Derailment in Comilla disrupts Dhaka-Ctg-Sylhet train services
Train communications on Chittagong-Dhaka and Chittagong-Sylhet routes were suspended as two wheels of a passenger coach of an inter-city train derailed at Jangalia near Mynamati rail station under Sadar Dakkhin upazila in Comilla on Thursday morning.
Corruption increased in Bangladesh: TI
Corruption has increased in the country again in 2014, showed Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index 2014, released globally on Wednesday.
Jabbar verdict any day
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on completion of trial of absconding war crimes accused, former Jatiya Party MP, engineer Abdul Jabbar on Wednesday announced that the verdict would be delivered later.
Mojaheed’s death sentence appeal hearing January 14
A five member Appellate Division bench headed by the chief justice set the date after Attorney General, Mahabubey Alam sought a date for hearing on the Jamaat-e-Islami secretary general, Mojaheed’s appeal.
Promotions to all levels in admin under way
Many officials are now found busy trying to get ‘blessings of policymakers’ in civil bureaucracy as the government has initiated a fresh move to give promotions to all levels from the rank of deputy secretary to secretary, according to officials.
All ministries to sign performance agreements with cabinet division to increase efficiency
The government in a frantic move is seeking to boost the activities of its entire machinery and increase accountability and decided to strike performance agreements with all ministries amid weakening governance that hit its popularity base.
Trial of 3 Bagerhat war crimes suspects begins
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 began trial of three Bagerhat war crimes suspects, Sirajul Haque allies Siraj Master, Abdul Latif and Akram Hossain, on Tuesday.
Corrupt judges, court officials to face the music: CJ
The Chief Justice, Md Muzammel Hossain, on Tuesday warned the lower court judges of appropriate actions if they were found indulged in any corruption.
HC grants Tanvir’s interim bail over Sagar-Runi murder case
The High Court on Tuesday granted interim bail to Tanvir Rahman, now detained in connection with the sensational murder case of journalist couple Golam Sarwar Sagar and Meherunessa Runi.
7-day remand for three RAB men over N’ganj
A Narayanganj court on Tuesday granted seven-day remand for newly arrested three more personnel of Rapid Action Battalion- 11, in connection with murdering 7 people after abducting in Narayanganj.
