JS panel formed to examine A parliamentary panel, on Sunday, has assigned a sub-committee to investigate changes in the name and age of detained Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh leader Delawar Hossain Sayeedee, that were reportedly made 50 years after he had passed his Dakhil examination. Whip Sk. Abdul Wahab will head the three-member parliamentary investigation committee, which
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Yunus not telling truth: Muhith
The finance minister, Abul Maal Abdul Muhith, on Sunday said that Muhammad Yunus was not telling the truth when he said that the government was out to grab Grameen Bank with its various activities and Yunus’s saying such things were harmful for the country. ‘He is running unnecessary campaigns that the government wants to take ... Read more
Hajj flights begin on Sept 17
Hajj flights from Dhaka to Jeddah will begin on September 17 and continue till October 30 this year. Biman Bangladesh Airlines along with Saudi Arabian Airlines and Nas Air will carry a total of 1,12,568 Hajj passengers from Bangladesh, the civil aviation secretary, Md Atharul Islam, said on Sunday. ‘The national flag carrier Biman has ... Read more
CGA turns into den of graft: TIB
The office of the Controller General of Accounts has become a den of corruption as each service provided by the office has ‘specific spread of bribe’, a report of Transparency International, Bangladesh said on Sunday. The report named 23 services provided by the CGA office and their corresponding bribe spread where the highest amount in ... Read more
Rain, traffic chaos batter life in Dhaka
Long bumper-to-bumper tailbacks were seen on almost all major streets yesterday as a daylong drizzle intensified traffic jams, causing immense sufferings for thousands of city dwellers. Passengers passed agonising minutes waiting in their vehicles to cross intersections. Most roads that lead to the major shopping hubs and exit points
BSF kills Bangladeshi
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) shot a Bangladeshi cattle trader dead in Goborda area of India, opposite to Boikari border of Satkhira, early yesterday. The deceased is Ataur Rahman, 30, from Babulia village in Satkhira. Villagers in the bordering area said BSF personnel of Goborda camp in India’s
Tribunal orders completion of Mir Quasem probe by September 27
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Sunday ordered its investigative agency to complete the probe of the Jamaat’s detained executive council member, Mir Quasem Ali, by September 27. The tribunal fixed the date after prosecutor
No int’l treaties placed in JS
All governments overlooked the constitutional provision None of the international treaties that Bangladesh signed with different countries over the last three decades has been placed in parliament. This clearly undermines article 145A of the constitution that says: “All treaties with foreign countries shall be submitted to the President, who shall cause them to be laid ... Read more
Dealers unwilling to take delivery
Substandard TCB Goods Dealers unwilling to take delivery Most of the dealers of the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh across the country are unwilling to take commodities from the corporation because of their low quality and high price. The corporation is supplying five products – soya bean oil, gram, date, sugar and red lentil during the ... Read more
Shafaet Jamil passes away
Freedom fighter Shafaet Jamil Bir Bikram, a retired Colonel, passed away on Saturday. He was 71. His nephew Atiqul Hafiz, a retired Major, told the news agency that Jamil died of heart attack around 2:30am on Saturday at his home in Uttara’s sector 4. Shafaet Jamil was decorated with Bir Bikram title for his gallantry and ... Read more
Tailback to snarl on few points
Eid Rush on Highways Tailback to snarl on few points Although the highways connecting the capital with the rest of the country are in better condition than last year, people going home for Eid might face agonising delays due to tailbacks. Hundreds of kilometres of pitted and potholed roads in all directions from the capital ... Read more
Save Grameen Bank: 201 citizens
Two hundred and one citizens in a statement on Saturday called on all to save the Grameen Bank and demanded cancellation of the ‘motivated and illogical’ government decision of curtailing the authority of the bank’s board and vesting of authority in its chairman to appoint the managing director. They called on the people to raise ... Read more
Govt to build 3 new bridges
Dhaka-Ctg Highway Govt to build 3 new bridges The government will construct three new bridges on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway as the existing Kanchpur, Meghna and Meghna-Gumti bridges have become risky for vehicular movement. All the three new bridges, to be constructed parallel to the old ones, will have four lanes. The construction of the bridges ... Read more
Eid vacation suits early trip
Rush of home-bound people from the capital before Eid-ul-Fitr on August 19 or 20 depending on sighting of the moon at the end of Ramadan appears not so intense this year unlike in the previous years. Transport operators and home-goers attributed this to a 10-day virtual holiday for the Eid. This facilitated home-going of scores ... Read more
GD filed over threat to NHRC chief’s life
National Human Rights Commission chairman Mizanur Rahman on Friday filed a general diary with Dhanmondi police station against the threat on his life he received on his cell phone on Thursday night. His private secretary Kazi Arfan Ashique filed the GD on his behalf at around 9.30 AM. Dhanmondi police station officer-in- charge M Anwar ... Read more
Lightning strike kills 13 in mosque
Thirteen people were killed and 20 others critically injured in lightning strike when they were offering prayers at a makeshift mosque in Dharmapasha of Sunamganj on Friday night. The lightning struck a group of locals who were offering tarabi prayers at about 9:00pm in a tin-and-thatch structure in the remote Sarswati village in rough weather, ... Read more
‘Donation’ frenzy at govt offices
Padma Bridge Project ‘Donation’ frenzy at govt offices Commotion brews as some ministries go hyper-active Some overzealous top officials have taken initiatives to collect donations from staffs at different ministries for the stalled Padma bridge project even though the government has yet to issue any instructions to that effect. The science and technology ministry high-ups ... Read more
People start heading home for Eid
People started leaving the capital on Thursday evening for outlying areas to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr with their families. Eid holidays, with the addition of National Mourning Day, Shab-e-Qadr and weekends, begin on August 15. Transport operators said that although a quite large number of people had started leaving the capital for Eid, likely to fall on August 20, ... Read more
Two ladies push country behind
Ershad uncertain about polls Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad yesterday said the “two women” have pushed the country backwards and now the next general election has become uncertain. While launching of a local newspaper in Rangpur, Ershad, a key leader in the Awami League-led ruling grand alliance government, criticised Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the
One among billions
Usain Bolt walked into Thursday’s press conference asking for drum-rolls. Before he walked out following a frenzied 40 minutes of verbal jousting and congratulations, he took the microphone and told everyone, “I am a legend, bask in my glory.” In between, he admitted that he would be better as a winger if he was good ... Read more