Wants more changes in RPO The Election Commission (EC) will initiate steps for further amendments to the Representation of the People Order (RPO), and will hold dialogue with the political parties in this regard, an election commissioner said yesterday. “We will invite registered political parties to the talks at appropriate time,” Election Commissioner Brig Gen ... Read more
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Notice served against 4 top bureaucrats
Wrong info in Diary 2009 draw flaks Notice served against 4 top bureaucrats Does Bangladesh has any Chief Justice? Perhaps no-at least the official Dairy 2009 suggests so. Is there any Constitutional post like Chief Justice Bangladesh Supreme Court? Perhaps there is, as the dairy says. Who is Janab AMM Ruhul Amin holding the so-called ... Read more
Pahela Baishakh celebrated
The nation in its most colourful festival welcomed Pahela Baishakh, the first day of the Bangla year 1416, on Tuesday amid lively pageants leaving behind the gloom of past and pledging to uphold the nation’s cultural heritage. Thousands of people from all walks of the society dressed in traditional costumes poured into the streets, parks ... Read more
Bailout package for recession-hit next week
Export-oriented industries to get Tk 2,500-3,000cr in cash subsidy, says minister The government may allocate Tk 2,500-3,000 crore cash subsidy to affected export-oriented industries in the recession package it is going to announce next week to tackle the fallout of global meltdown. “Only the affected exporters will be given bailout assistance from the package, and ... Read more
Upazila reps threaten to declare MPs unwanted
Upazila parishad chairmen, vice-chairmen on Wednesday threatened a tough movement, including declaring personae non gratae lawmakers on upazila parishad premises if the sweeping authority of the lawmakers over upazila parishads in constituencies are not scrapped. They demanded amendment to the Upazila Parishad (Reintroduction of the Repealed Act and Amendment) Act, passed by the parliament on ... Read more
Hasina warns BCL men of stern action
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina has warned Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) men of stern actions for creating unrest in educational institutions. She has also warned top BCL leaders of a possible ‘five-year jail’ if the warning goes unheeded. The PM made the warning as a team of top BCL leaders led by its President Mahmud ... Read more
Hazari sent to jail
Former Awami League lawmaker Joynal Hazari was sent to jail after his surrender in a Feni court on Wednesday. Hazari reached at the court at about 11:00am to seek bail in six cases. A number of his supporters assembled on the court premises before his arrival and shouted slogans. He obtained bail in five cases, ... Read more
HSC exams begin today
Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) exam and its equivalent Alim and Business Management (BM) examinations begin today amid strict security. A total of 6,18,308 candidates are appearing for the exams under 10 education boards. The exams will be held in 1,919 centres this year, including five abroad and under Dhaka, Rajshahi, Comilla, Jessore, Chittagong, Barisal, Sylhet, ... Read more
High security in India ahead of national elections: New Gandhi touted as future prime minister
Indians begin voting in epic elections Millions of Indians are due to vote in the first round of the country’s 15th general elections on Thursday. Voters in 124 constituencies will be taking part in Thursday’s vote. There are four other phases between then and the last phase on 13 May. More than 700 million Indians ... Read more
Celebrating Pahela Baishakh
Shubha Nababarsha – today is Pahela Baishakha, the first day of Bangla New year 1416. People, across the world who speak Bengali, will celebrate Pahela Baishakh in a festive mood. Besides the Bengalis, people of other ethnic identities also celebrate the day as their New Year in their own ways. Thousands of people from different ... Read more
Preparations to celebrate Pahela Baishakh on
Preparations for celebrating Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bangla New Year, on April 14 with fanfare and festivity are going on in full swing. Various cultural organizations and institutions, including Chhayanat, Dhaka University’s Fine Arts Faculty, Bangla Academy, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, National Press Club and Dhaka Reporters’ Unity have chalked out special programmes to ... Read more
Call to enforce ban on polybags
Speakers at a human chain programme yesterday demanded strict application of the law banning the use of polythene bags, and urged the government to arrange alternative bags for the consumers. Though the use of polythene bags has been banned, the businessmen and customers are using them without any fear as there has been no application ... Read more
CMP launches criminal database
Chittagong Metropolitan Police launched a criminal database system with fingerprint identification in its Double-Mooring zone on Friday for detecting criminals instantly. The shipping minister, Absarul Amin, inaugurated the system in a function at Hotel Agrabad. Deputy inspector general of police M Asaduzzaman Mia and Chittagong Port Authority chairman RU Ahmed were present as special guests. ... Read more
Shahara warns against bid to create anarchy
Cancellation of Khaleda house lease Home Minister Sahara Khatun yesterday warned the opposition against any attempt to create anarchy over the cancellation of base of Khaleda Zia’s cantonment house. Addressing a discussion, organised by the ‘Independent Homeopathy Doctors Parishad’ at the National Press Club, the minister further said the government would take tough action against ... Read more
Dhaka’s move for JWG on counter-terrorism
Meeting tomorrow to finalise strategy Bangladesh is looking forward to set up joint working groups (JWG) with a number of countries including the UK and US for tackling terrorism, money laundering, and human trafficking through sharing of information and counter-terrorism training. As a part of the move, the government will hold a meeting tomorrow at ... Read more
‘Democracy now reaching doorsteps of all people’
Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith Friday said after travelling a long road of struggle, democracy has now reached the doorsteps of all people in the country, reports BSS. “It is now the duty of all of us to appropriately preserve and nurture democracy in the greater national interest,” the Finance Minister said this while ... Read more
Textbooks mention them in many names
Indigenous people hardly mind when they are called in many names, but academicians say it is a big problem for students when they are frequently called in different names in the textbooks of a particular class. But this is what has happened to textbooks from primary to secondary levels. A review shows that words like ... Read more
NDI, IRI see Bangladesh poll well-administered
People of Bangladesh should hold their politicians and government officials accountable and to encourage them to focus on nation-building, speakers observed at a briefing for Congressional staff Bangladesh: The Election and Future of Democratic Governance’ organised by the National Democratic Institute (NDI) and the International Republican Institute (IRI) on last Tuesday in the US Capitol. ... Read more
6 more BDR men confess to involvement
Pilkhana Carnage 6 more BDR men confess to involvement Six more members of Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) yesterday confessed to their involvement in the February 25-26 Pilkhana carnage before magistrates. Metropolitan magistrates Rashedul Kabir and Dilara Alo Chandana recorded the confessional statements of the six. Meanwhile, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) arrested 15 more BDR members ... Read more
Returnees end protest on assurance of compensation
The 30 cheated workers who had been staging a sit-in at Zia International Airport upon their return from Kuala Lumpur last Sunday ended their demonstration yesterday. They calmed down after Bangladesh Association of International Recruiting Agencies (Baira) promised to help them get compensation for their losses from the fraudulent recruiting agency by April 30. “Baira ... Read more