Former MP Iqbal’s wife, sons, daughter sent to jail in graft case
A Dhaka court on Wednesday sent the wife of former Awami League MP HBM Iqbal, his two sons, and a daughter to jail in a corruption case they were earlier sentenced to three years’ imprisonment.
Prisoners without crime can claim damages: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina told parliament on Wednesday that people detained in prisons without committing any crime might claim compensation from the authorities concerned or the state.
BGMEA seeks 3 years to shift its head office
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association on Wednesday filed a petition in the Appellate Division praying for three years’ time to shift its head office from the 15-storey BGMEA Bhaban on the Hatirjheel Lake in the capital.
Women lag behind as policy remains on paper
Women still lag behind men in terms of participation in politics and economic and social advancement activities as the government has failed to achieve major goals that the National Women Development Policy aims.
Dowry behind one-third of violence against women
Dowry-related offences contribute one-third of violence against women while rape and abduction are two major crimes reported to the police.
PM seeks Jakarta help
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday requested the Indonesian government to play a role in sending back the Myanmar refugees from Bangladesh.
HC summons DWASA MD, DSCC CEO to explain
The High Court Division on Tuesday summoned the managing director of Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority and the chief executive officer of Dhaka South City Corporation to personally explain to it on March 19 why a blind man died falling inside an uncovered manhole at Paltan in the capital Monday.
Cops attacked again, 2 held in Comilla
Police on Tuesday arrested two suspected extremists while they were trying to get away after launching an attack on police on Dhaka-Chittagong Highway at Kutumbopur under Chandian in Comilla.
HC orders immediate closure of Hazaribagh tanneries
The High Court on Monday asked the government to shut down all the tanneries at Hazaribagh in Dhaka immediately as they missed several deadlines for relocation to Tannery Industrial Park at Savar.
Historic March 7 today
The ruling Awami League along with its like-minded political and socio-cultural organizations would celebrate the 46th anniversary of the epoch making speech Sheikh Mujibur Rahman delivered at Suhrawardy Udyan on March 7, 1971.
