IOJ quits BNP-led alliance
A faction of Islami Oikya Jote on Thursday quit the BNP-led alliance for what it said ‘to be more attentive to the organisational activities’ and to carry out activities upholding its ‘originality’. Another faction of IOJ announced they were still a part of the alliance.
Biswa Ijtema begins today
The annual Biswa Ijtema, a congregation of Tabligh Jamaat, begins today on the bank of the river Turag at Tongi in Gazipur city.
NEW PAY SCALE DISPARITY : Protests to widen next week
Protests by the public university teachers and the Bangladesh Bank officials demanding removal of disparities from the new pay structure on Thursday badly affected academic activities at the country’s seats of learning and the central bank.
4G spectrum auction by 2016: Tarana
The government will hold auction of 4G spectrum in the current year along with the remaining spectrum of 2G and 3G, state minister for posts and telecommunications Tarana Halim said on Wednesday.
Relations with Pakistan dip further
Bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Pakistan have become cold after the recent forced withdrawal of a Pakistani diplomat from Dhaka and subsequent retaliation by Islamabad. Parliament is likely to hold a debate on relations with Pakistan and its role regarding war crimes trial and execution of war criminals in Bangladesh in its upcoming session to begin on January 20.
Two labour bodies to merge
Two labour organisations – Jatiya Sramik Federation Bangladesh and Jatiya Sramik Federation – are going to merge into a single body.
WAR CRIMES : SC upholds Nizami’s death sentence
The Appellate Division on Wednesday upheld the death sentence of Jamaat chief Motiur Rahman Nizami for planning the killings of intellectuals in Dhaka and mass killings at two places in Pabna during the War of Independence.
Ganajagaran Mancha hails Nizami verdict
Ganajagaran Mancha on Wednesday expressed its satisfaction over the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court’s verdict that upheld the death sentence of Jamaat-e-Islami amir Motiur Rahman Nizami for planning elimination of intellectuals and mass killings in Pabna during Bangladesh’s war of independence in 1971.
KIBRIA MURDER CASE : Babar, Haris, Arif, 29 others indicted
A Habiganj special tribunal on Tuesday framed charges against 32 people, including BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s political adviser Haris Chowdhury and former state minister for home Luthfuzzaman Babar, in the case filed in connection with the killing of former finance minister Shah AMS Kibria.
Field taxmen must ensure quick deposition of tax money
The National Board of Revenue on Tuesday asked its field-level officials to deposit revenue payment instruments submitted by the income taxpayers within 24 hours of the submission or reasonable time for ensuring timely deposition of government money to the state exchequer.
