Hajj office embarrassed as pilgrims travel to Jeddah without visas
At least two pilgrims have travelled to Saudi Arabia without visas from the host country, causing tension among the Bangladeshi officials in Jeddah. The Saudi immigration authorities have spotted two cases recently and criticised poor hajj management by the Bangladeshi authorities.
SC stays Justice Fazlul Haque’s trial in graft case
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday stayed the trial proceedings in a corruption case against former adviser to caretaker government Justice Md Fazlul Haque, also a former Appellate Division judge.
BOGRA RAPE Seven more remanded in police custody
Seven more people were remanded in police custody by a Bogra court on Monday in connection with the rape incident in which the victim was promised admission in a local college.
BNP denies Khaleda meets ISI in London
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia had no meeting with any foreign intelligence agency in London, said the party’s secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday.
Fourth rice shipment from Vietnam docks at Ctg port
A shipment of 25,300 tonnes of rice from Vietnam reached Chittagong port on Monday morning. It is the fourth consignment of a total of 250,000 tonnes of rice that the government is buying to augment supplies.
Former MP’s son shot dead in Gazipur
The son of former Bangladesh Nationalist Party lawmaker Mokhlesur Rahman was shot to death at Bhatgati of Kaliganj upazila in Gazipur on Sunday night. The deceased was identified as Habibur Rahman Faisal Mia, 25.
BOGRA RAPE Three taken on remand, two more arrested
A Bogra court on Sunday allowed police to question in their custody three men, including the district unit Awami Shramik League convener, arrested in connection with raping a girl after promising her admission in a local college.
DOMESTIC GAS PRICE HC strikes down 2nd phase hike
The High Court Division on Sunday struck down the 2nd phase domestic gas price hike in the current year and called it ‘illegal.’ The court order relieved domestic gas consumers from paying the additional tariff of Tk 150 from August.
406 hajj pilgrims likely fail to fly for visa problems
Over 400 Bangladeshi pilgrims are likely to fail to go to Saudi Arabia on Sunday by their scheduled hajj flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines due to visa complexities.
Cheating in public exams growing
The number of students adopting unfair means like copying and helping each other in public examinations is increasing, causing alarms among education board officials. According to inter-education board coordination subcommittee data, 976 students were expelled during Higher Secondary Certificate and equivalent exams held under eight general, one madrassah and one technical education boards in 2017.
