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Mirza Fakhrul stresses dev spending for public benefit

LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday instructed officials to prioritise long-term national needs, accountability and public welfare in the planning and implementation of development projects, stressing that public spending must translate into tangible improvements in people's lives, reports UNB.Speaking at a review meeting at the Secretariat...

Latif Siddique arrested over Shapla Chattar crackdown

Detectives have arrested former minister Abdul Latif Siddique in connection with a crimes against humanity case stemming from the crackdown on a Hefazat-e-Islam rally at Shapla Chattar in the capital's Motijheel on May 5, 2013.Additional Commissioner of Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police Shafiqul Islam said a team of DB...

Jamaat asks EC to withdraw MPO teacher election ban

Jamaat-e-Islami has urged the Election Commission (EC) to withdraw its proposed provision disqualifying MPO-listed teachers from contesting local government elections.The party also called for the cancellation of the contractual appointment of an additional secretary to the EC Secretariat, alleging that the official has political affiliations.The demands were placed during a...

ICT not upholding int'l legal standards, claims HRW

International rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) claims Bangladeshi authorities are 'failing to uphold international standards' at the International Crimes Tribunal, reports bdnews24.com.In a statement on Tuesday, the group said: "The failures risk denying justice to victims, undermining the rule of law, falsely imprisoning political opponents, and repeating the rights...

Minister for building a more prosperous state after 'fascism'

Road Transport, Bridges, Railways and Shipping Minister Shaikh Rabiul Alam on Wednesday said following the fall of what he described as ‘fascism’ and the establishment of a people's government, the country's next priority is to build a more prosperous state, report UNB."The people's elected government is working towards that goal...

'Notorious criminal' David Emon arrested

Police have arrested Chattogram's notorious criminal, Mobarak Hossain Emon, widely known as David Emon, along with four of his associates during a coordinated operation in the Jhikargachha border area of Jashore district. According to police, Emon is a prominent figure in Chattogram's criminal underworld and faces allegations of extortion, firearms-related...