August boom keeps RMG export earnings afloat in 2 months
Country’s export earnings from readymade garment products in two months of the financial year 2015-16 grew by 5.98 per cent to $4.48 billion from $4.23 billion in the same period of the FY 2014-15 as the export of the RMG products boomed in August, the second month of the current financial year.
FAILURE IN DEMONSTRATION : Field-level leaders, activists blame senior leaders
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party blamed ‘fascist attitude of the government for its failure to stage scheduled demonstrations in Dhaka on Sunday, although no senior leaders was seen in the field to join or lead the countrywide demonstrations. Field-level leaders, organisers and activists, however, blamed senior leaders and organisational weakness for the failure.
Jamaat’s nayeb-e-amir, ASG, 11 other leaders arrested
Thirteen leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami including two top leaders were arrested from the capital’s Pallabi area on Monday.
Flood in north persists
The flood situation in the north and central part of the country did not improve on Monday while farmers expressed their worries as the croplands and fisheries farms and ponds remained under water for over the past two weeks.
Pope Francis urges Europe's Catholic churches to host refugees
Pope Francis implored Catholic institutions throughout Europe on Sunday to show mercy to the flood of refugees arriving on their shores by offering them shelter.
Muslim flight attendant says she was suspended for refusing to serve alcohol
A Muslim flight attendant says she was suspended by ExpressJet for refusing to serve alcohol in accordance with her Islamic faith.
Palin praises Bush for being bilingual, but says English is 'unifying aspect' of America
Former vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin is praising Jeb Bush for being bilingual -- but she would prefer people in this country "speak American."
PM wants Khulna Shipyard to build more modern battle ships
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday hoped that Khulna Shipyard would be able to build more modern battle ships in the future and export those.
Ershad sees suffocating situation in country
Observing that country’s people lost their right to freedom of speech, Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad on Sunday said now a suffocating environment was prevailing in the country as there was no scope of waging protests.
BNP, allies stage demo amidst police obstruction
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party-led alliance on Sunday staged countrywide demonstrations, amidst police obstruction at places, protesting against the latest power and gas price hike. Police allegedly arrested some activists of the alliance in different parts of the country and some district-level leaders and activists were injured in police attacks.
