PUTTING OFF NASIMAN, KARIMAN, UNFIT VEHICLES FROM HIGHWAYS, Govt gets fresh directive
The High Court Division in a verdict on Wednesday gave fresh directives to the government to make the highways safe for travelers by making them off limits for unfit vehicles as well as locally improvised slow moving unauthorized three-wheelers called nasiman, kariman and bhatbhati. The fresh directives were given as previous HC directives fell on the deaf ears of the government, said lawyers.
8-hour hartal in city today
The eight-hour general strike sponsored by the National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports to press home their 7-point demand, including, scrapping coal-based Rampal power plant near the Sunderbans, begins today at 6:00am, in the capital. The national committee would also hold protest rallies across the country today to realise their demands.
Trump to direct federal resources toward building a border wall on Wednesday
President Donald Trump will take executive action Wednesday directing federal resources toward building a border wall, a White House official confirmed to CNN.
Three arrested in Sweden over 'gang rape' on Facebook Live
Swedish police investigating allegations that a woman was gang raped live on Facebook have arrested three men.
Donald Trump tells Narendra Modi he considers India a 'true friend'
Donald Trump spoke with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a call Tuesday, one of the few world leaders the new US President has spoken to since taking office on Friday.
PM asks Chhatra League to eradicate illiteracy
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday asked Bangladesh Chhatra League to offer education to illiterate people of their respective areas in a bid to eradicate illiteracy in the country.
Search committee likely this week
The president, Abdul Hamid, is likely to form a search committee in a couple of days to reconstitute the Election Commission, which would conduct the next parliamentary election.
BERC limps with one member, no chair
The five-member Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission, the country’s independent watchdog for energy sector, is running with only one member and without the chairman for more than one month.
Netrokona war crimes suspect dies at DMCH
A detained war crimes suspect from Netrokona died at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital on Wednesday morning.
Arafat Sunny denied bail, sent to jail
A Dhaka court on Tuesday denied bail to Bangladesh national cricketer Arafat Sunny and ordered him to be sent to prison after completion of his remand in a case filed under Information and Communication Technology Act 2006.
