Most part of fund for Gorai project goes down the drain
Major irregularities and shoddy work have been detected in the Tk 9.42 billion Gorai river restoration project (phase-II), officials said.
Such irregularities have seriously undermined the main objectives of reducing salinity and ensuring higher water flow in the Gorai River, an evaluation report of the government’s Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation Division (IMED) has revealed.
Officials concerned said the salinity of the Gorai River has increased, water flow has not improved and the river erosion is continuing even after completion of the major portion of the project in last five years, the Financial Express reports.
Russia aid convoy ‘invades Ukraine’
Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko has accused Russia of a “flagrant violation of international law” after Russian humanitarian aid lorries entered Ukraine without permission.
More than 100 Russian lorries had entered on Friday without any customs clearance or Red Cross escort, he said.
Reports say the first trucks have reached the rebel-held city of Luhansk in the eastern war zone.
Russia accused Ukraine of unreasonable obstruction and sent the convoy in, reports BBC.
Ukraine’s security chief Valentyn Nalyvay...
Ukraine’s security chief Valentyn Nalyvay...
ACC sues MP Bodi, ex-state ministers Mannan, Mahbubur for illegal wealth
The Anti-Corruption Commission today sued an incumbent lawmaker and two former state ministers on charges of amassing illegal wealth.
The accused are Awami League’s Cox’s Bazar-4 lawmaker Abdur Rahman Bodi and former state minister for water resources Mahbubur Rahman and state minister for housing and public works Abdul Mannan Khan.
ACC Deputy Directors Khairul Huda, Nasir Uddin and Abdus Subhan filed separate cases with the Ramna Police Station in Dhaka around 4:00pm, Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya, media and public relations offi...
ACC Deputy Directors Khairul Huda, Nasir Uddin and Abdus Subhan filed separate cases with the Ramna Police Station in Dhaka around 4:00pm, Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya, media and public relations offi...
16th amendment bill soon to impeach judges
The cabinet has approved the proposal for amendment of constitution to pave the way for restoring the parliament’s authority to impeach the Supreme Court judges for misconduct or incapacity.
Once Constitution (16th amendment) Act-2014 is passed in the parliament, it will raise public confidence upon the judiciary, Cabinet Secretary M Musharraf Hossain Bhuiyan said while briefing media on the amendment move.
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he approval came at a regular meeting of the cabinet at Secretariat with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the ...
he approval came at a regular meeting of the cabinet at Secretariat with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the ...
National Mourning Day being observed
The National Mourning Day is being observed today marking the 39th anniversary of the death of the country’s founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Mujib was assassinated along with all but two of his family on August 15, 1975 at his Dhanmondi residence in Dhaka by a group of army personnel. His daughters – Sheikh Hasina, now the prime minister, and Sheikh Rehana – survived the massacre as they were abroad at that time.
The government, political parties, and different cultural and social organisations are already holding month-long programmes to pay homage to Sheikh Mujib and the members of his family who were killed.
Sonadia Port dilemma: Is the US Navy the answer?
Bangladesh faces a tough challenge in going ahead with plans to set up a deep seaport at Sonadia due to various implications for both national security and regional stability. The naval strategies of China, India, and the United States are on a collision course, as all three naval powers are vying for a strategic presence in the Bay of Bengal. A presence in the Bay is aimed at furthering the strategic objectives of these external powers in the Indian Ocean and the Pacific, including the positioning and counter-positioning of naval fleets, establishing naval bases and surveillance stations, and ensuring accessibility to key ports via joint naval exercises.
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