HC asks govt to explain
The High Court yesterday asked the government to explain in four weeks why the controversial provision of curtailing the ACC’s authority to file graft charges against government officials on its own...
View ArticleRazakars killed 7 villagers on Yusuf’s order
A freedom fighter yesterday testified that Razakars had killed at least seven people near Chulkathi Bazar in Bagerhat during the Liberation War and Jamaat-e-Islami leader AKM Yusuf ordered and oversaw...
View ArticleBGB’s turn this time
In keeping with recent moves to make government employees happy ahead of the elections, the government has increased an allowance for Border Guard Bangladesh personnel. Now, BGB personnel between jawan...
View ArticleDerailment cuts rail links for 10 hours
The railway communications of Chittagong with Dhaka and Sylhet, which remained snapped for around 10 hours following the derailment of a freight train in Akhaura of Brahmanbaria, were restored around...
View ArticleGovt goes for TV galore
The government “two to three days ago” had approved licence for 13 television channels, Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu told The Daily Star last night. He said the approval had been given in line...
View ArticleDuties on newsprint import cut
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) yesterday cut import duties on newsprint consumed by the country’s newspaper industry to 5 percent from 10 percent. The NBR issued a statutory regulatory order...
View ArticleMake final efforts to reach consensus
Although the election schedule has been announced, eminent civil society members and political analysts stress the need for a final effort to reach a political consensus for holding an inclusive...
View ArticleTicfa with US signed at last
The government, after more than a decade of talks, yesterday inked the Trade and Investment Cooperation Forum Agreement (Ticfa) with the US, ushering in a new era of communication between the two...
View ArticleSeven advisers asked to quit
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked seven of her 11 advisers to resign. The seven, appointed when the Awami League-led grand alliance took office five years back, will step down in a day or two. She...
View ArticleUS, India for talks, credible JS election
Ahead of the announcement of the election schedule yesterday, the US stressed the need for holding a dialogue between the major parties, while India said democratic institutions and process in...
View ArticlePre-blockade violence sweeps country
In violent reaction to last night’s announcement of parliamentary polls schedule, opposition men vandalised at least 200 vehicles and torched 30 others and blasted numerous bombs across the country. In...
View ArticleReach consensus
The chief election commissioner has once again urged all political parties to reach a consensus over polls-time government for the sake of democracy, peace and progress of the country. Giving an...
View ArticleJS polls on Jan 5
The 10th general election will be held on January 5, the Election Commission announced yesterday amid fear of further violence and uncertainty over the BNP-led opposition alliance’s participation in...
View ArticleOC among 9 hurt in capital
At least nine people including three policemen were injured as pro-blockade activists clashed with law enforcers and resorted to explosion, arson and vandalism in different parts of the capital this...
View ArticleBlockaders disrupt train services
Train services on Dhaka-Chittagong and Mymensingh-Netrakona routes remain suspended as miscreants damaged railway tracks and signal system in Brahmanbaria and Mymensingh early today ahead of...
View Article27kg gold seized at Dhaka, Ctg airports
Customs officials seized a total of 220 gold bars weighing 27 kilogrammes today from two flights at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport and Shah Amanat International Airport in the capital and...
View ArticleTicfa to help improve workers’ safety, rights: USTR
The Ticfa agreement between the United States and Bangladesh would help finding solutions to improve Bangladeshi workers’ safety and their rights, US Trade Representative Michael Froman hoped. “With...
View ArticleKarzai stands by US deal delay
The Afghan president has refused to back down on his decision not to sign a key security deal in a meeting with the US national security adviser. The pact allows thousands of US troops to remain in...
View ArticleCPB announces polls boycott
The Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) today announced it would boycott the 10th parliamentary election slated for January 5. “Without consensus among political parties regarding the polls-time...
View ArticleThai protesters surround ministries
Protesters in Thailand have surrounded several more government ministries, as street demonstrations continued in Bangkok. The protesters want Yingluck Shinawatra’s government to resign, saying it is...
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