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Lieutenant General Muhammed Abdul Mubin, Principal Staff Officer (PSO) of the Armed Forces Division, has been made the new army chief. He will replace the incumbent army chief General Moeen U Ahmed whose extended time will end on June 15. He was given one year’s extension during the caretaker government on April 6 last year. ... Read more

Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is likely to submit charge sheet within two months in the case relating to BDR mutiny and killing of army officers. At a press briefing Thursday, commerce minister Lt Col Farukh Khan (Retd) said that after completing investigation in BDR mutiny case CID is expected to submit charge sheet by two ... Read more

State Minister for Housing and Public Works Advocate Abdul Mannan Khan on Thursday called for setting up public-private join ventures for resolving housing problems. Referring to the election manifesto of Awami League, he said the present government wants to ensure housing facilities for all by 2015 with the concerted efforts by all. The state minister ... Read more

The ICC World Twenty20 starts today at the Lord’s in London, the capital city of England. Host England will take on Netherlands in the inaugural match of the sensational cricket meet, today at 10.30 PM BST (Bangladesh Standard Time). A total of 12 teams splitting into four groups are taking part in the 17-day long ... Read more

Today is the World Environment Day (WED)- 2009. The day will be observed across the country along with the world with taking vows to protect the environment for saving human being. The theme of the day- 2009 is “Your Planet Needs You- Unite to Combat Climate Change” On this day, individuals and various industrial, non-governmental, ... Read more

Major river-grabbers flash court’s stay orders to fend off eviction; BIWTA knocks down 4 big structures in Tongi as 3-day drive begins Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) yesterday began a three-day eviction drive against encroachment on the river Turag. The government embarked on the drive following a vigorous campaign launched by The Daily Star ... Read more

Row over seat-planning remains still unresolved The second session of the 9th Jatiya Sangsad begins at 3 pm today (Thursday). It is the first budget session of the current parliament as well as the first budget of the present Mohajote government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith, who has ... Read more

Jatiya Sangsad panel chiefs to get flag cars, gunmen The parliament commission on Wednesday approved a proposal for purchasing cars for all members of the parliament doing away with their privilege to import duty-free vehicles, the speaker of Jatiya Sangsad said Wednesday. ‘All lawmakers will be provided with vehicles to be maintained by the government ... Read more

Govt to set up expatriates’ welfare bank soon Foreign Minister Dipu Moni on Wednesday said groupings and conflicts ‘in the name of politics’ of different overseas political wings have tarnished country’s image abroad in some cases. She also called on all concerned for ending such hostile politicking to uphold the positive image of the nation ... Read more

Foreign diplomats in Dhaka have expressed their deep concern over the increasing number of criminal activities by which the diplomats, their family members and foreigners are being affected mainly in Gulshan and Baridhara roads. They have requested Bangladesh authorities to take urgent measures to provide for appropriate security in the areas where those incidents are ... Read more

More than 21 million people have joined the group of the chronically hungry in Bangladesh due to the fallouts from the price hike and the global financial crisis, bringing the figure to a 40-year high, a UN report revealed. The poor, who have borne the brunt of the economic trouble, desperately need support requiring the ... Read more

Around three crore flood and cyclone affected people of country’s costal belts will become refugees by 2050 if proper and pragmatic rehabilitation plan and sustainable infrastructures at the areas are not ensured. The observation was made by speakers at a press conference on ‘recent Aila attack and rehabilitation strategy’ organised by Equity and Justice Working ... Read more

Ending a three-day drama over his move to step down, State Minister for Home Affairs Tanjim Ahmad Sohel Taj has finally decided to continue in office. The decision came after he held a two-hour-long meeting with Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina and several ministers at the PM’s official residence Jamuna last night. “If I feel ... Read more

Former BNP lawmaker Nasiruddin Ahmed Pintu arrested earlier was taken on a five-day remand in connection with the Peelkhana carnage case yesterday. Members of the Taskforce Force Interrogation (TFI), however, have started interrogating Pintu at the cell, senior assistant superintendent of police (ASP) of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and investigation officers of the BDR carnage ... Read more

Brisk business of stolen motor parts in Dholaikhal area Thousands of motor parts shops at city’s Dholaikhal area are conducting their profitable business very often buying different types of motor parts from thieves and also allegedly giving them shelters in many ways. Different types of business like motor parts, reconditioned car body’s parts, ball and ... Read more

Class-III student Khalid Hasan helps his father as much as he can to build a tiny shack on an embankment, taking time out from trying to get relief materials and catching fish. His mid-term exams were supposed to be held soon but his school is barely standing and he has lost all his books to ... Read more

Repair needs Tk 430cr The government has allocated Tk 116 crore for repairing damaged embankments and the work began on Tuesday, reports UNB. Approximately Tk 430 crore would be needed to repair all the damaged dams. A total of 150-km embankments were damaged by the cyclone Aila. Army personnel will be engaged in repairing embankments ... Read more

Former BNP lawmaker, Nasir Uddin Ahmed Pintu, was arrested at the premises of the High Court on Tuesday on charge of helping rebel BDR soldiers flee their headquarters at Pilkhana on February 25-26. A team of Detective Branch Police, with the help of Shahbagh police station, picked him up at around 5:15pm just after he ... Read more

Reported resignation issue of State Minister for Home Affairs Tanjim Ahmed Sohel Taj has become the talk of the town which prompted a huge gathering in front of his official residence in capital’s Baily Road on Tuesday. Although confusion still persists over the issue, a reliable source confirmed The Bangladesh Today that the State Minister ... Read more

The resignation of state minister for home affairs Tanjim Ahmed Shohel Taj remained a riddle. On Monday evening Taj tendered his resignation, but the Cabinet Division senior official said that they did not receive any resignation letter from the state minister for home affairs. But the Prime Minister and the Awami League sources have confirmed ... Read more