Fakhrul challenges AL to test popularity
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday challenged its arch-rival ruling Awami League to test its popularity by holding an election without any influence of government and police.
Road digging leaves city people gasping
An orgy of erratic road digging in different areas in the capital, apparently aimed at nothing other than improving utility services, leaves local people wondering when they would come out of the acute suffering they have been put to.
Bangladeshi girl with three legs ‘walks, runs’ after Australia surgery
A toddler born with three legs – because body parts of a twin had grown inside her – was returning home to Bangladesh Friday after complex and rare surgery in Australia enabled her to walk and run, her doctor said.
No sports, games in most schools
Most schools offer no sports activities to their students in gross violation of the national education and sports policies.
FLASH FLOOD-HIT HAORS VGF for 2.6 lakh families under 100-day programme
The government has taken a move to distribute rice and flour along with a certain amount of cash among about 2.56 lakh ultra-poor flash flood-affected families in Sylhet division under its 100-day Vulnerable Group Feeding programme.
People must not face torture, oppression, PM to RAB
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday asked the members of Rapid Action Battalion to make sure that common people do not fall victims to unnecessary torture and oppression during their duties.
Fakhrul says BNP not anti-Indian
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday said they were not anti-Indian.
BCIM mechanism Dhaka for finalising by next year as China, India take conflicting stances
Bangladesh on Wednesday stressed the need for taking a decision within one year on upgrading BCIM from a joint study group to an inter-governmental mechanism, while China and India took opposite positions about finalising an operational mechanism for the sub-regional group.
Early rains play havoc with standing boro, other crops
Heavy early rains this year destroyed the standing boro and other crops across the country, said farmers.
TAZREEN, RANA PLAZA DISASTER Writs seeking compensations for victims not heard in 3 years
No hearing took place in last three years on two public interest litigation writ petitions seeking High Court Division’s directives to pay the due compensations to the families of apparel workers killed and injured in 2012 Tazreen factory fire and 2013 Rana Plaza collapse.
