Justice comes late, after 31 years
Now fifty five years old, with his beard gone all grey, poor farmer Abdul Kader, whose case involving smuggling remained buried in piles of pending cases for 31 years, was acquitted by the High Court on Wednesday
Move to bring Dhaka buses under six cos stalls
An initiative to rationalise the bus routes and bring all public buses and minibuses under few companies has remained stalled since the death of Dhaka North City Corporation mayor Annisul Huq who had taken up the move.
ACC to appeal for increasing Khaleda’s jail term
The Anti-Corruption Commission said Tuesday that it would appeal in the High Court Division to increase the jail term of former prime minister and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia in the Zia Orphanage Trust case.
BNP hires British lawyer Carlile for Khaleda
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party has appointed British lawyer Lord Carlile for providing legal assistance to the lawyers of party chairperson Khaleda Zia in all cases. At a briefing at the party’s central office on Tuesday, BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said
Three killed as train hits covered van in Feni
At least three people were killed and three others injured when a train hit a covered van at Barahipur level crossing near Feni Railway Station early Wednesday.The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately.
CAAB takes crash prog after US-Bangla plane crash
Civil Aviation Authorities, Bangladesh has taken a crash programme for the aviation operators and would extend its surveillance on them.The initiative came in the wake of the March 12 crash of Bangladesh-registered US-Bangla plane in Kathmandu international airport which left 51 killed.
Biman flight makes emergency landing for ‘technical glitch’
A Saidpur-bound flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport 16 minutes after it took off facing technical glitch
BNP appoints British lawyer Carlile to assist Khaleda’s cases
Bangladesh Nationalist Party has appointed British lawyer Lord Carlile for providing legal assistance to all cases against the party chairperson Khaleda Zia.
GP, BL pay Tk 152cr VAT on 4G fees, Robi risks bank account freeze
Grameenphone and Banglalink have paid Tk 151 crore in value-added tax (VAT) on their spectrum acquisition fee for 4G service but Robi has yet to pay Tk 17 crore VAT against technology neutrality fees, officials of National Board of Revenue said.
Bangladesh’s graduation to developing country a slap to critics: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said Bangladesh’s graduation to developing nation was a slap to those who predicted the country would be a bottomless basket after the independence
