Category: General

Exim Bank’s ex-chairman arrested

Former chairman of Exim Bank Nazrul Islam Mazumder has been arrested from the city’s Gulshan area.

A team of detectives arrested Nazrul Islam Mazumder from the Gulshan area in the city on Tuesday night, confirmed Detective Branch (DB) of police.

Maj…

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Salman Rahman placed on 7-day remand in two cases

A court here today placed Salman F Rahman, former private industry affairs adviser to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, on a total seven-day remand in two separate cases of attempt to murder filed with Nababganj Police Station and Dohar Police Stat…

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Govt to procure 2 cargos LNG, 1.30 lakh MTs fertilizer

The government today approved separate proposals for procuring some two cargos of LNG and 1.30 lakh metric tons of fertilizer to meet the growing demand of the country.

The approval came at the 6th meeting of the Adviser’s Council Committee on Govern…

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Ex-President Badruddoza Chowdhury hospitalised

Former President and veteran politician Dr AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury was admitted to a hospital in Dhaka city’s Uttara area with lung infections on Wednesday.

He was admitted to the Uttara Medical College for Women and Hospital in the morning after hi…

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Bigots attack Lalon Anand Dham in Faridpur

Vandals alleged to have been religious bigots attacked and set fire to the Lalon Anand Dham, constructed by followers of Fakir Lalon Shah, in the Motra village of Kaulibera Union in Bhanga upazila on Monday night. During the attack, a statue and image…

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Muyeed sees logic for raising age limit for govt. job

Public Administration Reforms Commission Chief Abdul Muyeed Chowdhury has said he saw justification for increasing age of entry into the civil service.

‘There is no doubt about the justification of increasing age-limit for entry into the government j…

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Govt reconstitutes law commission

The government today reconstituted the Law

Commission, Bangladesh, appointing former Appellate Division Justice Zinat

Ara as the new chairman of the commission for a three-year tenure.

While serving the post, she would be enjoying salary, allowance…

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