No visible steps yet to make
bureaucracy graft-free

The pay of government officials and employees has been increased by up to 74 per cent but no effective measures have yet been taken to curb corruption. ....READ New Age.

Defence ministry owes
a clarification

Nurul Kabir: Armed Forces Day, November 21 that is, for us, the democratically oriented Bangladeshis, is the political symbol of organised resistance against ....READ New Age

Invisible hands holding
back AIDS project fund

The government's HIV/AIDS prevention programme for the high risk group has....... READ Independent

No pay for 2,200 upazila edn
officers since July

Nearly 2,200 upazila secondary education officers and employees will observe Eid-ul-Azha without salaries and ....READ New Age.

Hasina again urges
Khaleda to join JS


Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday again urged her arch political rival leader of the opposition Khaleda Zia to join ....... READ Independent

Elderly FFs will be given VIP status: PM....... READ Independent
» Award-winning, war-wounded FFs to be declared VIPs....READ New Age
» War heroes honoured.... READ Daily Star.

Primary final exams begins

Most guardians suggested revising the newly introduced Primary Education Terminal Examination (PETE) routine scheduling one exam a day to remove inconveniences.... READ Independent/UNB

» Biggest exams begin; 20 lakh primary school children participate under new system..... READ Daily Star.

India asks US to end
Pak link with terror

Assuring Pakistan that it "nothing to fear from India", Manmohan Singh offered India's ready cooperation "to resolve all outstanding issues" if Pakistan stopped allowing it territory to ....... READ Independent

Italian police arrest 2 linked to Mumbai attacks

Italian police on Saturday arrested a Pakistani father and son accused of helping fund and providing logistical support for last year’s terrorist attacks in Mumbai,...... READ Independent

Taliban blow up school
in Pakistan

Taliban militants blew up an empty school in a tribal town in northwest Pakistan on Saturday severely damaging the building....READ New Age.

'Crossfire'
Govt reply to HC’s
suo moto rule today

The government will today reply to the 'suo moto' rule of the High Court (HC) on extra-judicial killing subject to its......Independent

Mutiny trial starts in
Rangamati Tuesday
12 Rifle battalion rebels face 3-member court first ..... READ Daily Star.

» BDR trial starts Nov 24 .... READ Independent

Default loans creep up again
Sluggish business, recession blamed

Default loans in the first nine months of this year have increased by 4 percent or Tk 928 crore and stood at Tk 23,904 crore..... READ Daily Star.

Business leaders’ positive response
Govt plans to stagger
industrial gas supply

The government is contemplating to introduce staggering in gas supply to industries across the country after Eid
to save.....READ New Nation.

Food inflation up
despite fall in CPI

The country's food inflation increased despite a fall of the overall consumers' price index (CPI) on ....READ Financial Express.

Bleak prospect for ADP execution as donors reject amended PPA
Officials say project implementation to be adversely hit, delayed

The government's annual development spending would be "hit adversely" after major lenders told the authorities to follow their guidelines in procuring goods and works in donors-funded projects ....READ Financila Express.

BPC subsidiary co staff
drawing unapproved money

Officials and employees of the subsidiary companies of Bangladesh Petroleum Corp .....READ Independent

Steps to check possible duty evasion by foreign cos

The foreign companies willing to take part in the upcoming Dhaka International Trade Fair (ITF) will have ....READ Financila Express.

'S Asia should address non-traditional security challenges'

South Asia should address non-traditional security challenges such as food and water, health and environmental and ....READ Financila Express.

Second Bangladesh twin wakes

The weaker of two Bangladeshi twins separated from her conjoined sister in landmark surgery in Australia woke fully from..... READ Independent/AFP

Mother of twin babies wants a chance to see them once .....READ New Age..

Mother of separated twins Krishna and Trishna wants them raised in Australia ;
She also said she longed to hear the girls call her their mother one day.

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Bangladesh's underage brides

Twenty years ago the United Nations adopted the Convention of the Rights of the Child. The CRC or UNCRC, is an international treaty setting out the civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights of children. Nations that ratify the UNCRC are bound to it ...Aljazeera.net.

Jail killing case govt's next priority
Plans to go for legal battle against HC judgement; seeks to defend verdict against 5th amendment ...... READ Daily Star.

» War criminals will be tried too, say AL leaders....... READ Independent

Execution process begins as judgement reaches jail

The process for the execution of death sentences of the five detained death-row convicts in the Sheikh Mujibur Rahman murder case already began on Thursday .....READ New Age.
» Jailed convicts informed of verdict.......READ bdnews24.com

Appeals for commutation of death sentences: Amnesty International

Amnesty International calls on the Bangladesh authorities not to carry out death sentences against five men found guilty of the killing 34 years ago. ...

Killers to walk gallows
The light of justice yesterday completely removed the darkness that had hung over the nation for 34 years following the heinous killing of Bangabandhu ...... READ Daily Star.
» Mujib's killers must hang: SC.......READ
bdnews24.com.

>> Click here to see summary of SC judgement

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Squabbles in BNP
upset Khaleda

Violating instructions and directives of the high command of the Bangladesh ...... READ Independent.

Tarique coming back to
politics, says Khaleda
...... READ Daily Star.

Previous stories on BNP »

» BNP grassroots sharply divided over council ......New Age.
» BNP summons its 4 Ctg stalwarts....Daily Star.
» BNP reformist expelled from party sue Khaleda...Independent /UNB
» Infighting foils BNP council in Ctg. ...bdnews24.com.
» Internal chaos foils BNP's Ctg council
» BNP plans chief's power intact, direct SG polls...bdnews24.com.
» BNP central body awaits shake-up ... Daily Star.
» Dhaka city committee of BNP
after national council ...Independent.
» BNP may expel a few reformists.....Daily Star.
» BNP advisers feel ignored in party reorganisation..... Daily Star.
» Professional group playing active role in BNP... Daily Star.
» G-9 giodes BNP: Crisis-riddled BNP formed Group 2009... Daily Star.
» Rift still dogs BNP, Khaleda drops 'choice'...Independent

Developers cheat in land tax payment

The committee for re-evaluation and implementation of new land prices has found that developers are depriving the government of a huge amount ......READ New Age.

Indian billionaires
bounce back

The number of billionaires in India almost doubled in the past 12 months to 52, mainly thanks to a recovery in global stock markets,...... READ New Age/AFP.

Rare animals on sale
Endangered birds also sold illegally at a weekly market in Tongi

It is a weekly pet market. Bird lovers gather here to buy pigeons and other species of birds and animals on Sundays...... READ Daily Star.

Two years after Cyclone Sidr,
survivors still seeking shelter

BARGUNA, 20 November 2009 (IRIN) - Two years after Cyclone Sidr hit the southern coastal districts of Bangladesh, many of the survivors are still homeless ..

Manpower export to Iraq resumes , Ministry okays 2,000 jobs mostly in construction sector

After a long six-year interval since the Iraq war in 2003 labour migration to Iraq has resumed ...... READ Daily Star.

Turkey scraps N-power
plant tender

Turkey yesterday scrapped a 2008 tender won by a Russian-led consortium to build the country's first nuclear power plant -- a process that had been under threat of being invalidated by a court decision...... READ Daily Star.

Fertiliser production gets precedence over power

The government has changed strategy in rationing of gas and started supplying additional gas to fertiliser factories as the Boro cropping season nears with the advent of winter....READ Financila Express.

Bangladesh rises in TI index

Bangladesh has risen twelve places, to rank 139 among 180 countries, in Transparency International's Corruption Perception Index....READ bdnews24.com

» Bangladesh betters its graft grading; Moves 3 notches down on Transparency's list of top corrupt countries....READ Daily Star.
» More stories on TI index here.

Explain 'crossfire' in 48 hours
HC asks govt after deaths of two brothers in custody; Sahara claims 'no crossfire' since AL took office

The High Court issued a suo moto rule yesterday asking the government to explain extra-judicial killings....READ Daily Star.

» HC orders govt to explain killings.....READ bdnews24.com.

The High Court yesterday in a verdict directed the government to refrain from making any payment to Niko......READ Daily Star.

Ministers call for patience regarding war crimes trial

Ministers have called for patience regarding the launch of war crimes trials as the government is presses....bdnews24.com.

» Investigators, prosecutors for war trial to be named in 2 months: Qamrul....Daily Star.
» War crimes trial court site chosen.... New Age.
» War Crimes Legislation : West backs trial, int'l norms... Daily Star.
» Shafique announces road map for holding war crimes trial... Independent.
» Campaigners frustrated as govt drags its feet.... NewAge

Train tickets for Eid
trips sold out
7 special trains not enough for home-bound people

Train tickets for the homebound people on the occasion of Eid-ul-Ahza have already been sold out only leaving scopes for travelling standing in the compartments ...... READ Daily Star.
» Eid cattle market sees poor sale... READ Daily Star.

Govt plans to hire private sector executives to run state agencies

The government plans to recruit private sector executives to run state agencies in a move to inject read more...READ Financial Express.

Muhith takes hardline
on RMG incentives

The government has again taken a hard line on providing financial incentive package to apparel sector seeking funds ...New Nation.
» Ensure RMG workers’ minimum wages: PM ...Independent.
» RMG culprits warned... Daily Star.
» Industrial police, intelligence force on cards...New Nation.
» Cop firing irks PM induced by global meltdown....New Nation/bdnews24.com
» Owner seen responsible for deaths... bdnews24.com.
» Steps to lay off not followed...Daily Star.
Garment owners afraid of old fashioned trade unions....New Nation
» Tongi reels from fright : Another death raises toll to 3;
up to 3,000 people sued for violence... Daily Star.
» Bangladesh protest over pay turns deadly... Reuters.
» 'Two killed, 100 hurt' in Bangladeshi workers riot....AFP.

EC asks AL, two other parties to further amend constitutions

The Election Commission on Thursday wrote to three political parties, including the ruling Awami League, asking for further amendments to their respective constitutions .......READ New Age.

Previous stories on AL
» AL mulls revamped party at grassroots level .....Independent.
» AL constitution still not RPO-proper: EC decides to ask for further amendment.... Daily Star.
» Fresh rules for political parties' registration mulled.... Independent.
» AL leaves allies out in the cold....Daily Star.