Visiting United Kingdom Minister for International Development Alan Duncan has emphasised on free, fair and respected elections in Bangladesh, firmly stating that the elections would be watched by the world. He expressed his optimism that all sides in the country would resolve their differences through dialogue.
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Tender for PMB project will be floated on June 30
Minister for Communications Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said the tender for construction of main bridge of Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project at Mawa-Janjira point at a cost of Tk 9,172 crore will be floated on June 30 this year. He said this at a signing ceremony of giving work order to a construction firm to construct ... Read more
Hot weather to abate in couple of days
The pre-monsoon hot and humid weather prevailing across the country with a mild heat wave raging across parts of north and south western region has contributed to a rise in respiratory and diarrhoeal diseases, mostly among the children and the elderly due to contaminated food and water. However, the met office sources said on Wednesday ... Read more
BNP will skip House today
Senior lawmaker of BNP Barrister Moudud Ahmad on Wednesday said that they would not join the parliament during the placing of budget by the finance minister on Thursday. They will skip the session on Thursday protesting what he said “discriminatory behaviour of the Speaker” as she did not allow an opposition lawmaker to talk in ... Read more
Hasina greets Nawaz
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday greeted Nawaz Sharif for being elected the prime minister of Pakistan. In a message, the Prime Minister said the smooth parliamentary polls, peaceful transfer of power and election of Newaz Sharif as the prime minister are great
Govt provides medicine and financial help to injured garment workers: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said her government has taken all possible measures for treatment of the garment workers who suffered serious injury in the collapse of Rana Plaza in Savar. “So far, a total of 1,596 people have received treatment at different hospitals in the city. Of them, 21 seriously injured workers lost ... Read more
1,000 workers fall ill after drinking water
More than 1,000 workers of Starlight sweater factory at Chowdhuribari, near Joydebpur Chowrasta in Gazipur, fell ill after drinking water from the factory’s supply line, on Wednesday. More than 300 workers were admitted in Gazipur Sadar hospital, while 200 workers were admitted in Tongi government hospital, 400 in Tairunnesa Medical College Hospital
BNP against joining polls under party govt
BNP standing committee member MK Anwar on Wednesday said the opposition will not join any election under an administration to be headed by any political leader. “We want to clearly state that BNP won’t participate in any polls under an election-time government that will be headed by a party leader,” he told a discussion.
FM’s remark on Tarique draws flak from BNP
A day after foreign minister Dipu Moni calls Tarique Rahman a fugitive, BNP spokesperson Shamsu-zzaman Dudu took exception to her remark saying that the government should maintain political decorum while making remarks against a politician like Tarique Rahman. “Tarique Rahman was selected as senior vice-chairman of the party through its national council
KCC polls: Outsiders’ presence panics voters
Voters of the Khulna City Corporation (KCC) have been passing their days amid extreme anxiety due to excessive presence of the outsiders in the city ahead of the election. Particularly the voters of the wards on the Bhairab River and the Rupsha River, which are considered to be most vulnerable, have to pass the time ... Read more
Government to promote 250 bureaucrats shortly
The government has decided to promote at least 250 bureaucrats in the ranks of deputy secretary, joint secretary, additional secretary and secretary, within the shortest possible time. This is part of reforms in the civil administration before the next parliamentary election. The Superior Selection Board (SSB), responsible for recommending promotion for government
PM slams BNP, Jamaat, Hefajat for cutting down trees
Apparently holding the BNP-Jamaat alliance and Hefajat-e-Islam responsible for the recent felling of thousands of trees across the country in the name of movement, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said those responsible for such offences should be brought under the ambit of law. “In recent times, thousands of trees alongside roads and on islands
Ashraful suspended sans match-fixing probe
Mohammad Ashraful, former skipper of Bangladesh, was kept off from any cricketing activities under the Bangladesh Cricket Board’s (BCB) jurisdiction until the final report of the Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) on investigations into suspected match-fixing and spot-fixing allegations in this year’s BPL is submitted. The decision was taken based on Ashraful’s
Policy crisis plagues power sector
The Awami League-led Grand Alliance government, at first glance, seems to have obtained full marks in addressing the country’s power crisis within a short time. But is the picture actually that rosy? First, the successes. It is a fact that in 2009, the government had faced a shortfall of 2,500 MW of electricity and 800 ... Read more
HC asks govt not to harass BNP leaders
The High Court (HC) on Tuesday directed the government not to harass or arrest BNP leaders Salauddin Ahmed and Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal without due process of law. In response to separate writ petitions, the HC bench comprising Justice Kazi Rezaul Haque and Justice ABM Altaf Hossain passed the order. The BNP leaders filed two
Dipu Moni calls Traique a fugitive
Foreign minister Dr Dipu Moni has described BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman, now in London, as a non-political person and fugitive, saying that the government has informed the UK government and the Interpol about the arrest warrant issued against him. Without mentioning Tarique’s name, she also told a press
Rajshahi mayoral candidates make pledges to win votes
Three mayoral candidates for the Rajshahi City Corporation poll — AHM Khairuzzaman Liton, Mosaddeque Hossain Bulbul and Habibur Rahman — have said that they would build a corruption, terrorism, drug menace and political vengeance-free peaceful, planned, clean Rajshahi city if they were given the chance to serve the city people. They were attending a “Face ... Read more
Free, fair polls critical for Bangladesh: Duncan
Visiting British Minister for International Development Alan Duncan has said that it is critically important for Bangladesh’s reputation that the upcoming parliamentary elections are judged to be free, fair and credible. He made the remarks after a meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her office on Tuesday, according to a press release issued by ... Read more
Hanif accuses BNP of conspiring to make House dysfunctional
Awami League joint general secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif alleged on Tuesday that the main Opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has been hatching conspiracies for the last four-and-a-half years to oust an elected government, and now it is trying to make Parliament dysfunctional. “The Opposition’s conspiracy for ousting an elected government is still on.
Two DCC polls after Eid-ul-Fitr: CEC
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad on Tuesday said that elections to the two Dhaka City Corporations (DCCs) would be held shortly after Eid-ul-Fitr. “The election schedule for the two Dhaka city corporations may be announced about 40-45 days later of the Eid-ul-Fitr,” the CEC told the journalists after hours-long meeting of the commission.