Month: October 2013

The BNP chairperson, Khaleda Zia, on Thursday tore into the Awami League-led Grand Alliance government for its intention to cling on to power, saying it is the moral responsibility of every citizen to launch movements to remove the government from power as its tenure has ended. “This government is no longer legitimate.

BGB patrolling city streets ahead of Oct 25 opposition rally An imminent political chaos centring the opposition’s October 25 rally in Dhaka has apparently subsided with the conditional withdrawal of restrictions on gathering, and BNP agreeing to rally at Shurawardi Uddyan abandoning its bid to prepare Naya Paltan as the venue. A discord surfaced after ... Read more

Call for consensus on polls-time govt Business people have expressed their worries about the ongoing political impasse and urged all political parties to immediately reach a consensus on the polls-time government for the sake of the country’s trade and economy. They said the political strife had sparked off at a time when the country’s economy was ... Read more

Rafiq Mia was losing his patience. Clutching the handles of his rickshaw, he was looking for passengers at Panthapath intersection. Whenever anyone came close, his eyes sparkled at the prospect of a trip and he promptly uttered, “Where will you go?” As this correspondent approached him,

Legendary singer of the sub-continent Manna Dey, whose husky voice dominated the soundtracks of Indian movie classics for more than 60 years, died in hospital on Thursday aged 94. The playback singer, who had been struggling with ill health for several months, died in the southern city of Bangalore city after suffering multiple

Manna Dey (1919-2013) The adda at Coffee House truly, decisively came to an end with Manna Dey’s passing yesterday. Six years more and he would have qualified as a centenarian. And yet it is safe to suggest that Manna Dey lived a full life and now that he passes into the ages, he joins all ... Read more

Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) Thursday evening allowed both Awami League and BNP to hold rallies in the port city Friday. Awami League has been given permission to hold its rally in Shaheed Minar area and BNP at Kazir Dewri. BNP was scheduled to hold its rally at Laldighi Maidan and its leaders declared that they would ... Read more

2,67,803 people out of 3 lakh illegal Bangladeshis have been legalised The Malaysian government has given another chance till January 21, 2014 to some 30,000 illegal Bangladeshi workers, who had failed to get their status legalised in that country under the amnesty programme announced in 2011, for legalisation under three categories. Expatriates’ welfare and overseas ... Read more

Parliament on Thursday passed a private member’s bill stipulating a minimum punishment of life-term with fines for law enforcement personnel or government officials for custodial death, torture and cruel inhumane treatment. The bill also provides for suspension of the accused from service during investigation of the charges, regardless of whether the offender

Petrobangla, the state-owned oil and gas company, has sent a letter of invitation to lone bidder Santos and Krisenergy, a joint venture, to explore hydrocarbons in block 11 in the shallow waters of the Bay of Bengal. “We are all set to sign the initial agreement as we have completed all procedural tasks. We are ... Read more

The injured in the Rana Plaza building collapse, family members of the deceased and also the relatives of those missing in the tragedy are passing their days in deep anxiety as the garment owners have not paid any compensation to them. ”My only earning sources were my daughter Rehena Begum and her husband Monsur Sheikh. ... Read more

ERD, ILO sign 2 accords on skill dev, worker rights The government has initiated a move to generate employment for 1.5 million people in apparel and other sectors by grabbing the opportunities, created following shifting of export orders in an increased volume from China, a senior official said Thursday. “The government is moving forward with

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmed said on Thursday that the commission would announce the parliamentary election schedule in time, whether Parliament would continue or not is immaterial. “Don’t worry. We are on the right track. We are making preparations as per the Constitution, which is our guideline and we are hopeful that we

Jahangirnagar University (JU) vice-chancellor Prof Anwar Hossain has decided to resign from his position by January 24. The VC made the announcement at a press conference, at JU Senate hall Thursday his meeting with the parliamentary standing committee. “Immediately after completing all the procedure to hold VC panel election, I’ll be back

The system of women reserved seats in parliament has not facilitated women empowerment in mainstream politics rather it has made them more dependent on this quick and easy access to power, says a study conducted by Khan Foundation. The study showed that in the nine parliaments since independence, 214 women had become MPs in reserved seats