UNB, Tungipara : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing wreath at the Mazar of Bangabandhu here after her assumption of office for the 3rd time. Hasina first placed a wreath at the Mazar as the Prime Minister. After placing the wreath, she stood there for some time as a mark of respect to the great leader.A smartly turned out contingent of Bangladesh armed forces gave a...
Court Correspondent : The Metropolitan Sessions Judges’ Court of Dhaka on Wednesday fixed January 30 to hear the bail pleas of BNP Standing Committee members MK Anwar, Barrister Moudud Ahmed and four others in two cases.Dhaka’s Metropolitan Sessions Judge Md Jahurul Haque gave the orders after hearing on the bail petitions. Earlier, on January 9, a Magistrate of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court rejected bail petitions of the six BNP leaders. Wednesday’s bail petition was an appeal against that...
UNB, Dhaka : The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is likely to file a case against five officials of a MLM company on charge of swindling nearly Tk 33 crore of the investors’ money.The Commission has already given clearance to file a case against five officials of Aimway Corporation, a multi-level marketing (MLM) company, for swindling investors’ money. The case will be filed with Paltan Police Station on Thursday, an ACC inquiry officer told reporters on Wednesday.He said the five officials of...
TNN, New Delhi :The three Khans of Bollywood have gone three different ways – Shah Rukh Khan is seen as...
UNB, Dhaka : The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has strongly denied the authenticity of two documents allegedly leaked from its system and posted online containing sensational revelations about possible deployment of Indian troops in the besieged border district of Satkhira.A pair of leaked documents – one fax and one email – seemingly containing correspondence between high officials of MOFA based in Dhaka and the Bangladesh High Commission in Delhi were submitted anonymously online on Tuesday, and quickly went viral over...
Staff Reporter : Two suspected killers were killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police at Halishahar in Chittagong city on Wednesday when police tried to arrest the accused in a cop killing case. Three police personnel, including Sub-Inspector Pritom, sustained bullet injuries during the encounter, said Kazi Matiur Islam, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Double Mooring Police Station.The deceased have been identified, as Nasif, 25, resident of Halishahar and Rajib, 25, resident of the port city’s Double Mooring area . The encounter occurred...
Staff Reporter :The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has approved the charge sheet against 44 executives of Destiny Group on charge of plundering and laundering Tk 4,119.24 crore. The commission in its routine meeting in its head office in Dhaka on Thursday gave the approval. The accused included Chairman and former Army Chief Lieutenant General (Retd) Harunur-Ar-Rashid and Managing Director Mohammad Rafiqul Amin. The investigation report states that the accused collected the money in the name of investing in its 32 unprofitable...
BSS, Rangpur :The sweeping bone-chilling cold wave severely affected normal life in the northern districts following sharp falls in the maximum temperatures during the past 24 hours ending yesterday afternoon, official and local sources said.The severity of cold mounted as the maximum temperatures marked falls by three to six degrees celsius yesterday and the sun remained covered behind clouds, fogs and mists amidblowing cooler winds throughout the day yesterday affecting normal life and farm activities.The inclement weather also affected vehicular...
UNB, Dhaka :A court here on Thursday granted bail on bond to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s adviser Abdul Awal Mintoo in a case filed in connection with May 5 violence.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Maruf Hossain passed the order on Tk 10,000 bond when Mintoo’s lawyer Barrister Rafiqul Haq submitted apetition seeking bail and cancellation of his 10-day remand.It was mentioned in the petition that Mintoo, also former president of FBCCI, was staying abroad for treatment from May 2 to 13, 2013...
UNB, Dhaka :Three international rights groups have urged Bangladesh authorities to immediately drop criminal charges against two senior members of the leading human rights organisation Odhikar and end the surveillance and harassment of its workers both in Dhaka and around the country.The rights watchdog bodies – Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and the International Commission of Jurists – made the call in a joint statement issued from New York on January 15.“Bangladeshi authorities should immediately drop criminal charges against two...
BBC Online :Thailand’s official anti-corruption commission says it is investigating Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra in connection with the government’s controversial rice subsidy scheme.The policy guarantees Thai rice farmers a much higher price than on the global market, but critics say it is too expensive and vulnerable to corruption.The commission has already charged one minister, and is investigating others.The news comes as Yingluck already faces intense pressure to resign. Anti-government protesters have been marching through the capital, saying they will shut...