DHAKA: A 15-member Constitution Committee was formed in parliament Wednesday for amending the constitution following the judgment of the Supreme Court that rescinded the 5th Amendment founded on a regime change in the 1970s.Deputy Leader of the House Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury was made

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wednesday said the government has taken stern legal action to prevent eve teasing. Replying to a question from Asma Jerin, Hasina said some 83 cases and 211 general diaries were filed between January and June this year while a total of 633 stalkers were

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wednesday told parliament that the government would declare the wage structure for garment workers within the current month, as it emerged as a matter of urgency in the wake of recurrent labour unrest.Replying to a supplementary question from Shahin

BOGRA: A court here Wednesday convicted a man and sentenced him to death for killing his wife.The convict is Mohammad Golam Rabbani Khan, 40, of village Basudevbati in Kahalu upazila.After examining the records and witnesses, Additional District and Sessions Judge Nitai Chandra Saha

DHAKA: The government Wednesday brought some changes in the administration transferring three deputy secretaries.Establishment Ministry issued a notification in this regard.According to a notification, deputy-commissioner of Waqf Administration Md Muhibul Hossain was transferred to

PABNA: Bodies of the three policemen shot dead by gunmen in a remote char area of Bera upazila on Tuesday night were sent to their village homes after funerals here Wednesday amid a gloom.The dead were identified as SI Kafil Uddin, 46, of Chilmari in Kurigram, nayek Abdul Wahed, 27, of

DHAKA: The government will generate an additional 700MW power to meet the increased demand during the holy month of Ramadan.Prime minister’s adviser for energy Dr. Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury told journalists about the development following a meeting on improving power scenario held at the

KISHOREGANJ: A court here Wednesday placed detained ULFA leader Ranjan Chowdhury and his aide Pradip Marak on seven days’ remand in a case filed under the Explosives Act.Kishoreganj Judicial Magistrate Mohammad Ali Ahsan passed the order granting the remand after Humayun Kabir, IO of

DHAKA: The government is going to form a trust for the students to provide them with free education up to degree level, raising fund from government and non-government sources to foot the bill. A five-member subcommittee has already been formed to raise the trust fund and frame its rules

DHAKA: One person was arrested on Wednesday morning at Hazrat Shahjalal airport here with currencies of eight countries amounting to over Tk 1.22 crore while he was about to fly out, allegedly in connivance with some flight officials. Four officers involved with flight operations were

DHAKA: The 41st anniversary of man’s first landing on Moon is being celebrated in the city with holding various programmes.Bangladesh Astronomical Association in collaboration with Alliance Francaise and Omrito Consumer Food Product has organized a two-week programme marking the

KHAGRACHHARI: A UP member and supporter of PCJSS was kidnapped from Bormachhari village in Laxmichhari upazila on Tuesday night.Police and local sources said unidentified miscreants picked up Bormachhari UP member Chaitho Pru Chowdhury from his village, 20 miles far from the police

DHAKA: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has issued legal notice against four people including former Supreme Court justice Jainul Abedin, asking them to submit their fixed and personal asset information. Legal notice was also served to Supreme Court bench officers Pradip Kumar Das,

PABNA: Bodies of three policemen reportedly shot dead by gunmen in Bera upazila of the district were recovered on Tuesday night.The dead were identified as SI Kafil Uddin, 46, of Chilmari in Kurigram, corporal Abdul Wahed, 27, of Sariakandi in Bogra and constable Shafiqul Islam, 31, of

DHAKA: The Chamber Judge Court of Appellate Division Tuesday upheld the High Court`s directions on remand of top three leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami. The High Court bench comprising Justice Dastogir Hossain and AKM Jahirul Haque ordered the authorities concerned to maintain the directions of

DHAKA: State-owned tourism organisation Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation (BPC) made a Tk 19.47 lakh profit in the 2009-10 fiscal.  In a press release on Tuesday, the BPC disclosed the profit. The organization kept on losing for the last four fiscal years.        “Skilled

DHAKA: Negligence, irregularities and corrupt practices by officials and employees under the Land Ministry have been blamed for the grabbing of land-property worth over Tk 100 crore only in a single instance in the capital. Now the Land Ministry has taken a decision to reclaim the public

DHAKA: State Minister for Forest and Environment Dr Hasan Mahmud has said the US government will provide Tk 210 crore to combating the challenges of climate change. The support is a part of US government’s grand `Support Services for Low Emission Development` project under which 18

HABIGANJ: A septuagenarian expatriate died and 14 others of his family members fell sick in food poisoning at Gobdevpur village in Nabiganj upazila Monday night, hours after their arrival in the homeland. The deceased was identified as Nur Mia Chowdhury, 70.Nur Mia’s wife Selina Begum,

GAZIPUR: At least six people were injured as garment workers went on the rampage again in Gazipur factories Tuesday to press home their demand for weekend holiday and a fixed date for monthly payments.Earlier in the morning, the garment workers of a factory in East Chandana area observed