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These are run by extremists or militia groups  The government will urge the Myanmar government to shut down the 37 Yaba factories located there, which are run by some of the country’s extremists or militia groups. The government wants to hold bilateral meeting with Yangon officials for this purpose. This was decided at a meeting ... Read more

Eviction Drive on Buriganga 47 illegal structures knocked down The authorities in a joint drive yesterday demolished around 47 illegal structures to free the second channel of the Buriganga from encroachment. The Dhaka district administration, Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) and Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) conducted

The government has finally revoked the deal with the Summit Group, as it failed to mobilise funds to implement the Bibiyana-I and II power projects. The government signed three power project deals with Summit in May 2011. As per the agreement, the Summit, one of the leading private sector conglomerates of Bangladesh, comprising a chain ... Read more

Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad, on Wednesday, made it clear that his party would not forge alliances with any party, and that it would contest the next general election alone. “The countrymen want a change. To fulfil their demand, the Jatiya Party will contest the next general election alone, with plough as its symbol.

The ferry service on Paturia-Daulatdia route resumed with three small ferries at around 2:00 pm on Wednesday after 40 hours of disruption due to low navigability, strong current and hidden shoals in the river Padma. Deputy general manager of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) Shahadat Hossain said K-type ferry Kumari started for

The Detective Branch (DB) of police, which investigated the Odhikar claim of 61 deaths in police crackdown on a Hefazat rally in Dhaka on early May 6, on Wednesday pressed charge sheet against two officials of human rights watchdog Odhikar. Detective Branch Inspector Ashraful Islam, also the investigation officer of the case submitted the charge ... Read more

Armed robbers committed robbery in three jewellery shops after shooting dead a guard of the market at Jindabazar in Sylhet city on Wednesday night. Two others sustained bullet wounds in the firing and bomb explosion by the robbers. The deceased was identified as Badsha Mia, 48,

At least three farmers were killed and six others injured as lightning hit them in four villages of Lalmonirhat on Wednesday. All of them were working at their paddy field during the incident. The deceased were identified as Sahidar Rahman, 44, of village Kalmati in Lalmonirhat sadar, Rahmat Ali, 52, and Moksed Ali, 48, of village ... Read more

Malaysia will deal with applications for visitor visas for Bangladeshis through a one-stop centre in Dhaka from October 1. The country’s Immigration director general Alias Ahmad said the move aimed to curb rampant cases of fake visas involving Bangladeshis seeking employment in that country, according to the Star, a Malaysian newspaper.

The government is yet to frame guidelines for appointment of judges to the High Court (HC). The court had issued a rule asking the government to do so more than three years ago. Following a writ petition on June 6, 2010, the HC had asked the government to explain in six weeks why specific guidelines ... Read more

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has said that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has closed all ways of reaching a consensus by saying that the national elections would be held within January 24 without dissolving the current Parliament and the Cabinet. “Premier Sheikh Hasina’s decision on the upcoming general elections is totally disappointing.

She opens 12 re-constructed Buddhist temples at Ramu Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday alleged that the main opposition BNP has done nothing for the welfare of the countrymen. Addressing a grand rally at the Ukhiya High School ground, on Tuesday, under Ukhiya upazila, in Cox’s Bazar, Hasina said, “The BNP is trying to save ... Read more

The Ganges-Padma within hours after the meteorological department forecast of normal flooding in the country’s northwest tore through the flood barriers of Rajshahi City on Monday night, flowing above the danger level in 10 years have flooded low lying areas in the city. The rising river, joined by another river in spate,

Country’s eminent citizens including constitutional experts on Tuesday said the country would face a ‘catastrophic situation’ if the ongoing political stalemate over the holding of the next general elections could not be resolved. In this connection they also stressed the need for holding dialogue among the major political parties immediately to find out a solution.

At least 15 people were injured in a clash between workers of a readymade garment (RMG) factory and police at Chasara in the city on Tuesday. The injured include president of Bangladesh Garment Sramik Trade Union Centre Montu Gosh, president of Narayanganj district unit of Communist

The 13th Joint Economic Commission (JEC) meeting between Bangladesh and China is not likely to be held this month. Sources in the Economic Relations Division (ERD) say the Chinese Embassy has informed the foreign ministry that they will not be able to attend the  meeting, scheduled to be held on September 27-28 in Dhaka. The ... Read more

Six amendments made to PSC International oil companies (IOCs) participating in deep sea blocks bidding now can sell their share of gas to any third party within the country. This right has been given to the IOCs through amending the present ‘Model Production Sharing Contract (PSC) 2012’ which the Cabinet Economic

A Dhaka court on Tuesday fixed September 9 for a hearing on the police plea in connection with a 10-day remand for Hefazat-e-Islam leader Mufti Muhammad Wakkas in each of the two sabotage cases lodged against him in connection with the mayhem at Shapla Chattar on May 5. Personnel of the Detective Branch of the ... Read more

Bangladesh, for the first time in South Asia, is going to frame a national adolescent strategy to pay proper attention to teenagers. State Minister for Women and Children Affairs Ministry (MoWCA) Meher Afroze Chumki MP said the adolescent period is very sensitive and it’s the age of inquisitiveness when children usually make mistakes. “In our ... Read more

Jamaat-e-Islami will stage demonstration across the country on Wednesday protesting the government decision to drop the names of convicted war criminals from the voter list. “The government has taken a move to arrange a lopsided election as part of its conspiracy to establish one-party Baksal rule. The government has approved the draft of voter list ... Read more