PM opens armed forces’ warfare display
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the combined warfare display of the Bangladesh Army, Navy and Air Force in the capital on Wednesday marking the Independence Day.
Mufti, Bipul opt to seek presidential pardon
Condemned Bangladesh chapter chief of banned extremist outfit Harkat-ul-Jihad al Islami Mufti Abdul Hannan and its leader Sharif Shahidul Alam Bipul would seek presidential pardon, said Kashimpur High Security Central Jail authorities.
Mushrooming of AL outlets won’t be tolerated: Quader
Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said that his party would not tolerate mushrooming of League outlets.
No election without level playing field: BNP
Bangladesh nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday claimed that no general election would be held without ensuring a level playing field.
RIVERS AROUND CAPITAL Fish disappears as pollution deepens
Buriganga, Shitalakhhya, Balu and the Turag, the four rivers flowing by the capital became virtually fishless as their waters have been polluted by dumping industrial wastes and sewage. The four rivers ceased to be habitats for fish, other aquatic life and plants.
WASAs lack sewage treatment efficiency
Water Supply and Sewerage Authorities in the country’s major cities still lack sewage treatment efficiency, raising concerns as almost all untreated wastewater generated there pollutes adjacent rivers and water bodies every day.
Country will be ruined with BNP in power: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said the country would be in a state of ruin if any evil force like BNP and Jamaat get the opportunity to grab power again like 2001 and urged the countrymen to remain careful about the threat.
Canadian HC discusses political issues with Khaleda
Canadian high commissioner in Dhaka Benoit-Pierre Laramee on Tuesday discussed Bangladesh’s current political issues with Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia. The Canadian diplomat called on the BNP chairperson at her Gulshan office.
MUFTI’S DEATH SENTENCE SC verdict reaches jail
The copy of the Appellate Division full verdict dismissing the petitions seeking review of the death sentences of Harkatul-Jihad Al Islami, Bangladesh chief Mufti Abdul Hannan and two other Huji leaders reached the Kashimpur High Security Central Jail on Tuesday night.
HASINA’S DELHI VISIT India now for basin-wise river management
India has brought basin-wise river management in the negotiations with Bangladesh amid uncertainty of the signing of an agreement on Teesta River water sharing and formal concurrence on Bangladesh’s proposal for joint constructions of the Padma-Ganges Barrage during prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s visit to New Delhi scheduled for April 7-10.
