SEC 57OF ICT ACT Cases pile up, allegations hardly proved
The number of cases under Section 57 of the Information and Communication Technology Act 2006 increased significantly, despite low rate of conviction, after the section was amended in 2013 making it harsher.
People to re-elect AL, hopes PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday hoped the people of Bangladesh will re-elect Awami League in the next general election to maintain the continuity of development.
Govt conspires to keep BNP out of polls: Khaleda
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia on Sunday alleged that the government was hatching a conspiracy to harass her party leaders and activists branding them Razakar to keep them away from next general election.
Gust snaps electricity in Cox’s Bazar
The electricity in entire Cox’s Bazar was snapped for hours due to damage to electric lines and poles caused by gusts Sunday evening.
Transformer damage increases, Poor maintenance, overloading blamed
Transformer damage in power distribution systems is on the rise raising frequency and duration of power cuts.
Int’l experts find flaws in govt EIAs on Rampal plant
Dredging the Passur River and its channels to facilitate coal supplies to the Rampal coal-fired power plant would adversely affect the Sunderbans’ aquatic biodiversity, cautioned two reputed aquatic environmentalists of the US and Australia.
RANGAMATI ARSON Insecurity grips young girls, women of ethnic minority
Young girls and women of the ethnic minority people of the villages at Langadu in Rangamati that came under arson attack by Bengali settlers on June 2 are now in fear of physical and sexual violence.
BNP to wage peaceful movement after Eid: Khaleda
Bangladesh Nationalist Party will organise people and begin peaceful movement after Eid-ul-Fitr in demand of a fair election and in protest at government repression, said BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Saturday.
More unsolicited power plants likely ahead of next polls
The government is weighing options to award a number of power plants with 100-300 megawatts capacity each bypassing tenders ahead of the next parliamentary polls scheduled to be held between October 2018 and January 2019.
Tk 14,655cr spent to bail out SoBs
The government has given Tk 14,655 crore to bail out state-owned banks including scam-hit BASIC Bank and Sonali Bank in eight years.
