A Dhaka court on Thursday rejected the bail pleas of five senior Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leaders and placed them on remand for eight days in connection with two cases filed over violence in the capital. The five leaders are BNP standing committee members MK Anwar, Maudud Ahmed and Rafiqul Islam Mia, BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s
Month: November 2013
Ministers to continue until resignations accepted: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said, “The members of the cabinet have only expressed their desire to resign, but they will remain in their posts until their resignation is accepted by the president”. The prime minister made the comment while addressing a function after inaugurating six new buildings at the Dhaka University on Thursday.
No compromise: Khaleda
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson and leader of the opposition, Khaleda Zia, has once again rejected any chance of compromise with the government and the ruling Awami League regarding her demand for a poll-time non-partisan caretaker government. “There is no scope for compromise as our
HC says charging extras illegal
Pvt School Admission Fees HC says charging extras illegal The High court on Thursday declared excess fees charged by private schools while admitting students to Class 1 in the 2011–2012 academic session as illegal. The alleged irregularities came to light during the hearing of a mandamus writ petition filed by the Campaign for Popular Education ... Read more
RMG minimum wage Tk 5,300 from Dec
Workers file objections The government on Thursday announced that the new minimum wage of Tk 5,300 fixed for an apparel worker would come into effect December 1 this year amid workers’ objection to the revised scale. ‘The revised minimum wage for a readymade garment worker would be Tk5,300 with effect from December 1 with five ... Read more
New alliance in the making: Ershad
Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad on Thursday said that his party would quit the ruling ‘grand alliance’ in a day or two and form a new political alliance. `We have discussed [the plan] with some parties, including Islam-based ones. An announcement of a new alliance will be made very soon,’ Ershad said
Holy Ashura today
The holy Ashura, commemorating the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hossain (RA), grandson of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (SM), is being observed in the country on Friday with due religious solemnity. On this day in the Hijri year of 61, Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA) along with his family members and 72 followers embraced martyrdom in the hands ... Read more
Two more hartal victims die of burn injury
Two more hartal victims, who sustained critical burn injuries during the 84-hour-long countrywide hartal at Phulgazi of Feni and Mohammadpur in the city, succumbed to their injuries at burn and plastic surgery unit of the Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) early on Thursday. So far, four persons have died of burn injuries. The deceased were
A day out with great minds
Hay Festival Begins A day out with great minds Hay Festival Dhaka 2013 got under way yesterday in the morning with a celebration of human sensibilities and the courage to speak out, drawing to the capital literary minds from all over the world. At the inaugural session of the festival hosted at Bangla Academy, its ... Read more
Number of Bangladesh students in US hits all-time high
Students urged not go to brokers for visa assistance The number of students from Bangladesh in the United States has marked a rise by 15.5 percent to 3,828 in 2012-13, says the 2013 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange, reports UNB. Overall, the number of international students at colleges and universities in the United ... Read more
Toki murder case accused confesses
Azmeri Osman, son of Nasim Osman, a Jatiya party lawmaker, led a team that brutally killed Tanvir Hossain Toki, said an accused in his confessional statement. Shokat alias Vromor gave the confessional statement before the court of senior judicial magistrate KM Mohiuddin under section of 164 on Tuesday. The
Grabbers feast on faulty demarcation
Rivers Turag, Balu Grabbers feast on faulty demarcation The demarcation of the rivers Turag and Balu is grossly flawed, and if the authorities do not take prompt measures to rectify it, both the rivers will disappear, the task force for saving the four rivers around the capital was told yesterday at its 23rd meeting. “Demarcation ... Read more
Verdict on Tarique, Mamun Sunday
Money Laundering Case Verdict on Tarique, Mamun Sunday A court in Dhaka on Thursday set Sunday for its verdict in a case filed against BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman, now living in London, and business partner Giasuddin Al Mamun, on the charges of laundering money to Singapore. Dhaka Special Court-3 judge Md Motahar Hossain set the ... Read more
Father takes his own life
Girl Raped Father takes his own life Unable to take the rape of his 13-year-old daughter by two local goons, an elderly indigenous man took poison to end his life Wednesday night in Mirsarai of Chittagong. Around 8:00pm on Tuesday, Joynal Abedin, 25, raped his daughter when she went out to respond to nature’s call ... Read more
6 killed, 31 hurt
Jeeps Collide Head-on 6 killed, 31 hurt At least six Rohingyas were killed and 31 others injured in a head-on collision between two jeeps on Teknaf-Cox’s Bazar highway in Ukhia yesterday. The deceased are Ali Ahmad, 45; Abul Bashar, 35; Md Belal, 35; Nurul Haque, 37; Abdus Salam, 21; and Saydul Amin, 30. The accident occurred ... Read more
I’m lucky as Manna Dey rendered my song
Sheikh Sadi Khan tells Noted composer Sheikh Sadi Khan considers himself lucky as the recently demised legendary singer Manna Dey rendered two songs composed by him, which had been used as playbacks in a local film released in the mid 1980s. Manna Dey lent his voice for the solo Balo na ma keno klanto lage ... Read more
Mir Mosharraf Hossain’s birth anniversary celebrated
Renowned writer Mir Mosharraf Hossain’s 166th anniversary of birth was celebrated in Kushtia through a two-day programme at the writer’s ancestral homestead at Lahini para which is about 4 km far from Kushtia town. The programme that ended on Thursday included a discussion, presentation of music and recitation, staging of a theatre, children’s art and ... Read more
Mukti staged in London
The full-house audience at the Studio Theatre of Brady Arts Centre, London on 9 November gave a big ovation to the artists at the end of the performance of Theatre’s current production Mukti. The play was staged as a part of the festival titled ‘A Season of Bangla Drama’ organised by Tower Hamlets Council from ... Read more
DPL wide open as first phase ends
The race for the Dhaka Premier League title is wide open after the first phase came to an end with Prime Doleshwar’s 79-run win over Kalabagan Cricket Academy at Mirpur on Thursday. Led by half-centuries from England’s Joshua Cobb (69) and Bangladesh cricketer Sohag Gazi (58), Prime Doleshwar posted 252-9 in 50 overs before
CCDM orders Brothers-Jamal re-match
Brothers fined Tk one lakh, ban on Sohrawardi upheld, match-referee Obaidul faces two-year suspension, deputy umpires’ manager cautioned The Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis on Sunday ordered a re-match between Brothers Union and Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club after the former