Bangladesh national Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis , now detained in the USA for his alleged plot to blow up the Federal Reserve Bank in Manhattan, is awaiting the verdict which is scheduled to be delivered on May 30.
Day: May 18, 2013
Hybrid vehicles ‘can be future alternative’
Environment and Forest Minister Hasan Mahmud on Saturday said hybrid electric vehicles can be the future alternative to the existing vehicles.
New household gas connections in 15 days
Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company, a state-owned gas agency, will start providing physical connections to households within the next 10-15 days.
Fiscal measures needed for economic recovery
The Unnayan Onneshan, an independent think-tank, has stated that exigent policies are needed for the economic recovery as policy-induced macroeconomic challenges loom large this year.
Energy Dept backs Texas LNG export plan
The Energy Department on Friday conditionally approved a Texas company’s proposal to export liquefied natural gas, only the second such project allowed to move forward amid a production boom that has led to glut of domestic natural gas.
US may strip Bangladesh of tariff breaks
The Obama administration may strip Bangladesh of import breaks following deadly accidents in the country’s textile industry, another sign of the pressure building on Bangladesh to improve labour conditions.
Govt plying tricks over dialogue: BNP
BNP standing committee member Barrister Rafiqul Islam Miah on Friday alleged that the government is playing tricks over dialogue fearing its debacle in the next general election if it is held under a non-party government.
7 more bodies recovered from Bay at Teknaf
Police recovered a total of 31 bodies from various points of Teknaf upazila of the district with the recovery of seven more bodies till 11am Friday. Cox’s Bazaar Administration source confirmed the matter to banglanews.
BNP to join JS budget session
BNP Standing Committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed on Friday said the opposition is going to join the upcoming budget session of parliament.
‘Telecom, IT sector given priority’
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina categorically said the government has given highest priority to the development of the telecommunication and IT sector.
Life becoming normal in coasts as millions return home
People in the country’s coastal districts have heaved a sigh of relief as Mahasen caused less damage than feared though some coastal districts, particularly Patuakhali, Bhola and Barguna, bear the brunt of its strike.
Bali found languishing in Kolkata jail
Sukharanjan Bali, a key witness in the war crimes trial of Jamaat e Islami deputy leader Delwar Hossain Sayeedi who was abducted from the premises of the International Crimes Tribunal before having a chance to testify last November, has been…
Power supply in southern districts back to normal
The distribution and supply of electricity in all the 21 districts of the country’s southwest and southeast regions resumed on Thursday night after the tropical storm Mahasen crossed the country’s territory.