Zia’s brother to float new party
Bangladesh Nationalist Party founder late president Ziaur Rahman’s younger brother Ahmed Kamal on Saturday said that he would float a new nationalist party to implement ideals and principles of Zia from which, according to him, the party had deviated.
Govt plans to invest with IOCs for offshore exploration
Energy adviser to the prime minister Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhurty on Saturday said that the government was planning to invest together with the international oil companies in oil and gas exploration in the Bay of Bengal to facilitate the search for new deposits.
People urged to join Sunderbans march
Leaders of the national committee to protect, oil, gas, mineral resources, power and ports on Saturday called on people of all walks of life to take part in the Dhaka Rampal long-march scheduled in March 10-15 to save the Sunderbans.
Tigers take on India for Asian supremacy
Bangladesh will be eyeing to register their mark in cricket’s shortest format when they take on India in the final of the Asia Cup Twenty20 tournament at Mirpur today.
Attack on religious minorities on rise: leaders
At least 24 people of religious minority communities were killed and 1,562 individuals, families and institutions were attacked in 262 incidents of human rights violation in the country in 2015, Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council said on Saturday.
Studies strengthen link between Zika virus, birth defects
Scientists have long thought the Zika virus caused birth defects such as microcephaly, a condition in which a baby is born with a small head.
Nominations for Khaleda, Tarique submitted
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia and her eldest son Tarique Rahman submitted their nomination papers on Friday for the election to the positions of chairperson and senior vice-chairman of the party respectively.
Speaker meets Indian Lok Shabha speaker
Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury today called on India’s Lok Shabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan at her office in New Delhi.
Digital diplomacy, teamwork keys to effective digital govts in CICA: FM
Foreign minister AH Mahmood Ali has advocated for pursuing ‘digital diplomacy’, and sought a greater cooperation in digital technology sector among CICA member countries to implement more effective digital governments.
Retail prices of onion, garlic increase
The prices of onion and garlic witnessed a further rise on the city’s retail markets over the week. Traders failed to show any reasonable excuse to increase the prices of onion and garlic but wholesalers and retailers blamed each other for the rise.
