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No let-up in RMG workers' agitation
Rallies reiterate demands, warn of tougher programmes
Garment workers' organisations yesterday vowed to launch tougher movements including a daylong countrywide workers' strike on June 12 if the factory owners keep delaying implementation of the decisions
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Saifur likely to quit politics after budget
Finance Minister M Saifur Rahman may quit politics on "health grounds" after placing the national budget for the coming fiscal next week, said family sources and leaders close to him.
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Prices up but wages unchanged for years
Garment workers lament
Workers of different garment factories at Dhaka Export Processing Zone (DEPZ) who usually get their wages in time have also started agitating for higher wages and other benefits as per rules.
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June 11 Siege Programme
Any obstruction to flare up rage
Warns 14-party alliance
The Awami League (AL)-led 14-party opposition coalition is poised to launch a vigorous movement including a series of hartals if the four-party alliance government obstructs its June 11 Dhaka siege programme.
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Attack on Dr Humayun Azad
JMB militants let the cat out of bag
Their confessions show how probe was diverted for political persecution
It is now clear that Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militants had carried out the attack on Dr Humayun Azad on February 27 in 2004 but the case appears to be a classic example of how the ruling
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Dealings with foreign counterparts
Many ministries often ignore govt rules
A number of ministries and divisions are frequently ignoring the government's Rules of Business in dealing with their foreign counterparts, prompting the Cabinet Division to issue a circular asking them
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2 outlaws killed in 'crossfire'
Two underground operatives were killed in separate encounters with the members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Kushtia and Khulna early yesterday.
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'Encounter'
Victims' families contradict Rab claim
Family members of Alamgir and Faruq, killed in an 'encounter' with Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) early Tuesday, claimed Rab arrested the two on Sunday evening.
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Any reforms must be done before caretaker rule
Says Mannan Bhuiyan
BNP Secretary General and LGRD Minister Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan yesterday said if there has to be any electoral reform, it must be done during the tenure of the incumbent government.
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Tremor jolts Ctg again
A minor tremor measuring 3.9 on the Richter scale jolted the port city and its adjoining areas yesterday. However, no causalities or damage was reported.
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'Mother' of 14 Kids
Rights body demands probe
A human rights organisation yesterday filed a general diary (GD) with police to probe a former police official's claim that his wife gave birth to 14 children including septuplets.
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World powers agree on incentives for Iran
West awaits Tehran's response
Iran weighed its response yesterday to landmark proposals by key world powers designed to ease fears over its nuclear programme, as US spy chief John Negroponte warned that Tehran could have atomic weapons
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Kuwait emir due June 10
Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah arrives in Dhaka on June 10 at the invitation of Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, official sources said.
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Militants hidden within 4-party
Says Ahab leader, claims they're innocent
Ahle Hadith Andolon Bangladesh (Ahab) Acting Ameer Dr Muhammad Muslehuddin yesterday condemned Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh for 'conspiring' against his organisation, which he claimed has no links withany
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Labour Unrest
Savar OC stand released
Officer-in-charge (OC) of Savar Police Station Jamiruddin Sarkar was stand released on Thursday night for his failure to tackle the labour unrest at different garment factories in Savar, sources said.
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Bus strike in Patuakhali
Bus services between Patuakhali and other parts of the country remained suspended since yesterday morning due to an indefinite strike enforced by the bus owners.
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BSF kills 1
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) gunned down a Bangladeshi cattle trader at Tarali, a bordering village under Swarupnagar Police Station of North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, early yesterday.
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Syria foils 'terror plot' in central Damascus
4 militants killed
Syria yesterday said it foiled a "terror operation" in Damascus after security forces killed four militants and captured four others holding out in buildings next to state radio and television.
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