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Solution to Crisis Mozena still optimistic US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan W Mozena is confident that major political parties in Bangladesh will find a way out of the ongoing crisis to hold free and credible elections. “Major parties must engage in political dialogue and I am very confident that the leaders will do it at ... Read more

Communica-tions minister Obaidul Quader said on Tuesday that the main Opposition BNP would be given 10-12 ministries if it joined the election-time government. “There may be a big surprise. We hope the BNP will participate in the parliamentary election as most of its grassroots level leaders want to take part

None of the 25 recommendations of the Law Commission has been implemented by the government in the last five years, which has generated severe resentment among commission officials. These recommendations were made for enacting several laws, including a witnesses’ protection law and judges’ appointment rules, which the

Deal signed with design consultant Dhaka would be free of its terrible traffic jams in six years, with the opening of the first metro rail service, said government officials after signing a deal with consultants for design and construction yesterday. The construction of 20-kilometre metro rail from north of Uttara Model Town to Bangladesh Bank was ... Read more

The Primary and Ebtedayee Terminal Examinations 2013 will begin across the country today (Wednesday), reports UNB. Some 29,50,193 students — 26,35,406 from schools and 3,14,787 from madrasahs — will take part in the examinations to be held simultaneously in 6,574 centres. Of the school examinees, 12,14,909 are boys and 14,20,

Children Caught Up In Political Violence UNICEF deeply concerned UNICEF is increasingly worried about children who have been caught up in recent violent protests and the continued use of children in demonstrations held by political parties in Bangladesh, a UNICEF statement said on Tuesday. Alarmingly, a number of children died or have been seriously injured during ... Read more

The government has decided to import food supplements for acutely malnourished children though an alternative home-based preparation developed in the country in 2007 is working well at different hospitals. Experts observe that the move also goes against the health ministry’s campaign for the promotion of breast feeding and home-based food for

For Liakat Ali, the decision has been hard and painful. His was a choice between love and need. In the end, it was his need to which his fatherly passion succumbed. The 60-year-old yesterday filed a case against his son, a migrant worker in Dubai, for not looking after the family for the last three ... Read more

The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has vehemently criticised the Election Commission (EC) for awarding registration to the Bangladesh Nationalist Front (BNF), a new political party which has triggered much controversy. The Election Commission registered the ‘not-so-well-known’ Bangladesh Nationalist Front (BNF) on Monday,

A retired physician of Chittagong University medical centre, who was severely injured after being hit by a train Monday night, died at Chittagong Medical College Hospital early Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Rafiqur Rahman Chowdhury, 61. Farhad Hossain Khan, deputy registrar of CU,

Eight leaders of the Awami League, Jatiya Party and Workers’ Party were on Monday sworn in as ministers in the election-time all-party interim government. Members of the Awami League advisory council, Amir Hossain Amu and Tofail Ahmed, president of the Workers’ Party of Bangladesh, Rashed Khan Menon,

Opposition chief Khaleda Zia is set to meet President Abdul Hamid Tuesday evening amid anticipation that the outcome of the meeting will determine the opposition’s next course of action. The BNP chairperson is likely to apprise the president of her party’s position on the poll-time government during the meeting, party insiders said. Immediately

JP Quits Alliance, Joins Polls-time Govt Ershad now asks BNP to follow suit Jatiya Party has finally quit the Awami League-led grand alliance and joined the “all-party” polls-time government yesterday. Making a U-turn on his previous decision, JP Chairman HM Ershad also announced that his party will contest the next general election. “I want to ... Read more

Visiting US Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Desai Biswal on Monday encouraged a secretary-level dialogue between the country’s two major political parties for finding a way forward for holing a ‘peaceful, free, fair and credible’. “The announcement of an interim cabinet simply underscores the urgency for a dialogue to take place ... Read more

Malaysian PM assures Hasina of taking care of the expats’ wellbeing Malaysia yesterday assured that it would look after the Bangladeshi workers so that they would not face any adverse situation there. The assurance came from visiting Malaysian premier Najib Razak during a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her office in the ... Read more

12 vehicles torched, transport strike for Nov 20, 21 Traffic on Dhaka-Chittagong Highway was disrupted again Monday morning for several hours as the activists of Jamaat-e-Islam and its student front Islami Chhatra Shibir set fire to 12 vehicles after putting up barricade in Sitakunda upazila. Meanwhile, the inter-district bus owners’ association has called a transport ... Read more

Khalaf Murder Case HC confirms death sentence of one 3 get life term, one acquitted The High Court on Monday confirmed the death sentence of one out of five muggers, who were condemned to death by a special tribunal for the killing of Saudi Arabian diplomat Khalaf Al Ali in Dhaka in 2012. Condemned convict ... Read more

Labour unrest flares up in Gazipur, Ashulia over wage Two apparel workers, including a woman, were killed and over 250 others injured as the police opened fire to disperse workers who were staging violent protests against the assault on a fellow at a factory of GMS Composite Knitting Industry at Kashimpur in Gazipur, some 30km ... Read more

Payment of workers’ enhanced wages RMG factory owners plan to discuss price rise of products with buyers The country’s ready-made garment (RMG) makers are planning to start negotiations with international buyers on enhancement of the prices of apparel products. They feel the rise will help the industry implement the proposed new wage structure for the ... Read more

At least 30 people were injured in clashes between BNP-Jamaat activists and police during the ‘black-flag procession’ across the country Monday. The main opposition BNP announced the programme all across the country including the capital Dhaka to protest against the holding of a cabinet meeting