2 deals inked with Bhutan
Bangladesh and Bhutan today signed two agreements, including one on trade which will allow the two neighbouring countries to enjoy duty-free export of 90 items to each other.
Another agreement is on allocation of a land at Dhaka city’s Baridhara diplomatic enclave to Bhutan for the construction of its embassy.
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed and Bhutan’s Economic Affairs Minister Norbu Wangchuk inked the agreement on trade for their respective counties, while Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali and his Bhutanese counterpart Rinzin Do...
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed and Bhutan’s Economic Affairs Minister Norbu Wangchuk inked the agreement on trade for their respective counties, while Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali and his Bhutanese counterpart Rinzin Do...
Conviction of journalist chills speech
The December 2 conviction of journalist David Bergman on contempt charges by Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) further shrinks the narrowing space for observers to comment on the war crimes proceedings, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and the International Commission of Jurists said today.
Bergman was sentenced to a symbolic “simple imprisonment till the rising of the court” and a fine of Taka 5,000 (about US$56) for comments he made in three separate blog postings regarding legal proceedings before the ICT.
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Police under political control now: Akbar Ali
Stating that the police have completely gone under political control, former caretaker government adviser Akbar Ali Khan today said the situation will worsen if a commission is not formed and the concerned law is not amended in this regard.
He was speaking at a programme marking seven years of the judiciary’s separation held at Jatiya Press Club.
Earlier last month, National Human Rights Commission Chairman Prof Mizanur Rahman said the chain of command of police administration has broken down, resulting in slide i...
He was speaking at a programme marking seven years of the judiciary’s separation held at Jatiya Press Club.
Earlier last month, National Human Rights Commission Chairman Prof Mizanur Rahman said the chain of command of police administration has broken down, resulting in slide i...
Four bonds for remittance investment to hit market
The government moves to launch four new investment bonds with tax-free facility on stake for expatriate Bangladeshis to encourage them to invest their remittances in various sectors in the country.
Officials said the Internal Resources Division (IRD) under the Ministry of Finance has sought the tax authority's opinion on draft rules for launching the bonds in terms of two foreign currencies--Pound sterling and Euro.
The savings directorate has framed four rules to prepare modalities for the investment bonds. The rules are the Euro Investment Bond Rules, the Euro Premium Bond Rules, the Pound Sterling Investment Bond Rules and the Pound Sterling Premium Bond Rules 2014.
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US tried to stop January 5 election: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday said the USA had tried its best to stop the January 5 election in Bangladesh, which was inevitable to continue democracy and constitutional rule.
“They (USA) tried their best to make sure that this election (January 5) could not take place,” she said.
The Prime Minister made the observation, responding to a question regarding the recent visit of US assistant secretary of state Nisha Biswal and her comments on Bangladesh, at a press briefing held at her official residence Ganabhaban to inform about her recent Ne...
The Prime Minister made the observation, responding to a question regarding the recent visit of US assistant secretary of state Nisha Biswal and her comments on Bangladesh, at a press briefing held at her official residence Ganabhaban to inform about her recent Ne...
