Staff Correspondent The family of the late Ganatantri Party chief Nurul Islam, who died on December 4 in a fire that broke out in his house the previous day, rejected the investigation committee report which claimed the fire was an accident caused by an electric short-circuit. The report said the ‘fire’ had resulted from an ... Read more
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8 upazila polls runners face criminal charges in Rajshahi
Staff Correspondent, Rajshahi About eight persons who are facing criminal charges are contesting the upcoming upazila elections for chairmanship in Rajshahi district. One of the candidates was convicted in a criminal case while two others are accused of torturing their wives and demanding
Losses pile up at Parjatan units
Sayeda Akter Units of Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation, which were leased out to private operators for better management and efficiency, continue to incur losses. Several units are yet to pay back long-due lease money to the troubled state-owned tourism agency in line with the
Prices of flour, oil products yet to come down
Kazi Azizul Islam The bakers and restaurant owners continue to charge high prices for their products, which are made using flour and oil, despite the price of the two major essentials declined drastically in the past several months. The price of the food items at bakery shops and restaurants in the capital city was found ... Read more
Govt to expand TeleTalk network, broadband to village level
UNB, Dhaka Lack of attention of the new government to the share market took its toll on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), as it witnessed a sharp fall on Monday, continuing the bearish trend since January 5. Brokers said investors were losing confidence in the market in absence of the new government’s attention to the ... Read more
DSE investors stage demo as prices fall
Staff Correspondent Frustrated at the continuous fall in share prices, a group of retail investors on Monday staged a demonstration in front of the Dhaka Stock Exchange building. Dhaka stocks plunged for the straight fourth trading day on Monday due to selling pressure amid a volatile trend in
FICCI wants its input in industrial policy: Fixing of weekly holiday on Sunday instead of Friday to take advantage of international trade
NATION BUSINESS REPORT Leaders of the Foreign Investors’ Chamber and Commerce and Industry (FICCI) have urged the government to take their opinion before finalising the new industrial policy. They made the request at a meeting with the industries minister, Dilip Barua, at the ministry on Sunday. The minister said the government was going to formulate ... Read more
Asian computer sales drop for first time in 10 years
SINGAPORE,(AFP): Sales of computers in the Asia Pacific region outside Japan fell for the first time in a decade during the fourth quarter, as the global meltdown hit consumer spending, a study said today. Preliminary figures showed 17.2 million desktop computers and laptops were sold in the December quarter, down 14 per cent from the ... Read more
DCCI lists tasks for govt
Staff Correspondent Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Monday suggested a number of tasks for the new government to boost up business confidence and growth of the small and medium enterprise sector. In their first press meet, DCCI office-bearers and the board, which had been sworn in a month back, lauded the government’s long-term ... Read more
Lies in the Truth Commission
All but one told lies, got away with corruption Emran Hossain The Truth and Accountability Commission (Tac) has allegedly allowed many graft suspects to be spared prosecution by surrendering wealth way less than what they were found to have ‘amassed illegally’. Despite wide discrepancies between findings of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) probe into assets of ... Read more
Hasina asks for detailed report on Aug 17 bombings
Partha Pratim Bhattacharjee The prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday directed the home ministry to work out a plan, taking a tough stance to thwart any type of violence and terrorism in the country and stressed the need for forming a South Asian taskforce to tackle militancy. She also sought international and regional assistance to ... Read more
Campus violence: No end in sight: Public varsities, colleges mostly affected
Md Jamal Uddin Unrest is prevailing in higher educational institutions across the country, reportedly launched by Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), soon after Awami League came to power. The BCL, the student wing of ruling Awami League, are widely blamed for masterminding the violence in the campus. BCL factional clash, encroachment of rival students dormitories by ... Read more
Railway Bhaban ransacked
Necessary documents, cash looted bdnews24.com, Dhaka A group of unknown attackers broke into Railway Bhaban in Dhaka on Sunday night, ransacking nearly 60 rooms, said officials. A four-member probe committee has been formed headed by railway engineering department chief Habib Ahmed to investigate the
Women-MP hopefuls lobbying for nominations to 45 reserved seats
Shahidul Islam Chowdhury and Partha Pratim Bhattacharjee The women leaders of the Awami League (AL), Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Jatiya Party and their women organisations are lobbying hectically to win respective party nominations for 45 seats reserved for women in the ninth parliament. Many hopefuls are showing up in all party programmes to draw the ... Read more
Obama takes office today
Pays tribute to Martin Luther King Afp, Ap, Washington Barack Obama’s team vowed to lose no time remaking the nation and the world as a blazing constellation of stars kicked off a three-day inauguration party for America’s first black president Sunday. Once he takes office today, top aides said, Obama will immediately set in train ... Read more
Tribute to Shaheed Zia
Staff Reporter The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) yesterday observed the 73rd birth anniversary of party founder Shaheed president Ziaur Rahman with due solemnity and honour across the country. Party Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia along with central leaders, activists and supporters of BNP visited the grave of
Govt won’t tolerate artificial fertiliser, diesel crisis
Staff Reporter Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury yesterday warned that the government would not tolerate artificial crisis of fertiliser and diesel during ongoing Boro season. She was speaking it a dialogue on Boro Production: Immediate Tasks for the Newly Elected Government as a chief guest at CIRDAP auditorium. The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) organised the ... Read more
AL facing rival contestants in 116 upazilas
Upazila polls candidacy AL facing rival contestants in 116 upazilas 65 teams on field to settle intra-party feuds Sahidul Islam Rana With only two days left of the forthcoming Upazila Parishad election race, the Awami League failed to settle the factional rivalry inside the party. Apprehending a debacle in the polls slated for January 22, ... Read more
Tk 52.55cr embezzled in BTCL funds: ACC
Staff Correspondent The anti-Corruption Commission has detected misappropriation of Tk 52.55 crore by officials and employees of the Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited revenue offices. The money was embezzled by issuing fake bills and vouchers, the ACC said on Monday. The commission’s director general Hanif Iqbal said at a news-briefing that it would sue the officials ... Read more
BNP express concern about upazila polls
Staff Correspondent The leaders and workers of BNP and its associate organizations on Monday observed 73rd birth anniversary of late President Ziaur Rahman, founder of the party, in a befitting manner throughout the country. After placing floral wreath and offering prayer at Zia’s grave, Khandaker Delwar Hossain and Jamiruddin Sircar told journalists separately that BNP ... Read more