Staff Reporter
Bangladesh Bank has initiated a move to remove Dr HBM Iqbal from the post of chairman of the Premier Bank Ltd (PBL) confiscate his shares following his conviction by court and acquiring nearly 63 per cent shares of the bank violating banking rules.Since 1/11 Dr Iqbal is absconding and recently the special tribunal court-1 […]

Staff Reporter
Three alleged terrorists were killed in “crossfire” during an encounter between the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and a group of fleeing miscreants at Meradia in city’s Khilgaon area yesterday.The deceased were identified as Sohel alias Bhombal, 35, son of late Makbul of 49 East Goran, Baka Babul alias ‘terrorist’ Babu, 22, son of Mokhles […]

Staff Reporter
The Awami League yesterday sent the list of nine-member delegation to the Chief Adviser’s Office to join the dialogue with the Caretaker Government.Advocate Abdul Mannan Khan, Office Secretary of Awami League along with ABM Mozammel Hoq, Deputy Office Secretary handed the list to Kazi Md Aminul Islam, Secretary to the Chief Adviser’s Office in […]

BSS, Dhaka
Adviser for Water Resources Dr. C. S. Karim yesterday called for adopting an integrated strategy to resolve the water problems in Bangladesh to achieve its millennium development goals. “If snows in the Himalayas melt it would not only affect Bangladesh, but all the countries concerned will suffer heavily on […]

Staff Reporter
The government would take decision as to Tarique Rahman and Arafat Rahman Koko, sons of former prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia, would be sent abroad for treatment.Adviser for Home Affairs Maj Gen (Retd) MA Matin dropped the indication while addressing a press conference at his Ministry yesterday.“The overseas treatment of Tarique Rahman and Arafat […]

UNB, Dhaka
Bangladesh Police Sunday launched a strategic plan that outlines its vision, mission, core values and future priorities of the service.Inspector General of Police Nur Mohammad, launched the ‘Strategic Plan for 2008-2010′ to be implemented over three years.“For the first time Bangladesh Police has a defining document that will outline our vision, mission, core values […]

Staff Reporter
The Caretaker Government has taken initiative to review the Information and Communication Technology Policy 2002 in a view to present a compact ICT policy within 2021 through public opinion and media campaign. The collection of public opinion and media campaign of the policy have already started, the review committee members said in a press […]

Staff Reporter
Awami League yesterday said that the Caretaker Government presented a bulky budget for 2008-09 fiscal with heavy deficit, as it will not have to bear the responsibility of implementing it.The major political party, which ran the government from 1996-2001, also put a broad hint to revise the budget if it assumes power at the […]

UNB, Dhaka
The National Board of Revenue won’t stop its hunt for the tax-dodgers notwithstanding the government-declared amnesty for undisclosed money holders for four months in the new budget, as the NBR taxmen are to run after a huge revenue target of Tk 54,500 crore in the coming fiscal year.“The chase to net tax-evaders will continue […]

Staff Reporter
A move is afoot to form a new high-powered advisory committee for the interim period to assist the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) under the next Parliament. The World Bank has provided technical assistance to the government for forming an ad-hoc committee based on international precedents.An overwhelming number of outstanding reports of the Comptroller and […]