DCs want mobile court jurisdiction expanded
The deputy commissioners on Tuesday sought the authority to take cognisance of offences in order to curb crimes more effectively against the backdrop of sliding law and order. Full storyGovt won't seek help from any country, agency: PM
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, has said her government will no more voluntarily seek support from any country or agency for construction of the Padma bridge. The prime minister said, ‘It’s good... Full storyTalks with US, UK, India before seeking WB review: Muhith
The finance minister, Abul Maal Abdul Muhith, on Tuesday made U-turn saying that the government was likely to ask the World Bank to review the cancellation of loan for the Padma bridge project. Full storyStocks crash-land below 4,000pt mark
Deals with 5 companies likely to be cancelled
The Power Division is contemplating to cancel contracts with five companies unless they provide the loan agreements they signed with the lending institutions for setting up power plants... Full storyPak MPs pass bill to safeguard PM
Pakistani lawmakers have passed a bill that would exempt senior government ministers from contempt of court proceedings, a move seen as a bid to save the new prime minister from disqualification. Full storyDownpour likely in north-east, centre
Flooding in the north-east and the centre is likely to improve slightly in next 48 hours as the Met Office was expecting a heavy rainfall in the region. The Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre said that... Full storyDhaka, WB to find ways to settle Padma Bridge issue, hopes Mozena
US ambassador to Bangladesh Dan Mozena said on Tuesday the World Bank’s decision scrapping its loan agreement on the Padma Bridge project had disappointed him but hoped that ways would be found to... Full storyJICA closely watching govt moves
Japan International Cooperation Agency, one of the co-financiers of the stalled Padma Bridge project, on Tuesday said it is closely monitoring what action the government is taking on the issue... Full storyACC has graft evidence against some political leaders: chair
The Anti-Corruption Commission has found ‘documentary evidence of corruption’ against a number of political leaders who had been in power in the past, said the ACC chairman, Golam Rahman, on Tuesday. Full storyPM, fin min named in WB letter: Fakhrul
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, on Tuesday claimed that the World Bank in its letter to the government over ‘corruption’ in the... Full storyFF Shahid testifies how Quader Molla killed, burnt houses in 1971
A freedom fighter, who lives abroad, on Tuesday testified that detained Jamaat assistant secretary general Abdul Quader Molla and his cohorts killed pro-liberation people and robbed and burnt their... Full storyPolice charge sheet counter to rule of law, rights abuse: NHRC chair
The National Human Rights Commission chairman, Mizanur Rahman, on Tuesday reacted sharply to the charges being pressed ‘secretly’ against Limon Hossain in a case the Rapid Action Battalion filed against... Full story3 Bangladeshis killed in NY road mishap
Three Bangladeshi youths were killed in a road accident in New York early on Monday, according to US newspaper reports. The deceased were identified as Shofiul Alom, 20, Nazim Khan, 21 and... Full storyPower div seeks outsourcing exemption for plants
The Power Division has sought an exemption of a recently formulated government policy on the outsourcing of lower-grade public employees to ensure the safety of power plants. Full storyMozena optimistic about political deal on next polls
US ambassador Dan Mozena is confident about some kind of agreement between major political parties on how to hold free, fair and credible general elections as he saw ‘recurring signal... Full storyBUET sent into long vacation amid teachers’ movement
