People suffer amid river transport strike
People suffered immeasurably, especially those stranded with family members at different places, as inland water transport workers enforced indefinite countrywide strike from early Tuesday.
100 fall seek as DAP fertiliser factory leaks ammonia
About 100 people fell sick by inhaling ammonia leaked from a tank of the state-owned Di-Ammonium Phosphate Fertilizer Company Ltd in Chittagong on Monday night.
Life-term jail for propaganda against Mujib, liberation war proposed
The cabinet on Monday endorsed in principle the draft Digital Security Bill–2016, proposing life-term jail and Tk one core in fine as maximum punishment for spreading propaganda against the country’s founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the 1971 liberation war through electronic media or any other digital devices.
HC asks BTRC not to hinder Citycell operation till Sept 16
The High Court on Monday asked Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission not to hinder the operation of mobile operator Citycell until September 16, the deadline for the company to respond to a licence cancellation notice.
BNP new central committee pays tribute to Zia
The new national executive committee of Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Monday, while paying tribute to the memory of the late president Ziaur Rahman, vowed to restore democracy to the country.
HALLS ON JAIL-LAND: JnU students call fresh strike for today, tomorrow
The Jagannath University students on Monday announced fresh two-day strike for today and tomorrow to press home their demand for constructing residential halls on the land of recently moved-out Dhaka Central Jail, in the old part of the city.
Rains, tidal surges intensify people’s suffering in several districts
Heavy rainfall, tidal surge coupled with storms have caused immense sufferings to the people of Jessore, Chandpur, Feni and a few other districts.
Khaleda wanted to eliminate me: PM
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, on Sunday alleged that BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia had wanted to eliminate her through the grenade attack on Awami League rally at Bangabandhu Avenue on August 21, 2004 that killed 24 people.
Basundahara city mall catches fire again
A fire that broke out on the fifth floor of Basundhara City Complex shopping mall at Panthapath in Dhaka Sunday morning was brought under control at about 8:30pm after nine hours’ effort, fire service and civil defence officials said.
With Tk 8,080cr surplus, govt squeezes T-bill, bond sales
Rates of interest on the government treasury bills and bonds decreased sharply in recent months due to a lower demand for borrowing through the instruments from the government which is now facing a surplus amount of Tk 8,080 crore in its account.
