PAYRA PORT : Govt weighs Delhi’s proposal
Dhaka is considering a proposal made by Delhi for allowing India to construct Payra Sea Port in Patuakhali under a government-to-government deal in a major policy shift, officials said. Delhi has been showing keen interest in the proposed port along with Britain, Netherlands and China since the present government decided to build it in 2013.
DLA demand Pak apology for 1971 genocide
Leaders of the Democratic Left Alliance, a combine of eight left leaning political parties, on Saturday called on the Awami League led government to take up a stronger stand against the government of Pakistan for denying their part in the genocide during the war of independence of Bangladesh in 1971.
10 injured in bomb explosion at Kantaji’s Temple
Ten people were injured inside a jatra pandal besides Kantaji’s Temple at Kaharole in Dinajpur after a ‘improvised time bomb’ exploded on early Saturday during a traditional festival. The police investigators suspected that it was either an act of ‘militancy’ or it might have caused by local infighting.
Single candidate for 33 councillor positions in Feni
Election Commission officials on Friday expressed their ignorance about the Awami League’s obstructing anyone outside the party from submitting nomination papers for 33 of the 48 councillor positions in three Feni municipalities.
BROKERAGE HOUSES : BSEC bins DSE plea for opening new branches
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission has turned down a Dhaka Stock Exchange’s plea that sought regulatory approval on opening new branches by all the brokerage houses in a bid to bring fresh fund in the capital market.
Minorities want proportionate representation in govt, admin
Leaders of the Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council on Friday demanded proportionate representation of religious and national minorities in the government and administration according their populations.
Many vehicles without RR plates as deadline looms
A large number of motor vehicles are still plying the roads across the country without Retro-Reflective number plates with radiofrequency identification (RFID) tags though a government directive asked these number plates be fit to all vehicles by this December.
ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCE : Families call for return of 19 youths
Families of 19 Dhaka-based opposition student activists who disappeared before the January 5, 2014 elections urged the president and the prime minister on Friday to ‘return’ the victims showing ‘humanity.’
Help physically-challenged people: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged the people of all classes, including the affluent section of society, to protect the rights of people with disabilities, help flourish and utilise their talents alongside providing them with jobs.
Indefinite ban imposed on raw jute export
Following a month-long ban, the government on Thursday imposed fresh ban on export of raw jute for an indefinite period to ensure supply of jute to the local jute mills and to implement the Mandatory Jute Packaging Act 2010.
