President of Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh Prof Dr AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury on Thursday called upon Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to make an announcement in the Parliament by May 4 for restoration of the caretaker government system for two terms by utilizing her statesman-like leadership to overcome the on-going political impasse.
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SC directs govt to raise judges’ pay by May 16
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday directed the government to raise 30 per cent pay scale to the lower court judges by May 16. It also rejected the two separate petitions filed by the government over the implementation of raising the salary and other allowances of its subordinate court judges as recommended
Ansar rule the roost
Bangladesh Ansar maintained their dominance in the eighth Bangladesh thanks to their exploits in gymnastics and volleyball on its fifth day on Thursday. Ansar, who finished the day with 50 gold medals overall, claimed five gold medals from gymnastics with Anita Akhter and Parul Akhter their most
123 killed as building collapses at Savar
National mourning today At least 123 people, mostly female apparel workers, were killed and more than a thousand injured as a eight-storey building housing five apparel units and a shopping mall collapsed on a bordering building at Savar on Wednesday morning. With several hundred more believed to have been
Savar tragedy in world media
The incident of collapse of eight-story commercial building Rana Plaza has been widely covered in the international media. The Daily Telegraph, a leading daily of the United Kingdom said, ‘The website for one of the Bangladeshi garment factory companies, New Wave, which occupied three of the floors of Rana Plaza in Dhaka’s Savar district, indicates
Abdul Hamid sworn in as President
Speaker Md Abdul Hamid Advocate was sworn in as the 20th President of Bangladesh, in a ceremony at Bangabhaban, the presidential palace, at 7:30pm on Wednesday, in the presence of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Acting speaker of Parliament, Col (retd) Shawkat Ali, MP, administered oath to the newly elected President, at Darbar Hall of Bangabhaban,
President, PM, Oppn leader shocked
President-elect Md Abdul Hamid Advocate, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Opposition leader Khaleda Zia on Wednesday expressed deep shock at the loss of lives in the tragic building collapse at Savar on the outskirt of the capital on Wednesday morning. Hamid asked the authorities concerned to put in all-out efforts in the rescue operation
Nation to mourn Savar tragedy Thursday
The nation will observe national mourning on Thursday following the tragic building collapse near Savar bus stand on the outskirt of the capital on Wednesday morning that left over a hundred people dead and many more injured. “The nation will observe mourning on Thursday following the huge loss of lives in building collapse in Savar
EU, US, Japan shocked at Savar tragedy
The European Union, The United States and Japan have expressed deep shock at the loss of lives in the collapse of a commercial building in Savar on Wednesday morning. Heads of missions of EU countries in Bangladesh and US Ambassador Dan Mozena, in separate statements, offered condolences to the families of the victims in the ... Read more
Hasina warns Khaleda of stern action
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday warned the main opposition leader and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia of stern actions if she does not stop killing and destroying public properties in the name of saving war criminals. Responding to a supplementary question of lawmaker M Shahiduzzaman Sarker, the PM, during her question-answer
Teen killed during hartal, magistrate hurt
A 14-year-old boy was killed and around 50 people, including a magistrate and three cops, were injured, in violence that marked the first half of the second day of the 36-hour nationwide hartal enforced by the BNP-led 18-party alliance. There were also reports of explosion of homemade bombs and police firing. Police said the teenager, ... Read more
BNP calls off hartal after Savar building collapse
The BNP-led opposition has withdrawn its hartal to accelerate rescue operations at the eight-storey building that collapsed in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka, on Wednesday morning. Shamsuzzaman Dudu, adviser to BNP chief Khaleda Zia, made the announcement at a press conference, at the party’s Naya Paltan office on Wednesday afternoon. The 18-Party Alliance
Savar collapse: Tough steps against people responsible: MKA
The building housing several garment factories in Savar that collapsed on Wednesday, killing over 80 people, mostly workers and injuring more than 600 was not constructed following rules and regulations. “It did not have permit from the concerned authority to construct it. We will bring those responsible for it to justice so that no one ... Read more
Army to continue rescue: Savar GOC
Major General Chowdhury Hasan Suhrawardi, BB., GOC of the Savar based 9th Division said that the army would continue the rescue operation as long as a single survivor remained inside the collapsed building. Talking to the media near collapsed 8-storiey building on Wednesday morning, he also mentioned that prime minister Sheikh Hasina
PM thanks opposition for lifting strike
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday thanked the main opposition party BNP for withdrawal of their strike in Dhaka district and Dhaka metro area after a multi-storied building collapsed at Savar bus stand on the outskirts of the capital on Wednesday morning. “I thank the opposition party for lifting their strike in Dhaka. The rescue
FBCCI to declare action plans tomorrow
Country’s apex trade body FBCCI is likely to declare its future course of action plans protesting the ongoing political standoffs through holding a grand conference on Friday. Talking to The Independent, FBCCI president Kazi Akram Uddin Ahmed said the FBCCI is organising a grand conference titled “Present Situation and Role of Businessmen”
Dev partners meet unlikely for political unrest
The crucial meeting of the Bangladesh Development Forum (BDF), a platform of the development partners of Bangladesh, is unlikely to be held at the end of April as scheduled because of the ongoing political unrest, sources at the Economic Relations Division (ERD) told The Independent. Expressing dismay over the uncertainty about holding the BDF meeting,
Mancha’s new programmes for banning Jamaat-Shibir
Shahbagh Ganajagaran Mancha has announced a fresh programme including forming a human chain in front of Sangsad Bhaban at 4 pm on May 4, to press home their demand for banning Jamaat-e-Islami and its student outfit Islami Chhattra Shibir. Convener of the Ganajagaran Mancha, Imran H Sarkar made the announcement from
Nepal, India, Bangladesh on Ganga water, hydropower
In a significant development indicating a sub-regional strategic alliance, Nepal, India and Bangladesh (NIB) have decided to join hands to cooperate and exploit the hydropower sector and use water resources management for mutual advantage, including jointly developing and financing projects in the Ganga river basin. Indicating its seriousness
AL urges Khaleda to return to House
Senior Awami League leader Mohammad Nasim on Monday urged opposition chief Khaleda Zia to return to Parliament with a specific proposal for a poll-time government to hold the next general election in a free and fair manner. “Return to the Jatiya Sangsad with a specific proposal, alternative to the caretaker government system. The government