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Bail fix allegation
Rokan divulges judge's name
President of Supreme Court Bar Association Barrister Rokanuddin Mahmud yesterday named Syed Shahidur Rahman as the judge to have allegedly taken money from a person for fixing bail.
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Gaza blast hits US convoy, kills 3
A roadside bomb ripped through a US diplomatic convoy in the Gaza Strip yesterday, killing three American security men in the first attack on US officials in three years of Israeli-Palestinian violence.
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Graft eats away 5pc of public buying budget
Corruption eats up 10-15 per cent of the country's $3 billion public procurement budget, leading to the loss of scarce resources and the deterioration the investment climate, World Bank and ADB officials
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Govt takes steps for one-stop land registration
Landowners to pay tax to bank from January
Landowners in six upazilas under six divisions would be permitted to pay their land development tax in commercial banks from January 1 under reforms aimed at simplifying the land law.
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Repair battered Mohakhali road
Traffic deptt finally asks transport board
The Traffic Department of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has finally asked the authorities to repair the rundown road at Mohakhali, which it says is clogging traffic at the intersection.
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JS body fears fallout from river-link plan
A parliamentary body yesterday expressed deep concern at a giant Indian river-link project to re-channel waters of transboundary rivers that it worries would pose serious threats to Bangladesh.
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Absence of written order led to anthem glitch
Technicians could not play the national anthem on audio at the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association conference, as the parliament secretariat did not inform Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre
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OIC set to come up with Iraq document
The Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) is set to come up with a separate document just on Iraq, after two days of intense lobbying and debate by the foreign ministers.
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Shift navy ships from channel
Probe body on Ctg Port collision recommends
The sensitive Bangladesh Navy fleet and valuable equipment should be shifted from the vulnerable Chittagong Port channel to avoid further risk from reckless vessel movement and collision.
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8-hour hartal in Ctg today
The Greater Chittagong Devel-opment Action Committee (GCDAC) enforces an eight-hour hartal in the district from 6.00am today.
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Onion price shoots 49pc
The prices of onion leapt 49 percent last month, according to the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB).The TCB also reported an increase of 4.65 percent in the prices of soybean, 9.
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JU teachers go on strike demanding VC's removal
The Jahangirnagar University Teachers' Association (Juta) on Tuesday decided to indefinitely boycott all classes and examinations of the university to press their two-point demand including removal of
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Another anti-crime drive in S-W region starts today
A special anti-crime drive with a 'different modus operandi' is likely to be launched midnight tonight in the south-west to nab 'extremists and hardened criminals' and recover illegal arms, a highly placed
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Author with murky past wins Booker
Controversial author DBC Pierre, better known for his murky past than his writing prowess, on Tuesday won the Booker prize, one of the world's top literary awards for fiction, for his debut novel "Vernon
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New US resolution on Iraq heads for split vote
The UN Security Council appeared headed toward a split vote on Wednesday on a US-drafted resolution aimed at getting international approval for the American-led occupation and reconstruction of Iraq.
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8-hr hartal in Sylhet today
The Arpita Sampatti Ain Pratirodh Andolan (vested property law resistance movement) called an 8-hour hartal today in Sylhet division to press home its demand.
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Guard killed inside Agrani Bank
Unidentified assailants stabbed and strangled a security guard of Agrani Bank inside its Chakbazar branch in the early hours yesterday.
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