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Speakers at a discussion yesterday emphasised the need to forge unity of the nationalist forces to protect the country’s interest. They also said that India should avoid big brotherly attitude to help improve bilateral relations with Bangladesh. This observation came at a discussion on ‘ Indo- Bangladesh Relations: Recent Developments’ organised by Centre for Strategic ... Read more

The government on Sunday recommended withdrawal of 46 cases filed against leaders and activists of the ruling Awami League during the BNP-led alliance government and the immediate past military-backed interim administration. The national review committee on withdrawal of politically motivated cases at its second meeting discussed some 58 cases—35 under the Bangladesh Penal Code and ... Read more

The Election Commission is planning to deploy a number of employees with video cameras to collect information and evidence of electoral code of conduct violation by major candidates in the Dhaka city Corporation elections likely to be held in December. ‘The persons deployed will be tagged with major candidates and follow most electioneering to collect ... Read more

Pakistan clinched the title of the ICC World Cup Twenty20 Cricket Championship when they defeated the runners-up Sri Lanka by eight wickets in the final at Lord’s in London on Sunday. Coin-favoured Sri Lanka scored 138 for the loss of six wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. In reply, Pakistan sailed home in 18.4 overs ... Read more

Activities of intelligence agencies to be coordinated, she says Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday told the House that the government has decided in principle to connect Bangladesh with the Asian Highway. Replying to a question from treasury bench member Md. Shahiduzzaman Sarkar, she said the issue is now under discussion at the policy level ... Read more

General Moeen U Ahmed, the man behind the Fakhruddin’s Caretaker Government, is still in the newspaper headlines even after his retirement as the Chief of the Army Staff. The newspapers are replete with stories and counter-stories about his next job in the country or outside. Speculation is ripe that he is going to succeed Ismat ... Read more

Sea Boundary Claims of India, Myanmar Dhaka to lodge protest at UN Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said in parliament Bangladesh will soon send a diplomatic protest note to UN against the claim of India and Myanmar over extended continental shelf of the Bay of Bengal. “Bangladesh’s permanent mission at UN is preparing the protest ... Read more

Tk 18,000 crore whitened since ’76; only Tk 2,285 crore pumped into industries, stocks The provision for whitening black money in the proposed new budget comes with certain strict conditions this time, but the rate of tax for whitening money still remains unduly favourable for black money owners, compared to regular income tax rates, just ... Read more

The cabinet committee on economic affairs on Wednesday gave the go-ahead for constructing the proposed Dhaka City Elevated Expressway under Private Public Partnership initiative to ease traffic congestions in the capital. ‘We have asked the communications ministry to construct the elevated expressway after studying its feasibility study and inviting tenders for the project,’ finance minister ... Read more

Gaziul Haque, a top language-movement hero, passed away yesterday at the age of 80 after prolonged illness. Also a valiant freedom fighter, Gaziul Haque had been suffering from various ailments like diabetes, heart disease and old-age complications. He was admitted to Square Hospital in the capital on Tuesday morning and died there yesterday afternoon, sending ... Read more

A court here yesterday granted bail to renowned Bangladeshi photojournalist Dr Shahidul Alam in a case filed against him by BDR troops on charge of intruding into Indian territories during his photographic work. Bangladesh Rifles Roumari company commander Daud Ali filed the case against him with Roumari Police Station in the morning following the allegation ... Read more

One woman was reportedly killed and at least five people were injured, three of them seriously as a train hit a passenger bus pushing it to some other vehicles at Magbazar rail crossing in the city yesterday afternoon triggering a severe traffic jam there for over one hour. The woman reported to have died was ... Read more

Speaker Abdul Hamid yesterday said he would carefully consider the Election Commission’s letter on the issue of BNP MP Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury’s seat in the House. “The letter has reached the parliament secretariat, but not to me,” speaker Abdul Hamid told reporters in the afternoon. “I will examine it in due time and give my ... Read more

June 17: An intriguing battle is on the cards when favourites South Africa clash with buoyant Pakistan in the semi-final of the World Twenty20 here on Thursday. The South Africans have showed their all-round prowess during an unbeaten run in the tournament, including emphatic wins in all three Super Eight games against the West Indies, ... Read more

A training aircraft of Bangladesh Air Force crashed on the Karnaphuli River channel at Patanga near the outer anchorage of Chittagong port yesterday. The lone pilot of the aircraft, Flight Lieutenant Abdullah-A-Mamun, managed to escape by parachute after the aircraft crashed,an ISPR press release said. The divers of Bangladesh Navy with the help of some ... Read more

Sends letter to speaker today over violation of electoral laws; membership of 3 others at risk The Election Commission (EC) will ask Parliament Secretariat today to scrap the membership of BNP lawmaker Salauddin Quader Chowdhury for suppressing educational information while seeking candidacy for the December 29 national election. “Salauddin Quader Chowdhury cannot continue as a ... Read more

Massive power outages have hit the country again as power generation dropped and demand shot up because of sweltering heat in the last few days. Most of the Dhaka city areas are facing around six to eight hours of load shedding amid sweltering heat and humidity while other parts of the country are facing around ... Read more

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Water Resources Ministry yesterday decided to send a team to India to visit the much-talked-about construction of Tipaimukh Dam on the river barak in Bangladesh’s upstream. “An all-party parliamentary team, headed by the chairman of the parliamentary standing committee on Water Resources Ministry, will go to India to witness the ... Read more

Gas cylinder explosion caused the fire Three workers were killed and 15 others injured as a blade factory caught fire after a gas cylinder explosion at Masimpur in Tongi Industrial area of Gazipur early yesterday. Witnesses said a gas cylinder exploded on the ground floor of the two-storey Bidyut Bangladesh Pvt Ltd with a big ... Read more

Polytech students’ death in city A murder case was lodged with the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) court against 11 people including 10 members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on charge of killing two students of the Dhaka Polytechnic Institute in an alleged ‘shootout’ with the force at Manik Mia Avenue on May 27. Though ... Read more