Bangladesh
Abu Hena Muneem made new NBR chairman
The government has appointed Abu Hena Md Rahmatul Muneem, senior secretary of the Energy and Mineral Resources Division who is currently on post-retirement leave, as the new chairman of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) on contractual basis.
Planned to resolve 5-6 lakh pending cases in 2020: Anisul
Law Minister Anisul Huq on Wednesday said the government has planned to reduce the backlog of around 37 lakh cases by 5-6 lakh in the New Year.
EVMs to help ease vote casting, reiterates CEC
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda on Wednesday once again claimed that voters will be able to exercise their franchise properly if any election is held using electronic voting machines (EVMs).
Worker dies falling off high rise in capital
A construction worker was died after falling from the 10th floor of an under-construction building in Kawran Bazar area of the city on Wednesday.
Mujib Borsho, Rohingya issues among priority agenda: FS
Newly-appointed Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen on Wednesday said the government will have much focus on its efforts to successfully hold a series of programmes marking the ‘Mujib Borsho’ at home and abroad keeping global focus on Rohingya issue unchanged for their early repatriation.
Youth found dead in Buriganga
Police recovered the floating body of an unidentified young man from the Buriganga River in Mandail area here on Wednesday.
Rifat Murder: Court indicts wife Minni, 9 others
A court here on Wednesday indicted Aysha Siddika Minni and nine others in a case filed over the murder of her husband Rifat Sharif.
Tofazzel made PMO Secretary
Prime Minister’s Personal Secreatry-1 (additional secretary) Md Tofazzel Hossain Miah has been promoted to Secretary to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).
Mobile signals resume in border areas: BTRC
The mobile networks, which were blocked in frontier areas of the country for security reasons, have been restored on Tuesday night.
New Year reveler killed in city road crash
A motorcyclist was killed and his friend suffered injuries in a road crash in the city’s Madhiya Badda area while celebrating the New Year early Wednesday.