Consider seriousness of crimes while granting bail, PM to judges
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday urged judges to consider the seriousness of crimes of a person while granting bail to him or her and thus save the country from various crimes. She said this while replying to a supplementary question from ruling party MP Kamal Ahmed Majumder during PM’s question-answer session in Parliament.
Misunderstanding caused MPs feeling hurt: TIB
Transparency International Bangladesh on Wednesday said that had any part of its ‘parliament watch report’ or its executive director’s October 25 statement hurt any of the lawmakers, it happened only for ‘misunderstanding’.
Anup Chetia handed over to India
The government secretly handed over to India separatist leader United Liberation Front of Asom Anup Chetia and two of his associates Wednesday early in the morning.
Modi thanks Hasina for handing over Chetia
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday thanked his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina for ‘the help in fighting terrorism’ in his country.
GSP will be top issue at TICFA meeting: Tofail
Commerce minister Tofail Ahmed on Tuesday said that restoration of Generalised System of Preferences for Bangladesh would be the key talking point at the meeting of Trade and Investment Cooperation Framework Agreement that would be held on November 23 in Washington.
Economy in the dumps in first quarter
All major economic indicators contributing to the growth of gross domestic product performed astonishingly badly in the first quarter suggesting the government has a tough task ahead trying to come close to its projections for the current fiscal year.
Army man hacked at cantt checkpoint
An assailant hacked an army soldier at a checkpoint at Kachukhet at Dhaka Cantonment on Tuesday morning.
Full implementation of CHT treaty demanded
Leaders of different political and socio-cultural organisations on Tuesday demanded constitutional recognition of ethnic minority people as ‘indigenous’ and full implementation of the 1997 Chittagong Hill Tracts Treaty for establishing their rights.
Inflation inches down in Oct
The point-to-point inflation slightly went down to 6.19 per cent in October from 6.24 per cent in the previous month due mainly to increased supply of winter vegetables in the domestic markets and lower prices of consumer goods and fuel oil in international markets, according to Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
PM orders steps for quick disposal of sensational cases
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday asked the ministries concerned for steps to ensure speedy disposal of ‘sensational murder cases’ as lengthy investigation and slow judicial process held back dozens of such cases across the country.
