Govt to change election rules
A government panel has proposed appointing deputy commissioners to oversee the elections for nine borrower-director posts in the 12-member Grameen Bank board, a move which enhances the government’s...
View ArticleThe propaganda and the mindset
Awami League can justly be credited with having given us something new. So far we had heard of land-grab, river bank-grab, property-grab, office-grab, vehicle-grab, etc., but never of billboard-grab....
View ArticleNo change in GB structure
Finance Minister AMA Muhith yesterday made it clear that the government would not bring any changes to the current structure of Grameen Bank. “From the very beginning, the government has been saying it...
View ArticleGB chairman quits
Mired in controversy, the government-appointed Chairman of Grameen Bank, Khondaker Muzammel Huq, has resigned, a finance ministry official confirmed. Huq submitted his resignation to Finance Minister...
View ArticleOdhikar secretary held
Detectives picked up Adilur Rahman Khan, secretary of human rights organisation Odhikar, from his Gulshan residence in the capital Saturday night. The detention was made around 10:30pm under the...
View Article3 crushed in Madaripur
Three people riding on a motorbike were crushed under a bus at Rajoir upazila in Madaripur on Saturday. Sabbir Hossain, 35, Babu, 36, and Jaber, 34, were residents of Kazirtek Ferryghat area, quoting...
View ArticleHeatwave kills four in Japan
A heatwave stifled Japan Sunday as the temperature topped 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit ) in two cities, leaving at least four people dead over the weekend, officials and reports said. The Japan...
View ArticleWomen promote mosques ‘for all’ in Britain
In the damp basement room of a Caribbean restaurant in London, Naima leads prayers for an audience of male and female worshippers. They face Mecca, directed by an arrow scrawled on a blackboard in pink...
View ArticleIsraelis kill Palestinian on Gaza border
Israeli troops shot a Palestinian dead on the border with Gaza on Saturday night, the Gaza health service told AFP. The 20-year-old man was shot east of El-Bureij in the central Gaza Strip, a health...
View ArticlePakistani forces kill 8 rebels linked to attacks
Pakistani security forces Saturday gunned down eight separatist rebels linked to attacks that killed 17 people this week in the restive southwestern province of Baluchistan, officials said. Provincial...
View ArticleS. Korean bid wins contract to build Myanmar airport
Myanmar has picked South Korea’s state-run airport operator to build a new international hub near it’s main city, as the once-isolated nation sees booming tourist and business visitor numbers. A...
View ArticlePolitical dynasties, succession plans
The Economist, a London-based weekly publication, has run an article “The battling begums: The pendulum swings away from Sheikh Hasina and her government”, reflecting on Bangladesh politics, the recent...
View ArticleJamaat’s 48-hr hartal from tomorrow
BNP’s key ally Jamaat-e-Islami will enforce a 48-hour countrywide hartal from tomorrow morning as the main opposition aims to step up street agitation for a non-partisan polls-time government. Before...
View ArticleLawmaker Rony sued
A case was filed against Awami League lawmaker Golam Maula Rony and 14 others with a Patuakhali court yesterday in connection with their alleged involvement in embezzling Tk 79 crore from development...
View ArticleMojaheed appeals to SC
Jamaat-e-Islami leader Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed filed an appeal with the Supreme Court yesterday challenging the death penalty awarded to him for his crimes against humanity during the Liberation...
View ArticleTop Japanese retailer signs safety accord
Japanese retail giant Fast Retailing, owning company of clothing brand Uniqlo, has signed an accord to ensure safety of garment workers in the country. The Accord on Fire and Building safety in...
View ArticleBuet student stabbed
A Gonojagoron Mancha activist was injured in stabbing allegedly by Shibir cadres at Palashbari upazila of Gaibandha Saturday night. Tonmoy Ahmed Moon, a civil engineering student of Bangladesh...
View ArticleExport defies odds
Despite some domestic odds, exports grew 24 percent to $3.02 billion in July, due to higher demand for garment items at competitive prices. Monthly overseas sales were the highest in the last two...
View ArticleGovt to build 2 rail bridges over Jamuna
The Ministry of Railways has proposed to construct two rail bridges on the Jamuna river at an estimated cost of $3 billion to make goods transport easier and facilitate transit to neighbouring...
View ArticleNBR cuts VAT on 3G spectrum fees for telcos
The revenue authority yesterday slashed the value-added tax (VAT) on 3G spectrum fees, in a bid to get mobile operators to participate in the 3G auction. The carriers will now have to pay a VAT of 5...
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