Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Sunday said the government will try to introduce a pension system in the non-government organised sector within the five-year tenure of the present government.
Category: Int’l relations
Plane search signal ‘important lead’
Australian search co-ordinators say a Chinese ship’s detection of a pulse signal in the southern Indian Ocean is an “important and encouraging lead”. China advised that the Haixun 01 had redetected the signal for 90 seconds within 24 hours of…
Afghan presidential poll hailed a ‘success’
Afghan and Western leaders have praised the turnout in Afghanistan’s presidential election, describing the vote as a success. It is the strife-torn nation’s first transfer of power via the ballot box. More than seven million Afghans out of an estimated…
Alleged ‘top terror’ found bullet-hit in Joypurhat
An alleged top terror and his associate sustained bullet injuries in an attack by their rivals at the railway station in the district town on Saturday evening. The injured were identified as Polsan, a top terror of the town and…
Development is blind without participation: experts
Eminent professionals and members of the Institute of Informatics and Development (IID) at a meeting on Saturday observed that public policy without evidence and participation can make journey towards blind development. They made the observation while addressing the annual general…
BNP demands removal of CEC, Acting CEC
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Saturday demanded formation of supreme judicial council to impeach Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmed and acting CEC Abdul Mobarak. “The CEC and acting CEC should be impeached for violation of the constitution through…
Indian Mujahideen active in B’desh?
Indian Mujahideen, whose India head Tehsin Akhtar and four other operatives were arrested this week from the India-Nepal border and Jodhpur, began as a small group of radicalised Muslim youth called ‘Usaba’ and now has operations spread through South Asia,…
Another river route to Kolkata soon
The government is planning to start dredging the Mongla-Ghusiakhali channel, to ease navigation to Kolkata, as early as next week, said Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan. The channel is vital to both Bangladesh and India because all the ships to and…
Malaysia missing plane search China ship ‘picks up signal’
A Chinese ship searching for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane in the southern Indian Ocean has picked up a pulse signal, Chinese media say.
BJP, BSP angry as Imam Bukhari backs Congress
Hours after shahi imam of Delhi’s Jama Masjid Syed Ahmed Bukhari announced his support to Congress on Friday, the BJP and BSP came down heavily on him and urged the Muslims not to fall into his trap. Addressing a news…
Shootout again: Two ‘pirates’ killed
Two suspected pirates were killed in a ‘shootout’ between their cohorts and members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Char Balua in Companiganj upazila early Saturday. The deceased were identified as Sumon, 25, and Javed, 22, both members of notorious…
Mumbai gang rape: Death sentences for India rapists
A court in India has sentenced three men to hang, under a new law which carries the death penalty for those convicted of multiple sexual assaults.
Afghan policeman shoots dead AP reporter Niedringhaus
One of the women, Anja Niedringhaus, died in the attack. Her colleague, Kathy Gannon, is reported to be stable.
Badruddin Umar demands fresh constitution
Noted thinker and intellectual Badruddin Umar on Friday called for a fresh constitution to meet the demand of the people and help resolve the current political crisis in the country. “The country can not run under the present constitution…reality is…
Munshiganj SP made OSD over UNO assault by cop
Finally, superintendent of police of Munshiganj M Habibur Rahman has been withdrawn in connection with the assault of Gazaria UNO by a cop. Habibur was made officer on special duty (OSD) and attached to the Police Headquarters on charges of…
Cops foil Ganajagaran Manch, ‘Muktijoddha Santan’ rallies
Police lobbed truncheons to foil the attempts of Ganajagaran Mancha and Muktijoddha Sangsad Santan Command to hold their protest rallies at Shahbagh intersection on Friday afternoon. They also detained seven leaders and activists of the two organisations as they tried…
Underwater search for Malaysia plane MH370
Search teams have begun using towed pinger locators to hunt for the black box of missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. Two ships with the locator capabilities will search a 240km (150 mile) underwater path, in the hope of recovering the…
Central African Republic: Massacres in remote villages
Johannesburg – Anti-balaka fighters killed at least 72 Muslim men and boys, some as young as nine, in two recent attacks in southwestern Central African Republic. The assaults, on February 1 and 5, 2014, were in the village of Guen,…
No plan of direct election to JS reserved seats: Minister
The Election Commission has no plan yet to hold direct elections to the 50 parliamentary seats reserved exclusively for women. This was stated by Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq, also responsible for the EC secretariat in Parliament,…
MP ‘beats up’ journo in C’nawabganj
A ruling party MP allegedly beat up a journalist in sadar upazila in the district on Thursday. Witnesses said Awami League MP (Sadar constituency) Abdul Odud physically assaulted the district correspondent of Daily Jugantor, Emran Faruq Masum, in front of…
B’desh to provide India power inter-connectivity corridor
Dhaka and New Delhi have agreed in principle to explore possibility of developing an interconnection for electricity transmission line involving Bangladesh and India’s north-eastern and north-western side. This agreement in principle came at the 7th meeting of the Joint Steering…
US soldier kills three, himself, injures 16 others in Foot Hood base
A soldier shot dead three colleagues and injured 16 others at the US Army’s Fort Hood base in Texas before killing himself, the military says.
Pak ex-president Musharraf’s route ‘target of blast’
A bomb has targeted the convoy route of Pakistan’s former military ruler, Pervez Musharraf, within minutes of him passing, police say.
Second big quake strikes Chile in 24 hours
A powerful 7.6 magnitude earthquake has rocked northern Chile, just over 24 hours after an 8.2 tremor killed six people, destroyed 2,600 houses and led to mass evacuations. A tsunami alert in Chile and Peru was again issued, but was…
ACC questions Titas Gas MD, 3 officials
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday interrogated four top officials of Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Limited, a sister concern of Petrobangla, in connection with a graft allegation. ACC deputy director Ahsan Ali grilled them from 10 am…
Internal, external barriers to macro economy listed: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday identified internal and external barriers related to the country’s macro economy that stood in the way of its development and progress. She said this while replying to a question from MA Hannan (Mymensing-7) during…
UK wants to see ‘proper democracy’ in BD: UK Minister
Terming the January 5 election ‘unusual but legitimate’, visiting British State Minister for International Development Alan Duncan on Wednesday said his country wants to see ‘proper democracy’ in Bangladesh. “…we want to see proper democracy – free from violence, focusing…
New pay scale announcement in next fiscal year: PM
Prime Minister and Leader of the House Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday told Parliament that the government would be able to announce new pay scale for government employees in the next fiscal. She said this while replying to a question from…
Responsibility for UZ polls anomalies EC’s: Menon
Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon on Wednesday blamed the Election Commission for its failure to check anomalies and election frauds in the just-concluded staggered upazila elections. “The Election Commission will have to shoulder the responsibility for whatever…
Nepal PM Sushil Koirala wins praise for shunning perks
Nepal’s 75-year-old prime minister Sushil Koirala might qualify as one of the world’s poorest heads of government.