... Read more

Despite opposition from different quarters, the education ministry has started the process to recruit 1,532 teachers in government secondary schools on an ad hoc basis. Education minister Nurul Islam Nahid told the Parliament on Thursday that the government has started the process to recruit the teachers against

Cop, Wife Murder Jony arrested as ‘instigator’ Oishee Rahman’s fugitive friend, who allegedly instigated her to kill her parents Special Branch of police inspector Mahfuzur Rahman and Swapna Begum, was arrested in the capital’s Badda area on Wednesday night. The Detective Branch of police arrested Asaduzzaman alias Jony, who had been on the run for a ... Read more