BRTA moves to scrap reg of vehicles this month
The Bangladesh Road Transport Authority is going to cancel within this month the registration of the motor vehicles which did not have their fitness certificates renewed in the past 10 years or more.
ILLEGAL WEALTH : Verdict in AL MP Badi’s case Nov 2
The Dhaka Special Judge’s Court 3 on Wednesday posted for November 2 its verdict in a case against ruling Awami League lawmaker Abdur Rahman Badi for amassing illegal wealth and hiding information in his wealth report.
AL to finalised reports for conference Wednesday
Awami League president Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday revised the reports of subcommittees on the party’s upcoming national conference and asked the subcommittee conveners and member-secretaries to finalise the proposals to be placed in Central Working Committee meeting on Wednesday for approval.
Indian activists urge Modi to scrap Rampal project
A coalition of groups in India wrote to Indian prime minister Narendra Modi demanding that the proposed coal-fired power plant at Rampal in Bangladesh be scrapped due to its potential to cause ‘irreparable damage’ to the Sunderbans.
WB 'confident' in PM's development agenda
World Bank president Jim Yong Kim on Tuesday expressed his ‘full confidence’ in the development agenda of prime minister Sheikh Hasina's government in Bangladesh.
Deaths on rail tracks multiply
The number of people killed on rail tracks and at level crossings across the country is increasing alarmingly, rendering ineffective different preventive measures taken so far by the authorities concerned.
Creative method raises worries
A growing number of high school teachers don’t even understand creative method of education introduced in the country seven years ago.
PM expects WB’s stronger role in Bangladesh’s development
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said she expects the World Bank to play a stronger role in Bangladesh’s development endeavors as its leading development partner.
Don’t provide info to fraudsters: BTRC
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission on Monday issued a notice asking all mobile phone subscribers not to provide personal and biometric SIM registration-related information to fraudsters seeking over phone.
WB Padma bridge fund committed to other projects
Visiting World Bank president Jim Yong Kim on Monday dismissed the possibility of reengagement in the Padma Bridge project saying they would not fund the construction of the bridge at this point.
