Substandard wheat imported again
The Khulna regional office of the Directorate General of Food has refused to receive 21,000 tonne wheat imported from France as it has found the food grains unfit for human consumption. MV Pintel, a flag career of Cyprus, loaded with the wheat, has been lying stranded with 19 crew at Mongla port since October 12, said officials concerned.
SAMIUL MURDER CASE : Court concludes recording testimonies in Sylhet
Recording of testimonies of the prosecution witnesses in the case of sensational killing of a 13-year old child, Samiul Alam Rajon, was concluded on Sunday.
Commuters suffer amid wildcat strike
Wild cat strike by transport owners and workers on Sunday caused untold sufferings to commuters in and around the capital.
Reconsider Rampal power plant: WP
Workers Party of Bangladesh, a partner of the Awami League led government, urged the government to reconsider implementation of coal based Rampal Thermal Power Plant near the Sunderbans, the largest mangrove forest in the world.
Imran H Sarker threatened with death
Ganajagaran Mancha spokesperson Imran H Sarker has been threatened with death allegedly by a member of ‘Islamic State Bangladesh’.
SWISS BANK ACCOUNTS : Moosa named ‘Abu Daid’: ACC
The Anti-Corruption Commission has asked the central bank to seek information from the central bank of Switzerland on ‘Abu Daid Mohammad’, an alias apparently used by controversial Bangladeshi businessman Moosa Bin Shamsher.
More tax benefits for foreign officials at high-tech parks
The government has relaxed one of the major conditions related to availing tax benefits by the technically-expert foreign employees in the country’s economic zones and hi-tech parks. It has also offered several tax and duty benefits to the investors and developers in the zones and parks to ‘encourage’ both the foreign and local investment.
12 injured as factions of Ulema League clash in city
At least 12 people were injured in a factional clash of Ulema League, ruling Awami League-backed Islamic clerics’ organisation, in front of National Press Club, in the capital on Saturday. Police and witnesses said both the groups gathered in front of the Press Club to hold their scheduled human chain, protesting against militancy in the country around 10:30am.
Ex-MP’s nephew not prosecuted for injuring 4 people
The police were yet to prosecute an underage reckless driver, also a former Awami League lawmaker’s nephew, for injuring four people on October 12, when his sports utility vehicle crashed into two rickshaws and an electric pole at Gulshan in the city.
SAMIUL MURDER CASE : Prime suspect Kamrul sent to jail
Kamrul Islam, the prime suspect in the sensational 13-year-old boy Samiul Alam Rajon killing case, was sent to jail on Friday.
