Mostafa Kamal Majumder At least four prominent news items published Friday (February 15) in national dailies of Dhaka unmistakably pointed to the concern already expressed by conscientious people from different strata of the society that the judiciary in Bangladesh is…
Day: February 16, 2013
Govt official dies in crash
A government official was killed and two others received injuries when a bus hit an auto-rickshaw at Dhaka’s Paltan intersection Friday morning. Liakat Hossain, 45, Food Inspector in Barisal division was killed in the accident which took place around 7:30am,…
‘Robber’ dies in gun-battle with RAB
An alleged robber was killed in what Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) described as gun-battle in Maheshkhali upazila of Cox’s Bazar early Friday morning. An alleged robber was killed in what Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) described as gun-battle in Maheshkhali upazila…
3G auction on Jun 24
The telecoms regulator will hold the auction on June 24 to award 3G mobile-phone service spectrum. Chairman of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) Sunil Kanti Bose told bdnews24.com that the decision was made at a meeting of the Commission on…
Salman Khurshid in Dhaka for JCC meet
Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid is due in Dhaka Saturday on a two-day visit to attend a second meeting to review a whole range of bilateral issues between the two countries.
India kills Pakistani soldier
India has killed a Pakistani soldier who crossed the Line of Control, armed with an AK-47. “In Nowshera sector, unidentified man in fatigues fired on our troops injuring two of them. Our troops fired, killed him,” said an army spokesperson…
Jamaat’s nationwide hartal Monday
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami called countrywide daylong hartal for Monday protesting the death of their four activists during clash with cops in Cox’s Bazar on Friday.
‘Uprising Rally’ starts
The ‘Jagaran Samabesh’, or Uprising Rally, has kicked off at ‘Prajanma Chattar’ in Shahbagh of the capital to prop up the demand for awarding death sentence to all war criminals.
New insurance companies in offing
Bangladesh government have decided to hand out fresh licenses to some new insurance companies within the next week.
Bhutanese King, Queen arrive
The fifth Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk and Queen Jetsun Pema arrived Thursday on a six-day visit to Bangladesh.
Govt monitoring private TV activities, Inu tells JS
Information Minister Hasanul Haque Inu on Thursday said the government is monitoring all the activities, including talk-show and news, of all private television channels through the Bangladesh Television.
JU VC decides to continue
Vice-Chancellor of Jahangirnagar University Professor Dr Anwar Hossain has changed his decision to resign from his post as groups of teachers and students requested him to continue.
Indian cabinet okays bill on Indo-Bangla land boundary pact
Government Wednesday approved a Constitutional Amendment Bill which will facilitate the implementation of the India-Bangladesh boundary agreement signed in 2011.
EC may take ‘legal measures’ against Jamaat
Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmed says legal measures are afoot against the Jamaat-e-Islami after a review of its organisational charter.
Millions light candle of hope across Bangladesh
Life stopped in its tracks as millions of people across Bangladesh held a candlelight vigil from wherever they could on Thursday in an extraordinary show of support to the Shahbagh movement.
Martial law ordinances being revived
The government on Thursday decided to enact a law to resurrect the martial law ordinances that became ineffective following two High Court orders.
Moudud against Shahbagh demo politicization
Opposition BNP Standing Committee Member Barrister Moudud Ahmed on Thursday alleged that a vested quarter is trying to take control Shahbagh demonstrations under a political banner.
Govt slaps ban on Hindi-dubbed Doraemon telecast
The government has banned the Hindi-dubbed Japanese cartoon series Doraemon, fearing that continuing telecast of the cartoon would change the mother tongue of children in Bangladesh, Information Minister Hasanul Haque Inu told Parliament Thursday.
Salman Khurshid due on Saturday
The External Affairs Minister of India Salman Khurshid will arrive here on a two-day official visit to attend the Second Meeting of the India-Bangladesh Joint Consultative Commission on February 16.