The district Chhatra League called a half-day hartal for Wednesday in Tangail municipality area in protest against killing of Abdul Kader Bapon, the organizing secretary of district Chhatra League. Injured Bapon, who received serious injury during hartal hours on January…
Day: January 29, 2013
Govt to ban Jamaat on ‘consensus’
A national consensus may set off the government to ban Jamaat-e-Islami and its student front Islami Chhatra Shibir from politics, an Awami League leader said on Tuesday. Joint General Secretary Mahbub-Ul Alam Hanif’s comment on the widely discussed topic that…
Work on to end border killings: Shinde
Shushil Kumar Shinde Indian minister for Home affairs told Foreign Minister Dipu Moni at the latter’s office on the last day of his two-day visit that they were working to end border killings. The two countries on Monday signed extradition…
UK could lose AAA credit status in 2013
Economists are warning that Britain’s lifeless economy and slow progress in spending cuts endangers its privileged AAA credit status, which may be downgraded by credit ratings agencies this year. This week, thirty-one economists surveyed, gave a median 60 percent chance…
Poverty-cut story wins UNDP prize
Bangladesh has won second place in an annual United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) storytelling competition with a story that highlights the success of its poverty alleviation efforts. The story had a specific focus on the contributions that destitute women have…
DSE gaining
The key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange gained more than 58 points to stand at over 4,149 points after two hours of trade on Tuesday. Shares and mutual funds worth over Tk 1.78 billion changed hands with 219 issues gaining,…
Muhith wants WB in Padma project
Finance Minister AMA Muhith is set for a visit to Washington in February to meet the President of the World Bank to resolve the standoff over the funding of the Padma Bridge. Talking to journalists at his Secretariat office on…
‘Bangladesh an East-West bridge’
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says that Bangladesh’s geographic location makes it a ‘convenient connecting hub’ between the Eastern and Western countries. “It’s essential to utilise this opportunity (geographical location) properly for the country’s socioeconomic development,” she said on Tuesday while…
BCL, Padma graft allegation embarrass govt: Inu
Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu says the Awami league’s student affiliate and the allegations of corruption over the Padma bridge project have affected the image of the government during the last four years. “The unruly acts of [Bangladesh] Chhatra League…
Collect rape evidence fast: HC
The High Court on Tuesday directed the authorities concerned to ensure the DNA and medical test of the rape victim without any delay. HC also asked to file case against rapist soon after rape.