All must abide by party rules, Quader to AL men
Issuing a strong note of warning to the party’s errant leaders and activists, Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Monday said all must abide by the party rules as no deviation will be allowed.
2 arms-wielding BCL leaders expelled
THE ruling Awami League-backed student body Bangladesh Chhatara League on Monday expelled two leaders on charge of breaching the party rules by wielding firearms during clashes with hawkers in an eviction drive at Gulistan on October 27.
City children affected by severe air pollution: UNICEF
Children in Bangladesh living in and near industrial or urban cities are the most vulnerable to hazardous diseases caused by outdoor and indoor air pollutions.
SC upholds Mahmudur Rahman’s bail
The Supreme Court on Monday upheld a High Court order that granted bail to acting Amar Desh editor Mahmudur Rahman in a case filed in connection with the plot to abduct and kill prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy in the United States.
Verdict against cricketer Shahadat, wife on Nov 6
The Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-5 on Monday set November 6 for delivering verdict against cricketer Shahadat Hossain and his wife Jesmine Jahan Nitya in a case filed over torturing their domestic help.
Fragile ecology worries Asian greens
Environmentalists from Asian countries have urged the government to refrain from any installation that will put in peril the fragile ecology of the Sunderbans, the world’s biggest mangrove forest and a World Heritage Site.
AL yet to fulfil pledge
Women got 20.27 per cent of the 74 positions so far announced in the new central working committee of the ruling Awami League.
AL to hold dialogue over next polls if necessary, says Quader
The Awami League general secretary, Obaidul Quader, also the road transport and bridges minister, on Sunday said the prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, would initiate a move for holding dialogue for a national cause if necessary, but not at this moment.
Hasnat denied bail again in Gulshan attack case
A Dhaka court on Sunday denied again the bail petition of former North South University teacher Abul Hasnat Rezaul Karim in connection with the Gulshan attack case.
Disappearance threatens city parks
Influential quarters have grabbed, fully or partially, all the parks of the Dhaka South City Corporation in the absence of any effective step to reclaim them.
