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.
Protests flare as BCL men loot shop in Rangpur city
Several hundred local people took to the streets after Bangladesh Chhatra League activists of Begum Rokeya University unit on Saturday ransacked a fast food shop and looted valuables in Rangpur city after failing to extort money.
Visiting UK minister calls on Khaleda
Visiting United Kingdom’s minister for Asia and the Pacific Alok Sharma on Saturday told Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia that the UK wants to see a free and fair election in Bangladesh.
Interns of six govt medical college hospitals go on strike
Interns at government’s medical college hospitals on Saturday began an indefinite strike in protest against suspension of four fellow colleagues of Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College and Hospital in Bogra.
Prescriptions still illegible
Doctors across continue writing prescription illegibly as the Directorate General of Health Services and Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council seem to be indifferent to fully implement High Court directives for ensuring that doctors prescribe in capital letters in a legible manner.
Two Bangladeshi youths shortlisted for Commonwealth Awards
Two Bangladesh nationals — Towfique Ahmad Khan and Ukhengching Marma — are among 17 finalists drawn from 13 countries for the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Awards, according to a statement issued by the Commonwealth.
