Two cases filed against Daily Star editor
At least two defamation cases were filed against the Daily Star editor Mahfuz Anam on Tuesday over publishing reports on alleged graft by Awami League president Sheikh Hasina on the basis of unsubstantiated DGFI information during the army-controlled interim government during the 2007-08.
People in cities suffer from poor liveability
People living in urban areas, especially in Dhaka, suffer from inadequate and poor quality of services, particularly housing, health, transport, water supply and sanitation, experts said.
Non-food inflation soars in Jan on house rent, edu expense hike
Point-to-point non-food inflation increased by 1.69 percentage points to 8.74 per cent in January from 7.05 per cent in previous month due mainly to hike in house rent and additional expenditure on education purpose in the beginning of the year, according to the data of the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
Judiciary on the verge of collapse, says Justice Mahmudul Amin
Former chief justice Mahmudul Amin Chowdhury said on Tuesday that the judiciary was now on the verge of collapse and urged lawyers to wage movement to save the judiciary and protect its independence.
DU students block city road over assault on fellows
Dhaka University students blocked the Karwan Bazaar intersection in protest at an alleged assault on fellows by Ansar personnel in the capital on Monday.
ANGER OVER NEW JCD COMMITTEE: Rebels run amok
Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal office were set on fire and Bangladesh Nationalist Party central office was vandalised on Monday allegedly by rebels of the BNP-backed student organisation in protest of being deprived of desired positions in 736-member Chhatra Dal central committee.
Ban phones Hasina, offers UN panel membership on water
UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon phoned prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday and offered Bangladesh to be member of a UN high-level panel to be formed on water which she readily accepted.
Export earnings post $19.19b in seven months
The country’s export earnings in the July-January period of the financial year 2015-16 hit $19.19 billion with 7.85 per cent rise from $17.79 billion in the same period of the FY15, showed provisional data of the Export Pro
Govt keen to turn border haats into ‘broader’ markets
The Prime Minister’s Office is keen to turn the existing border haats into ‘broader’ haats along the India-Bangladesh frontiers to allow all Bangladeshi and imported goods to be traded, instead of only locally produced goods.
Govt patronage essential for reviving muslin
Weavers, fabric designers and heritage preservation campaigners on Sunday said support from the government was essential
