She had met Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh earlier in the day and requested him that she be allowed to stay in India for a longer period, reports NDTV.
In a 20-minute meeting, Taslima requested the home minister to allow her to stay in India for a longer period, online edition of the newspaper reports quoting unnamed official sources.
Bangladesh monitoring Libya situation: FM
Bangladesh is closely monitoring the evolving situation in conflict-torn Libya, the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday.
The ministry said in a press release that Dhaka is in close touch with its embassy in Tripoli.
According to latest reports, it said, all Bangladesh nationals in Libya are safe and they have been advised to stay alert and avoid conflict zones.
Many Bangladesh nationals have been moved to safer areas, said the press release.
Bang...
The ministry said in a press release that Dhaka is in close touch with its embassy in Tripoli.
According to latest reports, it said, all Bangladesh nationals in Libya are safe and they have been advised to stay alert and avoid conflict zones.
Many Bangladesh nationals have been moved to safer areas, said the press release.
Bang...
Former cabinet minister LK Siddiqi passes away
Former cabinet minister engineer LK Siddiqi passed away today in Singapore. LK Siddiqi, also the ex-deputy speaker of Bangladesh parliament, breathed his last around 11:00AM. He was 76.
LK Siddiqi was suffering from chronic lung disease for long time.
His body will be brought to the country today, Saturday, 2 August.
The first Namaz e Janaza will be held on Sunday at 9.30 AM at South Plaza of the National Parliament. Second Janaza will be held at Chittagong Jamiatul Falah Mosque after Duhr prayers. The third Janaza of late LK Siddiqu...
His body will be brought to the country today, Saturday, 2 August.
The first Namaz e Janaza will be held on Sunday at 9.30 AM at South Plaza of the National Parliament. Second Janaza will be held at Chittagong Jamiatul Falah Mosque after Duhr prayers. The third Janaza of late LK Siddiqu...
Indian justice for permanent visa for Taslima Nasreen
Holding that Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen has been hounded for her novel ‘Lajja’, Press Council of India chairperson Justice Markandey Katju today demanded that she be given a permanent visa to reside in India.
In a statement released here, Katju said he had read in the newspapers that Nasreen’s visa has been extended by the Indian government by only 2 months.
“In my opinion she should be given a permanent visa to reside in India,” Katju, a former judge of the Supreme Court said.
“Several bigots and fanati...
In a statement released here, Katju said he had read in the newspapers that Nasreen’s visa has been extended by the Indian government by only 2 months.
“In my opinion she should be given a permanent visa to reside in India,” Katju, a former judge of the Supreme Court said.
“Several bigots and fanati...
BRTA fails to achieve revenue targets
Revenue from registration and certification of vehicles by the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority in terms of target recovery has gradually been declining since 2009-10 financial year due to irregularities in the authorities, officials have said.
Laxity in realising taxes from vehicle owners, enforcing rules for obtaining registration and driving licence renewal and fitness certificates due to corruption in the BRTA caused the decline in target recovery of revenue earning, they said.
The target recovery in revenue earning of BRTA dropped to 70...
The target recovery in revenue earning of BRTA dropped to 70...
Govt borrows Tk 3,400cr from banks in first 15 days of FY15
The government’s borrowing from the banking system increased by 1,956.60 per cent in the first 15 days of this financial year compared with that in the same period of the FY14 as it took huge amount of loans from the banking source to pay salaries and festival bonus to its employees.
The borrowing from the banks by the government stood at Tk 3,384.56 crore until July 15 against only Tk 116.57 crore the government borrowed in the same period of the FY14, according to the latest BB data, reports the New Age.
The government borrowing from the banking sector declined by 67.64 per cent in the recently concluded FY14 compared with that of a rise by 14.50 per cent in the FY13 due to a slower pace in implementation of the government’s development works amid political unrest.
