A Dhaka Court, on Sunday, issued an arrest warrant against BNP senior vice chairman Tarrique Rahman, in connection with a money-laundering case. The case was filed against the BNP leader during the tenure of the army-backed caretaker government. However, Tarique had secured bail and left for the United
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PM for committed army leadership to strengthen democracy
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said the leadership of the army should be placed on those who are well educated, active, efficient, and above all strongly committed to strengthening the democracy of the country. She made the remark in her introductory speech at
Non-availability of vessels plagues Pangaon ICT
Though the Pangaon Inland Container Terminal (ICT) was completed in December last year, it has not become operational yet because vessels are not available, sources in the shipping ministry said. The Pangaon ICT project was taken up jointly by the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) and the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) in July 2000,
2 JL leaders hacked to death
Two leaders of Juba League, an associate organization of the ruling Awami League, were hacked to death by rival group people at Gandagram village under Shazahanpur upazila of the district on Sunday over a land dispute. Officer-in-Charge of Sajahanpur Police Station Mahmudul Alam confirmed the incident and said police arrested Abu Bakar Siddique Ripon, vice-president
Sporadic violence marks BNP hartal
The daylong hartal called by the BNP-led 18-party alliance passed off with stray incidents of violence in the capital and elsewhere in the country on Sunday. At least 15 persons were injured in sporadic clashes between law enforcers and pro-hartal activists. The police arrested about 40 people for picketing, while
RMG workers’ unrest in Gazipur, 20 injured
At least 20 people, including five policemen, were injured in a clash with police and readymade garments (RMG) workers at Barabir in Gazipur on Sunday. The agitated workers also blocked the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway for about two hours, suspending traffic on the busy highway. To bring the situation under control,
Govt to form 6th CHT Land Dispute Resolution Commission
The government is planning to soon form a Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Land Dispute Resolution Commission for three years. It plans to amend the Chittagong Hill Tracts Land Dispute Resolution Commission Act as the commission’s tenure expired last year. This will be the sixth land commission, which will be headed
BNP should take part in polls:Nasim
Ruling Awami League leaders on Sunday again called upon the opposition to return to parliament to sit for dialogue shunning the path of confrontation to break the country’s prevailing political impasse. “The opposition should clear its stance first on dialogue, if they want dialogue, they should shun the path of destruction,” said Quamrul Islam, the ... Read more
Election in late Dec or early Jan, Dipu Moni tells Sherman
The general elections will be held at the end of this December or early January next year, Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni told the visiting U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman on Sunday. “During the meeting with the Foreign Minister at her office, Sherman wanted to know about the timing of ... Read more
‘Nizami was involved in formation of peace committee’
Motiur Rahman Nizami, ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami, was involved in the formation of so-called ‘peace committee’ during the independence war against Pakistan in 1971. He went to a school at Sathia, Pabna to form the local peace committee on May 10, 1971, prosecution witness-9 Mohammad Ainul Haque told the International
Security stepped up for SC judges
Authorities have beefed up security of the Chief Justice and other judges of the Supreme Court following intelligence reports about possible security problems in the coming days during trials and appeal hearings of some top war crime suspects. The arrangements include frisking of cars and people entering the court premises and courtrooms before the hearings ... Read more
No Magura-style election again in the country: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, on Saturday, asserted that her government will arrange an election, where the people’s verdict would be reflected. She also said no elections, like the ones held at Magura and on February 15, 1996, will be held in the country again. “He/she for whom the people cast their votes will form the ... Read more
20 RMG units closed after workers-police clash
Twenty garment factories were closed down in Ashulia Industrial Area on Saturday as workers clashed with police while demonstrating for realization of their demands. The clash left at least 50 garment workers injured. Officer-in-Charge of Ashulia Police Station Badrul Alam said the workers of Natural Denim Garment factory staged demonstration to press for their various
No alternative to talks, says Ershad
Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman HM Ershad on Saturday said, a serious situation is prevailing in the country and there is no alternative to dialogue to get rid of this condition. While exchanging views with a delegation of the Buddhist community at the party’s central office at Banani in the capital, the former President also observed, ... Read more
Gazprom lets down govt; plans to boost gas output jeopardised
The government’s plans to increase gas production by 300 mmcf, from the existing fields, has been jeopardised as the Russian oil giant Gazprom has not fulfilled its contractual obligations to implement Petrobangla’s USD 197.55 million gas augmentation plan. The Russian oil company’s subsidiary Eriell has failed to drill even a single well. To implement the ... Read more
Long wait for relatives a month after disaster
Relatives said Friday they were still waiting for news of their missing loved ones, as many gathered to mark one month since the country’s worst industrial tragedy. A government official said on Friday that more than 300 people were still formally unaccounted for after the collapse of the garment factory complex on
Opposition’s daylong hartal today
The opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party, on Saturday, issued a stern warning to the government, saying that their partymen would not hesitate in courting arrest, to fulfil the demand for non-party caretaker government. BNP chairperson’s adviser, Shamsuzzaman Dudu, said this at a pre-hartal briefing at the party’s headquarters at Naya Paltan, as
Editors’ Council formed
A meeting of the editors of different newspapers Editors’ Council with the aim of ‘strengthening the editorial institution, develop professional of standard of journalists and play an active role in safeguarding the full freedom of the press and freedom of expression’. The meeting of editors held at the Daily Star office on Monday with the ... Read more
Biotechnology can help boost food production: Matia
Agriculture minister Matia Chowdhury, on Saturday, said biotechnology can play a key role in increasing agricultural production and address environmental concerns. “In the era of globalisation, biotechnology can play an important role in increasing crop productivity. It has great potential to enhance agricultural production and in the development of genetically
Tributes paid to Kazi Nazrul
People from all walks of life, including students, teachers, politicians, professionals and family members of the poet, on Saturday, offered prayers and paid tributes to national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam on his 114th birth anniversary. Floral wreaths were placed at the poet’s grave at the central mosque premises of the Dhaka University. Awami League joint ... Read more