Cargo plane crashes in Bay
Three foreigners aboard a cargo aircraft were killed after their plane crashed into the Bay of Bengal near Nazirhat coast in Cox’s Bazar, Wednesday morning, on the way to Jessore.
Inflation hits 41-month low in Feb on global food price slump
The point-to-point inflation in the country hit a 41-month low to 5.62 per cent in February dropping by 0.45 percentage points from 6.07 per cent in January, according to data of the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
No scope to leave women behind in the name of religion: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday stressed the need for the equal development of the country’s womenfolk as there is no scope to leave them behind in the name of religion.
Jamaat calls hartal for today
The Jamaat-e-Islami on Tuesday called a countrywide dawn-to-dusk general strike for today as the Appellate Division upheld the death sentence of condemned war crimes convict Mir Quasem Ali, a senior Jamaat leader.
AL, Ganajagaran Mancha, cultural bodies hail verdict
The ruling Awami League, Ganajagaran Mancha and different political and cultural organisations have expressed satisfaction over the Appellate Division verdict upholding the death sentence for Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mir Quasem Ali for crimes against humanity he had committed during war of liberation in 1971.
Publication ceremony focuses on Zia’s life, work
Discussants on Tuesday focused on different aspects of journalist Mahfuz Ullah’s book ‘President Zia of Bangladesh: A Political Biography.’
SC summons Qamrul, Mozammel
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked food minister Qamrul Islam and liberation war affairs minister AKM Mozammel Huq to appear before the court in person on March 15 to give explanation of their recent remarks about the chief justice.
Changes in ADP implementation guidelines on the cards
The government has decided to bring about changes in criteria of formulating and implementing projects against the backdrop of chronic slow progress of the annual development programme, officials said.
BNP elects 2 accused as leaders: PM
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, on Monday criticised the Bangladesh Nationalist Party for electing two people accused of different crimes as its chairperson and senior vice-chairman.
Few women in JS, parties’ policy-making
Though women constitute 50 per cent of the country’s population their representation in Parliament and leadership positions of political parties does not reflect it.
