In our follow-up investigation, we found out some factual errors in our July 3 report headlined ‘Under-pricing of Brazilian sugar.’ PSI company Bureau Veritas was involved in certifying the under-valuation of the imports, and it was slapped with Tk 12 crore fine eventually. [Read more]

A Palestinian man killed at least three people and wounded 30 more when he rammed a bulldozer into a bus and cars in central Jerusalem yesterday before being shot dead, medics and police said. [Read more]

Israel has barred a UN human rights committee from visiting the Palestinian areas on a fact-finding mission, the leader of the group said yesterday. [Read more]

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Monday sharply criticised Zimbabwe’s violence-marred election, saying he considered the results giving President Robert Mugabe another term illegitimate. [Read more]

At least 40 members of an elite Indian anti-insurgency unit were missing in the east of the country yesterday after their boat capsized following an attack by Maoist rebels, police said. [Read more]

He also said that he has mentioned a number of times that US feels that emergency rules should be lifted for free, fair and credible elections. [Read more]

The alliance, by and large , has refused to participate in the local election saying that this would give a legitimacy to the government. BNP favors a national election before the local election. [Read more]

The council of advisers on Sunday approved the budget for the 2008-09 fiscal year with some changes before sending it to president Iajuddin Ahmed on Monday for his authentication. [Read more]

In this exclusive interview with VOA Bangla Service Waliul Islam talks on his experience and trainings in the USA.
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Home affairs secretary Abdul Karim on Monday said that the government had conditionally relaxed the Emergency Powers Rules to allow electioneering ahead of the local government polls scheduled for August 4. [Read more]

Staff Reporter
The Government has completed free of cost birth registration of nearly six crore people in as many years. The registration of birth on payment begins from today and is likely to discourage people from participating in the project.The free birth registration project began in 2002, which got momentum during the present caretaker government. Under […]

Staff Reporter
The Election Commission (EC) will take stern action against the candidates who will use party identities o the upcoming city and poura elections. Election Commissioner M Sohul Hussain said this yesterday while talking to reporters at his office. He said the Commission would not consider the involvement of political parties in the local government […]

BSS, Dhaka
Awami League Central Working Committee (ALCWC) yesterday discussed the strategies of participation in elections of four city corporations and nine pourasabhas and dialogue with the government on July 3. General Secretary of the party Syed Ashraful Islam disclosed this at a press briefing after a meeting of ALCWC at party’s Dhanmondi office with Presidium […]

UNB, Dhaka
The charge hearing on the Gatco scam case against former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia began yesterday only to be stuck up midway, as defence lawyers opposed the prosecution move saying a quashing petition of the case awaits the High Court’s decision.After hearing arguments by both the defence and the prosecution, the special court of […]

DU Correspondent
The Dhaka University Day, July-1, will be observed tomorrow in a befitting manner. Current and former students of the country’s premier university, are expected to participate in the event.With a view to mark the day, different programmes including rally, discussion meeting, games, drama and debate were chalked out.This was disclosed at a briefing at […]