SC stays EC activities for Tangail-4 by-election
The Appellate Division on Tuesday stayed the activities of Election Commission relating to the by-election in Tangail-4 constituency of Parliament until November 2. It posted a full court hearing of EC’s appeal for November 2.
TAVELLA MURDER : ‘I was tortured to confess’ Tamjid tells family
A man, whom law enforcers claimed shot dead Italian aid worker Cesare Tavella in Dhaka on September 28, told his family during a jail visit on Tuesday that he had no involvement in the crime and that his confession to a magistrate was coerced through torture.
Rooppur cost now hits $13.5b
The construction of the proposed Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant will cost around US$ 13.5 billion surpassing all previous estimates.
Govt hikes vessel rent in fresh blow to Pangaon port
The shipping ministry on Monday increased the container vessel rent by 46.66 per cent for the route of Pangaon Inland Container Terminal-Chittagong Port amid protest by users and other stakeholders.
NBR’s Q1 revenue Tk 5,798cr short of target
Earnings by the National Board of Revenue fell short of the target by Tk 5,798.54 crore or 15.81 per cent in the first quarter of the current financial year 2015-16. Revenue board officials attributed the shortfall to fall in domestic consumption and sluggish economic activities in the country.
Govt wants to hold polls creating a vacuum in opposition leadership : BNP
Bangladesh Nationalist Party leaders on Monday said the government wanted to hold another general election creating a leadership vacuum in the opposition.
Kader’s candidature, EC appeals against HC order
The Election Commission on Monday appealed against a High Court order that had directed it to accept the nomination of Krishak Sramik Janata League president Abdul Kader Siddique in the by-election for the Tangail-4 constituency of Parliament.
Security beefed up at airports, port city
Security personnel at all three international airports in the country were kept on high alert, the Civil Aviation Authorities, Bangladesh officials said Monday. The authorities also suspended movement of visitors who come at the airports to see off or to receive passengers.
TAVELLA MURDER : Three suspects on remand
Three suspects in Italian origin aid worker murder were remanded in police custody for eight days for interrogation on Monday, while another suspect made a statement before a metropolitan magistrate.
Denim manufacturers eye $7b in exports by 2021
Denim exporters expect that their export volume would reach $7 billion by 2021, should they can address the challenges including crisis of gas connection and innovative technical knowhow.
