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The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday upheld a High Court order that granted bail to BNP chairperson and opposition leader in parliament Begum Khaleda Zia in Gatco graft case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)

Bad news for ‘reformists’ Main opposition BNP yesterday hinted that ‘reformists’ in the party might get less priority in the next line-up of its leaders. “Those who will keep the party safe and strengthen it, will get priority when the next council will elect the new leadership,” Nazrul Islam Khan,

ASIAN HIGHWAY JS panel prefers route through India A parliamentary panel on Tuesday suggested improvement of the country’s internal road network, keeping in mind two of the three proposed routes to connect Bangladesh to the Asian Highway through

The Met office yesterday withdrew the tsunami alert it issued in the early hours following an earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter Scale off the Andaman Islands. It said Dhaka, Chittagong, Sylhet and the southern region felt the quake at 2:55:42am Bangladesh time, which lasted a few

The High Court on Tuesday declined to hear a petition filed by former adviser to the immediate-past military-controlled interi government MA Matin which sought an order not to arrest or harass him. Matin, who was also in charge of an anti-corruption task force which launched drives against high-profile politicians and businessmen

Taliban militants burnt down seven primary schools in northwest Pakistan, where children recently resumed their studies after the area was declared safe by the army, officials said Tuesday. ‘Three boys’ and four girls’ primary schools were set on fire by militants late Monday in Buner district,’ district police chief

Pakistan yesterday registered a criminal case against Pervez Musharraf, a precursor to potentially putting the ex-ruler in the dock over the arrests of judges in 2007 in a bid to cling onto power. Musharraf imposed a state of emergency and sacked about 60 judges on November 3, 2007 when the Supreme Court appeared poised to

Man marries off wife to expatriate ; manages flat, money, jewellery in the process Real life sometimes supersedes the fantastic plot of a movie script. A man has been accused of arranging the marriage of his own wife with an expatriate man to extract money from

The severe load shedding situation is likely to worsen further during Ramadan because demand will increase considerably in hot and humid weather. The demand for electricity during Ramadan will be higher compared to last year as the Muslim fasting month coincides with Bhadra,

Overwhelmed by the contribution of foreign remittance by around 7.5 million non-resident Bangladeshis (NRBs), Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Monday said no one can resist Bangladesh’ s economic progress. “No one can

Aug 10: The existence of Tk 12,000 crore Chittagong Urea Fertiliser Limited (CUFL), one of the major fertiliser producing factories of the country, is now under threat due to its shutting down for a long

Foreign ministry officials take out extra on air tickets Foreign ministry officials withdraw air fares two to four times higher than the original ticket prices, flouting financial rules and causing huge loss to national exchequer every year, an official investigation

High flying Bangladesh will take on hosts Zimbabwe in the second of five-match GrameenPhone Cup ODI series today at Bulawayo’s Queen’s Sports Club ground with an aim to take a 2-0 lead. The match will start at 2:30pm Bangladesh Standard Time. TEN Sports and Bangladesh Television will telecast the game

The price of raw sugar has increased to its highest level since March 1981, as supply concerns grow, BBC reported. Raw sugar futures added 3% on Monday, to 21.55 cents a pound. “The main problem is a deficit in sugar supplies,” said Nick Penney, a trader with Sucden, a firm that focuses on sugar

The Election Commission (EC) has taken initiative to ban the guarantors of the loan defaulters from contesting elections. As per the existing electoral law only the loan defaulters are not eligible to contest to an

Almost 500 children were abducted from Britain and taken abroad last year, the Guardian newspaper said Monday, highlighting Pakistan as a hotspot. An estimated 470 youngsters were abducted in 336 separate cases reported to authorities in 2008, a 20 per cent increase on 2005

The education ministry has received numerous allegations of the taking of bribes by a ‘syndicate’ for including the teachers of new educational institutions in the list of those who will get salaries from the public exchequer, said officials

The 3rd Dhaka Tourism Fair-2009 (DTF) begins at Plaza Center of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on August 12 to promote tourism industry of Bangladesh as a thrust sector. This was stated at a press briefing at the National Press Club in the city yesterday organised by Weekly Parjatan Bichitraa, also

The Government has plan to import 1,500MW of electricity under cross boarder trade from India and Bhutan, sources in Ministry of the Power, Energy and Mineral Resources said. Under the cross border trade, a team of power division had already talked with the Indian counterpart to import electricity

Three suspected operatives of outlawed Biplobi Communist Party were brutally killed by their rivals in Kushtia. The severed heads of Ayub Ali, 35, of Boritupi, Joad Ali, 27, of Bangshitola under sadar upazila, and Abdul Kaiyum, 45, of Bhabanipur