Murder case filed against Limon, family
Grameen Bank Ordinance amended
President Zillur Rahman has promulgated the Grameen Bank (Amendment) Ordinance 2012, which contains a provision for the formation of a ‘selection committee’ to appoint the managing director of the world-famous... Full storyDoctor stabbed to death in city
BNP waits for full 13th amendment judgement
The full judgement of the Supreme Court that declared the 13th amendment of the constitution illegal being not published yet is a major impediment to the Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s working out a framework for... Full storyIt’s a black day: Yunus
Santos threatens to pull off unless it gets Kutubdia
Santos Sangu Fields Limited, following its predecessor Cairn Energy, in a recent letter has threatened that it would withdraw its investments from Bangladesh, unless Petrobangla gives it Kutubdia.. Full storyGrameen’s loan disbursement, recovery rates fall
The rate of loan disbursement and recovery by the Grameen Bank fell in 2011 due to sluggishness in its activities, ostensibly caused by a long drawn out row between the government and the bank over its management. Full storyAzhar sent to jail
The International Crimes Tribunal-2 on Thursday sent detained Jamaat acting secretary general ATM Azharul Islam to jail. It passed the order after hearing both the defence and the prosecution... Full storyAbul’s resignation accepted finally
Resignation of Syed Abul Hossain as information and communications technology minister was accepted on Thursday, just 30 days after its submission. President Zillur Rahman finally... Full storyPM to attend NAM summit in Iran
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will visit Iran August 29-31 to attend the 16th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in Tehran, PM’s press secretary Abul Kalam Azad told New Age on Thursday. Full storyHRW asks govt to allow Rohingya aid efforts
The New York-based Human Rights Watch has asked the Bangladesh government to immediately cease its restrictions on international organisations providing aid to more than 2,00,000 Rohingyas staying in the country. Full storyGrameen commission gets three months’ extension
The government is going to extend the tenure of the commission that was appointed to find out the relationship between Nobel Peace Prize winning Grameen Bank and its 54 sister concerns, said officials. Full storyIndia warns Twitter over ethnic violence rumours
India threatened to take action on Thursday against Twitter over content alleged to have inflamed ethnic tensions, as leaked documents revealed the government scrambling to censor online material. Full storyDeal between US lobbyists and Quasem to be probed: ACC
The Anti-Corruption Commission will investigate the allegation of the appointment of a lobbyist by Jamaat-e-Islami’s leader Mir Quasem Ali in the United States at a fee of $25 million to influence the US... Full storyHC moved for holding immediate medical admission tests
A Supreme Court lawyer on Thursday filed an application seeking a High Court directive on the authorities to immediately begin the process for holding admission tests at medical and dental colleges for the 2012-13 academic session. Full storyMerkel, Hillary most ‘powerful’ women
