Nasim thanks Khaleda for taking part in municipal polls
Health and family welfare minister Mohammed Nasim on Friday thanked Begum Khaleda Zia for taking part in the municipal elections 2015 and said next parliamentary elections will be held in 2019 where the people will decide who would go to power.
Dry fish treated with poisonous pesticide
Hazardous pesticides are in rampant use in preserving sea fish in dried form, especially in the country’s main hub in Cox’s Bazar, posing serious health risks to dry-fish lovers.
Cold pinches people
Temperature is likely to fall further today, with people already experiencing the pinch of bitter cold, said the Bangladesh Meteorological Department.
MUNICIPAL POLLS : Most AL, BNP candidates have criminal records
Most of the mayoral candidates nominated by ruling Awmai League and opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party in the elections to 234 municipal councils scheduled for December 30 are facing or have faced criminal cases.
Many injured in twin blasts in navy mosques
Several bombs exploded in two mosques in Chittagong naval base during Juma prayers on Friday, leaving more than a dozen people injured.
GAZETTE NOTIFICATION OF NEW PAY SCALE : Protesting employees miffed at being ‘ignored’
Low ranking government employees on Thursday protested at the new pay structure for ‘ignoring’ their demands for reinstating timescale and selection grade and for reducing the total number of grades to 16 from 20.
MUNICIPAL POLLS CODE VIOLATION : Complaints go mostly unheeded
Most of the complaints raised by the candidates about violation of electoral code of conduct and other offences in electioneering for the December 30 municipal polls go unheeded with the Election Commission taking no effective measures to curb such violations.
Cancer appears to be most deadly disease in Bangladesh: experts
Paediatric oncologists and experts said awareness, preventive measures and early diagnosis can save lives of thousands of children from cancer in the country.
NBR rejects FBCCI plea for no-VAT on trade licence fees
The National Board of Revenue has rejected a plea made by the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry for abolishing value-added tax on trade licence fees.
10 injured as BCL men clash with traders
Ten people were injured, five shops were damaged and three motorcycles were set on fire as Dhaka College unit Chhatra League activists clashed with traders over bargaining on a wedding sari in New Market area on Thursday.
