Politics
Khaleda denied bail in Cumilla arson case
Cumilla, Sept 12 (UNB) – A court here on Thursday denied bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in a case filed over the torching of a covered van in Chouddagram upazila in 2015.
Govt hopeful of private sector’s bigger role in dev efforts
Dhaka, Sept 13 (UNB) – Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Thursday urged the private sector to come up in a bigger way for further development of the country saying the government wants to see private sector in the driving seat in real sense.
Court in jail illogical, says Dr Kamal
Dhaka, Sept 13 (UNB) – Gano Forum President and eminent jurist Dr Kamal Hossain on Thursday said setting up any court inside a prison is illogical.
Australia committed to supporting indigenous communities in BD: envoy
Dhaka, Sept 13 (UNB) - Deputy Head of Mission at Australian High Commission in Dhaka Penny Morton on Thursday said the Australian government is committed to supporting indigenous communities in Bangladesh.
Court rejects plea to show Mozammel arrested in another case
Dhaka, Sept 13 (UNB) – A court here on Thursday rejected a petition to show Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity Secretary General Mozammel Haque Chowdhury arrested in a case filed with Kafrul Police Station under the Explosive Substances Act.
TK 637.09 crore KCC budget announced
Khulna, Sept 13 (UNB) – Khulna City Corporation (KCC) mayor Mohammad Moniruzzaman on Thursday announced aTk 637.09 crore budget for 2018-19 fiscal year with focus on ending water logging and roads renovation .
Court order on Sept 20 to run trial proceedings in Khaleda’s absence
Dhaka, Sept 13 (UNB) - A court here on Thursday fixed September 20 to deliver its order whether the trial proceedings in Zia Charitable Trust corruption case will continue in the absence of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia.
By Chy urges youths to ‘save country’
Dhaka, Sept 12 (UNB) – President of Bikolpo Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury on Wednesday urged the young generation to come forward to save the country from the ‘clutch of an extreme autocratic and wayward regime’.
Fakhrul off to New York ‘to meet UN Secretary General’
Dhaka, Sept 12 (UNB) - BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam left here for New York, USA, early Wednesday to ‘meet UN Secretary General António Guterres’.
‘Standards of Weights and Measures Bill’ placed in JS
Dhaka, Sept 12 (UNB) - The ‘Standards of Weights and Measures Bill, 2018’, was placed in Parliament on Wednesday, aiming to achieve international standard in maintaining weight and measurement of products.