Khandaker Mosharraf charged with money laundering
The Dhaka Special Judges Court-1 on Wednesday charged BNP standing committee member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, also former health minister, with money laundering.
TAVELLA KILLING : Quayum one of suspects: HM
Home affairs minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Wednesday said that Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader MA Quayum was one of the suspects who masterminded the murder of Italian citizen Cesare Tavella in Dhaka.
HUSAINI DALAN EXPLOSION : Police narrow down investigation to Jamaat’s activities
The police are narrowing down the investigation into the Husaini Dalan explosion case to the activities of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student organisation Islami Chhatra Shibir, as they claim to have not found any militant link or plot from other quarters.
Ruling party offices on govt lands
Offices of Awami League and BNP, the two major political parties, are seldom seen out side the capital when they are out of power.
PM calls for promotion of Buddhist tourism
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday inaugurated an international conference on Buddhist circuit, the first of its kind in the world, calling upon all to work together for the promotion of tourism based on Buddhist culture and traditions.
SC stays EC activities for Tangail-4 by-election
The Appellate Division on Tuesday stayed the activities of Election Commission relating to the by-election in Tangail-4 constituency of Parliament until November 2. It posted a full court hearing of EC’s appeal for November 2.
TAVELLA MURDER : ‘I was tortured to confess’ Tamjid tells family
A man, whom law enforcers claimed shot dead Italian aid worker Cesare Tavella in Dhaka on September 28, told his family during a jail visit on Tuesday that he had no involvement in the crime and that his confession to a magistrate was coerced through torture.
Rooppur cost now hits $13.5b
The construction of the proposed Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant will cost around US$ 13.5 billion surpassing all previous estimates.
Govt hikes vessel rent in fresh blow to Pangaon port
The shipping ministry on Monday increased the container vessel rent by 46.66 per cent for the route of Pangaon Inland Container Terminal-Chittagong Port amid protest by users and other stakeholders.
NBR’s Q1 revenue Tk 5,798cr short of target
Earnings by the National Board of Revenue fell short of the target by Tk 5,798.54 crore or 15.81 per cent in the first quarter of the current financial year 2015-16. Revenue board officials attributed the shortfall to fall in domestic consumption and sluggish economic activities in the country.
