SHAMSHER’S RESIGNATION : Mixed reaction in BNP
Shamsher Mobin’s resignation of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party caused mixed reaction in the party, as senior leaders were indifferent to the matter and grassroots were critical of his decision. BNP vice-chairman Shamsher on Thursday formally announced that he retired from politics and resigned from all posts of BNP citing health ground.
Bogra AL leader arranges electoral feast closing school activities
Kahalu upazila Awami League president Helal Uddin Kabiraj on Thursday arranged a feast at Kahalu Pilot High School in the upazila town allegedly closing all the activities of the school for the day to woo his voters.
4 jailed, 22 held for fraudulence in the DU, JnU admission test
Mobile courts sentenced three admission aspirants, and another person for assisting them, to two years imprisonment each for fraudulence at the Dhaka University and Jagannath University admission tests on Friday.
Prices of edible oil, broiler go up
The prices of unpacked soya bean oil and broiler increased in the capital’s kitchen markets over the week ending Friday.
Idle forex reserve swells further to $27b
The country’s foreign exchange reserve crossed US$ 27 billion mark for the first time on Thursday as the International Monetary Fund released US$ 255 million loan on the day amid heavy purchase of the US dollars by the central bank from local banks.
Abandon Rampal power plant project: national committee
Leaders of the National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports on Thursday called on the government to abandon the coal fired Rampal and Orion power plants in the vicinity of the Sunderbans.
ZIA CHARITABLE TRUST CASE : Khaleda to return home by Nov 7: lawyers
Defence counsel told the Dhaka Special Judge’s Court-3 on Thursday that Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia would return home from London by November 7 as she wanted to appear before the court in the trial.
12,000 acres of Gazipur Forest land in grabbers’ hands
At least 59 owners of industries and other powerful individuals grabbed a 12,321-acre area of the 66,800-acre Gazipur Forest, a parliamentary standing committee revealed Thursday. The chairman of the committee on environment and forest ministry, Hasan Mahmud, MP, said this at a news briefing.
Driver shortage cripples BRTC
State run Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation is facing an acute shortage of bus drivers. BRTC is virtually limping in operating 1,066 buses in running condition with 1,091 drivers, 300 of whom are about 70-year olds, said officials.
FOREIGNER KILLINGS : Plan on to justify PM’s statement blaming BNP: Nazrul
Bangladesh Nationalist Party standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan on Wednesday alleged that the government was trying to implicate BNP leaders in the recent killing of foreigners to justify the prime minister’s recent statement in this regard.
