3 held for distributing anti-Modi leaflets
Three activists of Jatiya Mukti Council, a leftist organisation, were arrested on Wednesday while they were distributing leaflets opposing Indian prime minister Narendra Modi’s upcoming visit to Bangladesh.
NEW FISCAL YEAR, Revenue, investment, fair price for farmers key challenges: CPD
Revenue growth, tapping more foreign assistances, sluggish exports in the US market, ensuring fair prices for farmers and accelerating private investment would be key challenges for the government in the new fiscal year.
KOLKATA-AGARTALA BUS SERVICE THRU BANGLADESH Cabinet clears signing deals with India
The cabinet on Monday approved the signing of an agreement with India for ‘the regulation of motor vehicle passenger traffic’ between the two countries and a protocol on operation of passenger bus service between Kolkata and Agartala via Dhaka.
RANA PLAZA TRAGEDY, Murder charges against 41
After a long delay due to bureaucratic knots, the Criminal Investigation Department on Monday submitted the charge sheet to the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court in Dhaka accusing 41 people,
Untrained traffic cops manning capital’s streets
Out of 3,327 traffic personnel assigned to maintain smooth flow of traffic on the capital’s streets only 558 sergeants received the needed training.In other words 2,769 cops of different ranks look after the busy traffic on streets of the capital without getting any training on traffic management
Panthapath subsides again after reopening
A lane of the two-way Panthapath subsided again on Sunday evening after it was reopened to traffic in the morning.
Automobiles, tyre industries to get 10-yr tax holiday
The government is likely to provide tax holiday benefit to some sectors including automobiles and tyre industries from the upcoming national budget to facilitate industrialisation in the country, officials of the finance ministry said.
ZIA’S DEATH ANNIV Khaleda distributes food, clothes
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia distributed food and clothes among destitute people in the capital for the second day on Sunday marking the 34th death anniversary of late president and party founder Ziaur Rahman.
Fire rips through Gazipur apparel factory
A devastating fire ripped through a seven-storey building housing a garment factory at Sripur in Gazipur on Sunday forcing people in the surroundings to evacuate
Mother, daughter burned in acid attack
A young woman and her pentagenarian mother came under acid attack allegedly by her former husband at Manahardi upazila in Narsingdi on Friday night.
