PM says over phone-talks Knowing details better than little

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also president of Awami League said that the conversation with opposition Khaleda Zia came out publicly as its better to know details than a little. 

The AL chief came up with the observation while addressing a view exchange meeting with Metropolitan Awami League on Wednesday noon.

Tofail reiterates No scope of dialogue over CG

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League Advisory Council Member Tofail Ahmed on Wednesday said there is no scope of dialogue over restoration of the caretaker government.

The senior parliamentarian came up with the observation while addressing a rally organized by Krishak League at Bangabandhu Avenue in the afternoon.

5 killed in Dhamrai road accident

DHAMRAI, DHAKA: At least five people, including a woman were, killed and 50 others injured in a road accident in Joypura Bus Stand area under Dhamrai Thana on Wednesday evening.

The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.

Electoral Code of Conduct Minister-MP can’t join campaign

DHAKA: Ministers and lawmakers will not be allowed to use government facilities to join political programme during polls-time government.

Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmed made the disclosure after holding a meeting at Election Commission Secretariat in the city on Wednesday

Fakhrul says No decision of staging blockade

DHAKA: Opposition BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday declined of taking decision over blockade from November 4 to 6 during JSC and JDC examinations.The spokesperson for the party claimed that the media is responsible for publishing such news and they should have talked with us before publishing report.

Hanif loses PM aide post

The Prime Minister has fired Awami League’s Joint General Secretary Mahbub-ul Alam Hanif as her Special Assistant.

The Ministry of Public Administration issued a circular on Sunday evening relieving Hanif of his duties.
Ministry officials said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina gave the directive to issue his dismissal order.

It means the politician from Kushtia will wield no power having lost the PMO job.

Earlier in the evening, Senior Secretary to the Ministry of Public Administration Abdus Sobhan Sikdar told bdnews24.com Hanif was going to be fired.

"I am supposed to receive a file regarding that. But I haven't got it yet. It'll take some time more," Sikdar had said.

Hanif had earlier dismissed media report about him being asked to resign as “nothing but a mere rumour”.
A report published in a national daily on Oct 12 claimed the Prime Minister during a view-exchange programme with grassroots leaders advised her special assistant to resign and visit an electoral area to find out the public opinion there.

Police made to pay up

A police officer has fined his subordinates for failing to compensate the owners of two auto-rickshaws damaged by strike supporters in Rajshahi.

The Rajshahi Metropolitan City Chief Mahbubur Rahman took the extraordinary step on Sunday, making two of his junior colleagues, in charge of maintaining law and order at Shalbagan, shell out Tk 2,500 each.

Officer in-Charge of the Rajshahi Metropolitan City Detective Police, Alamgir Hossain, said the money was given to the drivers whose auto-ricksgas were damaged in the first hours of the 60-hour countrywide strike by the 18-party opposition alliance.