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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

The Election Commission on Monday registered the controversial Bangladesh Nationalist Front as a political party with ‘television’ as its election symbol. Former minister Nazmul Huda breaking away from the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party had floated the party. He had, however, already

Rokia Afzal Rahman has been re-elected president of Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI), Dhaka, for 2014. The election took place at the first meeting of the chamber’s new committee yesterday, the leading trade body said in a statement. Chair of Arlinks Ltd, Rokia has investments in RR Cold Storage Ltd, Aris Holdings Ltd, ... Read more

Qatar’s construction sector is rife with abuse, Amnesty International (AI) has said in a report published as work begins on Fifa World Cup 2022 stadiums, reports BBC. Amnesty says migrant workers are often subjected to non-payment of wages, dangerous working conditions and squalid accommodation. The rights group

Heath minister AFM Ruhal Haque told parliament on Monday that the maternal mortality rate reduced by 40 per cent in last nine years. Quoting the Bangladesh Maternal Mortality and Health Care Survey 2010, he said that maternal mortality came down to 194 in 2010 from 322 per one lakh in 2001. Replying to a question ... Read more

Customs officials seized at least 15 kilograms of gold from an incoming flight Monday morning and arrested one in connection with gold smuggling. The arrested was identified as Khairul Bashar. The customs officials recovered 128 gold bars from his possession. Assistant commissioner of Chittagong customs Moshiur Rahman said that a Biman flight BG-048 from Dubai ... Read more

Amu, Tofail of AL, Menon of WP, Rawshan Ershad, Anisul Islam Mahmud of JP likely to be inducted Members of the cabinet in the much-hyped poll-time government to oversee the next general election take oath at 3pm on Monday. “Only the new ministers will take oath on Monday afternoon at Bangabhaban as part of the ... Read more