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War Crime Trial Dhaka seeks evidence from int’l community The government yesterday sought cooperation from the international community to provide evidence of genocide during the Liberation War in 1971 to help maintain international standard in trying war criminals. Stating that the government is proceeding to try the perpetrators of the crimes against humanity, Law Minister ... Read more

PARACETAMOL ADULTERATION At least 3 death caused by toxic syrup: probe body member The official investigation committee have confirmed that the death of at least three children was caused by the administration of toxic paracetamol syrup produced by Rid Pharmaceuticals, said a committee member. Health experts and rights activists have differed on the government move ... Read more

Niko scam case against Khaleda Zia SC dismisses ACC plea for appeal against HC stay order The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) plea for leave to appeal against the High Court orders concerning the quashing of Niko scam case against former Prime Minister and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia. On July 9 last ... Read more

The government’s decision to withdraw a brigade of the army and their 35 temporary camps from Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) by September this year, drew quite opposing reactions from the local indigenous communities and Bangalee settlers. The indigenous people are welcoming the government move that came in line with the CHT peace treaty of 1997 ... Read more

Bangladesh team assured in 2nd day’s talks; site visit today India yesterday assured Bangladesh that there would be no diversion of water flow due to the Tipaimukh hydropower project on the Barak river in Manipur. The assurance came during a meeting between Indian Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde and the 10-member Bangladesh parliament delegation at ... Read more

A parliamentary panel on Thursday recommended legal measures against a former adviser to the military-backed interim government, MA Matin, and eight shipping ministry officials for their alleged involvement in hastily awarding a contract for container handling at Chittagong Port to an obscure company in a fishy manner. ‘We have suggested that cases be filed against ... Read more

The withdrawal of the rest of the troops from the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) will depend on law and order there, the state minister for CHT affairs said Thursday, reports bdnews24.com. “The withdrawal of the remaining army troops will depend on the improvement of law and order in the region,” Dipankar Talukder said after a ... Read more

The deputy commissioners on Thursday alleged that rural areas are having more power outages than the urban areas and that they are under constant pressure from the ruling partymen seeking lease of the sand and stone quarries in their districts. The heads of the district administration made the allegations at a meeting with the power ... Read more

Diverting gas supply from CUFL to power station fails to improve situation The port city and its suburbs continue to suffer from acute power shortage despite the move to increase power generation in two units of Raozan power plant by diverting gas there from the Chittagong Urea Fertiliser Ltd (CUFL). The government indefinitely suspended the ... Read more

After their magnificent first-ever overseas test-series victory in West Indies last week, Bangladesh again proved their worth clinching the maiden ODI series against a test nation abroad when the tigers chased down the galloping Caribbean hosts to beat them by 3 wickets at Windsor Park in Dominica Tuesday. They were doubly crowned through making a ... Read more

Govt decides to withdraw one brigade, 35 temporary army camps by Sept; 200 camps already withdrawn in phases as per the 1997 peace accord In a major development towards implementation of the Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord 1997, the government has decided to withdraw one brigade of troops and 35 temporary security camps from CHT ... Read more

Says probe report on paracetamol tragedy The government-formed probe committee has found presence of poisonous Diethylene Glycol in the paracetamol syrup of one pharmaceutical company after examining 300 samples of paracetamol and vitamin syrup of 10 companies. The seven-member body submitted its report to Health Minister AFM Ruhal Haque yesterday. The committee headed by Joint ... Read more

Much of the low-lying areas in and around the city and many of its roads were still inundated on Wednesday as rainwater was taking time to recede due to lack of adequate drainage system. Meanwhile water, gas and electricity connections which were snapped at many parts of the city during Tuesday’s record downpour were yet ... Read more

Deputy commissioners from across the country on Wednesday called on the government to bring an end to the conflict between the local representatives and the administrators at the grassroots level by defining their responsibilities more specifically. At the working session on the local government ministry on the second day of the deputy commissioners’ annual conference, ... Read more

The Ministry of Power and Energy has been mobilising Tk 40,000 crore to generate 5,000MW of electricity to reduce load shedding into a tolerable level within next four and half years during the term of the present government. The ministry has placed its mega plan of power generation to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her ... Read more

Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Wednesday said the resource gap for the construction of Padma Bridge would be around US$ 500 million, as an inter-ministerial meeting reviewed the proposed mega project. “We’ll have to mobilize funds locally to meet the resource gap locally. I think there will be no problem to meet the gap.” he ... Read more

A number of people live under the poverty line rose to about five to six percent on account of frequent natural calamities during the last few years in the country, Food and Disaster Management Minister Dr Abdur Razzaque said in the city on Wednesday, reports BSS. Bangladesh has become most vulnerable to any disaster and ... Read more

Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Limited (BAPEX) is going to start a three- dimensional (3-D) seismic survey soon on five gas fields to determine additional reserves. Under a project of Asian Development Bank (ADB), the survey will be carried out on 1,250 square kilometers in Titas and Bakhrabad gas fields by Bangladesh Gas Fields ... Read more

Microsoft Corp and Yahoo Inc have agreed to an online search and advertising partnership, in an attempt to rival Google Inc, that will be announced within 24 hours, a source familiar with the situation said on Tuesday. Microsoft will not pay an upfront fee to Yahoo, and the focus of the deal is on sharing ... Read more

Six electrocuted, life paralysed, millions marooned, drinking water polluted The Monday’s overnight very heavy downpour, triggered by a monsoon low, has inundated different parts of the country mounting misery of people, especially the inhabitants of the capital city and its low-lying suburbs, putting the normal life and business in complete disarray. At least six people ... Read more