Govt out to keep Mahmudur in jail by all means: BNP
Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Wednesday claimed the government was intervening in the justice system to prevent release of people who get bail.
16 named for Ekushey Padak
Sixteen eminent personalities have been named as recipients of the Ekushey Padak – 2016 in recognition of their outstanding contributions to their respective fields.
Political violence cost $2.2b in 2 years: WB
Political violence and unrest centring on war crimes verdicts in the past two years cost the economy about $2.20 billion, equivalent to 1 per cent of gross domestic product, the World Bank said in a report submitted to the finance ministry in the past week.
BTRC blasts GP for ‘hindering’ audit process
The telecom regulator on Wednesday asked mobile phone operator Grameenphone not to ‘hinder’ the ongoing audit to the company saying that the operator was not cooperating with the auditor.
Justice Shamsuddin tried to turn court into AL premises: BNP
Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Tuesday claimed that former Supreme Court judge AHM Shamsuddin Manik had tried to turn the court premises into a ‘centre for implementation of Awami programmes’.
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.
