Finds govt probe; transport sector now controlled mostly by BNP-linked influentials
The fluttering red and green never fails to inspire pride and joy.
The interim government is re-verifying the background of 100 individuals who passed the 41st Bangladesh Civil Service examinations and were recommended for police cadre jobs.
With an almost decimated opposition and farcical elections, a party nomination from the ruling Awami League was as good as a seat in the parliament.
The government on around a dozen occasions has backtracked on its decisions during its two months in office, casting doubts about its resolve.
Durga Puja, an annual Hindu festival, celebrates the divine force “Shakti” embodied in Goddess Durga. This year, Mahalaya falls on 2 October, marking the start of Devi Paksha. Durga arrives on 3 October by palanquin, considered inauspicious, and departs on 12 October by horse.
An overarching sense of frustration, apprehension, and opportunism prevails over the police force, rendering it virtually dysfunctional.
The ruling Awami League yesterday warned its different units and front organisations not to indulge in “extortion” for hosting any programme marking the National Mourning Day.
Components of the 14-party alliance yesterday expressed resentment at BNP-Jamaat men joining the ruling Awami League and
Disaster Management and Relief Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya yesterday opposed a proposal to stop extortion by party men in the name of observing the National Mourning Day programmes, sources said.
Prime minister's annoyance, inactiveness in party and ministerial activities and internal political feud were behind Awami League General Secretary Syed
Prime minister's annoyance, internal political feud and his inactiveness in party and ministerial activities were behind Awami League
Think of Feni of the late 1990s. One name will spring to mind: Joynal Hazari. Back then, the name would strike terror into anyone.
The government and the ruling Awami League high-ups are in an uncomfortable situation, after the Supreme Court scrapped the High Court verdict that had acquitted
Although West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee usually speaks to the media, whenever approached, on different issues, it was different during her latest Bangladesh tour.
Old faces rule the grassroots committees of the ruling Awami League, blocking way for the young minds to come to the fore.
“Equality before law” is recognised by the country's constitution as one of the fundamental rights of a citizen. But the Local Government Division under the LGRD ministry seems oblivious to it.
