Day: December 27, 2012

bdnews24.com Two Advisors to the Prime Minister have advocated continuing with contractual hiring in bureaucratic jobs but the civil servants have opposed the provision of such ‘outsourcing’ proposed in the draft Civil Servants Law 2012. The draft law is expected…

bdnews24.com The government on Thursday appointed former Dhaka University Professor AHM Habibur Rahman to the loan scam-hit Sonali Bank as its new Chairman. The Ministry of Finance issued a gazette to this effect on Thursday. Prime Asia University’s School of…

bdnews24.com The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is set to sue five associate organisations of Hall-Mark Group for misappropriating a massive amount of money from the largest state-owned commercial bank, Sonali Bank Ltd. The anti-graft watchdog’s Public Relations Officer Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya…

bdnews24.com The Election Commission (EC) is planning to hold elections to upazila councils before next national polls. Election Commissioner Mohammad Shahnewaz said on Thursday the voting in the upazila councils would be held in August next year. The national elections…

bdnews24.com Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President Nazmul Hassan said that a final decision to tour Pakistan will be made by Sunday. Hassan made the remarks on sidelines of the Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Thursday.…

bdnews24.com Jamaat-e-Islami leader Delwar Hossain Sayedee’s defence on Thursday began presenting facts in its bid for a retrial followed by a similar application on behalf of Ghulam Azam. Senior defence counsel Mizanul Islam drew references from an alleged Skype conversation…

banglanews24.com Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also ruling Awami League president, categorically said opposition BNP leader Khaleda Zia is playing with snake basket on her head. The premier came up with the allegation while inaugurating the council of Dhaka City Awami…

bdnews24.com Results of Primary and Junior level terminal board examinations are out. 97.35 percent of the fifth graders have passed Primary School Certificate (PSC) examinations. 92.45 have passed the Ebtedayee Terminal Examinations (EBT) and 86.97 have passed the Junior School…

Greenwatch report The 805-metre Banani overpass in the capital was opened for traffic movement on Thursday. The overpass will greatly facilitate free flow of traffic over the Banani rail crossing which earlier caused huge tailbacks on the Airport Road, with…

Greenwatch report Former Jamaat chief Ghulam Azam’s counsel on Thursday completed his submission on behalf of his client, while Moulana Delwar Hossain Saidee’s lawyer advocate Mizamul Islam started his submission on behalf of Saidee at 12 noon. The International Crimes…

Staff Reporter Public hearing on power price hike proposal of Rural Electrification Board (REB) was held at Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) in Dhaka on Thursday. REB chairman Brigadier Mainuddin pointed out in the hearing that during the last price…