Many prisoners awaiting trial cannot afford lawyer
Two-thirds of the inmates in the country’s prisons are awaiting trial and most of them are languishing in jails as they are too poor to afford a lawyer, official documents placed in an inter-ministerial meeting disclosed on Thursday.
Rampal power plant: Environmental clearance not yet given
The department of environment is yet to give the environmental clearance certificate for setting up the proposed coal-fired power plant at Rampal in Bagerhat, environment and forests minister Anwar Hossain Manju told the parliament on Thursday.
Khaleda sees AL men’s link to targeted killings
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia on Thursday said the ruling Awami League men and their cohorts were involved in the recent targeted murders around the country, including the latest killing of the wife of a police official in Chittagong.
Attendant of Hindu monastery hacked dead in Pabna
An attendant of a Hindu monastery was hacked to death by unknown assailants at Hemayetpur in Pabna sadar early Friday apparently in a sequel of recent killings.
Checking tax evasion by foreigners: Income tax units soon at 3 airports, 1 land port
The National Board of Revenue will initially establish income tax check posts at the country’s three international airports and one land port to identify tax evading foreigners.
After BL, GP offers voluntary retirement to employees
Country’s leading mobile phone company Grameenphone has offered voluntary retirement scheme to its employees who have served more than five years in the company.
Law sought to end corporal punishment of children
Bangladesh needed to enact a comprehensive law for total prohibition of corporal punishment inflicted on children by all including family members, experts said on Tuesday.
Rising pvt sector credit growth hits 15.59pc in April
The country’s private sector credit growth continued to maintain an upward trend in April, eighth month in a row, as banks are now disbursing a huge amount of consumer and farm loans to sustain their profitability, said Bangladesh Bank officials.
Legal redress for VAT payers gets costlier
Aggrieved taxpayers will now have to pay four times higher in value-added tax for filing appeals against the assessment of the National Board of Revenue because of a new measure included in the proposed budget for the next fiscal year.
Warrant issued for Quasem’s execution
The International Crimes Tribunal on Monday evening issued the warrant for the execution of war crimes death row inmate Mir Quasem Ali.
