At a press briefing in his office he said those who instantiated the killers or took part in killing, rape and arson and loot during liberation war would be brought to book for trial. [Read more]

UNB, Dhaka
The pilots and crew of GMG Airlines went on work abstention yesterday morning for indefinite period to press for payment of their salary arrears, in what happens to be the first instance of strike in a private airline in the country. No domestic or international flights of the airlines had operated since morning, causing [...]

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The government in Bangladesh  on Sunday announced a ‘stimulus package’ of Tk 3,424 crore with blanket coverage of power, agriculture and export sectors to help the national economy weather the fallouts of global recession. [Read more]

India’s prime minister Wednesday called a meeting of his aides on the war in neighbouring Sri Lanka as his ruling Congress party pressed for an immediate ceasefire, officials said. [Read more]

Staff Reporter
State Minister for Home Affairs Tanjim Ahmed yesterday warned that the government would have taken tough action against plotters on any civil unrest over power cuts and water crisis. His remarks came after electricity-deprived residents in Araihazar of Narayanganj Tuesday damaged two power sub-stations and a police check post, protesting against frequent [...]

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Authorities say those detained belong to the Islamic group, Hizb ut-Tahrir. Police made the arrests Friday during a raid on a meeting near the town of Kushtia. Police say they confiscated books advocating jihad or "holy war," and leaflets. [Read more]

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The Sub-Committee of Parliamentary Probe Committee on the alleged corruption of former speaker Barrister Jamir Uddin Sircar will recommend for taking legal actions against the former speaker and BNP Secretary General and former whip Khondoker Delwar Hossain for their corruption in medical bills.After a meeting of the Sub-Committee, SK Baker, convenor of the committee [...]

Staff Reporter
Mayor of Dhaka City Corporation (DCC), Sadeque Hossain Khoka and MPs from Dhaka expressed willingness to cooperate with each other for a better and livable capital at a view exchange meeting yesterday. “The work of DCC is not worthwhile. The officials of DCC do not keep contact with the MPs. If they keep contact [...]