BDR-BSF firm to stop ‘innocent’ killing
March 11, 2010
The Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) and Indian Border Security Force (BSF) on Thursday announced their resolve to prevent killings of innocent civilians along the border.
Terming the annual talks between the two border chiefs ‘extremely fruitful’, both BDR and BSF director generals said they would give top priority to avoid the killing of innocent people along the border.
MPs get Tk 15cr each for infrastructure development
March 9, 2010
The Executive Committee of National Economic Council on Tuesday decided to allocate Tk 15 crore each to the members of the parliament for infrastructure development.
The decision was taken at a meeting at the NEC conference room with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair, Prothom Alo reports.
DST starts again March 31
March 6, 2010
The country would return to the daylight saving time again on March 31 as per the decision of the cabinet by moving the clocks one hour forward.
“The clock will again be put forward by one hour from March 31, and it will remain so until October 31, 2010. The decision was made in light of factors such as the growing demand for electricity,” M Abul Kalam Azad, Secretary of the power division told BSS on Saturday.
Hasina Novo Theatre cases quashed
March 4, 2010
The High Court on Thursday quashed all the proceedings of three separate corruption cases involving the Bangabandhu Novo Theatre filed against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
The cases were filed during the regime of BNP-led four party alliance government.
Electricity price hiked by 7.62pc
March 2, 2010
Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission on Tuesday announced a hike in electricity prices for Dhaka city household subscribers from 4 to 7.62 percent.
Tarique, Koko, Patal face arrest
March 1, 2010
Two Dhaka courts on Monday issued arrest warrants against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s two sons–Tarique Rahman and Arafat Rahman Koko– and former BNP state minister Fazlur Rahman Patal in three separate cases.
Metropolitan Magistrate Mehedi Hasan Talukdar issued the arrest warrant against Tarique, also the BNP senior vice chairman, cancelling his bail petition in an extortion case.
Iqbal sent to jail on surrender
February 28, 2010
A Dhaka court on Sunday sent former Awami League lawmaker HBM Iqbal to jail after he surrendered to the court to seek bail in a corruption case.
Iqbal was earlier sentenced to 13 years in jail in the case.
Judge AFM Aminul Islam of the Special Judge Court-1 passed the order.
900 to be charged for Pilkhana killings: IO
February 24, 2010
The CID’s probe into the Pilkhana killings during the BDR mutiny has neared completion and charges will be pressed “soon”, the investigation officer said on Wednesday.
JS probe into Rangamati killings, arson demanded
February 22, 2010
Several thousand indigenous people brought out a procession protesting Saturday’s killing of their community people and arson attacks on their houses in the remote Baghaihat area of Rangamati and demanding parliamentary inquiry into the incidents.
Cabinet okays draft of climate fund act
February 22, 2010
The cabinet on Monday approved in principle the draft of Climate Change Trust Fund Act, 2010 and the drafts of two others laws.
The drafts were approved at a regular cabinet meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair at the cabinet division of Bangladesh Secretariat.