Mashrafee to contest nat’l polls: minister
Bangladesh one-day international skipper Mashrafee bin Murtaza hit the headline for an unexpected reason on Tuesday after planning minister AHM Mustafa Kamal informed that he would contest in the upcoming national elections.
Two more killed in anti-drug drive early Wednesday
Two more suspected drug peddlers were killed in reported gunfights in Cox’s Bazar and Chittagong in anti-drug drives early Wednesday.
Driving on wrong side a disease: Obaidul
Road transport and bridges minister and general secretary of ruling Awami League, Obaidul Quader on Tuesday said driving on the wrong side of the roads is a disease, which most of the time done by influential people that creates the traffic congestion.
BNP demands restoration of CG provision in Constitution
Bangladesh Nationalist Party standing committee member Moudud Ahmed on Tuesday opined for restoration of poll-time non-party neutral caretaker government in the constitution to hold the next general election under it.
Budget implementation goes awry
The overall implementation of the Bangladesh national budget in the outgoing financial year became once again sluggish because of lingering discrepancy between projected indicators and their completion status.
Promote non-communal spirit among new generation: president
President Abdul Hamid on Monday stressed promotion of non-communal spirit among the new generation, including children, juveniles and youth, to keep them away from superstition, communalism, narcotics, terrorism and extremism.
Govt seeks stay as Khaleda gets bail in 2 cases
The High Court on Monday granted six months’ ad-interim bail to jailed Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia in each of two cases of Comilla but it rejected her bail prayer in the other case of Narail.
12 more killed, scores held in anti-drug crackdown
At least 12 more suspected drug peddlers were killed in reported gunfights in nine districts early Monday as law enforcement agencies continued anti-drug drives across the country.
Govt carrying out extrajudicial killings in name of anti-drug drive: Fakhrul
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday alleged that the government was carrying out extrajudicial killings in the name of the countrywide anti-drug drive.
Bailout fund for scam-hit state-owned banks again
The government is likely to set aside Tk 1500 crore in the upcoming national budget in bailout fund for scam-hit state-owned banks despite opposition from experts, think-tanks and right groups.
