200 inspectors by Oct 15
The government will appoint 200 more factory inspectors in efforts to regain the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) privileges to the US market by December, Commerce Minister GM Quader said...
View ArticleBroke, they return home
It is not a new dress or a new pair of shoes. His father’s return turned out to be the best gift for 10-year-old Russell at Eid this year. “I do not need anything else (for this Eid),” a happy…Read more ›
View ArticleAccused gets rare bail
The International Crimes Tribunal-2 yesterday granted conditional bail to war crimes suspect Syed Mohammad Qaisar, due to his poor health condition. Bail conditions forbid Qaisar from contacting any...
View ArticleRoads to home still not clogged
People heading to their homes outside the capital for Eid rather had a comfortable exit yesterday as the exodus ahead of the festival was yet to reach its peak. However, holidaymakers had to go through...
View ArticleJamaat’s stay plea rejected
The High Court verdict declaring illegal Jamaat-e-Islami’s registration with the Election Commission as a political party will remain in force as the chamber judge of the Supreme Court has turned down...
View ArticleGhulam Azam appeals to SC
Convicted war criminal and former Jamaat-e-Islami ameer Ghulam Azam yesterday appealed to the Supreme Court seeking an overturn of his conviction and the 90-year jail sentence he received. Finding him...
View ArticleCards, not talks
A majority of voters of the country are youths who have never seen their two top leaders, Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia, talking to each other. The two usually do not attend the same programme, though...
View ArticleCity billboards hijacked by AL
The real estate firm had a huge billboard at Shahbagh touting its apartments. It would not miss anybody’s notice. The day before yesterday, as a company director was passing by, he discovered his...
View ArticleEC chooses to lose a few more teeth
The Election Commission (EC) has planned to weaken further its power over political parties by allowing them to have associate bodies again and bypass grassroots recommendations for nominating...
View ArticleCheers for ‘murderers’
The national committee for reviewing and recommending withdrawal of “politically motivated” lawsuits has taken up 30 murder cases, mostly against Awami League men, for review at its next meeting...
View Articleal-Qaeda leaders’ talks led to US embassy closures
Intercepted conversations between two senior al-Qaeda figures prompted Sunday’s closure of many American diplomatic missions, US media report. The talk, involving top leader Ayman al-Zawahiri,...
View ArticleAmazon boss buys Washington Post
The boss of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, has agreed to purchase the Washington Post newspaper for $250m (£163m). Bezos is buying the paper and its other print properties in a personal capacity. The Post has...
View ArticleEgypt diplomatic efforts gather pace
US senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham have joined top diplomats in Cairo to help find a peaceful solution to Egypt’s political stalemate. The Pentagon said Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel had called...
View ArticleNZ moves to contain Fonterra fallout
New Zealand’s government has stepped up efforts to contain the fall-out from a scare over contaminated products made by dairy giant Fonterra. Officials have been sent to Fonterra facilities in New...
View ArticleNigeria militant attacks ‘kill 35′
At least 35 people have been killed in two attacks by militants in northern Nigeria, the authorities have said. A military statement said 32 militants, two soldiers and a police officer died in the...
View Article60-km tailback on Dhaka-Ctg highway
Hundreds of passengers remain stuck in a 60-kilometre tailback on Dhaka-Chittagong highway following a collision between two covered vans in Daudkandi upazila of Comilla early Tuesday. The gridlock was...
View ArticlePakistan gunmen ‘kill 13 bus passengers’
Gunmen have killed at least 13 bus passengers in the southwest of Pakistan, according to officials. Provincial home secretary Akbar Hussain Durrani told AFP news agency that militants had blocked a...
View ArticleSecurity fear delays Musharraf indictment
A court in Pakistan delayed the indictment of former leader Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday because it was too dangerous for him to attend the proceedings due to threats to his life. Musharraf, once...
View ArticleStop use of religion card in polls
The Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Oikya Parishad Tuesday urged the election office to take steps to stop the use of religion in politics ahead of the general election. The Parishad leaders also...
View ArticleTravelling garden atop a bus
Stopping and smelling the roses is now a matter of simply waiting at a bus stop, thanks to an idea which sees gardens planted on top of public transport vehicles. A prototype range of the adapted buses...
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