Plans to set up motorbike plant Japan’s automobile and motorcycle manufacturer Honda Motor Co plans to form a joint venture in Bangladesh this year to produce motorcycles, the Reuters reported on Saturday quoting a Nikkei report. Honda used to sell motorcycles in Bangladesh through Indian motorcycle maker Hero MotoCorp Ltd. The Japanese company cancelled its ... Read more
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Quader slaps railway staff
Communications Minster Obaidul Quader yesterday slapped a train attendant in the face at Ishwardi Railway Station for his poor service and irregularities. The minister also cancelled the lease of Mahananda Express, which operates between Khulna and Chapainawabganj via Rajshahi, finding its compartments in an unhygienic
Minister sits with admission-seekers today
Medical, Dental Course Admission Minister sits with admission-seekers today The health minister, AFM Ruhal Haque, will sit with representatives of medical admission-seekers, who have been rallying for about 20 days against a government decision on holding no intake test, in his office at 9:30am today to discuss the issue. The government on August 12 decided ... Read more
Meghna bridges under repair
Dhaka-Ctg highway off-limits to vehicles for 7-hour every day till Sept 7 Vehicular movement on Meghna and Meghna-Gumti bridges on Dhaka-Chittagong highway will remain suspended for seven hours from 11:00pm every day till September 7 due to repair work that began last night. The government has arranged an alternative route to divert around 30,000 vehicles ... Read more
BSF kills Bangladeshi in Thakurgaon
The Indian Border Security Force shot and killed a 30-year old Bangladeshi at Baliadangi frontier in Thakurgaon early Saturday, Border Guard Bangladesh officials said. Azirul Islam became the latest victim of trigger happy BSF. Son of Petla Mohammad, the victim came from the village Dakkhin Duari Samirnagar, they
Woman found dead at house
Husband’s extra-marital affair seen as reason; youth’s body recovered from pond A woman was found dead at her Uttarkhan residence and the body of a youth was recovered at Madhya Badda, both in the capital in two separate incidents yesterday. One of the victims is Khadiza Begum, 24, wife of garment worker Moyezuddin. Khadiza’s younger ... Read more
His driver ‘linked to robbery’
Dr Nitai Killing His driver ‘linked to robbery’ The driver of Narayan Chandra Dutta Nitai was among those who had planned the robbery at the doctor’s Mohakhali residence in the capital on August 23, which led to Nitai’s murder, the prime suspect arrested yesterday said. Detective Branch of police arrested Masum Mintu, 24, at a ... Read more
DU suspends 2 for harassing female students
Dhaka University yesterday suspended two students for two years each on charges of harassing four female students on the campus. The two, both master’s students, are Md Habibullah Belali of Institute of Education and Research and Imdadul Islam of management
Jica extends time by three weeks
Padma Bridge Funding Jica extends time by three weeks Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) yesterday extended its loan effectuation deadline for three weeks for the Padma bridge project, a day after the Asian Development Bank extended its deadline by a month. Jica has conveyed its decision to the Economic Relations Department (ERD) of the finance ministry, ... Read more
BUET stalemate takes new turn
No classes held after Eid holidays; now students prepare to stage demo for removal of VC and pro-VC The deadlock at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) appears to deepen further as the students resume demonstration today demanding removal of the vice chancellor and his deputy. Meanwhile, even though the Buet authorities insist the ... Read more
Students worried about admission
BUET, medical and dental colleges Students worried about admission Over one lakh science students, one third of whom scored the highest grade point average 5 in this year’s higher secondary certificate and equivalent examinations are facing extreme uncertainty over admission to institutions of higher education particularly BUET and the medical colleges. Obviously, many of the ... Read more
17 Sonali Bank officials suspended
Hallmark Loan Scam 17 Sonali Bank officials suspended State-owned Sonali Bank Limited on Thursday suspended 17 officials for their alleged links to the biggest financial forgery in recent times by Hallmark Group. The suspended officials include six officers of the Rupashi Bangla branch of Sonali Bank from which Hallmark Group siphoned off more than
ACC grills five more Sonali Bank officials
Hallmark Loan Scam ACC grills five more Sonali Bank officials The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday interrogated five more officials of Sonali Bank about the alleged misappropriation of Tk 3,500 crore by the Hallmark Group. They are Sonali Bank’s deputy general managers Hadayet Ullah, Sabita Seraj, HM Ghulam Nabi Manik, Ashraf Ali Patwari, and senior executive
Hallmark thrived on Sonali loan
An ex-manager found to be in thick of scam Sonali Bank’s Agargaon branch in Dhaka has helped Tanvir Mahmud to turn Hallmark into a business giant through misappropriating the bank’s money, bank officials have said. M Khairul Alam, manager of the branch for 2004-08, gave Tanvir, his associates and a cooperative society of Agargaon over ... Read more
Strengthen Nam for lasting peace
Urges Hasina at summit plenary Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called for a strong and effective Non-Aligned Movement (Nam), saying the 120-member alliance today needs to be a united, strong and effective body to ensure sustainable global peace and security. “The founding fathers of Nam envisaged a world order based on mutual respect, sovereign
Court accepts Limon’s mother’s objection
Police bid to prove RAB innocent Court accepts Limon’s mother’s objection A Jhalakathi court on Thursday, after accepting ‘no-confidence’ (Naraji) petition of the complainant vis-à-vis the police report declaring RAB innocent of maiming Limon, asked the police to submit the case documents. The same court, while correcting a previous order, asked for fresh investigation before ... Read more
BNP wants to go to power with people’s mandate: Khaleda
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson, Khaleda Zia, on Thursday said her party did not want to go to power by enforcing ‘arson and oar-and-scull programmes’ like that of Awami League but with people’s mandate after a democratic movement against the government’s ‘misdeeds’. But, she warned, her party would give a befitting reply to whatever language the Awami League
WB still silent
Padma Bridge Project WB still silent Co-financier ADB extends time for loan, Jica not yet Since hope is still there regarding the World Bank’s taking the lead in the financing of the Padma bridge project, the Asian Development Bank has extended its loan effectuation deadline by another month. Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica), another partner ... Read more
Power price to go up again from Sept 1
The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission on Thursday decided to raise both the bulk and retail prices of electricity for the third time this year with effect from 1 September, said officials. The BERC, however, has not yet fixed the new rate. It will announce the new price of electricity between September 7 and September 10 ... Read more
Citizens seek fresh probe
A citizens and right activists’ group on Thursday demanded an immediate, fresh impartial investigation of the Limon Hossain episode and justice for him with the withdrawal of cases filed against him and the family to set an example of the rule of law in society. Limon was shot at by the Rapid Action Battalion when ... Read more