PM reaches Jakarta to join IORA summit
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina reached in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta on a three-day official visit to join the Leaders’ Summit of Indian Ocean Rim Association, a grouping of nations having coastlines with the world’s third largest ocean.
Khaleda, 77 other BNP leaders face charges in arson case
Police on Monday submitted charge-sheets against Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia and 77 others in two cases of arson attacks which killed sleeping passengers on a bus at Chauddagram in Comilla.
Bangladesh government continues repression against garment workers
LAST week, the Bangladesh government released some of the labour activists arrested on trumped-up charges after a strike of garment workers demanding higher pay in Ashulia industrial district near Dhaka. Several workers remain in custody and the police are continuing to pursue charges against all those arrested.
BGMEA loses last legal battle
The Appellate Division on Sunday rejected a petition filed by Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association for a review of its verdict that had upheld a High Court judgement ordering the demolition of 15-storey BGMEA Bhaban illegally constructed in Hatirjheel lake in the capital.
PM off to Jakarta to attend Leaders' Summit
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka for Jakarta on Monday morning on a three-day official visit to Indonesia to attend the Leaders' Summit in commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the Indian Ocean Rim Association.
Rajuk allots plots to 31 people on political consideration
Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha once again allotted plots to 31 people, including ruling Awami League activists and government officials, at its Uttara housing project allegedly on political consideration.
MPs censure Muhith for praising Yunus
Two lawmakers – one from the Awami League and other from the Workers Party of Bangladesh – on Sunday criticised finance minister AMA Muhith for praising the contribution of Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus to poverty reduction through microcredit.
Ansar Al Islam banned
Extremist outfit Ansar Al Islam, which claimed responsibilities for killing leading LGBT activist Xulhaz Mannan and other secular writers, has been banned.
PM flays Muhith for praising Yunus
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday censured finance minister AMA Muhith presumably for praising the contribution of Nobel laureate and former Grameen Bank managing director Muhammad Yunus to the country’s poverty reduction through micro-credit.
PM urges mothers to be best friends of children
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday urged the parents, particularly mothers, to build up friendly relations with their children to prevent them from going astray or bending to extremism, terrorism and drug.
