Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said her government would not compromise with the perpetrators of recent terrorist and militant activities.

Political crisis is fast approaching the point of no return and could gravely destabilise the country unless the ruling Awami League and the BNP take practical steps to reduce political tensions, says Brussels-based thinktank the International Crisis Group. As political battle lines become ever more entrenched, the opportunities for political reconciliation are fast diminishing, according to a report released yesterday by the non-profit organisation that seeks to prevent or resolve deadly conflicts.

Awami League has criticised the imposition of Value Added Tax (VAT) saying it will not generate more revenue but aggravate people's sufferings by pushing prices higher.

Bangladesh Civil Service Coordination Committee (BCSCC) on Monday urged the government to follow a balanced system in promoting cadre members.

The Enfants du Monde, a Geneva-based non-governmental organisation, Monday, distributed 184 bi-cycles and 46 motorcycles among field level workers and Upazila Social Services Officers respectively at a simple ceremony at the EDM headquarters in Dhaka.

The government has no immediate plan to set up any new medical college in the country, Health and Family Welfare Minister Chowdhury Kamal Ibne Yusuf told the Jatiya Sangsad Monday, reports BSS.

The high-powered committee for investigating corruption In educational administration met at the conference room of the ministry of education on Monday, reports UNI3.

A Draft Rule Under Section 11 of the "Breast Milk Substitute (Regulation and Marketing), Amendment Act, 1990", is being prepared to enforce the law to regulate advertisement of breast milk substitutes.

Bangladesh Upazila Parishad Chairman Association in a statement to the press on Monday said the government would be -responsible for any consequences if it dissolves the Upazila Parishad. It said if the government dissolves the post of the chairman with political motive that would be against people's interest.