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Country
Cabinet okays draft bill, keeping provision of govt control on Biman
Although Biman Bangladesh Airlines has been transformed into a public limited company, the cabinet approves a draft law keeping a provision for government control over the flag carrier.
14 September 2020, 13:53 PM
Bangladesh keen to deepen ties with Turkey: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said Bangladesh is keen to boost its relationship with Turkey as it is deeply rooted in shared history, faith and traditions based on trust and confidence.
14 September 2020, 13:50 PM
Bakkhali river grabbing: ACC serves notice to local Awami League, BNP, Jamaat leaders
Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has started investigating illegal grabbing of the Bakkhali River, around seven months after The Daily Star ran a special report on encroachment of the river.
14 September 2020, 13:35 PM
Digital Security Act: Photojournalist Kajol denied bail again
A Dhaka court again rejected a bail petition of photojournalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol in a case filed under the Digital Security Act.
14 September 2020, 12:45 PM
Cabinet clears bill on holding city polls within 3 months before tenure expires
Election to any city corporation will have to be held within three months -- instead of six months -- before the tenure expires, according to the draft of the Local Government (City Corporation) (Amendment) Bill, 2020.
14 September 2020, 12:19 PM
Arms case against Shahed: tribunal asks witness magistrate to appear tomorrow
A Dhaka tribunal today asked two witnesses, including a Dhaka metropolitan magistrate, to appear before it tomorrow for their statements in an arms case filed against Regent Group Chairman Mohammad Shahed.
14 September 2020, 11:30 AM
Major (retd) Sinha murder: Another policeman arrested
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) have arrested a police constable for his alleged involvement in Major (retd) Sinha Md Rashed Khan murder case.
14 September 2020, 11:06 AM
HC rules over compensation to families of 3 boys killed at Jashore Juvenile Correction Centre
The High Court today issued a rule asking the authorities concerned to explain in four weeks why they should not be directed to give Tk 50 lakh as compensation to each of the families of the three teenage boys who were killed at Jashore Juvenile Correction Centre on August 13.
14 September 2020, 10:15 AM
ACC moves separate review petitions with HC against Pirojpur ex-MP’s bail
Anti Corruption Commission has filed three separate revision petitions with the High Court, seeking cancellation of a Pirojpur court order that granted bail to former Awami League lawmaker AKMA Awal and his wife Laila Parvin in three corruption cases.
14 September 2020, 10:03 AM
Govt to provide lawyers with low cost loans: law minister
Law Minister Anisul Huq said the government will provide lawyers in need with long-term loans at minimum interest rates in order to reduce their sufferings.
14 September 2020, 09:03 AM
Fast recovery of Ghoraghat UNO ‘a miracle’: doctor
Joint Director of National Institute of Neurosciences and Hospital Prof Badrul Haque has said Ghoraghat UNO Wahida Khanam is recovering fast, which is “a miracle”.
14 September 2020, 08:16 AM
Bangladesh will miss you, Father Timm: Dr Yunus
Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus has expressed deep shock at the death of former Principal of Notre Dame College, Father Richard William Timm, saying that Bangladesh will forever miss him.
14 September 2020, 07:38 AM
Fake Covid-19 certificates: lower court asked to give relevant documents to Dr Sabrina’s lawyers
The High Court today directed the lower court concerned to provide JKG Healthcare Chairman Dr Sabrina Arif Chowdhury’s lawyers with the relevant documents based on which a case is running against her over issuing fake Covid-19 certificates allegedly by her organisation.
14 September 2020, 07:03 AM
CPD welcomes govt move to abandon coal in power generation
The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) today welcomed the government’s move to abandon coal in power generation, suggesting the adoption of renewable energy rather than liquefied natural gas (LNG)-based power plants.
14 September 2020, 06:40 AM
HC rejects bail prayer of suspended DIG Mizan’s nephew
The High Court has refused to grant bail to Mahmudul Hasan, suspended sub-inspector of Kotwali Police Station and nephew of suspended deputy inspector general (DIG) Mizanur Rahman, in a corruption case.
14 September 2020, 06:04 AM
Another Tongi factory worker dies of burn injuries
Another worker who sustained severe burns while melting iron at a steel mill factory in Gazipur's Tongi area early Friday, dies at a hospital.
14 September 2020, 05:50 AM
Killings in Libya: suspected human trafficker denied bail
The High Court has rejected two separate bail petitions filed by Kamal Uddin alias Haji Kamal, suspected leader of a human trafficking gang, in two cases filed over the killing of 26 Bangladeshis in Libya on May 28.
14 September 2020, 05:13 AM
Myanmar ambassador summoned over military movement near border
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday summoned Myanmar Ambassador to Bangladesh Aung Kyaw Moe and protested visible movement of Myanmar military very close to the Bangladesh-Myanmar border.
13 September 2020, 20:44 PM
Man stabs wife and son, then kills himself
A man took his own life after stabbing his wife and son allegedly over a family feud in Gopalganj Sadar upazila on Saturday.
13 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Man arrested with heroin
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested an alleged drug dealer with two kilograms of heroin from Rajshahi’s Godagari upazila on Saturday.
13 September 2020, 18:00 PM