Staff Correspondent BNP Secretary General Khandaker Delwar Hossain on Tuesday said the BNP leaders and activists will foil the government’s move to form regional task force in the name of combating terrorism. “The BNP will never accept foreign troops on the soil of Bangladesh in the name of combating terrorism through forming regional task force. ... Read more
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Hectic lobbying for university posts
Suranjith Deabnath Pro-Awami League (AL) teachers of different public universities are now lobbying hard with new government high-ups to get appointment as vice chancellor (VC), pro-vice chancellor (pro-VC) and other top vital posts after the political changeover. On Thursday, Mass Communication and Journalism Department Professor and Dhaka University Teachers’ Association (DUTA) former president AAMS Arefin ... Read more
High-profile accused coming back home
Professional criminals now active in capital Sahidul Islam Rana Some high-profile accused of different graft cases and professional criminals have already started returning home at the very outset of the incumbent political government. More than one hundred corruption suspects as well as accused of some other criminal cases – who went into hiding soon after ... Read more
GP loses legal battle over SIM cards
Court asks it to pay Tk 24cr to distributor Md Hasan After a two-year legal battle, an arbitration tribunal recently ordered Grameenphone to pay more than Tk 24 crore to Communic Park Ltd, a local distributor of Grameenphone subscriber identification module (SIM) cards. The verdict was in response to a Tk 45.30 crore lawsuit filed ... Read more
Law enforcers warned against negligence of duties
Staff Correspondent In the backdrop of a slide in law and order, the government on Tuesday warned the law enforcers of stern actions against any negligence of duties, officials said. The home minister, Sahara Khatun, while presiding over law and order review meeting asked the forces to ensure public safety at any cost. ‘We want ... Read more
CU BCL snaps phone lines of VC office
4 asst proctors resign CU Correspondent Bangladesh Chhatra League activists of Chittagong University (CU) unit snapped telephone lines to the vice-chancellors’ office and drove the deputy registrar of the office out yesterday afternoon. Four assistant proctors of the university submitted their resignation letters to the vice-chancellor (VC) yesterday and the VC accepted letters of three ... Read more
Construction of all but one at Mahakhali hits snag
Wholesale Kitchen Markets Construction of all but one at Mahakhali hits snag Construction of the proposed wholesale kitchen markets by Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) in the city faces further delay, as land acquisition in three locations could not be completed yet for multiple reasons. Land preparation work of the Jatrabari, Lalbagh and Aminbazar wholesale markets ... Read more
Govt banks on power plants in pipeline to tackle summer crisis
Staff Correspondent The Awami League-led alliance government is banking on the costly rental power plants and small independent power plants, which were approved by the interim government but yet to come into operation, to overcome the power crisis this summer. ‘The caretaker government took steps to generate around 1100MW additional electricity. As per that plan, ... Read more
2 officials relieved of charges after admitting fault to Truth Commission
Tk 1.72 Crore Graft Cases 2 officials relieved of charges after admitting fault to Truth Commission Hasibur Rahman Bilu, Bogra An executive engineer of LGED and a retired superintending engineer of Roads and Highways Department (RHD) got relieved of two corruption cases involving Tk 1.72 crore as they admitted their guilt to the Truth Commission ... Read more
49 per cent UZ poll candidates from business community
BSS, Dhaka The occupation of 49 per cent of candidates contesting in the upcoming upazila (UZ) elections are from business community, according to a survey released on Monday. Conducted by Shushashaner Jannya Nagoric (SJN), a non government organisation (NGO), on 1083 candidates vying for the post of chairmen, vice-chairmen and female vice-chairmen in 64 UZ, ... Read more
Family rejects investigation report on Nurul Islam’s death
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
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