Khaleda seeks fresh probe into Zia Orphanage graft case
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia on Monday submitted an application to a special court in Dhaka, seeking a fresh investigation into a case filed over alleged embezzlement of funds against her, her eldest son, Tarique Rahman and four others.
AL to send names of EC to search committee
The ruling Awami League on Monday decided to send names for the next chief election commissioner and other election commissioners to the search committee.
BNP finalises proposed names for EC
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party Monday night finalised names for the next Election Commission to be submitted to the search committee for the commission today.
PM for public exams in Class V, VIII
Prime linister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday called for continuation of public examinations in Class-V and Class-VIII saying those were playing crucial role in confidence building of students for secondary school certificate examination.
Posh party organisers under ACC scanner
The Anti-Corruption Commission has begun hunting for the source of expenses by different organisations and individuals who organise parties at posh party centres in the capital.
BNP to send names to search committee for EC
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party decided Sunday night to send names to the search committee for the next Election Commission.
India hints at change in Tipaimukh project: Anisul
Water resources minister Anisul Islam Mahmud told the Jatiya Sangsad on Sunday that India had informed Bangladesh that they might change the shape of Tipaimukh hydroelectric project on an international river.
Writ seeking ban on airing 3 Indian TV channels rejected
The High Court on Sunday rejected a writ petition that sought ban on airing of three Indian television channels in Bangladesh on the ground that the channels’ programmes were against the country’s culture and tradition.
Bureaucracy reforms Govt move on the backburner
The government seems to have forgotten its election pledge that it would reform the bureaucracy to free it from the clutches of influence of the party in power and make it more service oriented. An objective of the pledged reform was to make merit rather than patronage as the bedrock for the nation’s civil service.
PM blasts anti-Rampal Power Plant campaigners again
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina once again came down heavily on the campaigners against the Rampal Power Plant, saying that they never visited the power plant site to ascertain its impact on the Sunderbans.
