ADULTERATED MILK HC scolds BSTI, BFSA
The High Court Division on Tuesday directed Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institute and Bangladesh Food Safety Authority to get raw cow milk, curd and fodders tested at labs again to ascertain whether or not they are bacteria infected and lead contaminated.
FURNISHING RNPP APARTMENTS HC asks for probe reports
The High Court on Monday asked the government to submit to it on June 23 the reports on probes into abnormally high prices of household articles purchased to furnish apartments in multi-storey buildings under the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant Project in Pabna.
Bangladesh sets example of religious harmony: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said Bangladesh has set a glaring example of giving equal opportunity to the people of all religions so that none can feel neglected.
CONTESTING BOGURA BY-POLLS Manna declines Tarique’s proposal to join BNP
A BNP leader seeking a reserved female seat in the parliament on Monday submitted nomination paper while the party is likely to contest the by-polls in Bogura-6 constituency that fell vacant as the MP-elect BNP secretary-general Fakhrul Islam Alamgir did not take oath.\
Bangladesh stops issuing visas to Pakistanis
Amid the escalating diplomatic row between the two countries, the Bangladesh High Commission in Islamabad, in an apparent protest, has stopped issuing visas to Pakistanis, said an official on Monday.
Moosa wants to bring €20b in Bangladesh
Private business firm DATCO chairman Moosa Bin Shamsher, who grabbed the headlines time and again claiming to be a multi-billionaire, has applied for permission to bring about €20 billion to Bangladesh claiming that international arms business earned him the money.
RIDESHARING SERVICES Accidents on rise, guideline not implemented
An increasing number of fatal road accidents in Dhaka are being attributed to ridesharing services by experts because of poor safety gears, untrained and unskilled drivers and riders and lack of monitoring while their scope of operation across the country is expanding.
Six killed as bus hits tree in Bagerhat
At least six people were killed and nine others injured after a bus crashed into a roadside tree in Fakirhat upazila on Saturday morning.
Most city public transports charging exorbitant fares
Most city bus operators and the drivers of CNG-fuelled auto rickshaws and ridesharing motorcycles have been charging exorbitant fares from the passengers in the capital since the beginning of Ramadan, says a study report. \
Probe initiated as abnormal purchase prices go viral
The government has initiated a probe into ‘abnormal’ high price paid for household articles to furnish apartments in multi-storey buildings under the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant Project in Pabna.
