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Corruption at Communications Ministry
1 contractor for every 140m road work
Tk 192cr project inflated to Tk 349cr, land price hiked 300pc over three years
To siphon off huge development fund, the communications ministry inflated a Tk 192 crore road construction project to Tk 349 crore by manipulating all components of the scheme, revealed a government investigation.
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EC, finance at loggerheads over voter list budget
Saifur wants explanation on previous fund use, refuses to allocate fresh money
The Election Commission (EC) and the finance ministry are now at loggerheads over allocation of budget for the task of updating the existing voter list, making smooth start of the task tomorrow uncertain.
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Muhuri Murder Case
HC upholds death sentence of four
The High Court (HC) yesterday upheld a lower court verdict awarding capital punishment to four convicts in the sensational Muhuri murder case of Chittagong.
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55 killed in Lebanon blitz, foreigners flee
7 Palestinians die as Israel pushes back into Gaza
At least 55 civilians were killed yesterday as Israeli jets and gunboats pummelled towns and villages across Lebanon and tens of thousands fled an increasingly bloody conflict both sides defiantly warned
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RMG workers, owners at odds over wage
They meet today to discuss the issue
Garment owners and workers are at loggerheads over fixing a minimum wage for employees as the BGMEA is pursing Tk 1,230 a month while the workers are demanding Tk 3,000.
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Draft Voter List
EC makes fresh bid to justify its earlier move
The Election Commission (EC) yesterday made a fresh bid to justify its earlier move for publication of the controversial draft voter list prepared in violation of the High Court directives.
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Life-saving drugs become dearer
Prices of different life-saving drugs especially those imported for cardiac, kidney, cancer, and surgery patients have shot up in recent months.
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Syndicate behind price hike identified
Says commerce minister, asks for action
Commerce Minister Hafizuddin Ahmed yesterday said intelligence agencies have already traced the syndicate, which is responsible for the skyrocketing price of essentials, and urged the concerned ministry
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Jagannath University
Shibir planned control on campus long ago
Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS)'s latest showdown with two other student organisations in Jagannath University is nothing but a part of the master plan that ICS had plotted years back to establish supremacy
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Biotech policy declared
The government yesterday declared a National Biotechnology Policy in order to keep pace with the fast advancing field of modern biotechnology and achieve world class competence in the fields of research
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BSP, Noab urge PM to cut import duty on newsprint
The representatives of Bangladesh Sangbadpatra Parishad (BSP) and Newspaper Owners Association of Bangladesh (Noab) yesterday urged Prime Minister Khaleda Zia to reduce the import duty on newsprint paper
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2 JMB men get 48yrs in prison
A special tribunal court in Gaibandha yesterday convicted two Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) Ehsar members in an August 17 bomb blast case, sentenced them to 48 years of rigorous imprisonment,and
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Top outlaw killed in 'crossfire'
A top outlaw was killed in 'crossfire' during a shootout between his cohorts and the police at Shrirampur in Alamdanga upazila of Chuadanga district early yesterday, police said.
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US envoy meets Ahsanullah Master's family
US Ambassador to Bangladesh Patricia A Butenis yesterday met the family members of slain Awami League (AL) leader and former lawmaker Ahsanullah Master at his Tongi house.
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Factional Clash
Sylhet BNP MP gets 'threat' over phone
Ruling party lawmaker Syed Mokbul Hossain claimed that he has received several threats over mobile phones in the last two days following the death of a Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) man in Golapganjupazila.
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3 injured in bomb blast in Jessore
Three people were injured yesterday when a bomb went off in a den where bombs were being made at Siddhipasha under Abhaynagar upazila in Jessore.
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Tsunami body count tops 520
Another undersea quake hits Indonesia
Rescuers dug with bare hands yesterday in a grim search for more bodies after more than 520 people were confirmed killed in the second tsunami to strike Indonesia in as many years.
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Bangladesh needs $10b to ease power woes
Says World Bank
Bangladesh needs 10 billion dollars in investment over the next 10 years to alleviate its massive power shortage, the World Bank said yesterday.
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Why recruitment of 89 staff not illegal
HC asks Islamic University
The High Court yesterday issued a rule on Islamic University authorities to explain within two weeks why its recruitment of 89 employees in 53 ranks will not be declared illegal.
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5 cops injured in shootout with gunrunners
4 held, 7 firearms recovered
Five policemen and one suspected gunrunner were wounded in an exchange of fire as a police team foiled an arms-smuggling bid at Moghdata in Rashidnagar area of Ramu upazila Tuesday night.
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Govt-teachers talks delayed as minister sick
Dialogue between the government and teachers on indefinite strike is being delayed as the prime minister's Political Secretary Harris Chowdhury and Education Minister Osman Farruk have fallen sick, sources
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