AL allies, critics mock Muhith over budget remark
Economists and allies of the ruling Awami League mocked finance minister AMA Muhith as he called them ‘stupid’ and ‘not patriots’ for criticising the proposed national budget terming it ‘anti-poor’ and ‘appeasing affluent class.’
Punish people involved in bank plundering: FBCCI
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry on Saturday demanded exemplary punishments for the people involved in plundering of banks
7 held over threatening MP Ushatan
Police arrested at least seven people on charge of their alleged link with demanding extortion and giving death threat to independent member of parliament from Rangamati constituency Ushatan Talukder
ACC WOMEN’S TWENTY20 ASIA CUP Bangladesh women storm into final
Bangladesh national women’s team stormed into the final of the ACC Women’s Twenty20 Asia Cup for the first time when they beat hosts Malaysia by 70 runs in their last league match in Kula Lumpur on Saturday
Casualties took place where law enforcers faced obstruction: home minister
Home minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Saturday said the government has no intention to kill anyone and the incidents of casualties in anti-drug drive have taken place where the law enforcers were obstructed.
No banking commission now
Finance minister AMA Muhith on Friday came down heavily on the critics of the proposed national budget for terming it ‘anti-poor’ and ‘appeasing affluent class’ and said that they were ‘stupid’ and ‘not patriots’.
Commoners to bear brunt of increased tax: CPD
Centre for Policy Dialogue on Friday said that the proposed national budget for the next financial year 2018-19 would increase tax burden on low and middle-income groups of the society while it offered benefits to well-off people.
3 more killed in ‘gunfights’
Three more suspected drug peddlers were killed in ‘gunfights’ in three districts early Friday taking to 146 the number of people killed in the anti-drug drive across the country in the past 25 days amid continued protests against extrajudicial killings.
Risky highways force rly to run trains with extra carriages
Bangladesh Railway is struggling to manage the rush of passengers as many people, driven away by the bad condition of potholed highways and roads with ongoing construction works, are turning to train services ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr.
US urges Myanmar to help implement Annan Commission recommendations
The US has urged the Myanmar government to fulfil its commitment to work with UNHCR and UNDP to implement the recommendations of the Kofi Annan-led Advisory Commission on Rakhine State.
