BSS, Dhaka Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Barrister Shafique Ahmed yesterday said out of the total 122 ordinances promulgated by the immediate past caretaker government, 45 of them would be placed in the first phase during the first session of the Ninth parliament for enacting laws. “The issue to make some ordinances laws will ... Read more
Month: January 2009
Dhaka tipped to qualify this time
Muhith, US envoy see bright prospect for MCA fund Staff Correspondent Bangladesh may qualify by this year for the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) fund if it makes a little improvement in the fields of functional democracy, governance and economic policies and cutting corruption. “Bangladesh will achieve quick improvement in the fields of curbing corruption, good ... Read more
Castro breaks silence to praise Obama
Reuters/Bdnews24 . Havana Cuba’s Fidel Castro praised the US president, Barack Obama, on Wednesday for his ‘noble intentions’ but said in his first opinion column in five weeks that the new American leader had many questions to answer. President Raul Castro dismissed rumours that his older brother Fidel Castro was at death’s door, saying on ... Read more
Hillary confirmed as new US chief diplomat
Agence France-Presse . Washington Hillary Clinton became president Barack Obama’s top diplomat after pledging to fight climate change, push hard for Arab-Israeli peace and take a new approach to US foes like Iran. The confirmation came on Obama’s first full day in office. Hillary, a former Obama presidential campaign rival, was confirmed as secretary of ... Read more
Shakib best all-rounder
Series decider today Sports Reporter Shakib Al Hasan has been named the top player of ICC All-rounder’s ODI Championship Rankings this week following his sparkling performance with both bat and ball. The 21-year old from Magura, who now heads the rankings with 380 points, was number three last week but ran ahead of New Zealand’s ... Read more
Corruption in BTCL: 9 officials to be chargesheeted, 47 to be sued by ACC
Staff Reporter Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has approved the submission of charge sheet against nine officials of Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL) for accumulating about Tk 4 crore beyond known source of income and concealing information about another Tk 4 crore. One of them is former director Mohammad Toufiq of BTCL, who was accused of ... Read more
Microsoft slashes 5,000 jobs as recession hits
From Times Online Software giant will make first company-wide job cuts in its history as economic downturn hits its second-quarter profits Murad Ahmed Microsoft announced today that it will eliminate 5,000 jobs worldwide, the first company-wide cuts in its history. The software giant said that posts will go from nearly all its departments, including research ... Read more
Nazi angel of death Josef Mengele ‘created twin town in Brazil’
The Nazi doctor Josef Mengele is responsible for the astonishing number of twins in a small Brazilian town, an Argentine historian has claimed. By Nick Evans in Buenos Aires The steely hearted “Angel of Death”, whose mission was to create a master race fit for the Third Reich, was the resident medic at Auschwitz from ... Read more
Mexico police chief’s head found in ice box
The head of a Mexican police chief was delivered to his colleagues in an ice box in the country’s latest drug-related violence. The incident came as 16 other people were also killed in Mexico’s northern state of Chihuahua in attacks the authorities believe are linked to the country’s drug wars. “Hitmen cut off commander Martin ... Read more
Victoria Beckham’s live-in clothes
Victoria Beckham says she “lived” in her new dress designs. The 34-year-old former Spice Girl, who sucks her thumb while wearing a military cap covering her eyes on the cover of Russian Vogue magazine, was inspired by herself to create her latest fashion range. She said: “Vintage underwear played a big influence on the collection, ... Read more
Killing of children in Gaza condemned
Cultural Correspondent Dhaka will host a week-long festival featuring films from home and abroad for the children. More than 120 films from will be screened at the second international children’s film festival, beginning on January 24, said the
Chronic obstructive lung disease
Easir Abedin Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a lung disease in which the lungs are damaged, making it hard to breathe. In COPD, the airways-the tubes that carry air in and out of your lungs – are partly obstructed, making it difficult to get air in and out. Cigarette smoking is the most common ... Read more
‘Banchte Shikho Nari’
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Relieved but not resting
Bishwajit Roy It was not a victory to celebrate. It rather came as a relief for Bangla-desh when they handed a six-wicket defeat to Zimbabwe in the second game to square the three-match series 1-1 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday. Anything other than a victory would not only have awarded the series ... Read more
Both B. League encounters end in draws
bdnews24.com, Dhaka Khulna Abahani Krira Chakra on Wednesday earned the first point after 14 defeats in a row when the hosts held visitors Chittagong Mohammedan Sporting Club to a goalless draw at Khulna Stadium on Wednesday. Away at MA Aziz Stadium in Chittagong, hosts Chittagong Abahani Limited were also held to a goalless draw by ... Read more
BB warns 5 foreign banks on zero farm lending
Sajjadur Rahman Despite the central bank’s mandatory order, five foreign commercial banks, including the banking giant Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC), have failed to disburse a single penny as farm credit in the first half of the current fiscal year. “The banks providing no farm credit have already been served warning letters by ... Read more
Shipbuilders dispel recession fears
Sohel Parvez Local shipyards still receive enquiries from foreign buyers about building small vessels despite a downturn in the global shipbuilding industry amid an economic recession and uncertain demand outlook
High interest rates hamper industry, says Dilip Barua
Bdnews24.com . Dhaka The industries minister, Dilip Barua, on Wednesday said current interest rates were hindering industrial development in Bangladesh. ‘It’s hard to make profit at the current 14-15 per cent bank interest against industrial credit,’ Dilip told a delegation of the International Business Forum of Bangladesh at his ministry on Wednesday. Sympathising with businesses ... Read more
Malaysia plans to freeze recruitment of foreigners
AFP, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia is preparing a second economic stimulus package to fend off the threat of recession and is considering freezing the recruitment of foreign workers, reports said yesterday. The stimulus package, which comes after a 2.0-billion-dollar programme unveiled last November, is focused on helping companies and workers affected by the global slowdown, The ... Read more
Nation goes to polls of hopes today
Shakhawat Liton A landmark chapter is going to be written in the history of the country’s local government system as the upazila parishads go to polls today amid high expectations of people after around 19 long years. The most crucial local government body in terms of formation and functions, an upazila parishad is viewed by ... Read more