Category: National

CEC faces contempt rule

The High Court on Tuesday issued a contempt of court rule against the chief election commissioner and four Election Commission (EC) officials on charge of violating its earlier order. In the rule, the court asked the CEC and others to explain in a week why contempt of court proceedings should not be brought against them for violating the order. On August 2, the HC directed the EC to include the inhabitants...

Voters of NCC polls to get info through SMS: EC

DHAKA- Election Commissioner Brig Gen (retd) M Sakhawat Hossain on Monday said the voters in Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) polls would get information from mobile phone SMS two days before the elections. Talking to reporters at the EC secretariat,...

Govt to create fund for infrastructure development: PM

DHAKA- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the government would create a fund for infrastructure development, including construction of road and rail network. The Prime Minister said this when Singaporean High Commissioner in Dhaka Varghese Mathews...

HC questions teachers’ involvement with coaching centres

DHAKA :The High Court on Monday questioned the legality of running coaching centres by teachers of school and college under the government’s monthly payment order (MPO). The court issued a rule upon the government to explain within four weeks why...

DCC to get divided into North, South

DHAKA- The cabinet has decided in principle to divide Dhaka City Corporation into two separate city corporations — Dhaka North City Corporation and Dhaka South City Corporation — by amending the Local Government (City Corporation) Act 2009. The...

3 killed in ship-breaking yard gas leak

CHITTAGONG-At least three workers were killed and four injured in a gas leak at a ship-breaking yard at Baro Aulia of Sitakunda in Chittagong Sunday evening. Yunus, 25, Gias Uddin, 25, and Mir Kashem, 22, were workers of Jiri Subedar Ship Breaking Yard...

Govt pledge-bound to ensure overall healthcare including mental problem: PM

DHAKA -Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said that her government is pledge-bound to ensure overall healthcare facilities for the people including mental health and has been working round-the-clock to this end. She said this while inaugurating the...

60 fall sick for gas leak at city factory

DHAKA -At least 60 people fell sick on Sunday due to toxic gas leakage at a chemical factory at South Keraniganj on the outskirts of the capital. The victims were rushed to different hospitals including Dhaka Medical College Hospital and Mitford Hospital. The...

Steps to resolve Upazila problem soon: PM

DHAKA- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Saturday requested the upazila chairmen not to lose patience with the slow pace of reform in the local government system saying the problems related to it will be resolved soon. “You should have patience for its...

Couple killed in Tangail road crash

Tangail – A couple was killed when their private car plunged into a road side ditch near Jamuna Bridge Toll Plaza here under East Zone Thana early Saturday. The deceased were identified as Tareque Bin Rashid, 55, security in-charge of Jamuna resort...

Sohul in meeting with N’ganj admin

DHAKA -Election Commissioner Muhammed Sohul Hussein is holding a meeting with the officials of Narayanganj district administration on Saturday to discuss poll preparation ahead of the city corporation election. The election commissioner sat at the meeting...

Army man stabbed to death in Mymensingh

MYMENSINGH – An army man was stabbed to death by some terrorists in Akua area of the district town early Friday. The deceased was identified as Mahbubur Rahman, 40, a lance corporal of army. Police said a gang of terrorists entered Mahbubur’s...

Awami League backs Shamim Osman

DHAKA :Mayoral candidate Shamim Osman has finally got the ruling Awami League support for the October 30 Narayanganj City Corporation elections. AL organising secretaries Ahmed Hossain, Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury and Abu Sayed Al Mahmud Swapan met Shamim...

Party involvement in local polls irks EC

The Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) expressed annoyance over the direct involvement of top Awami League leadership in selecting candidates for Narayanganj City Corporation election. Saying that political parties heavily influence all local government...

Aug 21 cases: Defence starts charge-framing hearing

DHAKA – The defence lawyers begin their hearing on charge framing in the August 21 grenade attack cases Thursday morning. The submission of the defence started around 11:45am with arguments of Advocate Abdur Rashid, counsel for accused Khoda Baksh...

N’ganj mayoral aspirants get poll symbols

DHAKA – The three candidates got their poll symbols soon after the allocation began at the local EC office at Chashara in the town around 9:00am. The symbol allocation among the mayoral aspirants and intending ward councillors including aspirants...

ACC sent letters to WB, says official

DHAKA – The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) said Wednesday it had sent separate letters to the World Bank (WB) and its wing Integrity Vice-Presidency (INT) requesting information on Padma Bridge irregularities. “We have sent the letters in the...

Opposition out to save war criminals: Hasina

DHAKA -Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said Wednesday the BNP’s ongoing anti-government campaign is aimed at saving the war criminals. The premier said like the Ganges water share treaty, the government will strike a Teesta river water sharing deal with...

Both Shamim, Ivy in N’ganj mayoral race

DHAKA – Six candidates including former Awami League lawmaker Shamim Osman, former municipality mayor Selina Hayat Ivy and district BNP president Taimur Alam Khandoker will compete for mayor post in the upcoming Narayanganj City Corporation polls. Two...

Execution of 8 Bangladeshis: Govt ‘inaction’ challenged

DHAKA – A human rights organisation on Tuesday filed a writ petition with the High Court challenging what it said inaction of officials concerned to save the lives of eight Bangladeshis who were beheaded in Saudi Arabia last Friday. Human Rights...

RAB arrests Laskar-e-Tayeba, JMB militants

DHAKA- The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested Qari Abdur Rahim Master,,45, identified as Bangladeshi associate of Pakistan based Laskar-e-Tayeba (LeT) from Islampur area close to Ahsan Manjil in old Dhaka on Monday afternoon. Briefing reporters at...