Three ministers on Thursday turned down the assessment of the Amnesty International on Bangladesh’s human rights situation in its annual report, terming it error-ridden and lopsided one. Home minister MK Alamgir said, the figure given by the Amnesty International on the number of the incidents of extra-judicial killings, disappearances and killing
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BNP may call hartal soon
A meeting of the national standing committee of main opposition BNP was held on Wednesday night to discuss latest political situation of the country and to chalk out the next programmes of the party. The meeting of the party’s highest policy-making body began around 8.30 pm at the party chiefs Gulshan office with BNP Chairperson ... Read more
Docomo cuts massive stake in Robi
Japanese mobile giant NTT Docomo is going to reduce its holding of Robi Axiata to 8 per cent as it decided not to invest further due to unpredictable regulatory environment in the telecom industry of Bangladesh, said Robi officials on Wednesday. ‘The Docomo already signed an agreement with Axiata
Govt, not tanners, to bear costs
The government has been forced to take liability of around Tk 800 crore in the next budget to complete relocation of tanneries outside the capital after the businessmen denied to bear any relocation cost. Officials said the government’s liability will be
JS panel for speedier internet
A parliamentary standing committee on Tuesday said it would recommend authorities to increase internet bandwidth while maintaining that it was a correct decision to decrease upload speed. The committee for information and communication
Malaysia trade show begins in Dhaka tomorrow
A 3-day trade show called ‘Showcase Malaysia 2013’ organised by the Bangladesh-Malaysia Chamber of Commerce and Industry begins in Dhaka tomorrow for the third time. The main objective of the showcase is to enhance Malaysia’s image as a reliable supplier, said BMCCI president Syed Nurul Islam at a news conference in
REHAB demands BB revive refinance scheme
Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh on Monday demanded the Bangladesh Bank should revive a refinance scheme of Tk 700 crore for real estate sector in a bid to save the housing market. A six-member team of the REHAB led by its general
Cabinet body on DAP to dispose petitions for revision
The cabinet committee on detailed area plan (DAP) review has formed two committees to physically visit and dispose the petitions which were submitted to the Rajdhani Unnayan Katripakkhya (RAJUK) to revise the plan for in and around the capital announced in 2010. The committees include cabinet sub-committee on detailed area plan (DAP) review to recommend ... Read more
EU, Japan, Canada urge AL, BNP to resolve crisis
European Union, Japan and Canada on Sunday urged the two major parties to resolve the ongoing political impasse over formation of election-time government. Ambassadors of European Union and Japan and High Commissioner of Canada to Dhaka made the appeal during a meeting with Leader of the Opposition
Bangladesh faces crisis of reputation: Canadian envoy
Canadian high commissioner in Bangladesh Heather Cruden on Sunday said Bangladesh was now facing a crisis of reputation due to political violence and lack of workplace safety in the industrial sector. She made the comment at the launching ceremony of
Honda motorcycle assembling begins in Sept: officials
Motorcycle assembling in Bangladesh by a joint initiative of Honda Motor Company and the Bangladesh Steel and Engineering Corporation is going to begin in September aiming to tap a good share of the market in the country, officials concerned said. Motorcycles assembled by the joint venture will hit
Nat’l dialogue on draft post MDG dev plan on June 2
The General Economic Division is going to organise a national dialogue on June 2 on the government’s new development agenda that has set many targets of the social sector development in the county. The GED, under the Planning Commission, has drafted
Opposition tried to topple govt on May 5: Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday alleged that foreign and local quarters conspired to topple an elected government on May 5. “But they did not succeed eventually as people of the country are with the Awami League. I firmly believe that no conspiracy will work as long as the public support remains with us,” Sheikh ... Read more
Dhaka, Tehran to form jt council to boost trade
Bangladesh and Iran have agreed to form a joint business council comprising members of business community and private sector representatives to boost the bilateral trade and economic cooperation between the two countries. Iran has also expressed its readiness to export coaches
HC on Salimullah orphanage
The High Court (HC) on Wednesday directed the authorities concerned to provide food immediately at the Salimullah orphanage situated at Azimpur in the city. The HC asked the President Khaza Zaki Ahsanullah and Secretary Anisur Rahman of the orphanage to submit a compliance report before it within a week. It also
Civil admn loses dynamism
After four years of the Awami League-led government, the civil administration has become unstable due to promotions against duty posts, bypassing seniority, tendency to post many competent officials as officers-on-special duty (OSDs), and non-implementation of recommendations of administrative reform committees. The pyramid structure of the country’s civil
RMG workers are human beings, not slaves: Yunus
The Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus on Monday said that the wages of the garments workers should be at such a level so that they can live as human beings not as slaves. “We want to show the world that we are living as human not as slaves,” he said addressing as chief guest at ... Read more
Bata opens 4 outlets in Dhaka
Bata opened four new outlets at Laxmibazar, Kakrail, Kafrul and Ashkona in Dhaka recently, said a press release. These shops have 2500, 1500, 4000 and 2500 square feet of areas respectively. Footwear of international brands like Bata, Power, Marie
BSCCL to sell bandwidth at lower price
The state-run Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Limited will sell bandwidth to the local internet service providers by launching the internet protocol transit service. As per the new service the BSCCL will buy bulk bandwidth from the large vendors and sell it to the local International Internet Gateway service operators
Ministry set to relax taxicab guidelines
The communications ministry is scheduled to make decision today over amending the Taxicab Service Guidelines of 2010 to remove the bottlenecks in pressing new cabs on the streets of Dhaka, Chittagong and Sylhet. Earlier on April 13, the ministry had decided to amend only one