Crop land protection bill on hold
A bill for enacting a new law to stop the use of crop land for other purposes has been put on the backburner as the government shied away from the reform with parliamentary polls knocking on the door. Full storyVerdict on Quader any day
The International Crimes Tribunal – 2 on Thursday deferred its verdict in the war case against detained Jamaat leader Abdul Quader Molla until a later date. After the lawyers of the two sides completed making their closing... Full storyGovt wants WB decision on Padma Bridge this month
The government has asked the World Bank to let it know by this month its decision on funding the Padma Multipurpose Bridge project, said finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith on Thursday. Full storyMP Giasuddin threatens pry edn ministry staff
The ruling Awami League lawmaker for the Gaffargaon constituency, retired captain Giasuddin Ahmed, on Thursday threatened two staff at the office of the primary and mass education minister in the secretariat allegedly over... Full story6 IOCs express interest in offshore oil, gas exploration
Six international oil companies have so far expressed interest in oil and gas exploration in the country’s 12 offshore hydrocarbon blocks. ‘They have bought the bid documents,’ a Petrobangla official told New Age on Wednesday. Full storyFlop-show marks BPL beginning
