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A Dhaka court yesterday sent Dr Afzal Hossain Raj, son of former adviser to the caretaker government Justice Fazlul Huq, to jail in a case filed against him for amassing wealth illegally and concealing wealth information to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). Judge ANM Bashir Ullah of the Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court passed the order after ... Read more

Govt decides not to extend leases of over 800 water bodies to a Grameen subsidiary A government decision of not extending leases of over 800 water bodies to a Grameen Bank subsidiary put livelihoods of over 60,000 rural poor in jeopardy. Grameen Motsho O Pashusampad Foundation (GMPF), which transformed hundreds of derelict ponds into viable ... Read more

Most of the components of the ruling Awami League-led alliance have expressed frustration at the Awami League’s failure to hold even a single meeting with its allies in six months after assumption of office. Some of the parties in the alliance feel that the government has failed to address problems like the rising commodity prices ... Read more

Tk 100 a day during training, Tk 200 when employed proposed for National Service programme The government would provide employment to around 2,000 HSC-passed unemployed youths in two most poverty-ridden districts during the current fiscal year under the newly introduced ‘National Service’

The finance ministry will make disbursement of development funds conditional on satisfactory progress of project implementation works on a monthly basis, officials said. ‘We will not disburse any fund to ministries if they fail to show satisfactory progress on monthly basis in implementing development projects under Annual Development Programme,’ said a senior official of the ... Read more

The government is going to introduce online registration for Secondary School Certificate, Higher Secondary Certificate and equivalent examinees in phases, education ministry officials said. The education ministry at a recent meeting, presided over by the education secretary, Syed Ataur Rahman, decided to resume

The solar eclipse that will take place early morning on July 22 will be a total eclipse of the sun to be visible from a narrow corridor through northern India, eastern Nepal, northern Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar’s northern tip, central China and

Anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first black president, celebrated his 91st birthday on Saturday with the launch of a special day for good deeds to be done in his name. Surrounded by family and anti-apartheid stalwarts at his home in Johannesburg, the increasingly frail elder statesman was showered with messages of goodwill from world ... Read more

Former Indian President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam arrives here today on a three-day visit. “During his tour, the high-profile dignitary will address the students of the premier Dhaka University, join the convocation of a private technological university, hold talks with Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus and attend a dinner to be hosted by Prime Minister ... Read more

A daylong national conference on ‘Transboundary rivers’ yesterday adopted a declaration urging the government to take the issue of construction of Tipaimukh Dam by India to the international fora, if the demand for all data and information on the plan are not shared and Bangladesh’s opinion is

Mayor of Rajshahi City Corporation AHM Khairuzzaman Liton here on Saturday called for captive dredging in the Padma river to protect the region from environmental degradation. He observed that human livelihood, economy and environment of the region is completely dependent on the river so effective step

Prime Minister’s meeting with President Zillur Rahman yesterday fuelled renewed speculations that the cabinet would be reshuffled any day before the Friday’s Awami League National Council Session. Spokespersons of the President’s House, the Prime Minister’s Office as well the AL high command took pains to explain that

Securities and Exchange Commission will take action against those who spread rumours to destabilise the stock market. Chairman of the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) Md. Ziaul Haque Khondker said this while addressing as chief guest an

Students of Philosophy department of the Dhaka University formed a human chain yesterday demanding punishment of those responsible for assaulting Ayesha Akter Sumi, a student of the

Millions of people in Dhaka city, especially the children and the elderly and also expectant mothers are exposed to a number of health risks, mental as well as physical – from deafness to heart attack-due to sound pollution, which

Extension of EGBM project unlikely The government is less likely to continue recruiting top executives for the state-owned commercial banks from outside the banks after the tenures of the present managing directors of Sonali and Janata banks end in

Experts on Tipaimukh Project Dhaka should press for joint impact assessment As a few reports on the impact of Tipaimukh project on Indian territories were published in India, Bangladesh should negotiate for a joint impact-assessment on both countries with experts of Bangladesh and India,

Prices of most essentials record rise Prices of most of the essential commodities, particularly green chillies and all kinds of vegetables, marked a sharp rise in the city’s kitchen markets this week compared with their prices in the previous week. The prices of most

Hundreds of thousands of residents of old Dhaka, the most densely populated area in the city, live daily amid deadly fire risks from the teeming factories and workshops that line the streets of Lalbagh, Armanitola and

Malaysia decided to continue the freeze on hiring workers from Bangladesh although it allowed electronics and textile sectors again to recruit foreign workers, reported Malaysian newspaper The Star Online