The speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad, Abdul Hamid, believes that the leaders of the treasury bench and the opposition should play an effective role in maintaining order in the Parliament which was plunged into pandemonium last week due to the unruly behaviour of some lawmakers from both the government and the opposition.
Jamaat said scores of its activists and leaders arrested on fictitious charge and demanded their unconditional release before the Independence Day on March 26.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wednesday unveiled her government's big defense-purchase plan for procuring soon fighter aircraft, surface-to-air missile system, helicopters, air-defense radars and armaments for Bangladesh Air Force.
President Zillur Rahman today asked the Army Chief of Staff General M Abdul Mubeen to initiate more training facilities to the army personnel for further
modernization of the force.
Speaker Abdul Hamid Advocate Tuesday took on the role of a judge of power politics as he weighed Awami League and BNP both on the same scales in respect of naming the names of institutions after pious persons while in power.
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Maulana Matiur Rahman Nizami and secretary general Ali Ahsan Muhammad Mujahid were behind the February 8 violent attacks on Bangladesh Chhatra League men at the Rajshahi University that left one killed and many others injured.
The six-day Director General-level conference between the paramilitary forces of Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) and Border Security Force (BSF) of India got underway in New Delhi Monday.
BNP Standing Commitee member Dr Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain yesterday said that his party would ensure safe return of party's Senior Vice Chairman Tarique Rahman from abroad through launching a tough movement against the government.
BNP leaders yesterday demanded that the government stop the activities of European Union and foreign NGOs in Chittagong Hill Tracts and declare international commission on CHT illegal.
The Cabinet on Monday approved the raising of the salaries of the president, prime minister, speaker of the Parliament, chief justice, ministers, Supreme Court judges and lawmakers, by up to 83 per because of ‘the changed economic situation’.
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina said on Sunday that her father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman formed detailed war plans for Bangladesh's eventual liberation from Pakistan during a stay in London in 1969, the year he was accorded the title 'Bangabandhu', friend of Bengal.
The government will bring a handful of war criminals to justice “as a symbolic trial”, said Awami League General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam Sunday.
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid on Sunday said the government would have to take decision to close down National University in future because allegations of massive corruption and irregularities were brought against the university authorities.
The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has finalised a draft Public-Private Partnership (PPP) policy keeping provision for promoting local investors in implementing infrastructure projects each costing up to $10 million.
The capital market is passing through an uncertain phase because of arbitrary intervention by the regulators, according to market experts.
Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury yesterday warned the seed companies not to sell low quality seed to farmers, during the inaugural ceremony of Bangladesh Seed Conference and Fair 2010.
The county’s economic growth is likely to slip down to 5.5 per cent this fiscal year from 5.9 per cent the previous year, according to the Asian Development Bank which has attributed the decline to sluggish investments and poor export performance.
The EU has set a 12-point recommendation to the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock on Bangladesh's shrimp export to the European countries, asking for providing details of the 'action' taken to address those within one month.
The High Court on Monday directed the government to submit by March 18 all relevant documents on 72 ships imported for scrapping since March 17 last year.
The Bangladesh Bank has asked the commercial banks to submit by March 31 the details of about 43 lakh bank accounts which have been opened and maintained without complete information of the account holders.
Both the ruling Awami League and the main opposition BNP are beginning countrywide tours this month. Ruling Awami League will seek to know about people's aspirations, demands and suggestions for the government during its month-long countrywide tour. BNP is going to launch 'mass communication tour' programme to gear up organisational activities aimed at preparing the party for an anti-government movement.
A group of senior lawyers of the Supreme Court in a joint statement yesterday strongly protested the practice of publicising statements of arrested persons bringing them before the media.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday told the Jatiya Sangsad that the government would ensure housing for all by the year 2015 according to the election pledge. Mentioning the election pledge of the government, she said the Housing and Public Works Ministry has undertaken various steps to ensure housing facilities for all citizens.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) imposed ban on any kind of meeting, rally and procession in front of “Proshika Bhaban” and adjoining area in Pallabi from 6:00 pm today (Wednesday) until further instruction.
A Dhaka court on Tuesday placed Sohel Rana on a 10-day remand in connection with the bomb attack on Awami League lawmaker Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh in October last year.
AL general secretary Syed Ashraful Islam has asked opposition leader Khaleda Zia to prove her statement by making public the list of women subjected to repression by his party’s youth and student wing during the last 13 months.
The Executive Committee of National Economic Council on Tuesday decided to allocate Tk 15 crore each to the members of the parliament for infrastructure development.
A parliamentary panel Monday asked the works ministry to clarify how the then military government waived a transfer fee for a Gulshan house gifted to leader of the opposition Khaleda Zia in 1982.
BSF has stepped up its firing in the border areas. So far this year alone, from January 1 till March 2, the India border security force BSF has killed 10 Bangladeshi nationals along the border. Over the past ten years they killed a total of 828 Bangladeshis, that is 838 in the last 10 years and two months.
The ongoing session of the parliament has been extended till April 6, a private television channel reports. The Business Advisory Committee (Bac) of parliament decided this in its scheduled meeting on Monday to allocate more time for discussion on thanks-giving motion on the president's address in the House.
The left-leaning political parties continue to keep women off roles in policymaking. In spite of having qualifications as their male associates do, few women were given the chance to head high-powered committees of political parties though the left parties believe in equal rights of women in society.
Rajshahi Division retained the national cricket league title after making a draw with Chitagong Division in a five-day final that concluded on Wednesday at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur.
National hockey skipper Moshiur Rahman Biplob and five other national team players resigned from the national team after failing to get any clubs on the last day of the special players’ transfer for the national team members on Tuesday.
The Pakistan Cricket Board has barred former captains Mohammad Yousuf and Younis Khan from the national team indefinitely for behavior they say contributed to Pakistan's poor performance on its recent tour of Australia.
An extraordinary barrage of declaration slogging from Shuvo Chowdhury and Dollar Mahmud enlivened the final day of England's warm-up match against Bangladesh A, but it was the ongoing poor form of the two highest-profile players on either team that captured the headlines as the contest drifted to a draw at Chittagong.
Fide Master Syed Mahfuzur Rahman Emon maintained his solo lead in Parachute Advanced Chess Tournament securing full two points after beating WFM Tanima Parveen of Chittagong in the 2nd round match at the Uni Resort in Cox’s Bazar today (Tuesday).
Much has been made about the alleged rift between skipper Shakib Al Hasan and paceman Mashrafe Bin Mortaza. But man in question, Mashrafe, himself made it clear once again that the relationship was as good as ever, saying that he was like a big brother to Shakib.
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The wife of a Rapid Action Battalion constable, missing for nine months, has alleged that her husband was murdered by members of the elite security force.
Residents of 15 villages affected by the land subsidence in the Barapukuria Coal Mine Company Ltd (BCMCL) area started fast-unto-death Wednesday to realise their demands including compensation and rehabilitation.
Power outages every few minutes in some areas Tuesday disrupted livelihood while severe gas and water crises added to the woes of public life in the greater Dhaka area, even before the start of the peak summer, reports UNB.
A UK charity that has been warning of unsafe conditions in Bangladeshi factories for years is appealing to British Bangladeshi business leaders for cash donation following a recent fire that killed over 21 garment workers, to help prevent further tragedies.
Land Minister Rezaul Karim Hira yesterday said that the government has distributed 8,612 acres of agricultural land among the landless people during its one year and a month tenure.
President Zillur Rahman today sought Doa to the countrymen on his 81st birth anniversary which was observed on Tuesday without any formal ceremony as per his desire. "I seek Doa from all so that I can work for welfare of the people as far as I live," he said while employees and staffs of all level at Bangabhaban greeted him.
Locals and a group of ruling party men including women MP on Monday obstructed and sent back a team of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha, led by its executive magistrate Rokon Ud-Doula, who went to reclaim Rajuk’s plot at Postogola in the capital.
Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) and Narayanganj district administration Tuesday morning began an eviction drive against encroachers of Shitalakhya, Buriganga and Balu rivers.
The High Court today issued a rule on the editor of Prothom Alo Matiur Rahman and a reporter Mizanur Rahman Khan asking to show cause why the charge of contempt of court should not be brought against them for publishing a news item.
Although its government and Parliament, and the opposition too, are headed by women, Bangladesh does not rank high if the percentage of women in the Parliament is taken into account, according to the report of the Inter-Parliamentary Union.
Bangladesh is observing the 100th International Women's Day on Monday resolving to fight against social challenges, with the theme "Equal rights, Equal Opportunities: Progress for All."
They raped her daughter, ruined her husband's business and ravaged her face with acid but they couldn't silence her. In the face of overwhelming odds, Nasima Akhtar has steadfastly demanded one thing: justice.
Remittance earning by female migrant workers has been estimated to have marked an increase of around 35 per cent in 2009 amid fluctuations in their overseas migration thanks to several 'whimsical decisions' by the government.
Academics have identified weakness in English as a major barrier to higher education in the country and called for effective government initiatives to overcome the problem, reports BSS.
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