Raushan urges PM to inspect city in disguise
The opposition leader in parliament, Raushan Ershad, on Wednesday said ordinary people in the city were passing their days in misery and suggested the prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, travel around the city in disguise to see the actual picture of the fate of people.
Govt to form tribunals for speedy trial of Khaleda, associates: PM
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, on Wednesday told parliament that ‘the government has plans’ to form special tribunals under Section 27 of the Anti-Terrorism Act, 2009 for trials of cases filed against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and her associates for instructions for petrol bomb attacks.
N’GANJ 7 KILLING: 25 RAB men, 10 others indicted Court issues warrant against 13 fugitives.
A judicial magistrate court in Narayanganj on Wednesday indicted 35 people, including 25 officers and rankers of Rabid Action Battalion, for the killings of seven people after abduction in Narayanganj in April 2014
Schoolboy killed in city road accident
The enthusiasm of Eid shopping of a schoolboy ended in a tragedy when a bus knocked him down, leaving him dead on spot in the capital’s Dhanmondi on Wednesday afternoon. The 12-year-old boy, Fahim Ahmed,
PM annoyed at Syed Ashraf Rumours spread over removal of Ashraf
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, has expressed her displeasure at the repeated absence of local government, rural development and cooperatives minister Syed Ashraful Islam from crucial meetings.
Khaleda warns party leaders
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson, Khaleda Zia, has warned senior party leaders against talking about the party’s internal matter in public.
SALAUDDIN’S APPEAL: SC verdict on Jul 29
The Appellate Division announced Tuesday that it would on July 29 deliver the verdict in appeal of death row war crimes inmate Salauddin Quader Chowdhury. A four-judge bench chaired by Chief Justice SK Sinha set the schedule after hearing both the sides.
UNICEF, EU launch toolkit for child rights integration in dev cooperation
As part of their collaboration, UNICEF and the European Union on Tuesday launched ‘Child Rights Toolkit: Integrating child rights in development cooperation’ providing practical guidance to all donors and social actors concerned.
Bangladesh, India launch survey in enclaves over nationality
Bangladesh and India on Monday launched a joint survey to record the ‘choice of nationality’ of 51,584 people in 162 enclaves in each other’s territories ahead of the July 31 integration of the land with the respective mainland under the historic Land Boundary Agreement. Officials said, 50 teams began the survey in 111 Indian enclaves in Bangladesh while 25 teams went inside India to carry out the identical task in 51 enclaves in India, Times of India reports.
Khaleda for unity of ‘nationalist’ forces
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson, Khaleda Zia, on Monday said people were now looking to the ‘nationalist forces’ to rid them of the current situation.
