PM approves nine power purchase proposals without tender
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina has approved nine proposals for purchasing expensive electricity from private fuel oil-fired power plants with 1,763MW combined capacity without any tende
SC stays further proceedings on DU VC appointment
The Appellate Division on Thursday stayed further proceedings on the appointment of Dhaka University vice chancellor from the panels elected by the senate.
Hajj-related problems to go soon: Menon
All the hajj-related problems, including flight schedule debacle, will be resolved within a day or two, civil aviation and tourism minister Rashed Khan Menon said on Wednesday. He came up with the assurance after an emergency meeting to discuss the overall situation and find ways to make the hajj-related activities smooth and trouble-free.
Section 57 being misused: Quader
Ruling Awai League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said that Section 57 of the Information and Communication Technology Act was being misused. Obaidul Quader, also minister of road transport and bridges, made the comment while visiting the development work of the metro rail project at Agargaon in the capital.
Consult before recording case under Sec 57: IGP
Inspector general of police AKM Shahidul Hoque on Wednesday asked all units of the police to consult law wing at the police headquarters before recording any case under the Section 57 of the Information and Communication Technology Act.
Govt wants to divide judges, says CJ
The chief justice, SK Sinha, said on Tuesday said that the government wanted to create division among judges. Justice Sinha made the remarks during a hearing in the Appellate Division, two days after law minister Anisul Huq at a discussion in Jessore on Sunday reportedly said, ‘The judiciary doesn’t mean only one person.’
Conjoined twins separated at DMCH
The 10-month old conjoined twin girls from Gaibandha, Toufa and Tahura, were separated through a nine-hour surgery at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital on Tuesday. ‘We began the surgery at 8:00am and ended at 5:00pm. A team of 22 experts from paediatric surgery, plastic surgery, neurosurgery, urology, orthopaedic surgery and anaesthesiology department conducted the surgery,’ said paediatric surgery department associate professor Shahnoor Islam, who led the surgery.
RAPE, TORTURE IN BOGRA Protests continue all over
Political and cultural activists demonstrated for the second consecutive day on Tuesday protesting at the Bogra rape and torture incident and demanded exemplary punishment of the politically influential perpetrators.
Eight shops burnt in Comilla fire
Eight shops were burnt in a fire that broke out at Syed Ali Mansion Market at Chandina in Comilla early Wednesday. Fire service officials said the fire might be originated from a short circuit at a shop around 12:15am and it soon engulfed the adjoining shops.
SC split over president’s control of lower courts
The Seven-judge Appellate Division on Tuesday released split views, three against the president retaining the power to control subordinate courts, three in support and another judge gave no opinion.
