Wants monthly update on installation of speed control device on vehicles
Staff Correspondent
The High Court yesterday came forward to end reckless driving in the country by directing the government to submit within a month a report on the progress in implementing traffic laws and rules through controlling automobile speeds.
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Warrant of Precedence
Staff Correspondent
A recent High Court verdict brought the Warrant of Precedence into the centre of discussion as its longstanding practice would be changed if the government revises the current precedence following the court verdict. |
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Sports Reporter
It was a gold rush for Bangladesh on the tenth day of the 11th South Asian Games yesterday. And believe it or not the ladies picked up more than the men on a day Bangladesh crossed their previous best effort in the regional showpiece event by winning six gold -- an astonishing four in karate, one in taekwondo and the last but not the least -- a dream gold in cricket.
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Ctg Arms Haul Case
Key accused Hafiz reiterates in confessional statement
Staff Correspondent, Ctg
Md Hafizur Rahman, the prime accused in Chittagong Arms case, in a confessional statement here Saturday night hinted at involvement of the same high officials of intelligence agencies and leaders of United Liberation Front of Asom (Ulfa), as mentioned in his previous confessional statement.
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Chief justice-designate says
Staff Correspondent
Judges of the Supreme Court divisions should publish their wealth statements in the interest of a transparent judiciary, chief justice-designate Mohammad Fazlul Karim yesterday said.
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Will probe 'graft' by Sircar, Hamid, Delwar; looking into allegations against Mahmudur Rahman, Mainul, Manju
Emran Hossain
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is likely to initiate a probe into alleged misappropriation of Tk 2.5 crore by former speaker Jamiruddin Sircar, his deputy Akhtar Hamid Siddiqui and former chief whip Khandaker Delwar Hossain as parliament yesterday forwarded its investigation report to the anti-graft body for further investigation. |
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Morshed Ali Khan
Hundreds of tonnes of rubbish is being dumped into the Buriganga every day, making futile the Tk 6 crore project of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) to clean the riverbed.
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Shariful Islam
Extortion and threat to high profile people using cell phones is going unabated as law enforcers could hardly trace the criminals who manage their SIM cards without following proper registration procedure.
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AL starts grassroots meeting today
Staff Correspondent
Ruling Awami League formally starts its move today to strengthen the party's grassroots level activities, resolve conflicts and promote coordination among the party leaders, workers and lawmakers, according to a decision taken at its extended meeting on January 30.
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Staff Correspondent
Air pollution in the capital has taken an alarming turn, posing serious health problems for city dwellers
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Staff Correspondent
The government yesterday filed a petition with the Supreme Court seeking stay on a High Court verdict that declared the existing Warrant of Precedence illegal and void.
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Call for making it a law
Staff Correspondent
Lawmakers from two major political parties and leaders of the civil society yesterday at a discussion appreciated the private members' bill titled "The Members of Parliament Conduct Bill 2010" placed in the parliament recently.
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Staff Correspondent
The government yesterday filed a petition with the Supreme Court seeking stay on a High Court verdict that declared the existing Warrant of Precedence illegal and void.
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Sports Reporter
Bangladesh posted an exciting six-run victory over Sri Lanka to delight the country with a gold in the cricket event of the 11th South Asian Games at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday.
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Unb, Kuwait City
A red carpet was rolled out to greet Bangladesh Premier Sheikh Hasina as she landed at Kuwait International Airport yesterday afternoon to begin a three-day state visit to the Gulf country.
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Morshed Ali Khan
Experts at the Department of Environment have classified three rivers in the capital as "biologically dead."
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Sikalbaha 55mw Power Plant
Nur Uddin Alamgir, Ctg
After more than seven months of delay and missing two deadlines, the Sikalbaha 55MW furnace oil-fired rental power plant is expected to be launched on Thursday.
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Our Correspondent, N'ganj
An extortionist demanded huge amount of toll over cellphone from five executives of Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA) and threatened to kill them in case they do not meet the demand.
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Staff Correspondent
Criminals allegedly hired by a manpower broker shot an expatriate in Singapore yesterday in the city's Gendaria. |
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Staff Correspondent
A contempt of court petition was filed yesterday with the High Court against the managing director of Jamuna Builders Ltd on charge of misquoting its order in two separate appeals submitted to the Rajuk chairman. |
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Staff Correspondent
The Amar Ekushey Boi Mela at Bangla Academy witnessed relatively small crowd yesterday owing to tension in the area following a strike at Dhaka University. |
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Unb, Dhaka
Visiting US Under-Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Judith A McHale highly praised the present government's development initiatives and assured of providing all necessary cooperation in implementing development programmes, projects and plans. |
Abubakar's Death
DU Correspondent
Academic activities at Dhaka University were greatly disrupted yesterday due to the strike enforced by the pro-BNP student body Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal in protest against the death of Abubakar Siddique. |
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Afp, Tehran/ Rome
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad yesterday ordered Iran's atomic chief to begin higher uranium enrichment, raising the stakes in a dispute with the West days after seeming to accept a UN-drafted nuclear deal. |
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Afp, Khartoum
A French envoy thanked Sudan's President Omar al-Beshir for helping to secure the release of a Red Cross worker held by kidnappers for nearly three months. |
