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The New Age
#Credible probe needed to dispel doubts over NCTB fire #Attack on puja pavilion must be stopped #Breaking ships, breaking laws, breaking lives: Khurshid Anwar #BANGLA-MYANMAR RELATIONS II Strategic partnership through co-op and conflict resolution : Shah Mohammed Saifuddin #White House vs Fox News: a war Obama can win
The Independent
# Welcome rejection #PSI companies #Losing our dead parts...!
The Daily Star
#PM's directive on eviction of river grabbers : It should be followed to the hilt under strict monitoring #Dipping political rhetoric We need real change here
The New Nation
# Reducing traffic congestion # Food adulteration nexus # Gaining confidence of foreign investors # Rights should be applied equally # New avenues of cooperation
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Hasina asks RMG owners to pay wages properly
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina on Monday asked the garment owners to pay the workers properly to upgrade living standard of ....READ The Daily Star.
Steps to lay off not followed
Garment factory owners are violating labour and industrial laws by closing down factories on the excuse of ...Daily Star.
Owner seen responsible for Tongi deaths
Dhaka, Nov 02 (bdnews24.com)—Two senior government figures on Monday held the owner of the Tongi garment factory responsible for the three deaths in Saturday's incident of labour unrest.
Another death takes Tongi toll to 3...READ bdnews24.com. » Tongi reels from fright : Another death raises toll to 3; up to 3,000 people sued for violence...The Daily Star. » Bangladesh protest over pay turns deadly... Reuters. » Four killed as worker-police clash in Bangladesh.... IANS. » 'Two killed, 100 hurt' in Bangladeshi workers riot....AFP. » Trade unionism in RMG agreed ..... The New Age.
Internet money transfers introduced Bangladesh has introduced Internet money transfers, allowing local currency ...bdnews24.com
Bangladesh Bank offers wide online banking... Daily Star.
DU teacher quits over 'sexual scandal' Professor Afzal Hossain stepped down on .....bdnews24.com
JMB chief’s wife held
Maulana Saidur Rahman, chief of the banned outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), escaped arrest, but his wife...Daily Star
War Crimes Legislation West backs trial, int'l norms
Western diplomats remain concerned that unless the government further amends the International Crimes (Tribunals) Act 1973, the trials of war criminals may not meet the minimum international standards of due process and fairness....READ The Daily Star.
» Shafique announces road map for holding war crimes trial... The Independent. » Campaigners frustrated as govt drags its feet .... The NewAge
BNP talks political situation with foreign diplomats
BNP, the main opposition in parliament, yesterday briefed foreign diplomats and donor agency representatives about the country's latest political situation, and its preparation for holding its national council in December this year. ....READ The Daily Star.
» Dhaka opposition complains to diplomats....IANS
Bangladeshi police in the capital Dhaka closed a photography exhibition on Tibet following complaints from Chinese diplomats,....AFP. » China protest halts Bangladesh Tibet exhibition.....AFP.
Ctg, Mongla Ports Bill placed in JS to curb TU rights
The government placed a bill in parliament yesterday seeking to amend the Bangladesh Labour Act 2006 to limit the number of trade unions at the Chittagong and Mongla ports for ensuring better management..READ The Daily Star
Public Procurement up to Tk 2cr Bill seeks to drop experience clause
A bill was placed in parliament yesterday seeking amendment to the Public Procurement Act to drop the provision of past experience as a condition for getting public work contracts worth up to Tk 2 crore...READ The Daily Star.
16,100 Bangladeshi workers in Maldives to be regularised
The Maldives government is going to permit 16,100 undocumented Bangladeshi workers to stay and work there, ....The Daily Star.
BNP blasts Star report on Aug 21 Rejoinder rhetorical, does not refute report: The Daily Star
BNP has sent a three-page rejoinder under the signature of its secretary general Khandaker Delwar Hossain.......READ The Daily Star.
» Aug 21 Attack on Hasina, AL Rally It was Hawa Bhaban plot The Daily Star investigation reveals some characters behind the chilling conspiracy to kill Hasina; Babar 'supplied' grenades; Huji used as mercenary group.
It was a long, drawn-out plot. A chilling conspiracy was getting final touches in an eerie August of 2004, a month that brings to mind the memories of a past bloodbath. A plot for a high-profile assassination was awaiting approval, again......... READ The Daily Star.
» 13 major attacks led up to Aug 21....The Daily Star. » Babar shown arrested.......The Daily Star.
JS panels’ advice gets lukewarm response Committee heads to seek PM’s intervention
Parliamentary supervision of the executive branch has not gained ground as the ministries’ ...READ The New Age.
Govt to build 1,202 flats in 3 years Plans to sell those to public servants, middle-class
The government is going to construct 1,202 flats and sell those to government officials and low and middle-income group people in Dhaka on hire-purchase basis in next three years..The Daily Star.
No increase in insurgent movement along Indo-Bangla border:India NEW DELHI, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- There has been no increase in the movement of insurgents along Indo-Bangladesh border, a top Border Security Force (BSF).....MORE.
Bangladesh rounds up 3000 in anti-militancy drive
Bangladesh police have detained 3000 suspected Islamist militants in just two days after a bomb attack on a lawmaker and threats against ...READ Reuters.
Govt to probe all extra-judicial killings: Shafique Law, justice and parliamentary affairs minister Barrister Shafique Ahmed yesterday said that the government would investigate ...The Independent. » Govt to probe all extra-judicial killings: Minister...The Daily Star.
Confces of AL associate bodies unlikely soon
Committees of all eight associate bodies of the ruling Awami League served out their tenures two or three years ago, but their council sessions are unlikely to be held by this year despite the party's willingness to do so..READ The New Age.
AL leaves allies out in the cold
Partners ignored in setting policies, strategy to work jointly for democracy as pledged before polls
The ruling Awami League has seldom consulted with its grand alliance partners for taking any decision although the parties pledged before the parliamentary polls to work in unison for good governance and a strong democracy....READ The Daily Star.
The 18-member Advisory Council for BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is yet to be engaged in the party's reorganisation process creating a sense of isolation among a large section of party leaders.... READ The Daily Star. »G-9 guides BNP: Crisis-riddled BNP formed "Group-2009".... Daily Star »Rift still dogs BNP, Khaleda drops ‘choice' ...........The Independent.
JS boycott may lead to confrontational politics
Special Correspondent The marginalised opposition BNP has finally decided to stay away from the parliament accusing the government of vitiating the atmosphere inside and outside the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) through autocratic behaviour...... READ The New Nation.
Govt yet to implement anti-begging law
Pulack Ghatack The government recently took approval of the parliament on an anti-begging law with the commitment to uproot the phenomenon of begging in the city streets within five years..... READ The New Nation.
Protests greet Bhairab dist plan AL leaders say it’s just to implement president’s wish
The cross-section of people have continued their protests against the government’s plan to upgrade Bhairab upazila into a new administrative district, severing five upazilas from Kishoreganj district.....READ The New Age.
The trial of the soldiers accused of being involved in the BDR headquarters mutiny in February 25–26 will begin in the first week of November in six special courts led by the BDR director general under the Bangladesh Rifles Order 1972...READ The New Age.
Endangered: 54 species of fresh water fish
Tk 3,684cr interest waived in 8yrs Such practice of state banks, financial institutions fuels unethical activities: BB
Nine public sector banks and financial institutions in the last eight years waived a staggering amount of Tk 3,684 crore interest on loans against 693 accounts, which the central bank thinks encourages 'unethical activities' in many fields.....READ The Daily Star.
Record 63 bids for rental power
Most bidders new; contracts next month; PDB commits power delivery from March
The Power Development Board (PDB) yesterday received a record number of 63 proposals for eight rental power projects totalling 530 megawatt in capacity, set to start being launched the next summer...... READ The Daily Star.
» Installation of eight power plants: 63 local, foreign cos submit tender........ READ The New Nation.
Bangladesh-Myanmar disputes China wants solution through peaceful negotiations: Envoy UNB, Dhaka China wants Bangladesh to resolve its disputes and disagreements with Myanmar on issues such as maritime boundary through peaceful negotiations, new Chinese Ambassador Zhang Xianyi said yesterday....READ The New Nation.
Dhaka, Yangon will be able to resolve disputes thru’ negotiations, hopes Chinese envoy...The Independent.
India to give corridor for trade with Nepal BSS, Dhaka India is favourably considering allowing Nepalese trucks to inter into Bangladesh territory apart from taking initiatives to develop land customs infrastructure to boost trade with Bangladesh. Indian Minister of Commerce Anand Sharma said this at a meeting with Commerce Minister Faruk Khan in the sideline of the SAFTA Ministerial Meeting in Katmandu on Wednesday...READ The New Nation. Bangladesh gets unusual kudos from NYT columnist.... READ bdnews24.com.
Maximum salary Tk 36,500, minimum Tk 3,800 New pay scale for govt employees revised Rafiqul Islam Azad The new pay scale for government officials and employees has been revised with recommendation for enhancing maximum salary to Tk 36,500 from Tk 23,000 and minimum Tk 3,800 from Tk 2,300....READ The New Nation.
Govt to prepare fresh list of CHT refugees
The government has initiated a move to prepare a fresh list of refugees displaced during the two decades of insurgency in Chittagong Hill Tracts for rehabilitating on their own homesteads.....The NewAge.
Tarique, Mamun sued for money laundering
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson, Khaleda Zia’s eldest son Tarique Rahman and his close aide, businessman Giasuddin Al Mamun were on Monday sued on charges of money laundering...READ The NewAge. » ACC sues Tarique, Mamun.......The Daily Star. » ACC files another case against Tarique, Mamun; Siphoning-off of Tk 204m alleged.... The Independent. » Tarique, Mamun sued for smuggling out Tk 20.41 crore....The New Nation.
Attack on Taposh Foreign link of suspects under probe
Detectives are suspecting that the recent bomb attack on ruling Awami League lawmaker Fazle Noor Taposh might have been plotted abroad, as they found that some of the suspects have foreign links.. READ The Daily Star.
» Another Freedom Party man held Rashid's daughter tells of Bari story....The Daily Star. » Govt sees '75 links in attack on Taposh....the Daily Star. » Investigators suspect Freedom Party's link... The Daily Star. »Bomb hits Bangladesh MP's car ... Reuters » Bomb Attack on Bangladesh Lawmaker...Wall Street Journal/ AP. » Taposh attack aftermath: Mass arrest feared.....The New Nation. » A bid to stop Bangabandhu verdict execution: AL.......read bdnews24.com.
Jalil asked to appear in court Nov 17......The Daily Star. » Section 144 to restrain Jalil from holding rally...The Independent. » Jalil not quitting AL....READ The Daily Star.
» Withdrawal of cases against Khaleda, Tarique demanded ......The NewAge. » Declare Hafiz winner in Bhola-3, BNP asks EC...... Daily Star. » BNP asks EC to declare Hafiz Bhola-3 winner...bdnews24. »Govt will be forced out before its time is up : Khaleda...The Independent.
GTCL Gas Compressor Petrobangla questions Chevron job at Muchai.....Daily Star
» IOCs want to include disputed areas: Oil, gas search in 3 offshore blocks uncertain....READ The New Nation.
China wants Myanmar to keep peace on its border
China’s premier is confident Myanmar will safeguard peace on its border, Chinese state media said on Sunday after violence erupted on the Myanmar side in August that pushed thousands of refugees into China......The NewAge/Reuters/Bdnews24.com/Hua Hin, Thailand.
» Maritime Boundary Yangon unhappy over Dhaka's bid for UN arbitration ...... read The Daily Star
» Military movement for poll not Bay boundary.....The Independent » Dhaka, Yangon play down troop build-up at border...Thaindian/IANS
India says left-wing rebels procuring arms from Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal.....Xinhua.
» Maoists get arms from Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal: Chidambaram ....The NewAge. » India to set up weather stations in Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan. ..... samaylive.com, India. » Saarc nations to set up 50 weather watch stations.......The Daily Star. » Copenhagen meet: SAARC for common strategy.......The FinancialExpress, India.
Rab captures six JMB operatives Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested two majlish-e-shura members and four other operatives of banned Islamist militant organisation Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), busting their dens in Narayanganj, Jamalpur, and Bagerhat early yesterday..... Daily Star.
» Crackdown on JMB: Six activists arrested from 3 dists... .The New Nation.4 »6 JMB men arrested, bomb making equipment seized....The Independent.
» Website still active: Police raid Hizbut Tahrir office....The New Nation. . » DU sends Mohiuddin on forced leave....bdnews24.com » Hizb ut-Tahrir bank accounts on freeze, property attached; DU sends chief on forced leave...The NewAge » Bank accounts of Hizb ut-Tahrir frozen... The Daily Star » Hizb ut-Tahrir men won't be charged for past offences.... Daily Star » Bangladesh bans Islamic group Hizb ut Tahrir:..... AFP » Bangladesh Islamist group banned...BBC.
