BB officials stage demo against contractual appointment bid,Central bank moves to take action against 22 officials

Bangladesh Bank on Sunday decided to take action against 22 officials after around 300 officials staged demonstrations against a controversial bid of the central bank to appoint a general manager on contractual basis.

MOGHBAZAR DOUBLE MURDER: DB seeks fresh 7-day remand for Bakhtiar

Detectives on Sunday sought a fresh seven-day remand for Bakhtiar Alam Roni who had fired into a crowd from his car in traffic congestion killing two people in Moghbazar Dilu Road area in the capital on the night of April 14.

Tigers scale new heights

Left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman ran through the Indian batting line up once again to grab 6-43 and set up Bangladesh’s first ever series win over the country with a six-wicket win in the second one-day international in Dhaka on Sunday.

Mirza Fakhrul gets bail in all 7 cases

The High Court on Sunday granted interim bail to detained Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in the three cases paving way of his release from jail.

MP asks speaker for ruling on public servants to respond properly to govt wants

A parliamentarian of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal, Moin Uddin Khan Badal, on Sunday demanded a ruling by the Speaker that public servants respond properly to the government’s wants in a given situation.

Khaleda fails miserably in movement: Shajahan

The minister for shipping, Shajahan Khan, on Saturday said Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia returned home failing miserably in movement.

TRAFFIC CONGESTION: DMP writes to city corporations

Dhaka Metropolitan Police have informed the two Dhaka city corporations that over 100 potholes, construction works of flyovers and piles of garbage in the city streets are causing huge traffic congestions and making difficult for traffic department to maintain traffic in the capital during Ramadan.

SIM INFO VERIFICATION,Mobile cos to get direct access to NID database

The mobile phone companies would get direct access to the Election Commission database of national identity cards under a service agreement for verifying users’ SIM registration information, said telecom regulator officials.

Matia slams Muhith for interest rate cut on saving certificates

Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury on Saturday criticised the Finance Minister for proposing interest rate cut on all saving certificates in the upcoming fiscal year, reports United News of Bangladesh.

Mojaheed to file review petitio

Condemned death row war criminal Jamaat-e-Islami leader Ali Ahsan Muhammad Mojaheed has decided to file a review petition over the Supreme Court’s verdict that had upheld his death sentence.