SHEIKH MUJIB’S DEATH ANNIV: Syed Ashraf seeks media support
Senior journalists from print and electronic media on Thursday suggested the ruling Awami League form a national committee to observe the anniversary of the death of the country’s founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to make the programmes on the occasion more participatory.
ELECTRICITY: Pvt sector eats up public sector profit
The government is burdened with buying electricity from private sector as they are eating up entire subsidy and profit made in power generation in public sector. The state-run Power Development Board needs about Tk 5,400 crore in subsidy for 2014-15 financial year even after the bulk rate of electricity had doubled between 2011 and 2012, officials concerned said.
ZIA TRUST FUND GRAFT CASES: Khaleda appears in court
Former prime minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia appeared in court on Thursday during cross-examination of the Anti Corruption Commission official who had filed the Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Charitable Trust fund graft case.
Sandra Bland's family 'infuriated' at video of her arrest
The family of Sandra Bland, whose death in a Texas jail has drawn national attention, expressed anger Wednesday over a newly released video they say offers further proof that her arrest was unnecessary.
Meet China's 1%: The billionaires in Beijing's halls of power
Being rich in China isn't as easy as it once was. A recent stock market crash wiped billions off the balance sheets of the nation's top tycoons. And then there's the anti-corruption campaign which continues to ensnare former party leaders.
FBI head: Khorasan Group diminished; ISIS bigger threat than al Qaeda
FBI Director James Comey says U.S. military strikes have diminished the al Qaeda offshoot Khorasan Group.
Three Spanish journalists go missing in Syria; feared kidnapped
A trio of Spanish journalists has gone missing in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, with journalist organizations in Spain and abroad fearing that they've been taken by militants.
Tofail to lead mission to Argentina, Brazil, Chile to tap export market
A trade mission headed by commerce minister Tofail Ahmed will visit three Latin American countries to explore export potentials in the region as part of the government’s move for export diversification and market expansion.
JATRABARI ARSON ATTACK: Charges pressed against Anwar, Rafiqul, 56 others
Charges were pressed against 58 people, including Bangladesh Nationalist party standing committee members MK Anwar and Rafiqul Islam Miah on Wednesday in a case filed for firebomb attack on a bus at Jatrabari in the capital on January 23.
Farmers not willing to grow hybrid rice
The ministry of agriculture is pushing the cultivation of hybrid rice on reluctant farmers. Farmers said they were not interested to grow hybrid rice due to its higher production cost and the lower price they get for the produce.
