Work on the Mayor Mohammad Hanif Flyover project, which is supposed to connect Gulistan with Jatrabari, is far from over. The Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), executive agency of the flyover, simply does not know when the project would be completed. The flyover was supposed to be completed within two years after construction work began ... Read more
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Apparel sold at US military stores must comply with fire, safety accord
An amendment to a defence authorisation bill has been moved in the United States House of Representatives requiring that Bangladesh-made garments sold at stores owned by US Department of Defence must come from factories that comply with fire and building safety accord. Two Democrats Congressmen George Miller who recently visited Bangladesh
JS passes Bangladesh Film and Television Institute Bill, 2013
BNP does not want education, development: Inu The Jatiya Sangsad on Thursday passed Bangladesh Film and Television Institute Bill, 2013 following a heated debate between Information Minister Hasanul Haque Inu who introduced the bill and the opposition BNP lawmakers. The bill aims at establishing Bangladesh Film and Television Institute for providing degree and technical training ... Read more
48,444 get legal aid in 4 yrs
Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Barrister Shafique Ahmed said the government has provided legal aid with money from public exchequer for 48,444 people including women and children during the last four years. The legal aid was provided for 22,718 women, 25,484 men and 242 children through the national legal aid organization during the last ... Read more
ICT allows five DWs for SQ Chy
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) on Thursday allowed five defence witnesses to testify for BNP leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury in relation to his alleged involvement in the crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971. The three-member tribunal, headed by its chairman Justice ATM Fazle Kabir, also set June 17 to start hearing
Khaleda wants chaos not talks, alleges Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Wednesday that BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia does not want to hold talks, rather she wants to create chaos in the country. “We asked Khaleda Zia to sit for talks, but she gave an ultimatum. We wanted to discuss their adjournment proposal on election-time government,
Pankaj reiterates Teesta, LBA commitment
India has financially benefited from the success in combating insurgency in its north-eastern states with security cooperation from Bangladesh, Indian High Commissioner Pankaj Saran acknowledged on Wednesday. He also has made it clear that New Delhi would deal with any government that comes to power in Dhaka.
SAU student killing triggers violence in city
Irate students of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University (SAU) vandalised over 50 vehicles at Agargaon area in the city following killing of a female student of the university in a road accident on Wednesday night. The chaos forced vehicular movement in the areas to a halt for one and a half hours causing severe gridlock in adjacent ... Read more
Fakhrul accuses govt of plotting to rig mayoral polls
A senior BNP leader has warned that his party would launch a movement to unseat the government if the latter tries to defeat the opposition-backed candidates by rigging the mayoral polls in four city corporations on June 15. The government was hatching a plot to defeat the opposition party-backed mayoral candidates as people from all ... Read more
Verdict on Jamaat’s registration any day
The High Court will deliver its verdict in any day on a writ petition filed by Bangladesh Tariqat Federation challenging the legality of Jamaat-e-Islami’s registration as a political party. The three-member special bench of Justice M Moazzam Husain, Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Quazi Reza-Ul Hoque kept the matter for delivering its order after ... Read more
Swadhinata Stambha rising finally next month
Construction of the 150 foot glass tower at Swadhinata Stambha complex in Suhrawardy Uddyan is in progress, more than a decade after the project has begun. This project commemorates the historic spot where Bongobondhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman made his speech on March 7, 1971 with a clarion call for liberation. The complex consists of Shikha ... Read more
One injured in Barisal police firing
A close aide of BNP backed mayoral candidate in Barisal City Corporation has been injured in police firing triggering tension in the entire city ahead of the election. Police on Wednesday evening detained five female supporters of BNP backed candidate Ahsan Habib Kamal when they were distributing leaflets allegedly containing indecent remarks about AL backed ... Read more
2 Bangladeshis killed by BSF
Two Bangladeshi cattle traders were shot dead and two others injured by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) on Putkhali border under Benapole Police Station of Jessore early Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Habibur Rahman,25, son of Chand Ali of Barupota village, and Faruque Hossain,26, son of Sobet Ali at Basatpur colony under the police ... Read more
IO fails to respond to defence quizzing
The hearing on the 10 trucks of arms haul cases was held before the court of the judge of Special Tribunal-1 S M Mujibur Rahman today. The lawyers of the accused have been continuing the cross examination of Moniruzzaman Chowdhury, the Investigation Officer (IO) of the 10 trucks of arms haul cases and Senior ASP ... Read more
Bangladesh’s position slips in Global Peace Index
Bangladesh’s position in the Global Peace Index has slipped to 105, from last year’s 91, according to the index, prepared by the Institute for Economics and Peace, which ranks 162 countries, by measuring security in society, extent of conflict, and degree of militarisation. But Bangladesh is in a better position than India, Pakistan and Myanmar. ... Read more
PM on Press freedom
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the freedom of press has been guaranteed in Bangladesh along with the freedom of thought and conscience as per article 39 of the Constitution. “However, taking advantage of press freedom, a section of media is trying to create confusion among the people by publishing incorrect information,”
Environment rights groups want climate commission
Environment rights groups said on Wednesday that the climate change adaptation planning has barely been integrated into the national budget 2013-2014. A national climate commission should be formed for appropriate integration of climate adaptation, which is necessary for the country’s survival. They were speaking at a press conference on “Budget 2013-14 does
Barisal brawl continues before local polls
Candidates release election manifesto The Grand Alliance-backed Sammilito Nagorik Committee nominated Shawkat Hossain Hiron, outgoing mayor of the BarisalCity Corporation, as its mayoral candidate, on Tuesday evening, for the coming city corporation polls. Hiron announced a 23-point election manifesto, to transform Barisal into a modern and beautiful city, with civic amenities. Other mayoral
Army does not act upon civilian advice
The army never takes part in any operation upon the advice of a civilian, counsel of former BNP leader Abdul Alim said at the International Crimes Tribunal-2 (ICT-2) on Wednesday. Defence counsel Advocate Ahsanul Huq Hena said this during the cross-examination of prosecution witness-23 Abdul Hye against Alim.
Admn under political directives: Cabinet secy
Cabinet secretary M Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan has observed that, in a democracy, the administration has to run under political directives, but is not under political influence. “The administrative machinery of a democratic system of governance moves under political guidance or directive, but not under political influence,” the cabinet secretary told reporters,