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PC extends 116 projects without cost increase

The planning commission has approved time extension of 116 projects without increasing costs in the first seven months of the current fiscal year.Around 50 others of such proposals are in wait for recommendation by the Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division (IMED), said officials concerned of the commission and the IMED.Earlier,...

Attach, freeze NASSA Group's assets, shares

A Dhaka Court on Thursday ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to attach 14 houses and plots in Dhaka and freeze shares of 55 companies owned by NASSA Group chairman Nazrul Islam Mazumder.Judge Md Zakir Hossain of the Metropolitan Senior Special Judge's Court in Dhaka passed the order after hearing a...

EC decides who participates in polls

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has said the Awami League will have to decide regarding the participation in the next national election, stressing that the election commission decides who participates in the election."They [AL] have to decide if they want to do it, I cannot decide for them," Dr Yunus...

Make info commission independent body to safeguard autonomy

The Information Rights Forum has recommended making the information commission an independent constitutional body to safeguard its autonomy and bolster democracy.The recommendation was presented at a press conference titled "Functionality of the Information Commission and Amendments to the Right to Information Act" at the Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) office in...

Re-evaluate IEPMP to cut air pollution, carbon emissions

Re-evaluation of the Integrated Energy and Power Master Plan (IEPMP) is essential to reduce air pollution and carbon emissions, said experts at a policy dialogue on Thursday. They suggested getting rid of dependence on foreign donors and consultants in policy formulation. It is also necessary to clearly include pollution reduction...

Fire rips thru Gabtoli slum, more than 150 shanties gutted

A fire broke out at the Shahi Masjid slum in the capital's Gabtoli area early Thursday, destroying over 150 shanties before it was brought under control after more than an hour, reports UNB. Warehouse Inspector of Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD) media cell Anwarul Islam said the fire started...

Boutique houses are now swamped with work

Boutique houses are now swamped with work as there has been a sharp rise in clothing sales ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr. In the picture taken at Banalata Super Market on Mirpur Road in the capital on Thursday, a worker is seen working devotedly. — FE Photo by Shafiqul Alam

Toby Cadman asks Bangladesh to refer July massacres case to ICC, change ICT's name

Toby Cadman, Special Adviser to the ICT Chief Prosecutor, on Thursday urged the interim government of Bangladesh to refer the cases of the July-August massacres to the International Criminal Court in The Hague, reports UNB.Cadman, who has extensive experience as an international criminal law specialist, having worked on Bosnia, Kosovo,...