PM denies deals with India against country’s interest
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday in parliament denied allegations that agreements signed with India during her recent visit to New Delhi were against the country’s interest.
Overenthusiastic govt employees a barrier to rule of law: chief justice
Chief justice SK Sinha on Wednesday said the rule of law cannot be established in the country for some overenthusiastic government employees.
Policymakers not engaged in preparing BNP’s Vision 2030
Bangladesh Nationalist Party policymakers are not engaged in the preparation of the party’s Vision 2030, now on the final stage.
Jamuna washes away riverbank protection embankment at Kazipur
About 50 meters of riverbank protection dam was washed away by the River Jamuna at Tutuler Mor of Shuvagachha union under Kazipur in Sirajganj on Wednesday.
Nor’westers kill 9 in Rajshahi
At least nine people were killed in Rajshahi as a nor’wester lashed nine upazilas of the district and a boat capsized in River Padma in the city on Monday and Sunday.
Power supply to four divisions resumes after four hours
Power supply to half of the country restored after more than four hours suspension due to grid failure which occurred at around 11:20am Tuesday.
Tangail bus accident kills 7
At least seven people were killed and 30 others injured as a bus skidded off the road and plunged into a roadside ditch at Haripur in Ghatail upazila on Tuesday night.
Bangladesh ‘fails’ to protect dissenting voices: AI
Amnesty International, a London-based right group, has said Bangladesh government has failed to protect dissenting voices or hold accountable the armed groups that threaten them, and stifled freedom of expression through a slew of ‘repressive tactics and new laws’.
Opposition MP wants end of debate on judiciary-executive relations
Opposition Jatiya Party lawmaker Fakhrul Imam on Tuesday urged prime minister Sheikh Hasina to hold discussion in parliament to settle the ongoing debate centering which branch of the state holds most authority.
May Day observed
The historic May Day was observed across the country as elsewhere around the globe on Monday with a fresh call to announce a new salary structure for workers and ensure their justified rights, including trade union one.
