Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed on Saturday said that the recent national budget will benefit everyone, from the rich to the poor.
Category: Politics
Trump considers pardon for Ali, wants athletes’ advice
Reveling in his pardon powers, President Donald Trump said Friday he’s thinking “very seriously” about pardoning former heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali, whose conviction was already overturned by the Supreme Court in 1971.
Deaths in anti-drug drive unacceptable: Manna
Dhaka, June 9 – The Nagorik Oikya leader Mahmudur Rahman Manna on Saturday strongly criticized the killing of people without trial under the anti-narcotic drive by the law enforcing agencies. He said that every accused should face a case charge-sheet in…
Step to be taken for Khaleda’s treatment at BSMMUH: Asad
Dhaka-Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Saturday said that they will take step for treatment of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital (BSMMUH) as per prescription of her personal physicians.
Austria to close 7 mosques, expel imams
Berlin, June 09 (AP/UNB) — Austria’s government said Friday that it is closing seven mosques and plans to expel imams in a crackdown on “political Islam” and foreign financing of religious groups.
Why corporate tax relief for Bangladesh’s banks and FIs: CPD
Dhaka, June 8 – The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) yesterday said the proposed budget has increased taxation on the middle and lower income groups compared to rich people, which will ultimately affect the livelihoods of the general people.
Bangladesh budget big blue empty balloon: BNP
Dhaka, June 8 – The BNP has termed the proposed national budget a big blue empty balloon which has been formulated keeping the next general election in mind.
Ruling on impunity for journo murder: IAPA, RFK HR rejoice
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights held the State of Colombia accountable for the ongoing impunity for murder of a journalist Miami (Washington DC), June 8, 2018 – The Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights celebrate…
Moudud calls budget ‘big hollow balloon’
BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed on Friday termed the proposed national budget for 2018-19 fiscal year a ‘big blue empty balloon’ which is formulated keeping the next general election in mind.
Business takes all or win-win
The new European Commission company mobility package is unbalanced. It aims at establishing European rules for business mobility in three areas: company conversions, mergers and divisions (corporate break-ups). On one side, there is a threefold delivery to the business community…
Experts call budget populist
Dhaka, June 7 – Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith apparently dipped into his party’s electoral playbook to design the national budget for 2018-19 fiscal, which experts dubbed as a populist and election-centric budget.
BNP rejects national budget; calls it election oriented
Dhaka – BNP on Thursday rejected the proposed national budget for 2018-19 fiscal year, describing it as an anti-people one.
Cumilla arson case: Khaleda’s bail hearing Sunday
The High Court will hear on Sunday a bail petition filed by BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia in a case filed in Cumilla over the February 3, 2015 arson attack.
Italy’s crisis democracy and the Euro
The Critiques Many commentators have argued that President Sergio Mattarella’s decisions of May 28 wounded Italy’s democracy and were damaging or counterproductive (e.g., most interestingly Jan Zielonka, on this site, and, more radically, Yanis Varoufakis; and, on Twitter, in alphabetic…
In memory of young Palestinian paramedic Razan al-Najjar
By Orly Noy The 21-year-old paramedic was shot and killed by Israeli soldiers while trying to aid wounded protesters near the Gaza-Israel separation fence. Many Israelis either refuse to believe she was actually killed or claim that her killing was…
Election-year budget to be placed Thursday
Dhaka, Jun 7 – A new national budget for the 2018-19 fiscal will be presented in Parliament on Thursday with a declared policy of expansionary outlays keeping the national elections likely by this year end in sight.
Drives against militancy, terrorism, drugs will continue: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the drives against militancy, terrorism and drugs will continue to make Bangladesh free from anti-social elements.
PM calls Fakhrul imbecile, ignorant for remark on BB satellite
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday called BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir an imbecile and ignorant man for raising a question about the ownership of the country’s first satellite, Bangabandhu-1.
Ganajagaran Manch leader Imran held from Dhaka’s Shahbag
Members of Rapid Action Battillion(Rab) on Wednesday afternoon detained Ganajagaran Mancha spokesperson Imran H Sarkar from Shahbagh area.
Secluded resort chosen for Trump-Kim summit in Singapore
Washington, Jun 6 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will meet at a luxury resort on Sentosa Island for nuclear talks next week in Singapore, the White House said Tuesday.
Police now to unearth drug peddlers in BNP politics: Quader
Dhaka, June 5 – Ruling Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader has said the law enforcers will now find out drug peddlers who are involved in BNP politics.
Four ‘drug traders’ killed in ‘gunfights’
Dhaka – Four suspected drug traders were killed in reported gunfights in Mymensingh, Bogura and Rangpur districts early Tuesday as the countrywide anti-narcotics drive continues.
Budget session of 10th parliament begins
The last budget session of the 10th parliament began on Tuesday.Finance Minister AM Muhith is going to place a Tk 468,200-crore budget at 12:30pm on Thursday for the 2018-2019 fiscal year.
Khaleda seeks HC bail in another Cumilla case
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Tuesday filed a bail petition with the High Court in a case filed under Special Power Act over the arson attack in Cumilla on Feb 3, 2015.
Narail court denies Khaleda’s bail plea
A court here on Tuesday denied bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in a case filed over her ‘derogatory remarks’ about freedom fighters.
Putin’s secret services: How the Kremlin corralled the FSB
By Andrei Soldatov In April, a series of protests hit the Moscow region. They were neither overtly political—citizens were protesting toxic landfills in their neighborhoods—nor very numerous, comprising, at most, a few thousand people in a region of over seven…
Khaleda’s bail extended in Zia Charitable Trust case
Dhaka, June 4 – The Special Judge Court-5 of Dhaka Monday extended the bail of BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia until June 28 in the Zia Charitable Trust graft case.
EU missions chiefs want inquiry of anti-drug drive deaths
EU Delegation and EU heads of missions in a joint statement on Monday expressed their concern that the high level of casualties and reports of the use of excessive force in the drive against narcotics which, however, is reported to…
Strong movement to free Khaleda if legal battle fails: Nazrul
BNP senior leader Nazrul Islam Khan on Monday warned that their party will be forced to wage a strong street movement if it fails to have Khaleda Zia freed from jail through a legal battle.
Democracy now stands on solid ground, says PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said democracy in Bangladesh now stands on a solid ground with the economy being strong enough.