Muhith wants stable capital market
Finance minister AMA Muhith on Wednesday said that he expected a stable capital market with much vibrancy which would contribute towards the development of economy.
Jamaat’s hartal largely ignored
The countrywide dawn-to-dusk general strike called by the Jamaat-e-Islami was largely ignored on Wednesday.
Shipping minister withdraws comment on sexual harassment on Pahela Baishakh
The shipping minister Shajahan Khan on Wednesday, through a press release issued from the ministry, withdrew his comment on the harassment of women during the last Pahela Baishakh celebrations.
Cargo plane crashes in Bay
Three foreigners aboard a cargo aircraft were killed after their plane crashed into the Bay of Bengal near Nazirhat coast in Cox’s Bazar, Wednesday morning, on the way to Jessore.
Inflation hits 41-month low in Feb on global food price slump
The point-to-point inflation in the country hit a 41-month low to 5.62 per cent in February dropping by 0.45 percentage points from 6.07 per cent in January, according to data of the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
No scope to leave women behind in the name of religion: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday stressed the need for the equal development of the country’s womenfolk as there is no scope to leave them behind in the name of religion.
Jamaat calls hartal for today
The Jamaat-e-Islami on Tuesday called a countrywide dawn-to-dusk general strike for today as the Appellate Division upheld the death sentence of condemned war crimes convict Mir Quasem Ali, a senior Jamaat leader.
AL, Ganajagaran Mancha, cultural bodies hail verdict
The ruling Awami League, Ganajagaran Mancha and different political and cultural organisations have expressed satisfaction over the Appellate Division verdict upholding the death sentence for Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mir Quasem Ali for crimes against humanity he had committed during war of liberation in 1971.
Publication ceremony focuses on Zia’s life, work
Discussants on Tuesday focused on different aspects of journalist Mahfuz Ullah’s book ‘President Zia of Bangladesh: A Political Biography.’
SC summons Qamrul, Mozammel
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked food minister Qamrul Islam and liberation war affairs minister AKM Mozammel Huq to appear before the court in person on March 15 to give explanation of their recent remarks about the chief justice.
