Govt asks media to stay off adverts of illegal products
The government has asked media outlets ‘not to publish advertisements of any products, drug items, services, housing plots and flats which were declared illegal’ to ‘protect people from being cheated’ although it does... Full storyAmounts increased for non-govt teachers
The government on Tuesday increased the house rent and medical allowance for non-government teachers and employees enlisted for monthly pay order with effect from January. It increased the amount of... Full storyBERC to seek increase or subsidy from Feb
MKA defends DC Harun’s Farroque bashing
The home minister, Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir, on Tuesday sought to defend the July 2011 police assault on the opposition chief whip, Zainul Abdin Farroque, saying that deputy commissioner Mohammad Harun-or-Rashid... Full storyBRTC launches drive
Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation will start a drive in Dhaka city today to improve its service by addressing the ‘anomalies’ in the operation of the corporation buses. The decision followed complaints from passengers... Full storyWomen affairs division pulled up
A parliamentary standing committee on Tuesday pulled up the ministry of women affairs division for massive plundering taking place in its micro-credit project of women. The ministry also faced scolding for having no transparency... Full storyBodies of 14 Bangladeshis reach home from Bahrain
War crimes trial won’t be accepted if politically motivated: BNP
Bangladesh Nationalist Party spokesperson Tariqul Islam on Tuesday said the people would not accept the trial of the crimes against humanity if it was aimed to ‘punish’ some ‘specific’ leaders of the opposition with a ‘political motive’. Full storyPolice not being used as political instrument: PM
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, on Tuesday asked the police to bring to justice lawbreakers whoever they might be. ‘We do not believe in using the police as a political instrument. The police will work lawfully to ensure public... Full storyObama issues inaugural call for unity, equality
The president, Barack Obama, has inaugurated his second term with an ardent call for unity, but warned his foes their ‘absolutism’ must not thwart action on climate, immigration and gun control. Full storyUK, Germany, France make cautious remarks on ICT verdict
Three European countries – the UK, Germany and France – made guarded remarks on the maiden judgment by an international crimes tribunal handing down death sentence to former Jamaat-e-Islami member... Full storyBSF abducts 3, including 2 foreigners
The Indian Border Security Force on Tuesday abducted a Bangladesh national and two foreigners from the border areas of Lalmonirhat and Thakurgaon. The two foreigners have been identified as Mohammad... Full storyBCL men try to enter SBMC hostel again
Girl students of Sher-e-Bangla Medical College in Barisal on Tuesday boycott classes and held a press conference on the campus seeking their safety and security and punishment of Chhatra League people who entered the... Full story10 killed in traffic accidents
At least 10 people were killed and 30 injured in road accidents in Tangail, Sirajganj and Comilla on Tuesday. New Age correspondent in Tangail reported that four people were killed and 20 injured when Roumari bound bus of Shakil Paribahan from Dhaka... Full storyHC defers Fakhrul plea hearing till Jan 27
The High Court on Tuesday deferred till January 27 the hearing on a writ petition the detained acting BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir filed seeking an order on the government not to implicate him in... Full story4m extra jobless in 2012, another 5m this year: ILO
Global unemployment rose by four million people last year to a total of 197 million, and another five million people are expected to raise the total to 202 million this year, the International Labour Organisation said on Tuesday. Full storyObese likelier to die in car accidents: study
Obese people face a much higher risk — of up to 80 per cent — of dying in a car collision compared with people of normal weight, researchers reported Monday in a specialist journal. The cause could be that safety in cars... Full story10 hurt as AL attacks BNP procession in Comilla
