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Power div seeks extra fund in revised budget

Additional budgetary allocations have been sought for public entities under different ministries to enable them to pay off electricity-bill arrears as they owe a hefty amount to the power-distribution companies.Sources say the Power Division has requested the Ministry of Finance to make additional allocations in favour of the ministries and...

Poll candidate Hadi critically injured in daylight shooting

Independent election candidate for Dhaka-8 constituency and Iquilab Moncha spokesperson Sharif Osman Hadi was shot in a daylight drive-by attack Friday, incidentally in the first strike after poll schedule. Police and witnesses said he came under the gun attack while reportedly moving towards the High Court area on a battery-driven...

CA orders immediate action against attackers

Chief Adviser of the interim government Professor Muhammad Yunus expresses deep concern over the daylight shooting on Sharif Osman Hadi, the spokesperson for Inqilab Manch and a potential independent election candidate for Dhaka-8 constituency, says a spokesman for the CA. Hadi was seriously injured in the drive-by gun attack by...

Political parties strongly condemn attack

The gun attack on Dhaka-8 independent candidate Sharif Osman Hadi, also spokesperson for Inquilab Manch, has sparked strong protests and condemnation from major political parties.The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Jamaat-e-Islami, and the National Citizens Party (NCP) along with many other parties and organisations have strongly condemned the attack. The shooting...

Tarique to return on Dec 25 after 18 years in exile

Acting BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman would return to Bangladesh on 25 December, ending nearly 18 years of exile, said BNP Secretary-General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday night."It is with great joy that I inform you that our Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman - the most beloved leader of millions, who...

Over 42pc cost hike along with tenure extension proposed for CMID

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has managed to utilise only Tk 102.32 million--a mere 0.61 per cent of the total Tk 16.86 billion allocation--for a flagship project designed to modernise the country's customs system and cut international trade processing time by 25 per cent.As a result, the Internal Resources...

Metro rail run resumes after staff strike

Metro rail-crammed Dhaka's most popular mass transport-resumed operation after a halt on Friday as the striking employees postponed their strike enforced to press home their demand for service rule with some perks. They called off their strike at the last hour of the day's train operation with an assurance of...