LATEST
Power likely for ACC to suspend transactions
The Anti-Corruption Commission is being empowered to suspend transactions of money believed to have been earned through corruption, according to the final recommendation made by a parliamentary committee on a related bill. Full story
Govt to buy 300 cars for new joint secys
Mustafizur Rahman The government has initiated a move to procure 300 vehicles for the newly-promoted joint secretaries and also for divisional commissioners and deputy commissioners. The public administration ministry has already sent a proposal to the finance Full story
Journalists hold token hunger strike
Journalists will hold a rally in front of the National Press Club in Dhaka on March 18 to press home their demands including proper investigation and trial of the murders of the journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi. Full story
Buriganga restoration projects facing uncertainties
Non allocation of funds and legal complexities have either stalled or slowed down two projects for saving the Buriganga River from land grabbers or restoring stretches of it through dredging, officials said. They said that it took the government seven years to select a contractor for Full story
Bangladesh would need $5.7b by 2050 to tackle weather
Bangladesh would need $5.7 billion by 2050 to reduce the impacts of extreme weather events including increased risk of cyclones and inland monsoon floods, said a World Bank report on Thursday. Full story
METRO
Gas remains elusive for Rajshahi people
Rajshahi people are yet to get gas supply despite the prime minister’s assurance, made during her visit here on November 25 last year, to supply gas through pipeline by January. Full story
BUSINESS
PM calls for a global marketing policy
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday called for a global marketing policy for moderating both consumer and market behaviour in such a manner that brings a greater balance between the interests of businesses and consumers. Full story
INTERNATIONAL
Syrian forces seize Baba Amr as rebels withdraw
Syrian troops took full control of the Homs neighbourhood of Baba Amr on Thursday as rebels announced they were pulling out ‘tactically’ after nearly two days of all-out assault by regime forces. Full story
SPORTS
EDITORIAL
Media, media freedom face three-pronged attack
IN VIEW of certain developments in the past two weeks or so, it may seem that the three pillars of the state — the executive, the legislative and the judiciary — have joined hands in constricting the space for the fourth estate, i.e. the press. Full story
OP-ED
Military-installed caretaker govt, or a ‘consortium’ govt?
I had written earlier in this series that now, when I look back, it seems that the policy planners of the consortium government had almost arithmetically calculated that a ‘political vacuum’ resulting from minus-ing the two leaders, from dismantling the organisational structure of the two major political parties... Full story
TIMEOUT
Andrew Kishore on patriotic songs
Eminent singer Andrew Kishore has recently released a patriotic song highlighting the spirit of the Language Movement of 1952. State owned Bangladesh Betar aired the song, titled Palash-er diney palash hoye, written Full story
LETTERS
Is Iran planning to attack Israel?
I AM writing with reference to Op-Ed: ‘Attacking Iran: Is it the best option?’ by Md. Shariful Islam (February 25). While the world attention is directed toward the possibility of an Israeli pre-emptive strike against Iran’s nuclear reactors, Iran may be planning to Full story
