The government and the ruling Awami League have apparently failed to rein in Chhatra League activists who are indulging themselves in violence, extortion and brisk business by manipulating tenders and admission process in educational institutions.
The High Court has sent to the Chief Justice the petition filed by Khaleda Zia challenging the legality of a government notice, ordering her to leave her Cantonment residence. The order followed a submission by the former prime minister's lawyers that Begum Zia lacked confidence in the neutrality of the bench.
Home minister Sahara Khatun said the government will soon be publishing a new list of names of people considered to be the country's "crime bosses".
Police arrested 71 students in an overnight raid on seven dormitories of Dhaka College after a clash between two factions of Bangladesh Chhatra League injured 10 persons on the campus Tuesday night.
Shifting from a stance for "midterm election", the main opposition party BNP yesterday asked the government to hold a "test case election" in some constituencies to judge their popularity.
The hearing on the petition of former state minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood Tuku seeking atachment of former army chief Moeen U Ahmed's property was yesterday deferred to April 12 after hearing on a time petition submited by Moeen's lawyer.
India's Border Security Force (BSF) expressed "regrets" at a flag meeting with Bangladesh Rifles on Monday over the shooting of at least 13 Bangladeshi civilians the day before at the Jaintapur border in Sylhet.
Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL) today rejected outright the involvement of Sajib Wazed Joy, son of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in illegal voice over internet protocol (VOIP) business.
Bangladesh has exported freshwater shrimps worth Tk 600 crore to destinations mostly European countries since January 10 after withdrawal of the `self-imposed ban’ on export of such items to the EU countries, said chief of Bangladesh Frozen Foods Exporters Association on Saturday.
Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) has identify three projects to be financed on Public Private Partnership (PPP) basis.
The country is reeling under power and gas crises, and no end is in view within the next few years. Different gas-fired power plants having around 800 megawatt power generation capacity have remained idle due to the gas crisis. The situation renders Bangladesh's garment industry uncompetitive.
The government is considering increasing in cash incentives on export of potatoes to 20 per cent from existing 10 per cent to help potato growers get fair price as now the price is lower than the production cost in domestic markets.
The Sector Commanders' Forum (SCF) firmly rejected the government's plan of "symbolic trial" of war criminals at a press briefing Saturday. SCF organised the "urgent" press conference to express its views on the government's new move to try the war criminals.
State minister for law Quamrul Islam has urged the government to take over all money making entities linked with religion-based opposition party Jamaat-e-Islami, associated with 1971 war crimes.
Leaders of the main opposition BNP at a rally yesterday demanded of the government to play a neutral role for the continuity of democracy in the country.
A huge blast blew off the roof of a CNG refuelling station, leaving four employees, including an engineer, critically injured in Uttara in the capital yesterday. Authorities of the "Tasin CNG Filling Station" in Abdullahpur apprehend booster pipe leak might have caused the explosion around 7:15am.
The country will observe National Children’s Day tomorrow (Wednesday) on the occasion of the 90th birth anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Shipping minister Shajahan Khan described the indefinite strike by the launch workers as "illegal" and a "violation of labour laws", but the workers federation that called the strike rejected the allegation.
Commerce Minister Faruk Khan on Monday warned of stern actions against the violators of consumers’ rights protection laws.
Army Chief Gen. Md Abdul Mubeen was presented with a Guard of Honour by the soldiers of the Indian Army in New Delhi on Monday. General Mubeen arrived Sunday on a five-day tour at the invitation of his Indian counterpart Gen. Deepak Kapoor.
Chittagong Mohammedan SC will take on Top Sports Noakhali while Dhaka Sports Club meets Bangladesh Biman in the opening day matches of the PCL T20 Bashundhara Cup beginning March 26 in Sharjah.
Batsman Jahirul Islam is set to make his debut for Bangladesh in the second Test against England that begins at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Saturday.
Rokibul Hasan took another step yesterday in his bid to return to competitive cricket. The retired cricketer has submitted a letter in this regard to the Bangladesh team's operations manager Shafiqul Haque, informed a Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) director.
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Most of the participants in the three-day Dhaka Motor Show that ended yesterday were happy as they witnessed a huge turnout and many of them bagged satisfactory spot orders.
The advent of solar energy in Bangladesh is not only helping to light up homes and offices in towns and cities. It is now also filling up the power-shortage in remote areas of the country such as Kalihati, an upazila in the district of Tangail.
An organisation cannot be stopped from holding political and other types of programmes simply because it is not registered with the Election Commission, jurists have said.
The government will build 11,268 flats with modern amenities in the capital in next three years to sell out those to the government employees and general public.
The indefinite strike enforced by the Water Transport Workers Federation on the second day Wednesday paralyzed inland water services across the country and halted export-import between Bangladesh and India through waterways.
President Zillur Rahman and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wednesday morning paid homage to the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman marking his 90th birth anniversary.
The late music maestro and Bengali cultural icon Waheedul Haque and celebrated filmmaker the late Alamgir Kabir were among 11 named Thursday for Independence Award 2010.
Shipping minister Shahjahan Khan says the religious affairs ministry has turned down his ministry's initiative to transport Hajj pilgrims by sea. But Khan is still optimistic about the proposal which aims to reintroduce pilgrimage by sea after 25 long years.
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