Free highways from shops, markets
The High Court on Monday asked the government to remove all shops, markets and bazaars beside highways across the country to reduce frequent traffic accidents.
Accord and Alliance must go in 2018, says Tofail
Commerce minister Tofail Ahmed on Monday said that the government would not extend the operation tenure of the Accord and the Alliance scheduled to end in July 2018.
‘Inclusive social, political, atmosphere a need’
Danish ambassador Hanne Fugl Eskjaer stressed the need for creating an inclusive social and political atmosphere in Bangladesh.
Self-confidence to take nation forward: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said self-confidence will take the nation forward though Bangladesh has resource constraints.
Govt urged to improve human rights situation
Lawyers, rights activists and officials on Sunday expressed dissatisfaction over prevailing state of human rights situation as people were facing problems in enjoying their civic and political rights in the country.
Govt set to hike sugar duty again
The government is set to increase again the import duty on both raw and refined sugar through imposing 15 per cent value-added tax and raising the tariff value of the product for protecting the state-run sugar mills.
Pak civil society did not accept military atrocity in 1971: Hina Jilani
Pakistani rights activist and also chairman of South Asians for Human Rights Hina Jilani said in Dhaka on Sunday that what happened during the 1971 war of independence was ‘injustice to Bangladesh’ and the Pakistan civil society did not accepted their government’s denial of atrocities committed by Pakistani forces here.
Mughal heritage site demolished in old town
A Mughal heritage building was demolished on Sunday without permission of the Department of Archaeology and Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha at Shakharibazar in the capital.
Mujahidul Islam Selim receives death threat
President of Communist Party of Bangladesh Mujahidul Islam Selim received a death threat through his email early Saturday.
MUNICIPAL POLLS : Most ruling alliance partners nominate no candidate
Jatiya Samajtantrick Dal faction and Workers Party of Bangladesh nominated 26 and 9 candidates respectively to contest for mayoral posts, while none of the ruling alliance partners but Awami League nominated candidates in 235 municipal polls slated for December 30.
