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At least three years will be needed to execute death sentences of the convicts in BDR carnage case, if the High Court and the Appellate Division affirm their convictions after hearing and disposing of their appeals. Two criminal law experts — Attorney General Mahbubey Alam, and Khurshid Alam Khan, editor of Dhaka Law Report — gave ... Read more

Apparel factory owners on Tuesday issued an ultimatum to the government to review in 15 days the minimum monthly wage of Tk 5,300 for apparel workers recommended by the Wage Board, or they would shut down the factories. Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association and Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters

Different garment workers right bodies and left leaning political parties on Tuesday rejected the minimum wage of Tk 5,300 per month for the garment workers announced by the RMG workers’ wage board on Monday. The leaders of 12 garment workers’ right bodies at a press conference at Nirmal Sen Auditorium at Segunbagicha rejecting the announced wages ... Read more

Parliament on Tuesday passed the much talked about ‘Grameen Bank Bill 2013’ providing for abolishing the military government promulgated ‘The Grameen Bank Ordinance 1983’ and make the law more time befitting. Finance Minister AMA Muhtih on Tuesday moved the bill in the House, which was passed by voice vote amid absence of the opposition.

Global survey says 200m people at risk from toxic pollution Hundreds of millions of people worldwide risk exposure to toxic pollution, environmental groups warned Monday, publishing a list of the world’s worst areas, including tannery-infested Hazaribagh of Bangladesh. “We estimate that the health of more than 200 million people is at risk from pollution in the ... Read more

Sheikh Hasina on Monday informed her cabinet colleagues that an election-time government, comprising representatives of various political parties, would be formed within November 15-20, a senior minister, who did not want to be named, quoted the Prime Minister as having said. It will have 21 members and the Prime Minister will be the head. According

Minimum Wage For Rmg Workers Board fixes Tk 5,300 Employers disagree The minimum wages board for the garment workers on Monday recommended Tk 5,300 as minimum monthly wage for entry-level workers, up by Tk 2,300 from the existing structure amid opposition from owners’ representatives. The minimum wage was decided through vote among the board members after ... Read more

At least two people were killed and more than 100 injured during sporadic clashes between hartal supporters and activists of the ruling Awami League (AL) during the first day of the countrywide 60-hour hartal. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-led 18-Party Alliance enforced the hartal to press for its demand for a non-partisan election-time government

Political violence is claiming many innocent lives almost every day across the country. Three incidents, on Monday, in three separate places, within only a few hours, bore yet another testimony to the fact that common people are often treated as mere pawns to supplement the fascinating power game between political parties. Md Ramzan Ali, a ... Read more

Easy availability of raw materials used in the agricultural and industrial sectors, as also the cottage industry, and the absence of government monitoring have led to the alarming increase in commercial manufacturing of bombs. These bombs are freely used during political turmoil. A senior officer of the police’s Detective Branch, not wanting to be named, ... Read more

The Election Commission is contemplating to deploy army for law and order maintenance during the coming parliamentary election, due before January 24, election commissioner Shah Nawaz said on Monday He told reporters at his office that EC would meet soon to decide when the election schedule would be announced. Asked whether the EC would be able

Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Monday iterated that it would not join an all-party interim government that might be formed by November 15. ‘Let us make it clear that BNP would never participate in the all-party interim government, nor take part in elections under it,’ BNP acting secretary

The Awami League said on Monday that the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) was not sincere in holding talks on formation of an election-time government. Addressing a rally, senior Awami League leader Amir Hossain Amu said BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia does not understand her demand for a non-party

The verdict in the case of killings in a rebellion at the border force headquarters in 2009 is scheduled to be delivered today, officials said. Third additional metropolitan sessions court judge Md Akhtaruzaman is likely to start delivering the verdict at about 9:30am at the makeshift

Project to start early Both the commencement and the completion of metro rail project had been brought forward as Japan increased the fund for the project, Finance Minister AMA Muhith said yesterday. Initially, the project was supposed to roll out in 2016, but it will now begin in 2014. The project was initially supposed to ... Read more

Cabinet approves draft bill The cabinet on Monday approved in principle a draft bill proposing imprisonment for 10 years and a fine of Tk five lakh as the maximum punishment for illegal possession of formalin. The draft Formalin Control Bill 2013 placed in the weekly cabinet meeting by the commerce ministry seeking approval stipulates a ... Read more

A section of teachers of Jahangirnagar University again took position in front of the Vice-Chancellor’s residence from Sunday night to press home their demand for immediate resignation of the VC, Professor Anwar Hossain. JUTA president Professor Ajit Kumar Majumdar announced the indefinite sit-in in front of the VC’s residence protesting a warning

Houses at a Hindu village in Lamonirhat were attacked, vandalised and robbed and 15 Hindu people, including five women, were injured on Monday afternoon. The villagers said that a group of 15-18 people carried out the violence at Satpatki Majhipara, where a bunch of fishermen live. The injured were

The holy Ashura will be observed across the country on November 15 (Friday) as the moon of Muharram month was not sighted in Bangladesh sky on Monday. The decision was taken at a meeting of the National Moon Sighting Committee held at the Baitul Mukarram Islamic Foundation conference room on

The British government has backed out from its earlier decision of introducing financial visa bond for visitors from Bangladesh and some other countries including India. The previous plan was due to start from November. The scheme would have required selected visa seekers of Bangladesh and some other countries to deposit