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Insatiable greed wipes out a reserved forest
Not a single tree seen in 21-year-old woodland; rampant logging allowed for bribe
Jugalchhari Reserved Forest in the hill district of Khagrachhari does not exist anymore because of mismanagement and misdeeds of forest department officials, sources said.
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Litu remanded, Mintoo in jail
Charges pressed against Huda, wife; ailing Jalil undergoes 17 tests
The Anti-corruption Commission yesterday pressed charges against former communications minister Nazmul Huda and his wife Sigma Huda, and against Sonali Bank CBA leader Feroz Miah and his wife RoushanAra
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Seoul reopens door to Bangladeshi workers
Bangladesh and South Korea signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Gwacheon City yesterday to restart manpower export and allow Dhaka to tap deeper into the Korean demand for 50,000 workers in textile
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Short scope for 'legal' money whitening
NBR to accept taxes with 5pc fine
The government will allow whitening of the legally earned but undisclosed money until July 31. The National Board Revenue (NBR) issued a circular to that effect yesterday.
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EC moves to free its secretariat from PMO
Sends proposal to CA in couple of days
The Election Commission (EC) is to send a proposal to the chief adviser within a couple of days to promulgate an ordinance in order to free the EC Secretariat from the control of the Prime Minister'sOffice
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Proposal to hike power tariff again suspended
The Advisers Committee on Economic Affairs yesterday deferred a proposal for a further hike in electricity price and instead formed a high-level committee to review the power tariff situation first.
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UN offers help to recover laundered assets
The visiting UN counter-terrorism team yesterday offered technical support in recovering laundered assets from overseas and help Bangladesh Bank's (BB) coordination with other central banks' financial
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Polls to be held within caretaker govt's timeframe
Says president
President Iajuddin Ahmed yesterday said Bangladesh is a democratic country and the next parliamentary polls will be held as soon as possible within the timeframe set by the government.
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AL runs on subscription, not extortion
Says Hasina
Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina yesterday said Awami League is a people-oriented political party, not a business organisation, which runs on subscriptions of party's leaders, workers and sympathisers.
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Canada wants polls as soon as possible
Envoy says after meeting Mainul
Canadian High Commissioner Barbara Richardson yesterday said her country encourages the caretaker government to hold election as soon as possible as Bangladesh people want to return to a sustainable democracy.
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Squad for SL tour named
Mahmudullah Riyad was the only fresh inclusion in Bangladesh's squad to tour Sri Lanka in June-July for three Tests and as many one-day internationals.
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82 killed as fighting rages in Sri Lanka
Artillery and mortar battles between government troops and Tamil rebels raged in northern Sri Lanka yesterday, the day before an attempt by top donor Japan to revive the tattered peace process.
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Iran ready to resist West on nukes
Warns Khamenei
Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned Western powers yesterday that Iran was prepared to "pay a price" and "resist" in the intensifying global standoff over its nuclear programme.
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Himalayan glaciers may go in 50 years
Fear experts
Himalayan glaciers are retreating fast and could disappear within the next 50 years, experts warned yesterday at a conference in Nepal's capital looking at the regional effects of global warming.
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Work on Padma Bridge to start in FY 2008-09
Donors so far pledged $1b, says adviser
The construction work of the Padma Bridge will commence in 2008-09 fiscal year with three donor agencies having so far committed to provide around $1 billion as project loan to the government.
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Judgement in Mamun's graft case Thursday
A special court dealing with graft cases yesterday fixed next Thursday for delivery of the verdict of a case filed by Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) against Giasuddin Al Mamun.
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Special court to take up Nasim's WorldTel case
The special judge's court, trying high-profile corruption suspects, will take up the WorldTel scam case against former post and telecommunications minister Mohammad Nasim on Wednesday for charge hearing.
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Fire at Savar spinning mill
Fire damaged machinery, raw materials and other valuable items at a spinning mill in Ulail Industrial Area under Savar municipality yesterday morning.
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