After withdrawing request for World Bank funding for the $2.9 billion Padma bridge, Bangladesh is toying with three foreign options, but informed sources say the Chinese are clearly ahead of India and Malaysia.
Year: 2013
Verdict for Quader Molla Tuesday
The second war crimes tribunal of Bangladesh will deliver its verdict on Jamaat-e-Islami’s Assistant Secretary General Abdul Quader Molla facing charges of crimes against humanity on Tuesday, tribunal’s Registrar AKM Nasiruddin Mahmud said on Monday.
Fakhrul gets bail in 6th case
BNP Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday secured a six-month interim bail from the High Court involving a case for violence during an opposition-sponsored blockade.The bench of justices Quamrul Islam Siddiqui and Sheikh Mohammad Zakir Hossain granted…
Jamaat calls general strike
The Jamaat-e-Islami has called a daylong nationwide strike for Tuesday to coincide with the expected verdict on its Assistant General Secretary Abul Quader Molla .
‘Tap capital market for Padma bridge’
The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) has suggested that the Bangladesh government consider tapping capital markets for funding the construction of the Padma Bridge.This comes in the wake of the government’s decision to withdraw request of World Bank financing of the…
HC summons ex-registrar in ‘contempt’ case
A former district judge has been asked by the High Court to appear before it on Feb 10 to explain his actions following the publication of a newspaper article which the court took cognisance of as being “defamatory”. The bench…
127 Bangladeshis rescued from sea
As many as 138 voyagers, including 127 Bangladeshi nationals, were taken to safety from a sinking wooden vessel, the Sri Lankan Navy said on Sunday. A post on its official website said that it took 20 hours for them to…
Another month for Economist
The first war crimes tribunal on Sunday granted the UK-based Economist another month to explain why measures would not be taken against them. Former chairman of the International Crimes Tribunal – 1, Justice Mohammad Nizamul Huq had ordered on Dec…
US team meets military officials
The visiting five-strong US Navy delegation, led by Vice Admiral William Landay, met top military officials in Bangladesh on Sunday. During the meetings, they discussed matters of bilateral interests, the military’s press wing, the ISPR, said in a media statement.
Destiny illegally transacted Tk 31 bln
A government investigation found evidence of illegal and suspicious transactions of around Tk 31billion by Destiny 2000 Ltd, a multi-level marketing company, the Commerce Minister told Parliament on Sunday. Replying to a written question by Sadhana Halder MP, Ghulam Muhammed…
PM warns army of propaganda
Prime Minister Shiekh Hasina on Sunday asked senior military officials to stay alert so that junior officers do not fall prey to any propaganda. “At times some quarters try to confuse the members of the armed forces by spreading baseless…
FBCCI damns Khaleda
The FBCCI on Sunday denounced BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia recently urging the US to threaten Bangladesh with GSP cancellation and economic sanctions. In a media statement, the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry said the opposition chief’s article…
WC: Kaur`s 107 in vain, India lose to England by 32 runs
Harmanpreet Kaur`s brilliant unbeaten century went in vain as India suffered a 32-run defeat against defending champions England in their group A match of the ICC Women`s World Cup here on Sunday.
Penelope Cruz pregnant with second child
The All The Pretty Horses actress and her Skyfall actor husband Javier Bardem are thought to be expecting a sibling for their two-year-old son Leonardo, according to the New York Post’s Page Six.
7 killed in Manikganj road accident
Seven people including six women were killed and seven others injured when a Dhaka-bound bus and a human-hauler collided on the Dhaka-Aricha Highway near Ghior upazila of Manikganj on Saturday.
Farroque warns of tougher protests
Opposition Chief Whip Zainul Abdin Farroque on Saturday threatened to wage tougher anti-government protests, apparently taking cue from the political programmes of its key partner Jamaat-e-Islami. Addressing a human chain protest in front of the National Press Club, he said…
Dhaka seeks more info on Tipaimukh
Bangladesh sought more info on the controversial Tipaimukh hydroelectric project at second meeting of the Indo-Bangladesh Joint Rivers Commission (JRC), concluding in Dhaka Saturday. A joint media release after the two-day meeting said the meeting was held in a ‘friendly…
Five accused plead not guilty to Delhi gang rape, murder
Five men pleaded not guilty on Saturday to charges they raped and murdered an Indian trainee physiotherapist, in a case that led to a shake-up of laws against sexual crimes after protests about a rising number of attacks on women.
35 killed as militants attack Pakistan checkpoint
Militants attacked an isolated army checkpoint in Pakistan’s restive northwest on Saturday, with at least 35 people killed in the initial assault, subsequent crossfire and a rocket attack on a house, officials said. The Pakistan Taliban claimed responsibility, saying the…
Vote us for continuous development work: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sought the mandate of the people at Sirajganj, saying Awami League will carry forward development it has already set out to. “Vote us again and we’ll give you a beautiful self-reliant Bangladesh within 2021,” she…
Bogra strike on
A dawn-to-dusk strike in Bogra on Saturday was marred by sporadic violence unleashed by supporters of the Jamaat-e-Islami and its student affiliate Islami Chhatra Shibir . The Jamaat called the strike to ‘avenge the killing of its supporters’. It began…
JICA goes the ADB way
After the ADB, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has also pulled out of the Padma bridge project, two days after the government retracted its request for funding to the World Bank. “As a co-financier, we are unable to continue…
Over 100 hurt in stampede
More than one hundred workers were injured while trying to rush out of a readymade garment factory over a false fire alarm at Ashulia in Savar on Saturday. Industrial Police Deputy-Director Ali Ahmed Khan told bdnews24.com a fire alarm at…
Padma bridge ‘not too far’
Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Saturday said work on the Padma bridge will begin within two months, despite no funding from the World Bank. “We can call for tenders next month. It will then take 45 more days to process…
10 hurt in Shibir-police clash in Narayanganj
Police in Narayanganj fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse activists of the Islami Chhatra Shibir who allegedly swooped on the security officials on Saturday. At least 10 people, including four police officials, were injured during the melee in…
BPL T2O: Dhaka Gladiators sneak 13-run win over Rajshahi
Dhaka Gladiators, showing their grit in later half of both the innings against Duronto Rajshahi, earned a 13-run victory in their 6th match of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 Season 2 at the MA Aziz Stadium here Friday.
I never left this industry: Ameesha Patel
Comebacks are for those who get married and have kids, say actress Ameesha Patel, insisting that she had never left the industry and “Race 2″ does not signal a return.”Comebacks are for the actresses who get married and have kids…
7 Jamaat men held from Gulshan
Police on Friday arrested seven activists of the Jamaat-e-Islami from the capital’s Gulshan area for “plotting to create anarchy”. The activists of the Islamist party were arrested while they were holding a “secret meting” in an auditorium of the Islamic…
Tk 63 bln loss in quick rental
The government will count more than Tk 63 billion in losses for purchasing electricity through rental and quick rental projects during the 2012-13 fiscal year, Parliament heard on Thursday. State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Mohammad Enamul Huq…
FBCCI effort to retain GSP
The FBCCI, the apex trade body of Bangladesh, has requested the United States to continue the Generalised System of Preference (GSP) on goods exported to US. Bangladesh enjoys tax free export of all goods except that of readymade garments to…