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Barisal-Patuakhali Minibus Owners' Association called an indefinite strike on 38 routes of the six districts under Barisal division protesting attack on their leader by the human hauler workers. Nazrul Islam Khan, president of the association, was assaulted by some human hauler workers on Barisal-Patuakhali road at Dapdapia on Monday, said its general secretary Kawsar Hossain Shipon, reports UNB. As the news spread, the association enforced the strike for an indefinite period from Thursday in protest of the attack incident. They also threatened to continue their strike until the local administration would take any effective measures to stop plying of three-wheeler vehicles on the highway and steps for filing a case. Commuters are suffering much following the bus strike and some people were seen to reach their destinations by hiring rickshaw vans.....

Published at: 2017-08-10 00:00:03

Two people were killed and two others injured when a bus hit a pickup van in Ekdala area in Natore sadar upazila early Thursday. The deceased have been identified as Rajon Kumar Ghosh, an egg trader and Rezaul Karim. Shariful Islam, in-charge of Jhalmalia Highway Police Camp, said the accident took place in the area around 1:30am when a Dhaka-bound bus from Rajshahi hit a Puthia-bound egg-laden pickup van, leaving two pickup passengers killed in the spot and two others injured. The injured were taken to local hospital; according to UNB.....

Published at: 2017-08-10 00:00:03

Angry villagers beat four men to death and injured another two on suspicion of cattle rustling in Noakhali. The incident occurred in a village in Subarnachar Upazila early Thursday, said Charjabbar Police Station OC Nizam Uddin. Police have yet to identify the victims. An initial police investigation found that cattle had been stolen from the village in the past few days, leading the villagers to set up a watch, reports bdnews24.com. “Around dawn a pickup carrying seven to eight people parked near Kacchabia village. The locals surrounded and began to beat the men. Four were killed in the clash.” Two others were injured in the brawl. Police recovered the wounded and sent them to Noakhali Sadar Hospital for treatment.   ....

Published at: 2017-08-10 00:00:03

Bangladesh has asked the Philippines to form an "inter-agency taskforce" to coordinate the recovery of the fund plundered from the Bangladesh Bank through the cyber heist. Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali made the request to his counterpart Alan Cayetano at a meeting on Monday in Manila, the foreign ministry said, reports bdnews24.com. He thanked Caeytano for the support extended by the Filipino government in recovering part of the heist fund. Manila, in November last year, handed over $15 million, part of the $81 million stolen from the Federal Reserve account in New York and transferred to bank accounts in the Philippines. Hackers tried to steal nearly $1.0 billion from the central bank's account with the New York Federal Reserve in February last year and succeeded in transferring $81 million to four accounts at Rizal Commercial Banking Corp in Manila. The fund was wired to the accounts of junket operators after which it found its way to casinos. A Filipino court in September ruled that Bangladesh Bank was the rightful owner of around $15 million surrendered by casino boss Kim Wong and his Eastern Hawaii Leisure Company. The foreign minister is in Manila to attend the ASEAN Regional Forum or ARF meetings. The foreign ministry said at the bilateral meeting, Ali and his host counterpart also discussed the possibilities and ways of deepening the cooperation between the countries, and to start flights between Dhaka and Manila. Cayetano assured the foreign minister of his government's full support. The foreign minister invited him to attend the OIC Ministerial Meeting to be hosted by Bangladesh next year. Meanwhile, Bangladesh spoke for peace and security issues such as curbing terrorism, illegal migration and climate change at the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) meeting in Manila. The meeting discussed issues of regional and global security including the issue of North Korea's recent long range missile test and the situation of South China Sea. The ARF is a key forum for security dialogue in Asia, complementing the various bilateral alliances and dialogues. It was established in 1994. The 28 members include 10 ASEAN member states. On the sidelines, the foreign minister met his counterparts including China, Russia, Indonesia, East Timor and the host country Philippines. He also had a bilateral meeting with the state minister of Sri Lanka. He will attend the 50th-anniversary celebration of ASEAN Tuesday.....

Published at: 2017-08-09 00:00:05

The price hike in onion was the outcome of the recent floods in Bangladesh and India, the ministry of commerce on Wednesday told the parliamentary watchdog on the ministry. Motahar Hossain, a member of the standing committee on the ministry of commerce ministry, raised the issue of abnormal price hike in onion at the 22nd meeting of the committee. In his intervention, commerce minister Tofail Ahmed said the government could not control the market fully in an open economy. There are floods in both India and Bangladesh harming the production of onion, he said, adding that the traders sell onion at a high price because they buy the item at high price. The minister also said the price is much lower compared to the same time last year. "The price hike is not a matter of concern yet," he told the committee. Echoing the minister, chairman of the JS body on the commerce ministry Tajul Islam said usually onions are imported from the neighbouring India. The shortage in supply caused by floods has pushed up the price of the produce, he said. At present, the price of local varieties of onion ranges from Tk 48 to Tk 50 while Indian varieties are between Tk 35 and Tk 45. The price has increased by Tk 12-20 a kilogramme over the last 10 days. In the meeting, the rice price and import duty was also discussed. It was informed that the duty on rice import has been cut by further 5.0 per cent. Tofail said rice would be imported from Vietnam under G2G. The commerce ministry has been discussing with the Thai minister regarding rice import. The second sub-committee of the watchdog recommended including at least two to three lawmakers to in the international trade fairs.     msshova@gmail.com....

Published at: 2017-08-09 00:00:04