BNP patronises attackers on Zafar Iqbal: Quader
Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday said that extremists were responsible for the attack on Shahjalal University of Science and Technology professor Muhammad Zafar Iqbal
Zafar Iqbal’s attackers are fanatics: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday termed ‘fanatics’ the attackers of Muhammad Zafar Iqbal and urged all to keep their children away from extremism, terrorism and drug abuse.
Zafar Iqbal out of danger, attacker confesses
Professor Muhammad Zafar Iqbal, who suffered serious injuries in a knife attack on the campus of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology on Saturday afternoon, is now feeling well and out of danger, said a doctor at the Combined Military Hospital.
SC disposes of NBR’s decision to freeze Robi accounts
The Appellate Division on Sunday disposed of the decision of the National Board of Revenue to freeze all the bank accounts of mobile phone operator Robi on charge of dodging Value Added Tax.
BNP announces 2-day fresh programmes for Khaleda’s release
Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Sunday again announced countrywide human chain and sit-in programmes for Tuesday and Thursday respectively for release of the party chief Khaleda Zia from jail.
Muhith asks CID to submit report on BB reserve heist
Finance minister AMA Muhith on Sunday said he asked the Criminal Investigation Department to submit their investigation report on the heist of country’s central bank reserve soon as the government expects to file a law suit to recover the remaining portion of the stolen money.
Include agriculture in curricula: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday asked the authorities concerned to include agriculture and its practical aspects in curricula to encourage students to properly know about cultivation system
3-day Lalan Festival kicks off in Kushtia
In memory of legendry mystic bard Baul king Lalan Shah, a three-day Lalon festival kicked off at Lalan Akhra of Cheuria in Kushtia from Thursday.The festival will feature Lalan Mela, discussion and musical soiree every day
Nizam Hazari’s MP status legal: HC
The High Court on Thursday, in its order, declared parliament membership of Awami League lawmaker Nizam Uddin Hazari legal.
NBR unfreezes Robi accounts
The National Board of Revenue on Thursday unfroze the bank accounts of the mobile phone operator Robi following its undertakings to pay the unpaid value-added tax and supplementary duty worth Tk 18.73 crore on Sunday