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Arrest demanded: Is Latif above law? asks JP
UNB, Dhaka :Hitting out at the government for not arresting removed minister Abdul Latif Siddique despite having arrest warrants, opposition Jatiya Party on Monday questioned whether he is above the law.In a joint statement,...
Ctg to have another oil refinery unit
Anisul Islam Noor :The government plans to appoint a consultant soon for implementing second Eastern Oil Refinery unit project in Chittagong. The new unit will have a capacity of refining 1.5 million tonnes of...
Zia Trust cases: Khaleda’s leave to appeals rejected
UNB, Dhaka :The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday rejected two leave to appeals filed by BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia against the High Court verdict upholding the orders of the trial court...
Take tough action against campus troublemakers: PM
UNB, Dhaka :Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday directed the law enforcement agencies concerned to take tough action against those who would create problems and unleash terrorist acts in educational institutions no matter which...
Tourism coop deal with KL gets Cabinet nod
UNB, Dhaka :The Cabinet on Monday approved the proposal for signing a Memorandum of Understanding between the governments of Malaysia and Bangladesh on ‘Cooperation in the field of Tourism’ during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s...
Enacting law to appoint SC judges on card: Anisul
UNB, Dhaka :The government is considering enactment of a law on the appointment and qualifications of Supreme Court judges, Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister told Parliament on Monday.The law will be enacted in...
People's Saarc Convergence ends: 24-point declaration adopted
UNB, Kathmandu :The three-day People’s SAARC Regional Convergence-2014 concluded in Lalitpur district adjacent to Kathmandu here on Monday adopting a 24-point declaration.“We’ve come together to challenge the systematic and structural marginalisation and exclusion of...
Laptop scam: 300 Delhi lower-court judges under probe
TNN, New Delhi :Nearly 300 Delhi lower-court judges are under the scanner of the high court for alleged financial irregularities in purchase of computers and laptops from funds provided by the Delhi government and...
Man held for killing Noapara councillor
UNB, Benapole :Police arrested a young man from Abhaynagar upazila in Jessore district on Sunday evening for his alleged involvement in the killing of Oliar Rahman, councillor of Noapara municipality and also joint general...
BSF hands over body of BD man in Sylhet
UNB, Sylhet :The body of a Bangladesh national, who was allegedly killed by people of Indian Khasia community at Guabari border point in Jaintapur upazila on Friday, was handed over to Border Guard Bangladesh...
Why PM so soft about Biman chairman, wonders BNP
UNB, Dhaka :Criticising the government for not taking action against Biman chairman Jamal Uddin Ahmed despite his involvement in various irregularities, including gold smuggling, BNP on Monday wondered why the Prime Minister has been...