Govt plans outsourcing of public service at any level
The government has prepared a draft law for public servants making room for outsourcing employees at any levels to the private sector with the general elections only one and half years away. Full storyErrant drivers cause 58pc fatal traffic accidents
Reckless driving causes 58 per cent of the road accidents in the country leading to one of the highest traffic fatalities in the world – over 100 deaths per 10,000 motor vehicles, said a public document. Full storyRuling alliance MPs fear power situation would lead to polls debacle
The ruling alliance lawmakers on Sunday said that the nationwide power supply crisis could bring them electoral debacle and asked the power minister for taking immediate corrective measures. Full storyTrial of only 3 of 27 cases completed
Only three of the 27 cases filed in connection with murder of journalists in the past 15 years have so far been completed, with conviction in only one of the cases and the acquittal in the other... Full storyGSB identifies limestone reserve
The Geological Survey of Bangladesh on May 30 identified a limestone reserve at Panchbibi in Joypurhat, GSB officials said. Project director Mohammad Nehal Uddin told New Age that a... Full storySyed Ashraf asks media not to hype up BNP’s ‘ultimatum’
The Awami League general secretary, Syed Ashraful Islam, also LGRD and cooperatives minister, on Sunday asked newsmen not to ‘provoke’ the people by hyping up the opposition’s ‘ultimatum’ to... Full storyMolla to face sedition charge over facebook post
The police Sunday said they launched a process to expose to trial a university student on sedition charges as he posted a comment in Facebook implicating the prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, with... Full storyHunt on to track down Khalaf’s killers
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, has said her government is sincerely working to track down the killers of the Saudi embassy official, Khalaf Al Ali. The prime minister said this when Saudi... Full storyParliament censures professor Sayeed for remarks
Parliament on Sunday censured Professor Abdullah Abu Sayeed and sought unconditional apology from him for saying that ministers and MPs were behaving like ‘thugs’ and indulging in corruption, violating their oath. Full story5 writ petitions against SEC Ordinance
The High Court on Sunday posted for today for passing its order on the five writ petitions that challenged the constitutionality of the law that made it mandatory for the sponsor-directors of the... Full storyGraft, plunder rampant: Ershad
The Jatiya Party chairman, HM Ershad, has said that corruption has gripped the country as rampant plundering is going on across the country. Country’s overall social, political and economic situation... Full storyICT summons witness house staffs
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Sunday summoned all staffs of the designated witness house to appear before it on Thursday. (Witness house is the term used for the building where... Full storyHazare and Ramdev hold joint corruption protest
Indian anti-graft activist Anna Hazare and spiritual leader Baba Ramdev held a symbolic one-day fast on Sunday, demanding the government do more to tackle corruption. Full storyPM urges opposition to shun destructive activities
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, has again urged the opposition to refrain from any destructive activities for the sake of country’s interest. She made the request while extending financial help to the family... Full storyRegulators, ministry at odds over VoIP licence
The ministry of posts and telecommunications and the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission are in a tug of war for licence of Voice over Internet Protocol service. Full story25 pro-BNP lawyers get bail
Two police officials withdrawn
Abhaynagar police officer-in-charge Ahsan Habib and Manirampur police officer-in-charge Sairuddin Ahmed were withdrawn on charge of neglect of duties when a mob on Saturday morning... Full storyBNP sticks to June 10 CG ultimatum
The BNP chairperson, Khaleda Zia, on Sunday night sat in a meeting with her party leaders of Dhaka and its adjoining districts to finalise the strategies and the preparations for the June 11 public meeting in the capital. Full story153 feared killed in Lagos plane crash
More than 150 passengers are feared dead after their plane crashed in a densely populated district of Nigeria's economic capital Lagos Sunday, residents and an aviation official said. Full storyLatifur Rahman given reception
