Police arrest 2,500 a day in special drive
More than 2,000 people were being arrested every day as the police continued their ‘special drive’ across the country after the killings of two foreign nationals in Dhaka and Rangpur.
DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS : PM asks officials for timely implementation
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday asked the authorities concerned to properly and timely complete all the development projects for ensuring the country’s quick progress.
Chhatra Dal leader injured in police firing
Police on Thursday shot a Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal leader at Mogbazar area in the city. The victim is identified as Robiul Islam Nayan, 26, a joint convener of Chhatra Dal Mohammadpur unit. Police said Nayan is a wanted accused of several cases of arson attack and vandalism filed during the BNP sponsored blockade.
BASIC BANK SCAM : Bacchu bought 100 fishing boats during chairmanship
Controversial former BASIC Bank chairman Sheikh Abdul Hye Bacchu purchased as many as 100 fishing boats starting in 2009 when he was appointed chairman of the state-owned bank. The Anti-Corruption Commission last month filed 54 cases against some 80 bankers and 54 business entities but left Hye out after probing embezzlement of Tk 3,500 crore from the BASIC Bank.
Killing of foreign nationals may affect FDI, exports: DCCI
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Tuesday said that the recent killings of two foreign nationals might have an adverse impact on the inflow of foreign direct investment in the country as well as on the country’s exports.
SQ Chy to file review petition against death penalty
Condemned war criminal Salauddin Quader Chowdhury will file a review petition against the verdict of the Supreme Court, said his lawyer Huzzatul Islam on Tuesday.
BNP wants to know if govt would allow its politics
Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Tuesday asked the government if anybody other than the ruling party would be allowed to do politics in the country. The high-handedness of the government in dealing opposition activities proves that it does not want to allow any space for democratic activities, the party alleged.
Diplomats call for higher security
Chiefs of the foreign missions in Bangladesh asked the government for additional security on Tuesday following the recent killings of an Italian and Japanese national in the country. ‘We talked about additional security measures everywhere,’ British high commissioner in Dhaka Robert Gibson told reporters after a government briefing for diplomats.
FOREIGNER KILLINGS: Rangpur BNP leader remanded in custody for
A Rangpur Court on Tuesday remanded two people including a local Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader in police custody for interrogation in connection with the killing of Japanese national Hoshi Kunio, while a Japanese investigation team visited the spot where he was shot dead on Saturday.
Medical admission seekers call for strike at public universities
Medical and dental college admission seekers on Monday called for student strike in all public universities and medical colleges for Wednesday, demanding a fresh test for enrolling students in the MBBS and BDS courses and scraping the recently held test and ongoing admission process.
