The police arrested at least two protesters as angry villagers in Tangail ransacked the furniture of Power Development Board office at Shakhipur Wednesday morning in protest against supply of power for only an hour a day over last two weeks. Officers and other personnel left the office as angry people of four villages ransacked
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No food, water for Bangladeshis stranded on Libyan borders
527 expected to return today Several thousand Bangladesh nationals stranded on the borders of trouble-torn Libya and awaiting evacuation, ‘are exhausted and in urgent need of food, water and shelter’, according to the UN International Organization for Migration. At least 527 Bangladesh nationals, who have fled from violence in Libya, are scheduled to
Govt in a fix over how to sack Yunus
Govt in a fix over how to sack Yunus David Bergman and Abdullah Juberee The Bangladesh Bank, the finance ministry and the law ministry are in disagreement with each other about how to sack Muhammad Yunus from his position as managing director of the Grameen Bank. The finance ministry, following advice it received from the ... Read more
Govt move for power cuts to industries slated
Manufacturers of products, both for local and export markets, said implementation of the government move for power cuts to industries after 5pm might severely hamper industrial output of the country in the current fiscal year. They suggested that the government should must not go for implementing such a
13th amendment SC starts hearing appeal against verdict
The Appellate Division on Tuesday started hearing the long-pending appeal against a High Court verdict that had declared valid the thirteenth amendment to the constitution, which provisioned for the non-party, caretaker government system during parliamentary elections. After a brief hearing, the seven-member Appellate Division, presided over by the
SC starts hearing fatwa appeal verdict after 9 years
SC starts hearing fatwa appeal verdict after 9 years The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday started hearing a petition filed in 2001 seeking permission to appeal against a High Court verdict that had declared illegal fatwa (religious decrees). The High Court bench of Justice Mohammad Gholam Rabbani and Justice Nazmun Ara Sultana ... Read more
Embassy not looted
Ambassador rejects report Bangladesh Ambassador in Libya ABM Nuruzzaman yesterday told the media over the phone that miscreants did not attack the Bangladesh embassy in Tripoli on Monday, but they looted belongings of four Bangladeshis who were going to the embassy. He said the Bangladesh government presently has no plan to evacuate its diplomats and ... Read more
Yunus issue a legal matter, says Muhith
The scheduled meeting between the Finance Minister Abul Mal Abdul Muhith and Noble laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus reportedly over his continuity as Managing Director of Grameen Bank has been deferred by a couple of days due to the visit of Princess Anne to Bangladesh. The Finance Minister told The Independent Tuesday that he will talk ... Read more
Kidnapped girl rescued
Abductor held Police early yesterday rescued the daughter of an Awami League MP who was allegedly abducted on February 19 from her home in Shahbagh in the capital. Police also arrested alleged kidnapper Ridoy, 24, and his father Zakir Hossain, 55, and mother Beauty Akter, 40. Senior Assistant Commissioner of Detective Branch (DB) Police Mohammad ... Read more
Govt asked to submit records of land where BGMEA bldg stands
The High Court on Tuesday asked the commerce ministry to inform it today about the actual owner of the land on Hatirjheel Lake in Dhaka where 14-storey Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exports’ Association building is situated. The bench of Justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury and Justice Sheikh Md Zakir Hossain also
Agonies of affected farmers mount at Barapukuria
Compensation not paid in three months Sufferings of the locals who could not grow aman crop due to subsidence of land around Barapukuria colliery in the last few seasons, have multiplied as they have not been given compensation three months after the harvest this season. No one can say when the affected farmers will get ... Read more
3 killed in ‘shootouts’
Three criminals, including an outlaw, were killed in ‘shootouts’ with the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Kushtia and Bagerhat early yesterday and Monday afternoon. Of the dead, one was identified as Raisuddin, 32, a regional leader of the outlawed ‘Gono Bahini’ while the other two could not be identified as of
Everest hero eyes Bangla channel
The only Bangladeshi Everest conqueror Musa Ibrahim and renowned swimmer Lipton Sarkar will cross the channel between Teknaf’s Shah Pari and the Saint Martin’s Island in the Bay of Bengal on March 9. They are hoping to cross the 14.5km channel in six hours. They will take part in the Bangla Channel Swimming 2011. North ... Read more
101 fly in first from Libya
Recruiters shift hundreds of Bangladeshis to bordering countries; govt rules out wholesale evacuation A group of 101 Bangladeshi nationals returned from Libya via Istanbul yesterday afternoon with another 1,000 expected to arrive by next two or three days. And some 8,867 Bangladeshis, now stationed in different countries bordering Libya, are in the process to be ... Read more
3 killed, 50 injured as train rams truck in N’ganj
At least three people were killed and 50 others injured when a train rammed a truck at an unguarded level crossing at Nandalalpur of Pagla in Narayanganj on Monday morning. The deceased were Mohammad Jasim Uddin, 45, a resident of Chashara, Mohammad Shahid, 40, of Muslimpara in Narayanganj and Begum Akter, 50, of Uttar Chashara. ... Read more
Yunus beyond legal age limit
BB Letter To Finance Ministry Yunus beyond legal age limit Grameen Bank chairman presents it at board meeting The chairman of Grameen Bank yesterday presented a letter at a board meeting that questioned the post of Professor Muhammad Yunus as its managing director beyond his retirement age. The letter was written by a Bangladesh Bank ... Read more
SC clears way for eviction
Cox’s Bazar Beach SC clears way for eviction The Supreme Court yesterday cleared the way for demolishing all the structures on Cox’s Bazar sea beach. The seven-member Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice ABM Khairul Haque upheld the High Court order that declared legal the deputy commissioner’s (DC) The apex court also dismissed four leave-to-appeal ... Read more
No case, no trial before permission
Bill seeking changes to anti-graft law placed at JS to ensure double protection for govt officials A bill was placed in parliament yesterday for introducing a provision in the ACC Act for prior government permission to file corruption cases against government officials and start trial. The government came up with the bill for bringing amendments ... Read more
Anti-graft body kept in the dark
Anti-Corruption Commission Chairman Ghulam Rahman said his insight into the proposed amendments to the ACC law is like that of a blind man watching an elephant. “Nobody ever officially informed us of the amendments the cabinet has finalised. Our situation is just like the blind men watching an elephant,” Ghulam Rahman said while speaking as ... Read more
Schoolgirl dies allegedly after caning at Baufal
A 10-year schoolgirl died on Sunday afternoon due to caning by her class teacher at Baufal in Patuakhali district, relatives said. The death of Marium Akter, a student of class three at Shaheed Jalal Government Primary School prompted agitated villagers of Chatrakanda to beat up the class teacher Idris Akon as well as