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Dr Kamal for ‘greater national unity’ among people

Dr Kamal for ‘greater national unity’ among people

-- 2018-09-18 20:20:48

Convener of Jatiya Oikya Prokriya Dr Kamal Hossain on Tuesday called upon the people of all walks of life to join together for 'greater national unity' to ensure a good national election. "People are...

Syed Ashraf takes 90-day leave from parliament

Syed Ashraf takes 90-day leave from parliament

-- 2018-09-18 20:16:57

Public Administration Minister Syed Ashraful Islam, also a lawmaker elected from Kishoreganj-1 constituency, has taken a 90-day leave from the parliament. Chief Whip ASM Feroz placed an application b...

What should be role of TCB?    

What should be role of TCB?   

-- 2018-09-17 22:09:48

The Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) is known mostly for not serving the purpose it was created for. In a free market economy, such an organisation is an anachronism. But when the free market i...

Govt working to bring back two fugitive killers of Bangabandhu

Govt working to bring back two fugitive killers of Bangabandhu

-- 2018-09-17 17:51:51

The government is working sincerely to bring back two fugitive killers of Bangabandhu from abroad. Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said this at a...

Bangladesh improves its HDI reading   

Bangladesh improves its HDI reading  

-- 2018-09-16 22:16:42

Bangladesh's ascendancy to 136th position from 139th in the global Human Development Index (HDI) may not be considered a giant leap but it still is indicative of significant progress for the country....

Next election to be competitive without BNP: Quader

Next election to be competitive without BNP: Quader

-- 2018-09-16 20:37:09

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said the next general election will be a competitive one even if BNP does not join it. The road transport and bridges minister made the remarks while...

Amir Khasru to face ACC grilling

Amir Khasru to face ACC grilling

-- 2018-09-16 17:44:53

BNP leader Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury will have to face Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) questioning over his alleged graft charge as the High Court on Sunday summarily rejected his plea challenging...

PM fretting over Fakhrul’s UN visit: BNP

PM fretting over Fakhrul’s UN visit: BNP

-- 2018-09-16 17:32:17

BNP senior leader Khandakar Mosharraf Hossain has alleged that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is making various remarks about their party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir's visit to the Uni...

BNP doubtful about Khaleda's proper treatment

BNP doubtful about Khaleda's proper treatment

-- 2018-09-16 14:17:04

BNP has expressed doubts over the proper treatment of its Chairperson Khaleda Zia under the current medical board formed with 'pro-ruling party doctors'. "We're unhappy with the medical board. We do...

Removing barriers to long-term finance   

Removing barriers to long-term finance  

-- 2018-09-15 22:17:35

The World Bank's listing of the factors impeding the availability of long-term finance in Bangladesh is not that different from what the local experts and institutions have been saying for years. Yet...

Police arrest 30 BNP, Shibir men in Chattogram

Police arrest 30 BNP, Shibir men in Chattogram

-- 2018-09-15 19:19:22

Police in separate drives arrested 30 activists of BNP and Islami Chhatra Shibir from different places of the port city. The drive was conducted from Friday night till Saturday morning. 14 Shibir ac...

Resist ‘Digital Security Bill’, warns BNP

Resist ‘Digital Security Bill’, warns BNP

-- 2018-09-15 15:48:35

Terming it a dangerous 'black law', BNP on Saturday urged the people of all walks of life to put up a strong resistance against 'Digital Security Bill, 2018. "A parliamentary standing committee final...

Illegal manpower recruiting syndicate   

Illegal manpower recruiting syndicate  

-- 2018-09-14 22:06:37

The manpower recruiting syndicate that has allegedly ripped off the government's move to ease movement of Malaysia-bound workers is still lurking in the dark. Malaysia has suspended recruitment of man...

Fakhrul to uphold country’s ‘real scenario’ to UN chief: BNP

Fakhrul to uphold country’s ‘real scenario’ to UN chief: BNP

-- 2018-09-14 16:15:05

BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed has said their party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam went to the UN Headquarters in New York at the invitation of its Secretary General to present the country's "c...

Taking human haulers off city roads

Taking human haulers off city roads

-- 2018-09-13 22:15:00

A news agency report confirms that human haulers locally known as laguna are running on city roads in violation of the recent ban imposed on those. A high police official stated that the vehicle was n...

BNP appoints lobbying firm in US before elections

BNP appoints lobbying firm in US before elections

-- 2018-09-13 21:25:05

BNP has hired the services of a lobbying firm in the United States ahead of the general elections, the Politico portal reported quoting a disclosure by the Department of Justice. Certain US firms or...

Dr Kamal questions legitimacy of ‘illogical’ court inside prison

Dr Kamal questions legitimacy of ‘illogical’ court inside prison

-- 2018-09-13 18:43:23

Gano Forum President and eminent jurist Dr Kamal Hossain on Thursday said setting up any court inside a prison is illogical. He came up with the remark during a views-exchange meeting with members of...

Troubled FBL: Puzzling rescue operation

Troubled FBL: Puzzling rescue operation

-- 2018-09-12 21:54:29

Four state-owned banks, one investment institution and a fourth-generation private commercial bank are now engaged in a puzzling exercise, courtesy of the government. What the public sector entities h...

BNP stages token hunger strike for Khakeda's release

BNP stages token hunger strike for Khakeda's release

-- 2018-09-12 11:14:37

BNP on Wednesday morning staged a two-hour token hunger strike in Dhaka demanding its Chairperson Khaleda Zia's release from jail and her proper treatment. The programme began on the premises of Inst...

Need for conservation of hills   

Need for conservation of hills  

-- 2018-09-11 21:46:52

Landslides, often called hill tragedies, have been making screaming headlines for some years now. And this is not for nothing. Hills here, unlike in the Himalayan ranges, are formed not by rocks but b...

No coalition if Jamaat rubs shoulders: Dr Kamal

No coalition if Jamaat rubs shoulders: Dr Kamal

-- 2018-09-11 17:03:35

Gano Forum President Dr Kamal Hossain has said his party will not join in any greater national unity if Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami remains with it. He came up with the announcement at a press confere...

Solar power in Char villages

Solar power in Char villages

-- 2018-09-10 22:07:18

The graduation from individual Solar Home Systems to nano- and mini-grids deserves to be considered a remarkable development, in that it enables villagers to utilise solar power in economical way. It...

Govt must release Khaleda for fair polls: BNP

Govt must release Khaleda for fair polls: BNP

-- 2018-09-10 17:47:38

BNP on Monday said the government must release its chairperson Khaleda Zia from jail to demonstrate its intention of holding a fair and acceptable national election. "The election will never be accep...

BNP stages demo demanding Khaleda's release

BNP stages demo demanding Khaleda's release

-- 2018-09-10 12:33:52

BNP leaders and activists have staged a protest in front of the National Press Club in Dhaka to demand the release of their party chief Khaleda Zia. The hour-long programme began at around 11:00am an...

Massive investment in power generation

Massive investment in power generation

-- 2018-09-09 21:40:17

If investment in education pays the richest dividend, use of capital for power generation should not be far behind in accruing benefits for a nation. On that count, the government's plan for mobilisin...

Govt. should pay SocBs their dues, not doles

Govt. should pay SocBs their dues, not doles

-- 2018-09-08 21:41:33

When a state-owned Commercial bank (SocB) here seeks bailout, in terms of replenishment of its capital, it does not stir up any surprise. It has become more of a routine affair for the government to k...

'BNP ready to make any sacrifice for greater unity'

'BNP ready to make any sacrifice for greater unity'

-- 2018-09-08 17:11:02

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said their party is ready to make any sacrifice to forge a greater unity soon with other political parties to 'restore' democracy. "We need to ke...

Quader warns AL leaders of stern action against internal unrest

Quader warns AL leaders of stern action against internal unrest

-- 2018-09-08 17:00:06

The Awami League will not tolerate any ‘unrest’ before the upcoming general election and will take action against any activists or leaders of the party if they engage in instigate it, said...

AL starts electioneering tour in north

AL starts electioneering tour in north

-- 2018-09-08 12:08:17

An Awami League delegation left Kamalapur Railway Station in Dhaka city for Nilphamari district by train on Saturday morning, aiming to carry out electioneering in northern districts. The delegation,...

Need for immediate customs automation

Need for immediate customs automation

-- 2018-09-07 21:35:02

The recent decision of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to introduce e-auction has been a long-awaited one. Disciplining the auctioning procedures in the customs houses by removing not only the irr...