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US polls go down to the wire today
Opinion polls show a close race; presidency could be decided in the courts
President Bush, sucking lozenges to save his voice, and John Kerry, at risk of losing his, swung into the last day of campaigning hoping an election too close to call will end with everyone knowing who
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Direct funding to UP okayed
Move seen to reduce graft, political interference
In a major policy decision, the government has approved a proposal for direct funding of union parishads (UP) aiming to strengthen the second lowest tier of local government and keep it free from political
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Millions face months without basic food, livelihood support
WFP calls int'l community for reassessment of their post-floods assistance commitment
The UN yesterday said millions in Bangladesh face months ahead with no guarantee of stable food supplies after floods between June and September devastated swathes of the country and left thousands homeless.
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JS witnesses debate on death threat to Hasina
The Jatiya Sangsad yesterday witnessed a noisy debate on the recent death threats to Leader of the Opposition and Awami League (AL) chief Sheikh Hasina and the formation and development of the armed forces.
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Judge's Result Scandal
Bar sends documents to CJ
The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) yesterday sent to the chief justice some documents in support of the allegations of tampering with the examination results by Additional Judge of the High Court
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Security Threat in Cox's Bazar
UN restricts staff movement
The United Nations has restricted movement of its staff and their family members in Cox's Bazar district because of security concerns and asked them to take permission from its security officials before
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VAT Return Filing
NBR to issue notice on retail, wholesale shops tomorrow
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) will start issuing notice on some 3,000 big retail and wholesale shops tomorrow for filing VAT returns in line with a recent decision it reached with business and trade
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Low-grade Goods
Sloth cop response makes drive futile
The drive of Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) against substandard and fake goods cannot run with greater success due to lack of timely response from police, BSTI sources said.
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Deputy governor of Baghdad killed
23 Iraqis, GI die in fighting
Seventeen Iraqis were killed and eight wounded on Sunday when two mortars slammed into a hostel used by workers at a local factory in the northern town of Tikrit, officials said yesterday while six others
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SL Muslims declare 'war' on Chandrika
Sri Lanka's main Muslim party yesterday withdrew from a peace panel set up by President Chandrika Kumaratunga and declared "all out war" against her for allegedly trying to splinter the minority community.
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Work for better results in next elections
PM asks party men
Prime Minister Khaleda Zia yesterday asked her party men to work unitedly for yet better performance in the next general elections, countering the smear campaign launched by the opposition at home and
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AL demands removal of controversial HC judges
Awami League (AL) yesterday demanded a purge of the "inefficient, dishonest and controversial additional judges" of the High Court who it alleged were appointed merely on political considerations.
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Eid tickets on sale at exorbitant prices
Transport owners protesting a communications ministry directive have kept selling of tickets in abeyance, indicating tremendous suffering to the commoners while going home before the Eid-ul-Fitr.
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Jin suggests ways to get more FDI
The visiting Asian Development Bank (ADB) Vice-president Liqun Jin yesterday stressed independence of the judiciary, increased gas, electricity, water supplies, and a transparent tender process for Bangladesh's
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Ban on Old buses
Transport strike on Nov 6
Transport owners and workers have called strike for November 6 in Dhaka in protest against the government decision to ban 10-year-old diesel-run buses and minibuses in the city.
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Bills to ensure 'accountability' of NGOs soon
Two bills proposing to ensure 'desirable' accountability of the non-government organisations (NGOs) will be placed in parliament soon, the local government rural development (LGRD) and cooperatives minister
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Comilla-7 by-polls Dec 18
By-election to Comilla-7 parliamentary seat will be held on December 18.The Election Commission (EC) yesterday announced the election schedule through a gazette notification, said an official handout.
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Fall from High-rise
3 dead, 1 injured in the city
Three people died and one was critically injured falling from two high-rise buildings in the capital yesterday.
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Pakistan PM due tomorrow
Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz arrives tomorrow in his capacity as the Chairman of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) before he hands the Chair over to Prime Minister Khaleda
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Suicide bombing in Tel Aviv kills 4
At least four people were killed and 30 others wounded when a Palestinian suicide bomber blew himself up in an open-air market in the heart of the Israeli commercial capital Tel Aviv yesterday.
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Rabbani murder
Charges framed against 8
The Speedy Trial Tribunal, Chittagong, yesterday framed charges against eight accused in Commodore Golam Rabbani murder case.
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