A writ petition was filed with the High Court on Monday challenging the legality of duty-free import of cars by parliament members. Lawyer Yunus Ali Akand filed the writ petition with the HC in the morning. The HC bench of…
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Narayanganj-5 by-poll June 26
The Election Commission has decided to hold bypoll at Narayanganj-5 parliamentary constituency on Jun 26. Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmed announced the schedule of the bypoll on Monday. The seat fell vacant after the death of Jatiya Party MP…
Absolute executive power creates scope for abuse: TIB
Absolute power of the executive organ of Bangladesh creates scope for abuse and prompts to take executive decisions on partisan basis, according to a study of the Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB). The study reveals that the Prime Minister being the…
President for communal harmony to promote prosperity
President Abdul Hamid on Tuesday called for consolidating the country’s communal harmony to promote peace and prosperity. “Bangladesh is a country of communal harmony. I expect that countrymen irrespective of religions and opinions will play proper role in national development…
Writs challenge charge-framing against Khaleda in graft cases
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Monday filed two write petitions with the High Court challenging the legality of charge-framing against her in the Zia Charitable Trust and Zia Orphanage Trust graft cases. Khaleda’s counsel Mohammad Asaduzzaman filed the writ on…
New CO posted to RAB-11
A new army officer has been named to command RAB-11 after a massive overhaul of the Narayanganj police force. Lt Col Anwar Latif Khan has assumed charge of his new responsibility on Friday, said RAB’s Assistant Director (Media) Sadira Khatun.…
PM joins milad mahfil on Wazed Miah’s 5th death anniversary
A milad and doa mahfil was held at Sudha Sadan, the residence of late Dr MA Wazed Miah, an eminent nuclear scientist and husband of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, after Asr prayers on Friday on the occasion of the fifth…
Ganasanghati demand for ending extrajudicial killings
Speakers at a sit-in programme in the city on Wednesday demanded stopping extrajudicial killings and fair investigation into and trial of every incident of secret killings. They also observed the whole country, including Narayanganj, has turned into a death valley…
Sheikh Rehana getting a govt house in Gulshan
The government is allocating a ‘reluctant’ Sheikh Rehana a house on one and a half Bighas of land in Dhaka’s upscale Gulshan for her being the daughter of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The formalities to allot House no. 10 on…
Political crisis key barrier to poverty eradication, seminar told
Speakers at a dialogue here on Wednesday said political crisis, corruption and lack of good governance are the key barriers to elimination of poverty and inequalities from the country. Bangladesh Unnayan Parishad (BUP) in association with Global Call to Action…
EC’s coordination meeting on voter list updating May 4
The Election Commission will hold a coordination meeting with the government agencies concerned on May 4 to discuss the countrywide voter list updating exercise that will begin on May 15.
Cattle trader shot by BSF, dies in Kurigram
A Bangladeshi cattle trader who was shot by members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) at Balatari border point in Fulbari upazila early Friday died at Rangpur Medical College Hospital on Sunday. The victim, Shamsul Haque, 25, son of Kesmat…
Status of junior army officers upgraded
The government has officially upgraded the status of the post of Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) of Bangladesh Army to first class (non-cadre) from second class. The status of the post of sergeant was upgraded to second class from third class,…
‘Zia first called himself president’: KM Shafiullah
Ziaur Rahman had claimed himself to be the president of Bangladesh while reading out the declaration of independence on Mar27, 1971, but that was corrected afterwards, one of the sector commanders of the Liberation War has said. KM Shafiullah made…
PM suffers from sinus pain
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been suffering from a nagging sinus pain which is forcing her to cut short her schedule programmes. She did not attend any programme on the occasion of Mujibnagar Day on Thursday. She left early from…
ASP Masud withdrawn amid Birdem physicians’ demand
Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) ABM Masud Hossain of Dhaka was withdrawn on Wednesday for his alleged involvement in Sunday night’s Birdem incident. Masud has been attached to the Police Headquarters amid a strong demand of the Birdem physicians, said…
How RAW held ISI agent in BD – BNP: Knew from newspapers – Minister
BNP on Wednesday sought an explanation from the government over the report of an Indian daily that India’s external intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) has arrested a Pakistan’s intelligence agency ISI agent from a Bangladesh airport. “A report…
CEC joins office after 43-day vacation
Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad joined office on Tuesday after 43 days of stay in the United States. He returned home on Monday. Rakibuddin along with his wife went to the USA on March 3 amid the countrywide staggered…
City traffic arrngement for New Year festival
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) have imposed traffic restrictions from 5am to 9pm in some parts of the capital on Monday in view of the Bengali New Year — Pahela Baishakh – celebrations. Vehicles will not be allowed on the…
Khaleda-Hasina’s New Year by cards
Bangladesh’s leading ladies just seem to wish each other well by cards on occasions such as the Bangla New Year. That provides some relief to the otherwise tense confrontation that divides the country sharply and often leads to much madness…
ABM Musa laid to eternal rest
Veteran journalist ABM Musa who passed away in the capital on Wednesday was laid to eternal rest here on Thursday night. He was buried at his family graveyard at Kutubpur village in Fulgazi upazila around 9:30pm following fourth namaz-e-janaza. Earlier,…
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,…
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…
Army contingent leaves for UN peacekeeping mission in Mali
A 112-member contingent of Bangladesh Army left Dhaka on Tuesday to join the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali for the first time. The team of army personnel – headed by Col Mohammad Jahangir Harun – left Hazrat Shahjalal International…
10 more parliamentary committees formed
Parliament on Monday formed another 10 standing committees on different ministries. The JS bodies have been formed unanimously as chief whip ASM Firoze proposed the names of the committees. With this a total of 24 standing committees and parliamentary committees…
JS committees to be formed this week
The parliamentary standing committees on different ministries are going to be formed this week to enhance legislative activities. “We are at final stage to form the standing committees this week. The committees are likely to be formed Monday or Tuesday,” said…
15 Indian fishermen held in bay
Members of Bangladesh Navy arrested 15 Indian fishermen for illegally catching fish in the Bay of Bengal under Mongla upazila on Thursday. Mohammad Aminul Islam, officer-in-charge of Mongla Police Station, said a patrol team of Navy arrested the Indian fishermen…
Satellite spots 122 possible objects in search
A satellite scanning the Indian Ocean for remnants of a missing jetliner found a possible plane debris field containing 122 objects, a top Malaysian official said Wednesday, calling it “the most credible lead that we have.” Defense Minister Hishammuddin Hussein…
Govt mulls lifting ban on two TV channels
Information Minister Hasanul Huq Inu said Tuesday the government is mulling over lifting the ban on private television channels, Islamic Television and Diganta Television. Inu’s statement in parliament came in reply to a written question of AKM Mayeedul Islam (Kurigram-3).…
7 promoted as senior secretaries
The government has promoted seven secretaries to senior secretaries. The Public Administration Ministry issued a gazette notification in this regard on Wednesday.