Khaleda urges PM to arrest actors of January 11
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia on Tuesday asked prime minister Sheikh Hasina to arrest the actors of January 11, 2007 political changeover to prove her intention to try them.
Coordination of agencies can help save tigers: dialogue
Officials of forest department and other government agencies including law enforcement and judiciary at a national dialogue on Tuesday underscored the need for effective coordination among the agencies and neighboring countries to check poaching of tigers and save their habitats in the Sunderbans.
Banks to destroy cards stuck in ATMs
Bangladesh Bank on Tuesday asked scheduled banks to issue new debit or credit card within seven days to a client if his or her card got stuck in the ATMs.
VAT ON TRADE LICENCE : Muhith asks NBR to review legal aspects as FBCCI raises questions
Finance minister AMA Muhith has asked the National Board of Revenue to review the legal aspects of imposition of value-added tax on trade licence as the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry raised question in this regard.
Jan 11 actors still active: PM
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, told parliament on Monday that conspiracy against democracy was still on and actors of January 11, 2007 political changeover remained active. ‘Their conspiracy is yet to come to an end…They want to come to power at any cost through undemocratic way,’ Hasina said in her valedictory speech of the 9th session of the 10th parliament.
2 siblings found dead in city apartment
A 14-year-old girl and her six-year-old brother were found dead at their house at Banasree in the capital on Monday.
BB to set base rate for bank loan interest
Bangladesh Bank is going to introduce a base rate system for scheduled banks to ensure transparency in setting rates of interest on different credit products by banks.
Curtain falls on Ekushey book fair
Curtains fell on the month-long Amar Ekushey book fair on Monday with a large number of book lovers crowding the fair.
JAN 11 CHANGEOVER : MPs for probe commission
Lawmakers of the ruling Awami League and its coalition partners on Sunday demanded that a commission should be formed to investigate the January
Modernise train services, curb corruptions, say left politicians
Politicians, mass transport experts and railway trade union leaders in the city on Sunday called on the Awami League-led government to take steps to improve the quality of train services and modernise the sub-sector.
