Magistrates meet Kamaruzzaman at jail
Two magistrates met war crimes death row inmate Muhammad Kamaruzzaman at Dhaka Central Jail on Friday morning to know if he would file application for presidential clemency.
Kabari, Bobby, Salam quits mayoral race.
Bangladesh Nationalist Party economic affairs secretary Abdus Salam has quit the mayoral race for Dhaka south city corporation while former adviser to Jatiya Party chairman Bobby Hajjaj and former Awami League MP Sarah Begum Kabari quit the race in Dhaka north city corporation........
Kamaruzzaman gets time to seek presidential clemency.
The government has given time until this morning for war crimes death row inmate Muhammad Kamaruzzman to decide whether or not he would apply for presidential clemency,
GDP revised at 6.8pc in FY15
The coordination council on macro-economy in a meeting on Wednesday decided to revise the country’s growth target of the gross domestic product at 6.8 per cent in the outgoing fiscal year. Officials attending the meeting said that the committee also fixed the GDP growth rate at 7.4 per cent for the next fiscal year.
CITY POLLS ELECTIONEERING
BNP-backed aspirants not seen even on 2nd dayPro-Bangladesh Nationalist Party-led opposition backed mayoral aspirants in the two civic polls in Dhaka did not appear in public for electioneering although ruling Awami League backed aspirants crisscrossed the capital to woo the voters on the second day of electioneering on Wednesday.
24 killed in Faridpur bus accident
At least 24 people were killed while 24 others injured in a bus accident at Purba Sadardi on Dhaka-Barisal highway in Faridpur early Thursday.
3 corruption cases: HC assigns new bench to hear Khaleda’s petitions
The Chief Justice, Surendra Kumar Sinha, on Wednesday assigned a new High Court bench to hear and dispose of Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia’s petitions challenging the proceedings of NIKO, GATCO and Barapukuria Coalmine corruption cases.
MOGHBAZAR-MOUCHAK FLYOVER CONSTRUCTION
Power cable snap leads to public sufferingsCallous disregard for public safety during the construction of Moghbazar-Mouchak flyover once again led to disruption of power supply to a vast area of Dhaka city after a 132 kV underground power transmission cable near Mouchak traffic signal during the drilling of a borehole, officials said.
KAMARUZZAMAN’S REVIEW PETITION
SC full verdict awaits signing by judges
