Launch strike suspended till May 10
Inland water transport workers on Friday night suspended till May 10 their indefinite strike for launches while the strike for other vessels would continue.
Shafik Rehman remanded in custody again
Journalist Shafik Rehman was again remanded in custody for five days on Friday for interrogation in a case filed for ‘hatching conspiracy to abduct and kill prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy in the United States.’
Attack on minorities: 10 killed in 3 months
Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council on Friday said that 10 minority people were killed and 366 were injured in 732 attacks on minorities across the country in the past three months from January.
Bajander expects to use his hands
Abul Bajander, the first detected patient of Tree Man Syndrome in Bangladesh, told New Age that treatment he was getting at Dhaka Medical College Hospital since January made him confident that he would be able to use his hands before long.
Speaker urges AmCham to work for regaining US GSP facility
Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury on Thursday called upon the American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh to work to regain GSP facilities for the Bangladeshi garment products in the US market.
Govt urged to take action against river polluters
Green activists, noted citizens and affected people have urged the government to take action against river polluters to save the rivers.
Experts slam lack of steps to stop banking scams
There is no visible effort to curb irregularities in the banking sector marred by misuse of political influence and lack of good governance, said speakers in a roundtable on Thursday.
Strike halts water transport movement
Inland water transport workers’ indefinite countrywide strike from the early hours of Thursday caused untold sufferings to millions of travellers, particularly those who got stranded with wives and children at different places.
HISTORY DISTORTION CRIMES ACT: Constitutional protection sought
War crimes trial campaigners on Wednesday urged the government to pass history distortion crimes act and give constitutional protection for the act so that none could cancel it in future. Addressing a discussion on ‘History and spirit of the liberation war: history distortion crimes act’, they also called for resistance against violence in the name of religion.
School students’ deposits in banks total Tk 844cr
The total deposit in the 10.34 lakh banking accounts owned by school students in the country stood at Tk 844.19 crore as on December 31, 2015 thanks to the banks offering higher interests on that than other deposit schemes.
