In a stunning development that roiled the financial sector, the government yesterday removed Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur, replacing him with a corporate accountant who owns a garment company.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday said the 2009 Pilkhana carnage, in which 57 army officers were killed, was a sinister attempt to undermine Bangladesh’s sovereignty, reported the UNB.

The Editors’ Council yesterday urged the newly elected government to urgently withdraw false and harassing cases filed against journalists across the country, saying such actions seriously undermine media freedom.

History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce, the German philosopher Karl Marx said.

The government will adopt a cautious “wait-and-see” approach to the US-Bangladesh trade deal, Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir said yesterday, calling the matter “sensitive and evolving” amid fresh uncertainty in Washington.

Amid the ongoing reshuffle of government officials, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Sheikh Md Sazzat Ali submitted his resignation yesterday.

One in critical condition

A 13-year-old child worker of a jute mill died today after another child worker allegedly forced high-pressure air into his rectum at a jute mill in Faridpur’s Boalmari upazila.

Victim was an eighth grader at Rayerbazar High School

The incident took place in Badurtali Badhghat village under Tiakhali union of the upazila

Noting that a politically stable government has been established in Bangladesh, Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen yesterday said China will increase its investment in the country.

Japan has formally invited Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to visit the country at a “mutually convenient” time.

State Minister for Liberation War Affairs Ishraque Hossain yesterday said the government would ensure rehabilitation and medical treatment for all those affected by the July uprising, regardless of political affiliation.

Bangladesh Railway will begin selling advance train tickets from March 3 to ensure hassle-free journeys ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr.

The Election Commission (EC) has directed all candidates who contested the 13th national parliamentary election to submit their election expenditure statements to returning officers by March 15.

NCP leader and parliament’s opposition chief whip Nahid Islam yesterday demanded the impeachment and arrest of President Mohammed Shahabuddin.

Dhaka University is all set to get another unelected vice chancellor for the third consecutive term, as the current VC has resigned without calling a Senate session to appoint a new one.

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed yesterday said the government would not form a new investigation commission over the 2009 Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) mutiny in Dhaka’s Pilkhana.

The Amar Ekushey Book Fair begins today, marking the shortest edition in its history. Organisers, however, say it is not the length but the breadth of ideas that will define this year’s fair, themed “Multidimensional Bangladesh”.

Pakistani and Afghan forces exchanged fire along their border on Tuesday night, with each side accusing the other of initiating the clash, days after Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan strained already tenuous ties.