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70pc secondary schools without internet

The government has introduced information and communications technology as a subject compulsory for students of Class VI–VII from 2013 although the authorities are yet to equip about 70 per cent of secondary schools and... Full story

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Six people, 2 instts fined Tk 1.26cr

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday fined six persons and two institutions Tk 1.26 crore for their involvement in stock market manipulation in 2010. None of the 12 people and two... Full story

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ACC may seek Interpol help

The Anti-Corruption Commission is actively considering the idea to seek Interpol assistance in arresting three Canadians accused in the Padma Bridge graft case, according to an ACC official. Full story

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Chaos marks Biman strike

Operations at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport was disrupted for seven hours on Tuesday due to an indefinite strike enforced by the Biman employees until it was called off on an government assurance to meet a number of their demands. The civil aviation and tourism minister, Faruk Khan, at an emergency meeting assured the demonstrating pro-Awami League collective bargaining agent of the national flag carrier to resolve the... Full story

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HC asks for govt inspection report

The High Court on Tuesday directed the authorities concerned to submit to it within six weeks the government’s inspection report on the fire safety arrangements after and before the deadly fire in November at Tazreen Fashions in Ashulia. Full story

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New Year’s gift awaits non-govt pry teachers

The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, is scheduled to make a formal announcement today on the nationalisation of 26,200 non-government registered primary schools for further development of elementary education. Full story

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Nirmal Sen dies

Veteran journalist and politician Nirmal Sen breathed his last in a city hospital Tuesday evening at the age of 82. Nirmal’s nephew Kongkon Sen said his uncle died at around 6:30pm at LabAid Hospital. Nirmal, who fought against the British imperialist regime, was a Language Movement hero and one of the organisers of the independence... Full story

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Fakhrul sent back to jail

A Dhaka court on Tuesday ordered the detained Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir to jail. Dhaka additional metropolitan magistrate Shahidul Islam passed the order rejecting four petitions — two filed by the police seeking him to be remanded in custody for 17 days for interrogation in two cases and the rest two... Full story

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Country shivers in cold

A fresh cold wave started sweeping over the country affecting life on Tuesday. Wind blowing at 10-12km per hour intensified the current cold wave causing sufferings mostly to poor and homeless people in the city and elsewhere... Full story

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21,500 pry teachers unqualified

The government’s decision on a wholesale nationalisation of the jobs of non-government primary school teachers will cover 21,522 teachers who have no minimum required qualification. Full story

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Police foil teachers’ rally

The police on Tuesday lobbed teargas shells and used pepper spray to disperse hundreds of teachers and employees of non-government educational institutions when they tried to lay siege to the Shikkha Bhaban demanding enlistment of their... Full story

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Constitutional fight over Chavez status intensifies

A constitutional fight over cancer-stricken president Hugo Chavez’s status intensified Tuesday with the government planning a massive show of support in the streets on the day he is supposed to be sworn in to a new term. Full story

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Left parties to call half-day hartal for Jan 16

Left-leaning political parties are going to call a countrywide half-day general strike on January 16 in protest against the latest price hike of fuel oils. The strike will start at 6:00am and end at noon, sources in the parties concerned told New Age. Full story

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WB review expected this month

The World Bank external panel is expected to submit this month its review of the probe conducted into the Padma Bridge project graft by the Anti-Corruption Commission, said WB country director Ellen Goldstein on Tuesday. Full story

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Ameerah hints at troops cut

The UN under secretary general for the department of field support, Ameerah Haq, on Tuesday hinted that the number of troops engaged in UN peacekeeping missions might be cut down. Full story

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No pressure from Saudi Arabia over war crimes trial, says Dipu Moni

Foreign minister Dipu Moni on Tuesday said there was no pressure from the Saudi government as regards the ongoing war crimes trial adding that Riyadh had never interfered in the internal affairs of any other country. Full story

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Sahara defended accused for bias: ICT-2

The International Crimes Tribunal -2 on Tuesday asked the chief defence counsel Abdur Razzaq whether the fourth defence witness had ‘very carefully’ tried to save Jamaat leader Abdul Quader Molla, facing trial on charges... Full story

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Two to plead not guilty in Delhi gang-rape

Two of the five men accused of gang-raping and murdering a 23-year-old woman in a moving bus in New Delhi last month will plead not guilty to all charges, a lawyer said Tuesday. Full story

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Two Indian soldiers killed by Pakistan army

Pakistani troops Tuesday killed two Indian soldiers near the tense disputed border in Kashmir, two Indian military sources said, two days after Islamabad said one of its soldiers was killed there. Full story

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Waterways workers go on indefinite strike

Water transport workers under the Bangladesh Noujan Sramik Federation went on an indefinite strike from early Wednesday to press home their 16-point set of demands including a revised wage structure. Full story

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