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Judges' confirmation draws strong protest
Lawyers decry govt decision ignoring CJ's recommendations
The 17 newly confirmed judges took oath yesterday amidst protest by a large section of lawyers at the government's ignoring the chief justice's recommended list in confirming services of the judges.
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Jamaat says no to PM on alliance with Ershad
Warns of 'alternatives' if pressed; BNP leaders missing in closed-door meet
Jamaat-e-Islami, the key ally of ruling BNP, once again strongly opposed yesterday the move on possible inclusion of Jatiya Party (JP-Ershad) in the ruling coalition at a closed-door meeting with Prime
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News Analysis
Islam being used for political gain, again
Monday afternoon modernisation of Bangladesh suffered a major setback when Prime Minister Khaleda Zia announced that the highest degree awarded by the orthodox Qawami madrasa would be equated with the
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FDI dipped 15pc last fiscal year
Foreign direct investment (FDI) declined by 15.16 percent last fiscal year (FY06) in stark contrast with a 107 percent rise in the previous year, according to Bangladesh Bank (BB) statistics.
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Israel accused of war crimes in Lebanon
Amnesty charges it for deliberately targeting civilian infrastructure; Lebanon asks US to help end Israel blockade
Israel committed "war crimes" by deliberately targeting Lebanese civilian infrastructure during the recent conflict with the Shiite Hezbollah militia, the Amnesty International said yesterday.
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Jamaat must follow PM's decision
Says Ershad
Opposing Jamaat-e-Islami stand against the inclusion of Jatiya Party (JP) into the four-party coalition, JP Chairman HM Ershad said Khaleda Zia is the leader of the alliance and Jamaat will have to follow
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Indo-bangla Meet
Home secys sit today to talk terror help
India will seek Bangladesh's help to nab some suspects in recent terrorist strikes in the country during the home secretary level talks beginning in Dhaka today.
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Power Plant Rehabilitation
Govt not interested in $40m conditional loans
To put a stop to financial misappropriation on the pretext of old power plant rehabilitation, the power ministry has chosen not to accept offers of two soft loans worth 40 million US dollars from Czechoslovakia
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Grassroots Level Meet Winds Up
AL settles candidature dispute in 200 JS seats
Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina's view exchange meeting with the grassroots level leaders since June 3 has been able to settle intra-party feuds in about 200 constituencies for candidature in
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Judges Killing
HC judgment on Aug 28
The High Court (HC) will deliver the verdict in the death reference of seven militants, including Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) chief Abdur Rahman and Bangla Bhai, on August 28 in Jhalakathi judges
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Shahjahan brings gold
When Shahjahan Ali Rony -- draped in red and green national flag -- proudly walked towards the winners podium at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium Swimming Pool, the band was getting ready to play the Bangladesh
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Allies say Jalil should sit with Bhuiyan
The Awami League (AL) should sit at a secretary level meeting with the ruling BNP to discuss electoral reforms, said the components of the 14-party opposition combine at a meeting last night.
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Tender Interference
9 JCD men's bid for bail denied
A Dhaka court yesterday again rejected the bail petitions of nine Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) leaders and activists arrested for preventing participants from bidding in a tender at the Construction
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Ivy's death anniversary today
The second anniversary of death of veteran Awami League (AL) leader Ivy Rahman is being observed with due reverence and solemnity today.
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PM tells rally of dev work
Prime Minister Khaleda Zia yesterday urged people to vote for the BNP-led alliance in the upcoming general elections to complete the development work initiated by her government.
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Rajuk moves to evict Gulshan Lake grabbers
Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) yesterday forced the owner of a lakeside plot in Gulshan to remove the structure he had built by illegally extending the original plot, following a story published
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'Indian' held over Pak terror bid
A suspected Indian national stole a railway engine in Pakistan's southern city of Karachi and tried to drive it into a passenger train in an attempted terror attack, police said yesterday.
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Sydney 'Bomb Plot'
Pak-born architect jailed for 20 years
A Pakistan-born architect accused of plotting a "jihad" or holy war bombing campaign in Australia was sentenced to 20 years in jail yesterday Faheem Khalid Lodhi, 36, was convicted of planning to blow
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