Links with murderers from Rifat: Local leaders from Awami League to steer clear

Senior representatives of the Awami League in Barguna are now accusing each other of having connections with Rifat Sharif's murderers who died in the district on Wednesday after being hacked in wide daylight.

Rifat Sharif

Actively participating in various programs of the Awami League and its associate organization Jubo League, many of the accused were seen, said locals.

It was not possible to install Padma Bridge 14th span Friday

It was not possible to install the 14th span (superstructure) of the much-awaited 6.15-km Padma Bridge, planned to be placed on pillars on Friday (June 28).

Padma Bridge

The span was planned to be placed between the bridge pillars 15 and 16 at Mawa end in Munshiganj today but could not be installed owing to negative weather, a Padma Bridge construction engineer said All Bangla Newspaper.

The span of gray 3C color is 150 meters long, weighing 3,140 tons.

BNP MP calls for the release of Khaleda Zia

MP Abdus Sattar Bhuiyan of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) today called for the unconditional release of incarcerated party chairman Khaleda Zia for her therapy.

Khaleda Zia

He spoke in parliament while participating in this evening's general budget debate for the 2018-19 fiscal year. Sattar claimed that Khaleda Zia's bail was not permitted "as part of state tricks."

BGMEA Calls for more Budgetary Money Incentives

Leaders of the apparel sector have requested that the government increase the money assistance from 1% to 3% in the suggested domestic budget against imports.

BGMEA

In a post-budget press briefing on Sunday in Dhaka, the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) produced the call.

However, they called the suggested budget "inclusive, business-friendly and pro-people" for fiscal 2019-20.

Shakib's glory does not save England from Bangladesh's huge defeat

After a high-pressure chase of the largest total of England's World Cup, a continuous century by Shakib Al Hasan failed to guarantee a mild defeat for Bangladesh.

For 280, the Tigers were bowled out, still 106 runs behind the hosts, with seven balls left on Saturday at Cardiff.

Shakib Al Hasan

The last batsman Mustafizur Rahman was caught behind the stumps by Jonny Bairstow as Jofra Archer claimed his third game wicket in the 49th over.

Six foreigners surrendered fraud at the ATM booth

However, detectives are still in the dark three days after the Tk3-lakh theft on how the embezzlement occurred.

In a case filed over their alleged involvement with ATM booth fraud in the capital, a Dhaka court placed six Ukrainian men on a three-day remand.

Ukrainian

The foreigners withdrew Tk3 lakh from a Dutch Bangla Bank Limited (DBBL) automated teller machine (ATM) without recording any statement on the server of the bank.

BSTI lifts salt from ACI, noodles from Doodles, turmeric from Pran

After re-testing the samples, Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) withdrew a ban on three food items on Tuesday.

The items are New Zealand Dairy's ACI salt, Doodles noodles, and Pran's turmeric powder.

BSTI Deputy Director Riazul Haque said 52 product licenses were suspended and show-cause notices were issued.

ACI Salt

"We received answers from 43 products that claimed their standards had improved."