Malaysia’s Proton eyes car plant in Bangladesh
Malaysian automobile company Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional Sdn Bhd, widely known as Proton, hopes to open a production plant in Bangladesh soon, creating employment opportunities for Bangladeshis.
Government has no data on the disabled
Although Bangladesh signed the UN convention on the rights of disabled people, the government still does not have credible statistics on the number or state of such people.
RAB sends three of its men to police for interrogation
Three more RAB members, shown arrested on Monday night in the Narayanganj seven murders cases, were placed on seven days’ remand yesterday morning, a day after a local court ordered investigators to speed things up.
War crimes tribunal punishes David Bergman for contempt of court
Following an unprecedented order of the International Crimes Tribunal 2, Dhaka-based foreign journalist David Bergman was imprisoned in the courtroom until its rising yesterday as the three-member tribunal found him guilty of contempt of court.
Sloth in required reforms hinders execution
Lack of political will, necessary changes in the administrative system and process, and violence among other issues, hindered the proper implementation of the 1997 Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord 17 years into its signing, speakers at a policy dialogue said yesterday.
Road maintenance law in limbo
The Road Maintenance Fund Board Law 2013 is now in limbo as the government after its passage in parliament on July 14 last year has virtually done nothing for its implementation.
