9 killed in Russian nursing home fire
August 30, 2010
Nine people died in a nursing home fire on Monday in central Russia, the emergencies ministry said, in what local media said was caused when one of the occupants set himself alight.
Sayedee, Mir Kashem face arrest warrants
August 19, 2010
A Dhaka court on Thursday issued arrest warrants against Jamaat-e-Islami Nayeb-e-Ameer Delwar Hossain Sayedee and party leader Mir Kashem Ali, hours after two separate tax evasion cases were filed against them.
Police obstruct BNP’s human chain programme
July 7, 2010
Police Wednesday morning obstructed the leaders and activists of opposition BNP from holding their scheduled human chain programme in the capital and Chittagong city.
The law enforcers barred the BNP central leaders in front of National Press Club at about 11:00am while they were trying to form a human chain.
Hartal being observed successfully: Delwar
June 27, 2010
BNP Secretary General Khandaker Delwar Hossain on Sunday said the hartal is being observed successfully all over the country on Sunday.
General people are spontaneously participating in the hartal protesting the government’s misrule and failure, he said.
Mother attempts suicide killing 3 children in Barisal
June 10, 2010
A mentally retarded woman attempted to commit suicide after killing her three children at Khudrakathi village in Babuganj upazila Thursday morning.
Local sources said Renu Begum, wife of Abdul Malek, strangled her three children — Maria Akter, 13, Mainul Islam, 7, and Mariam Akter, 4, — in the morning and threw the bodies into a pond nearby their house.
Bring president, ministers under income tax net: FBCCI
May 11, 2010
The apex trade body of the country on Tuesday called for bringing all high-ups including the president, the prime minister, ministers and the Supreme Court judges under income tax net.
Annisul Huq, president of Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI), said if the high officials do not pay their income taxes, it would be immoral for the government to realise taxes from the public.
4 road tunnels on cards
May 9, 2010
The government has undertaken a project to construct four underpasses for vehicles to ease congestion at intersections between Shahbagh and Sonargaon Hotel on Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue.
The Dhaka City Corporation will begin the construction of the underpasses, a Tk 170 crore project, by the end of the year. They are scheduled to be opened to public by the end of 2011. The length of each underpass will be about 275 metres, communications ministry officials said.
Channel 1 closure challenged
May 2, 2010
A writ petition was filed on Sunday with the High Court challenging the government action shutting down the private television Channel 1 last month.
Prof Majidul Islam, director of Channel 1, filed the petition on behalf of One Entertainment Limited.
The petition was filed with the HC bench of Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain and Justice Gabinda Chandra Tagore.
Sania Mirza to marry Shoaib Malik
March 30, 2010
Indian tennis star Sania Mirza is all set to marry Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik in April, two months after she broke her engagement with childhood friend Sohrab Mirza.
Confirming the news, Malik wrote in his Twitter page, “Thanks for all your support. And the news of me marrying to Sania is true. Inshallah (we) will get married in April.”
Jamuna TV petition sent to CJ
January 21, 2010
The High Court on Thursday sent to the chief justice a writ petition challenging the government action stopping the broadcasting of private television channel Jamuna Television.
The HC bench of Justice Nozrul Islam Chowdhury and Justice Mamnoon Rahman sent the petition to Chief Justice Md Tafazzul Islam for an appropriate order following a submission of Attorney General Mahbubey Alam.