MICHAEL CHAKMA’S DISAPPEARANCE HC asks for progress report on probe
The High Court on Tuesday asked the home ministry to submit a report to it in five weeks on the progress of investigation into whereabouts and disappearance of United Peoples Democratic Front leader Michael Chakma.
ADULTERATED MILK HC scolds BSTI, BFSA
The High Court Division on Tuesday directed Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institute and Bangladesh Food Safety Authority to get raw cow milk, curd and fodders tested at labs again to ascertain whether or not they are bacteria infected and lead contaminated.
The task of restoring democracy
ON APRIL 24, an ultra-right wing Italian group assembled in Milan to resurrect Benito Mussolini. The day and the place were both symbolically significant. April 25 is celebrated as Liberation Day in
The task of restoring democracy
ON APRIL 24, an ultra-right wing Italian group assembled in Milan to resurrect Benito Mussolini. The day and the place were both symbolically significant. April 25 is celebrated as Liberation Day in
India’s BJP prepares return
India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party is to meet coalition partners to discuss a new government, two BJP sources said on Monday, after exit polls predicted a clear general election victory for the party led by prime minister Narendra Modi, to the delight of Hindu groups.‘Everyone has seen the tremendous support for PM Modi and the BJP in Bengal.’
Brazil’s jailed ex-leader Lula wants to marry if freed
Brazil’s imprisoned ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, still loved by large parts of the population, plans to remarry if he is released from prison, a former minister said.
FURNISHING RNPP APARTMENTS HC asks for probe reports
The High Court on Monday asked the government to submit to it on June 23 the reports on probes into abnormally high prices of household articles purchased to furnish apartments in multi-storey buildings under the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant Project in Pabna.
Bangladesh sets example of religious harmony: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said Bangladesh has set a glaring example of giving equal opportunity to the people of all religions so that none can feel neglected.
CONTESTING BOGURA BY-POLLS Manna declines Tarique’s proposal to join BNP
A BNP leader seeking a reserved female seat in the parliament on Monday submitted nomination paper while the party is likely to contest the by-polls in Bogura-6 constituency that fell vacant as the MP-elect BNP secretary-general Fakhrul Islam Alamgir did not take oath.\
Bangladesh stops issuing visas to Pakistanis
Amid the escalating diplomatic row between the two countries, the Bangladesh High Commission in Islamabad, in an apparent protest, has stopped issuing visas to Pakistanis, said an official on Monday.
