Opposition top shots in jail
Court terms charges against 33 leaders non-bailable; violence erupts; hartal called for today
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and 32 other high-profile opposition leaders ended up in jail after a Dhaka court yesterday rejected their bail prayers in connection with an arson case.
Chaos After Court Order
8 vehicles burnt, 200 smashed
Agitated leaders and workers of BNP-led 18-party alliance vandalised around 200 vehicles and dozens of establishments across the country yesterday, ahead of today's nationwide dawn-to-dusk hartal.
BNP reels from prison shock
The BNP, which has been threatening of tough anti-government agitations, finds itself in deep troubles as a record number of senior leaders of the party and its associated bodies have been put behind bars in an arson case.
Was the ruling obvious?
Two reasons seemingly led to the rejection of bail prayers by 33 opposition leaders yesterday although doubters as always saw government's hand in lower court affairs.
Grameen Bank, Associated Organisations
Commission formed to review activities
The government yesterday formed a four-member commission to review the activities of Grameen Bank and its associated organisations, and make recommendations on how to run the organisations.
Goodbye, middlemen
Dhaka, KL agree on state handling of workers' job in Malaysia
Dhaka and Kuala Lumpur have agreed on state arrangements for recruitment of Bangladeshi workers by Malaysia eliminating middlemen from the process to reduce the cost of sending workers and end their perennial abuses.
'Clean' Suranjit declares'return' to politics
Suranjit Sengupta announced his “return” to politics yesterday, a month after he resigned as railway minister taking full responsibility for the Tk 70 lakh scandal that involved his aide and two railway officials.
Murder in Rajshahi
2 ex-BCL men to die
Rajshahi court yesterday handed down death sentences to two former leaders of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) unit at Rajshahi Polytechnic Institute for murdering Chhatra Moitree leader Rezwanul Islam Sunny two years ago.
I'm transport worker first
Says minister Shajahan Khan
Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan yesterday identified himself as a transport worker rather than a minister and said he has to face a lot of criticism for favouring drivers who alone are not responsible for road accidents.
250 shanties gutted in slum fire
A devastating fire in Kazibari slum in the capital's Shyamoli yesterday...
**Bumper chilli changes lot of char farmers
Bumper production of chilli has brought smile on the faces of...
Modernising the railway
Thanks to the new communications minister Obaidul Quader after decades of...
A keen observation of life
Interior Depot, a newly opened lifestyle gallery in Gulshan, Dhaka, houses...
Wonderland demolished -- what about the 'wonder building'?
About the "wonder building" I shall talk about later since that...
MCCI identifies five risks to economy
The Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) has identified five...
Mladic masterminded ethnic cleansing
Former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic went on trial yesterday..,
Russel's winning streak on**
Sheikh Russel KC extended their winning streak in the Grameenphone Bangladesh...
Once over-staffed railway lacks staff
17,000 employees 'required' to keep it operational
With a staggering manpower shortage of nearly 17,000 staffs, Bangladesh Railway (BR) is currently running its operations in a shamble state, often hiring retired staff on temporary basis to fill up the vacuum.
BNP preparing for the worst
Top leaders appear in court today for bail
Leaders and activists of BNP are anxious as 37 top opposition leaders appear before a trial court in Dhaka today in an arson case filed with Tejgoan Police Station.
Recruit only thru' govt
Dhaka proposes to KL to save workers from middlemen
Dhaka has proposed to Kuala Lumpur to recruit Bangladeshi workers under government arrangements to cut involvement of middlemen to reduce the cost of their going abroad for jobs and to put an end to their exploitation.\
HC expects Humayun to right info in his book
Attorney General Mahbubey Alam on Monday drew the High Court's attention to a novel by popular writer Humayun Ahmed citing that some information about the killing of Bangabandhu and his family were not correct in the book.

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