TAZREEN, RANA PLAZA DISASTER Writs seeking compensations for victims not heard in 3 years
No hearing took place in last three years on two public interest litigation writ petitions seeking High Court Division’s directives to pay the due compensations to the families of apparel workers killed and injured in 2012 Tazreen factory fire and 2013 Rana Plaza collapse.
Construction of controvertial Rampal power plant begins
Amid severe protests from environmentalists and political activists, Bangladesh-India Friendship Power Company on Monday ordered the construction work for 1,320MW coal-fired power plant at Rampal, only 14km off the Sunderbans.
Khaleda asked to appear before court on May 22
A Dhaka court on Tuesday asked Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia to appear before it on May 22 in 11 cases, including those related to sedition and arson attacks, filed at different times.
water-logging in capital DSCC mayor blames Dhaka WASA
Dhaka South City mayor Mohammad Sayeed Khokon on Tuesday blamed the negligence of Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority for water-logging problem in the capital.
US Navy guided-missile sub calls in South Korea
The USS Michigan -- a guided-missile submarine -- arrived in South Korea for what a US defense official described as a show of force amid tensions between the US and North Korea.
China ups calls for calm after tense weekend on Korean Peninsula
With tensions rising on the Korean peninsula, China is calling for calm and urging all parties to avoid "provocative actions."
France urged to reject Le Pen in presidential vote runoff
France's defeated political establishment has begun to rally against far-right leader Marine Le Pen as she goes head-to-head against political novice Emmanuel Macron in the final race for the French presidency.
Obama re-emerges in public after avoiding political spotlight
Speaking in public for the first time since leaving the White House three months ago, former President Barack Obama on Monday avoided criticizing his successor, disappointing anyone who was hoping for a clash between the ex-president and President Donald Trump.
Paknar haor boro crops flooded too
Busting the protection embankment, the gushing flood water inundated early Monday the boro crops of Paknar haor, the second largest wetlands in Sunamganj, leaving no hope left for the residents of more than 60 villages.
RIVALRY BETWEEN TWO TOP AL LEADERS Conflicts leave Ctg into chaos
Infighting between ruling Awami League’s Chittagong city unit president ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury, also former Chittagong city mayor for three consecutive terms, and general secretary AJM Nasir Uddin, also the incumbent mayor, has caused a chaotic situation in the port city.
