Increased price of advance bus tickets bemoaned
Buyers of advance bus tickets on Friday complained about increased prices. Transport operators at Gabtoli bus terminal and Kalyanpur bus counters started selling advance tickets for the northern and southern districts on the day.
BSF constable acquitted again in Felani killing trial
A special court of Indian Border Security Force upheld the previous verdict that acquitted constable Amiya Ghosh accused of killing Bangladeshi girl Felani Khatun in January 2011.
AL scared of polls sensing debacle: Khaleda
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia on Thursday said the ruling Awami League does not want to leave power and hold elections, aware of the debacle they are facing. She said people have given them a small example of that in the recent city corporation elections, saying people would have given a fitting reply to the ruling party and stamped on their faces if the mayoral elections were held in a fair manner.
BRAC founder Abed wins World Food Prize
Social enterprise visionary Fazle Hasan Abed was announced as the 2015 winner of the World Food Prize, the most prominent global award for individuals whose breakthrough achievements alleviate hunger and promote global food security at a ceremony at the US department of state. Assistant secretary for economic and business affairs Charles H Rivkin hosted the event and secretary of agriculture Thomas Vilsack delivered the keynote address, said a release of US department of state on July 1.
15-yr olds to get NIDs from this year
The election commission will start the electoral roll update programme 2015-2016 from July 25, in three phases, across the country.
Tk 12,484cr loan restructuring bonanza for 15 groups, cos
Different commercial banks including state-run Janata have submitted proposals to Bangladesh Bank to restructure loans totalling Tk 12,484.50 crore of 15 corporate groups under the central bank’s large loan restructuring policy.
Hasina urges journalists to maintain neutrality
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, on Wednesday urged journalists to maintain neutrality in their professional work and to raise voice against militancy, violence and abusing drug.
ERRORS IN MERIT LIST : Colleges fail to start classes on first day
Most colleges failed to start higher secondary certificate classes on the first day of the start of the academic calendar, as the merit list – assigning students to various colleges – issued by the education boards, turned out to contain numerous flaws.
Maya, Quamrul should resign: TIB
The disaster management and relief minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya and food minister Qamrul Islam should resign from their positions willingly on the allegations of corruption, said Transparency International Bangladesh officials on Tuesday.
Muhith under fire over loan scams Appropriation bill 2015 passed
Finance minister AMA Muhith on Tuesday faced the wrath of the opposition and independent parliament members for failing to bring the masterminds of the loans scams to book. He was also criticised for growing capital flight from the country to Malaysia, Canada, the UAE and Geneva, just before passing of the appropriation bill 2015 in the parliament.
