Gano Forum President Dr Kamal Hossain on Friday underscored the proper enforcement of the existing laws to ensure the punishment of culprits like Sohel Rana, the owner of the collapsed Rana Plaza.
Month: May 2013
Savar building collapse death toll rises to 1079
The death toll rose to 1079 in Savar Rana Plaza collapse with the recovery of two more bodies from the rubble till 7:30am Saturday on the 18th day of the incident.
Ideas for mother’s day
A mother’s love is a garden where the sun always shines and the season is spring forever.
3 of a family die Bogra accident
Three members of a family were killed in a tragic road accident at Shakharia Jangalpara area under Sadar Upazila of the district on Friday.
US supports fair trial of war criminals
The United States has said it supports bringing to justice those who commit atrocities through fair and transparent trials maintaining the international standards.
PM flies to Savar; visits Reshma
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday visited the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) at Savar to see RMG worker Reshma, rescued alive 391 hours after the eight-storey Rana Plaza collapse.
Leadership blames poor batting for ODI series loss
Moments before Mushfiqur Rahim announced his resignation as captain, he and his deputy Mahmudullah had blamed the Bangladesh top order for the 1-2 defeat to Zimbabwe. Mushfiqur was among the top five batsmen who hadn’t scored a half-century in the…
BNP rally on May 13, mulls 2-day hartal
Main opposition BNP will stage a rally in city’s Nayapaltan area on Monday demanding restoration of the caretaker government system and protesting May 5’s attack on Hefajat activists at Shapla Chhatar.
RMG tragedies: BD faces Moody‘s apparel body ire
After the recent incidents of fire at and collapse of factory buildings in the garment exporters’ hub of Bangladesh, the country and its garment units, are facing the ire of international business communities.
Press Note rejects loss of lives at Shapla Chattar as rumour
The government on Friday said the ‘rumour of loss of thousands of lives’ in the city’s Motijhel area during a joint drive to clear Shapla Chattar is completely baseless, fabricated and ill-motivated.
Petition demands Gap, H&M sign BD safety plan
A petition supported by more than 828,000 people called on Gap Inc. (GPS) and Hennes & Mauritz AB (HMB) to agree to new fire and safety standards at their suppliers after a fire killed hundreds at a Bangladeshi clothing factory.
IMF says monetary easing could drive asset bubble
International Monetary Fund officials say they are watching carefully for signs that massive flows of cash unleashed in world markets by unprecedented monetary easing might lead to asset bubbles, or to overheating in some emerging markets.
BNP plans rally May 13, hartal Wed, Thursday
DHAKA: Main opposition BNP will stage a rally in city’s Nayapaltan area on Monday demanding restoration of the caretaker government system and protesting May 5’s attack on Hefajat activists at Shapla Chhatar.
Girl rescued drank only water for 15 days
DHAKA: “I lived by drinking water for 17 days. I saved two bottles of water that rescuers’ threw at various times for trapped workers and drank slightly from the bottles everyday.”
‘BD may lose Malaysian manpower market’
Bangladesh Association of International Recruiting Agency (BAIRA) president Shah Jalam Majumder categorically said that Bangladesh might lose the labour market in Malaysia due to interference of a third party.
Apparel show at Alliance Française
DHAKA: The exhibition titled ‘The dream’s Wear: Influenced by Folk Painting and Music’ presented by VIAAN is being held at La Galerie in Dhanmondi’s Alliance Française.
Govt fails to protect people: Khaleda
DHAKA: Opposition BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Thursday expressed her deep condolence and grief at the deaths in a devastating fire at garments in the capital.
Top 10 schools ion Dhaka Board
The Motijheel Ideal School & College placed first in the board Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination this year, according to the result published on May 9.
‘Yuri Gagarin’s flight to the Outer Space’ remembered
To mark the 50th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s flight to the Outer Space, a programme was held at the Russian Centre of Science and Culture (RCSC) in the city’s Dhanmondi area recently.
SSC students break record; pass rate 89.03
The results of Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations were published on Thursday with a record 89.03 percent pass rate, up 2.66 percent than the previous year’s performance.
Mozena pushes for dialogue to hold credible polls
US Ambassador to Bangladesh Dan Mozena on Thursday reiterated his call to political parties to engage in a constructive dialogue that will lead to a free, fair and credible election.
Building collapse death toll climbs to 1021
The death toll rose to 1021 in Savar Rana Plaza collapse with the recovery of seven more bodies the debris till 8:00am Friday on the 17th day of the incident.
Hefajat postpones Sunday hartal
Hefajat-e-Islam Bangladesh on Thursday postponed its Sunday’s countrywide daylong hartal fearing further repressive acts ‘by the government’.
Sharif ‘would end’ Pakistan’s war on terror role
The man tipped to be Pakistan’s next prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, has said he would end the country’s involvement in the US-led war on terror if elected.
You can’t do anything: Hasina tells Khaleda
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday warned that the opposition leader would be implicated in the cases filed for burning people alive and the copies of Holy Quran as an instigator of Sunday’s violence in Dhaka city.
ICT verdict fulfils people’s expectations: Shafique
Law Minister Barrister Shafique Ahmed on Thursday said people’s expectations have been fulfilled through the verdict of International Crimes Tribunal-2 sentencing Jamaat leader M Kamaruzzaman to death for war crimes.
Hasina to head interim govt: Hasan
Environment Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Thursday said the next general election will be held under an interim government to be headed by Sheikh Hasina.
Jamaat calls hartal for Sunday
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami called daylong nationwide hartal for Sunday protesting International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) verdict against Mohammad Kamaruzzaman, who was awarded death penalty for war crimes.
Jamaat to appeal against verdict
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami will appeal against verdict of International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 that awarded death sentence to Kamaruzzaman.