BNP standing committee member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Thursday urged the government to immediately reinstate the non-party caretaker government system with an amendment to the constitution to avert confrontations.
Day: April 18, 2013
CG system gone for ever, says Tuku
State Minister for Home Affairs Shamsul Hoque Tuku on Thursday said the option for holding the national election under a caretaker government system has ended for good.
30 Bangladeshis injured in Greece farm shooting
About 30 Bangladeshi migrant workers have been injured in a shooting on a strawberry farm in Greece for requesting salaries that had not been paid.
70 killed in US fertilizer plant blast
Nearly 70 people have died and hundreds of others injured in a large explosion at a fertilizer plant in the US state of Texas, local emergency authorities say.
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WB bans SNC-Lavalin for Padma bribery
The World Bank banned Canadian engineering firm SNC-Lavalin with a record-setting sanction, barring the firm and 100 of its subsidiaries from bidding on any of the bank’s development projects for the next decade, after SNC admitted that it conspired to…
‘Wasim is a friend & will always be one’
Actress Sushmita Sen and Pakistani cricketer Wasim Akram rubbished reports suggesting that they are planning to tie the knot and asked the media to respect their privacy.
ACC chief applauds World Bank move
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) chairman Ghulam Rahman praised World Bank for banning Canadian engineering firm SNC-Lavalin and 100 of its subsidiaries from bidding on any of the bank’s development projects for the next decade.
Political instability to lower GDP growth: Mirza Aziz
Former caretaker government adviser Mirza Azizul Islam on Thursday said the recent political instability and its impact on export-oriented industries, small businesses and transports could cost the country about 0.6 percentage points of GDP in the current fiscal.
Women to be confined if Hefajat-Jamaat rule: Tofail
Senior Awami League leader Tofail Ahmed on Thursday said women will be kept confined to their houses if Hefajat-e-Islam and Jamaat-e-Islami assume state power.
Appeal hearing on Sayedee’s sentence May 2
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday set May 2 for hearing the appeals filed by both the prosecution and condemned Delwar Hossain Sayedee, nayeb-e-ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami, against the ICT-1 verdict on his 1971 Liberation War crimes.
Zimbabwe, Bangladesh in test cricket battle
Zimbabwe and Bangladesh begin Test cricket’s basement battle on Wednesday as the two teams look to measure their personal progress in a two-match series.
BSF picks up Bangladeshi along Lalmonirhat border
Border Security Force (BSF) of India picked up a Bangladeshi cattle trader along Srirampur border in Patgram upazila on Wednesday night.
Envoy briefs US Congressman on ICT
Bangladesh Ambassador to the USA Akramul Qader on Wednesday met Congressman Keith Ellison (D-MN5) and briefed him on the constitution of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), its legal premises as well as the country’s current situation.
Greening city infrastructure can sustain economic growth
Nairobi – Investing in sustainable infrastructures and resource efficient technologies in cities offers a golden opportunity to deliver economic growth with lower rates of environmental degradation, reductions in poverty, cuts in greenhouse gases, and improved well-being, according to a new…
MD to decide on Biman’s GSA
Kevin Steele, Managing Director and CEO, said he would now be the final decision maker on all General Sales Agent (GSA) matters because of the many rumors, allegations and attempts to exert influence.
Pakistani police reach Musharraf’s house
Greenwatch Intl’ Desk Former Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf’s pre-arrest bail plea was rejected by Pakistan’s supreme court on Thursday after Islamabad high court ordered his immediate arrest in the same day, according to Pakistan’s Dawn website.
Arab envoys meet Khaleda
Dhaka-based ambassadors of Arab and Muslim countries on Wednesday night met BNP chief Khaleda Zia and discussed possible ways out of the current political crisis in Bangladesh.
Amardesh editor Mahmudur on ‘hunger strike’
Amar Desh Acting Editor Mahmudur Rahman went on a hunger strike three days ago over three demands, his lawyers and close associates said on Wednesday.
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