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Rivers Turag, Balu Grabbers feast on faulty demarcation The demarcation of the rivers Turag and Balu is grossly flawed, and if the authorities do not take prompt measures to rectify it, both the rivers will disappear, the task force for saving the four rivers around the capital was told yesterday at its 23rd meeting. “Demarcation ... Read more

Money Laundering Case Verdict on Tarique, Mamun Sunday A court in Dhaka on Thursday set Sunday for its verdict in a case filed against BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman, now living in London, and business partner Giasuddin Al Mamun, on the charges of laundering money to Singapore. Dhaka Special Court-3 judge Md Motahar Hossain set the ... Read more

Girl Raped Father takes his own life  Unable to take the rape of his 13-year-old daughter by two local goons, an elderly indigenous man took poison to end his life Wednesday night in Mirsarai of Chittagong. Around 8:00pm on Tuesday, Joynal Abedin, 25, raped his daughter when she went out to respond to nature’s call ... Read more

Jeeps Collide Head-on 6 killed, 31 hurt At least six Rohingyas were killed and 31 others injured in a head-on collision between two jeeps on Teknaf-Cox’s Bazar highway in Ukhia yesterday. The deceased are Ali Ahmad, 45; Abul Bashar, 35; Md Belal, 35; Nurul Haque, 37; Abdus Salam, 21; and Saydul Amin, 30. The accident occurred ... Read more

The government has decided in principle to allow factory workers in Export Processing Zones (EPZs) to conduct trade union activities from January 1, 2014, as part of its measures to fulfil the conditions set by the United States Trade Representative (USTR). It has been decided that workers can observe

Despite their preliminary opposition, garment factory owners on Wednesday night agreed to pay workers Tk 5,300 as the minimum monthly wage fixed by the government. Representatives of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) and Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association

The arrival of foreigners, mostly business representatives and apparel buyers, into the country has dropped sharply in 2013, causing an adverse impact on the country’s over US$22 billion apparel industry, according to a report prepared by the government security agency concerned. People familiar with this aspect said arrivals of

The main Opposition BNP-led 18-party alliance is likely to call hartal again for three days next week to force the government to concede to their demand of holding the general election under a non-party caretaker government (CG). “Another nationwide hartal for three consecutive days from Monday may be enforced as we have not seen any ... Read more

One person was killed, around 350 people including law enforcers were injured while over 300 opposition activists were arrested across the country during the 84-hour hartal enforced by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-led 18-party alliance to realise their demand for holding the next general election under the caretaker government. During the hartal

The festival of words and imagination begins today at Bangla Academy, bringing renowned writers and thinkers from different parts of the world closer to their readers and connoisseurs. Hay Festival Dhaka 2013 will open with renditions of spiritual songs at 9:00am on the Bangla Academy lawn. Then the inaugural ceremony will

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Wednesday announced that the verdict in the war crimes case against Jamaat chief Motiur Rahman Nizami would be delivered later. The three-judge ICT gave the decision after the senior defence lawyers failed to turn up for the fourth consecutive day to submit their closing arguments.

The Bangladesh government is planning to grant dual citizenship to Bangladeshi expatriates residing in different countries, except those staying in SAARC nations, by amending the Citizenship Act, 1951. Currently the government awards dual citizenship to Bangladeshi expatriates of some countries, including the USA, the UK, Hong Kong and Malaysia.

She flies to Colombo today to attend CHOGM Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is likely to inquire about the ratification of the Land Boundary Agreement and Teesta water sharing deal when Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid will meet her in Colombo on the sidelines of the 23rd Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). Hasina will ... Read more

Jasmine granted bail in Hall-Mark scam cases A Dhaka court yesterday took cognisance of charges against 25 people, including Hall-Mark Group Chairman Jasmine Islam and its Managing Director Tanvir Mahmud, for swindling over Tk 2,600 crore out of Sonali Bank. The court also issued arrest warrants against 17 of them as they have been absconding since ... Read more

US assistant secretary for south and central Asian affairs Nisha Biswal will visit Dhaka on November 16-18 mainly to discuss with government and opposition figures challenges relating to the coming general election. US has been encouraging the ruling party and opposition leaders to end the election disputes through dialogue as Washington wants a free, fair,

Two foreign diplomats yesterday said they will urge the government to change the controversial provision in the Anti-Corruption Commission law, which requires the ACC to get government permission before filing a graft case against any public servant. German Ambassador to Bangladesh Albrecht Conze

Finds survey on RTI law Around 80 percent of the respondents in a survey said they had hardly received any information they had requested from officials concerned, who are bound by law to provide information in 20 days. The respondents said they had to wait 25 to 30 days only to receive partial or vague information ... Read more

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday filed a case against two police officers for allegedly taking one crore taka from a businessman in bribe. ACC director Nasim Anwar filed the case with Ramna Police Station. The two accused are suspended sub-inspector of the detective branch (DB) of police (North) Abul Hasnat Khandaker and sub-inspector of ... Read more

Leaders of the National Committee to Protect Oil-Gas, Port-Power and Mineral Resources on Wednesday demanded halting the construction of 1320 MW Rampal coal-fired power plant and relocating the project to somewhere in India. Bangladesh and India is implementing the project at a location close to the world’s biggest mangrove forest Sundarbans under

Shafique, Inu give contradictory views Amid controversy over the effectiveness of resignation by cabinet members, law and information ministers on Tuesday gave contradictory views on the issue. Information Minister Hasanul Huq Inu on Tuesday said they have submitted their resignation letters as per constitution but Law, Justice and