ATTACK ON BLOGGERS: Slow progress in probe gives impetus to attackers
Investigation into cases relating to attacks and killings of bloggers have barely seen progress, although such killings have continued since 2013. Delayed investigation and trials are encouraging the assailants to continue with their crimes, said fellow activists of the bloggers.
Another blogger killed in city Police refused to record GD earlier
Another blogger and online activist was hacked to death by a gang of armed assailants inside his house in the capital’s East Goran area on Friday afternoon, barely three months after another blogger was killed in Sylhet.
Bangladesh, India would be growth centre of Asia: Amu
The minister for industries, Amir Hossain Amu, on Thursday said immense possibility was there to turn Bangladesh and India into a growth centre of Asia through reaping the trade and connectivity facilities existing between both the countries.
Auto-rickshaws get 2 hours to use highways for refuelling
The road transport and bridges minister, Obaidul Quader, on Thursday said that CNG-run auto-rickshaws would be allowed to use highways for two hours, between 6:00am and 8:00am, every day for refuelling from highway-side gas stations.
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN PERIL: China throws up controversial clause of payment upfront
Implementation of nearly a dozen large infrastructure projects (commercial contracts on four have already been signed between Dhaka and Beijing) faces fresh difficulty after Chinese authorities tagged a controversial condition on the loans.
Ensure hassle-free ICT use by common people: PM
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, on Thursday asked the authorities concerned to make sure that the common people, including those living in rural areas, can easily avail of Information and Communications Technology services.
Ershad wants govt apology for growing child repression
Voicing his utter frustration over the recent spate of child repression, Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad on Thursday said the government should apologise to the nation over a baby being shot in her mother’s womb during a clash between two groups of ruling party men in Magura.
Child murders on the rise 1,714 murdered in 55 months
The first seven months of the current year witnessed an unprecedented surge in child murders compared to the corresponding periods of two previous years.
Sheikh Kamal’s 66th birth anniv observed
The 66th birth anniversary of Sheikh Kamal, the eldest son of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was observed today in the capital and elsewhere across the country through holding different programmes.
Gold prices drop further by Tk 1,225 a bhori
Jewellers have further reduced gold price by up to Tk 1,225 per bhori with effect from today because of the slumping prices of the precious metal on the international market. Bangladesh Jewellers Association on Wednesday announced the price cut of gold for the second time in two weeks.
