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Month: November 2013
Review minimum wage or we shutdown business: RMG owners
Readymade garment (RMG) manufacturers and exporters on Tuesday threatened to shut down all the factories in the country if the minimum wage board for the workers in the sector does not review its recommendation of the minimum wage at Tk…
Iran: ‘Acid Rain’ Sends Thousands To Khuzestan Hospitals
By Radio Zamaneh Following a rainy day in various parts of Khuzestan Province on Saturday November 2, many people went to hospitals with serious bouts of choking and shortness of breath.
1 killed in Sirajganj road accident
A man was killed and seven others were injured in a road accident on the Mohonpur-Koyra Highway in Ullapara upazila of the district on Monday afternoon.
‘US won’t tell what to do’
The United States will not tell Bangladesh what to do in the current political situation, the visiting US congressman Steve Chabot has said.
Security of west zone railway further intensified
Authorities of west zone of Bangladesh Railway have taken up top security measures at its installations, junctions, rail bridges and the engines and bogies including the fuel tankers to check any sort of sabotage by the pro-hartal outfits.
Minister warns Arakan NGOs against aid ‘bias’
By Naw Noreen The Burmese government on Monday gathered a group of international humanitarian agencies working in the restive Arakan state to remind them that they must distribute aid “fairly” to local communities.
By Zachary Fillingham US drone strikes have long been a sticking point in US-Pakistan relations. To the Obama administration, they are a key tool in the fight against terrorism, evident in the various high-ranking commanders they’ve eliminated from the regional…
Early varieties of winter vegetables make farmers happy
Farmers in the country’s northwest region are very much happy as the avail the scopes of catching the lucrative high price markets of early varieties of vegetables.
Board finalises minimum RMG wage, owners reject
The board formed to re-fix the minimum wage for the garment workers at its meeting on Monday finalised a new minimum wage structure at Tk 5,300 only to be rejected by the owners.
Violence marks first day of hartal: 2 killed
The first 14 hours of the 60-hour countrywide shutdown, enforced by the BNP-led 18-party alliance on Monday, was marked by incidents of violent clashes, vandalism and crude bomb blasts allover the country, leaving two people killed.
PM closing path to reconciliation: Fakhrul
BNP leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has blamed the Prime Minister for closing the ‘doors of reconciliation’.
Cabinet body okays consultant for Metro Rail Project
The Cabinet Purchase Committee on Monday approved a total of 13 proposals, including appointment of general consultant for JICA-funded Metro Rail Project under the Dhaka Mass Rapid Transit Development Project (MRT Line-6) and consultant for Kanchpur, Meghna and Gomti 2nd…
Remittance inflow in 4 months decline
The inward remittance flow to the country in the first four months of the current fiscal marked a fall by 10.2 percent compared to the corresponding period of the previous fiscal. According to Foreign Exchange Policy Department of Bangladesh Bank…
‘Khaleda plotting to bring third force’
Awami League has alleged that Opposition Leader Khaleda Zia is plotting to foil the election in a bid to bring a “third force” to power.
Bombs blast at Bogra Judge Court premise
Two people, including an assistant general prosecutor (AGP), were injured when two crude bombs exploded at the Bogra Judge Court premises on Monday, the first day of the Opposition 18-Party alliance’s nationwide 60-hour shutdown.
5 media men hurt in city Sramik League attack
At least five media people, mostly of TV channels, were injured in an attack allegedly by activists of Sramik League in the city’s Bangshal area during the hartal hours on Monday.
Formalin use control draft bill okayed
The Cabinet has approved in principle the draft of a proposed law to stop misuse of formalin with up to 10 years in jail and Tk 500,000 in fine for violations.
Dandy Dying default loan case report Nov 27
A Dhaka court on Monday fixed November 27 to submit a report on the resolution of a case filed against BNP Senior Vice Chairman Tarique Rahman and other directors of Dandy Dying Limited for defaulting a loan payment of Sonali…
ADB okays $250mn assistance to Dhaka WASA
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved US$ 250 million assistance to a project of Dhaka WASA to bring 50 crore litres of water per day from Meghna River to reduce its dependency on groundwater.
AL clash over dominance hurts 40 in Bagerhat: 6 held
At least 40 people, including children and women, were injured in a clash between two rival groups of the ruling party Awami League (AL) at Charchingguria village in Chitalmari upazila on Sunday.
20 crude bombs exploded in Laxmipur
Pickets blasted at least 20 crude bombs in different places of the district town during the 60-hour nonstop countrywide hartal called by the BNP-led 18-party alliance on Monday.
15 BNP, Jamaat men held in Pirojpur, Sunamganj
Police arrested 15 activists of BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami from different places of Pirojpur and Sunamganj districts on Sunday night,apprehending that they might create violence during the opposition’s 60-hour hartal.
Drug peddler held with hemp in Jessore
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested an alleged drug peddler along with one kilogram hemp in Mankia Bazar area near Raghunathpur border in Sharsha upazila on Sunday night.
3 get 10 yrs in Sylhet robbery case
A court here on Sunday convicted three people and sentenced them to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment each for committing a robbery in the city in 1997.
The Election Commission will seek presidential approval to deploy the Army to maintain law and order during the next parliamentary polls. Election Commissioner Md Shah Nawaz on Monday told reporters: “All law enforcement agencies will be deployed according to the…
BDR carnage verdict on today
The verdict on BDR mutiny cases will be delivered today (Tuesday). The special court set up at the Alia Madrasa playground, next to Dhaka Central Jail, made the official announcement about the date of the verdict on October 30. Earlier…
Hearing on HRW contempt case deferred to Dec 8
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Monday allowed a time petition holding back for five weeks the hearing on the contempt of court case facing by Human Rights Watch (HRW), a New York–based global rights body, over releasing a ‘scandalous’ report…
Doctors aided US torture at military prisons, report says
Doctors and nurses working under US military orders have been complicit in the abuse of terrorism suspects, a new independent US report says.
Pakistan’s Musharraf step closer to release after bail
A Pakistani court has granted bail to former military ruler Pervez Musharraf over the 2007 army operation to oust militants from Islamabad’s Red Mosque.