Education Minister Nurul Islam Naheed yesterday said the historic March 7 speech and declaration of Independence of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the true history of the War of Liberation would be
Month: August 2009
Three workers die falling from high-rise
Three construction workers died after falling from 15-storey Bell Tower in the capital’s Dhanmondi area yesterday. M Mintu, 40, Shaheen, 24, and Ali Ahmed, 25, fell from a makeshift ladder on the rooftop of a four-storey adjacent building at
Mugger killed in shootout with police
A suspected mugger was killed in a shootout between police and a gang of criminals at Pallabi in the city yesterday afternoon. Two people including a housewife and taxicab driver were injured, as the criminals fired gunshots at them and snatched Tk 2.10 lakh
BITAC to be digitalized: 10,000 people to get training on ‘technological know how’
In compliance with the Awami League (AL) election manifesto that pledged to implement Vision- 2021, the Ministry of Industries has taken up three fresh projects for implementation in the next five
Civic groups cry for more public buses
“Not a private vehicle, rather we prefer a public bus to ride in for easy traffic movement in the city” was the slogan raised by several civic groups while staging a ‘sit in programme’ in front of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban here
Warrant in morning bail in afternoon
A Dhaka Court on Sunday framed charge against Bidisha, the divorced wife of former President H M Ershad and issued a warrant of arrest against her in connection with a criminal misappropriation case. Meanwhile, getting the information, Bidisha surrendered to the Court through her lawyer and obtained
Man kills wife for dowry just after marriage
A husband allegedly killed his wife for dowry just a day after their marriage at West Jabra village in Manikganj on Saturday. Runa Akter is a student of class ten in Jabra Shahid Sarani High School. Hasan Khan, Runa’s husband, passed SSC this
CNG pump owners’ stage rally to press 6-pt demand
The CNG pump owners yesterday brought out a car rally in the city to press home their 6-point demand that calls for reducing price of compressed natural gas (CNG) used by motorised vehicles. The car rally, organised by Bangladesh CNG Filling Station & Conversion Workshop Owners Association (CNG association), passed
The museum opens once in a blue moon
The museum at the SM Sultan Memorial Complex in Narail was practically never open to visitors since its inauguration seven years ago. The complex was built on the bank of river Chitra at a cost of Tk two crore to preserve the works and memory of the celebrated
DU scientist claims discovery of new law
Dhaka University (DU) scientist Dr. Abul Khair has discovered ‘Law of Electrolytic Diffusion’ which will help open a new era in the science arena. Besides, the scientist also invented a glass diffusion tube named ‘Reaction Diffuser which they used to carry out this unique
Risks persist: Bangladesh benefits from global recession
Bangladesh primarily benefited from the global economic recession but there are still some risks and challenges both in external and internal fronts. Global prices of commodities fell sharply in the recent months that helped the country to ease its pressure on balance of
Custodians the culprit
Sand traders feast on greed of BIWTA staff A section of BIWTA officials are allegedly allowing sand traders to extract much more sand than the permitted quantity from riverbeds in the capital, an act that is threatening the channels and courses of the city’s rivers and the densely populated localities along their banks. Officials of ... Read more
Ashraful stars in Zimbabwe rout
A disciplined bowling performance restricted Zimbabwe to a below-par 207 before Mohammad Ashraful led the chase with a breezy ton to help Bangladesh clinch a facile win in the first ODI in Bulawayo. Mark Vermeulen hit a fluent 92 on his comeback after five years but didn’t find much support from his team-mates. On an ... Read more
Rodent horror looms large in the hills
Jhum farmers face poor cultivation prospect for lack of seeds, abundance of rodents Jhum cultivators in Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) areas who were affected by the rodent crisis of 2007 are yet to find their feet back on the ground. This year because of lack of paddy seeds they have not been able to cultivate ... Read more
BD hopes to resolve disputes with Myanmar across table
Maritime-boundary BD hopes to resolve disputes with Myanmar across table New Foreign Secretary Mijarul Quayes on Sunday hoped that Bangladesh would resolve the maritime-boundary disputes with Myanmar across the table, ruling out any military move from the neighboring country trying to enforce their claim on the disputed portion of the Bay-of-Bengal waters. “We may have ... Read more
Halt to army pullout from CHT sought
Supplementary prayer filed with HC over earlier writ petition A supplementary petition was filed yesterday with the High Court (HC) seeking injunction order upon the government to refrain it from withdrawing the army and their camps from Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) as per the 1997 peace accord. Advocate Tajul Islam, Supreme Court lawyer, filed the ... Read more
Fix migration cost within Tk 1 lakh
JS body also asks govt, stakeholders to outline action plan for manpower export in 2 months A parliamentary standing committee yesterday gave two months to manpower export related government and private agencies for coming up with detailed action plans for restructuring themselves, in a bid to end irregularities and mismanagement in the sector. The parliamentary ... Read more
Bangabandhu murder case hearing soon
Hearings of the appeals of convicted defendants in the long pending Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman assassination case will start before the August 15 National Day of Mourning, said Law Minister Shafique Ahmed yesterday. The hearings can be held as there is no shortage of judges in the Supreme Court (SC) now, he added. On August ... Read more
Govt firm to protect rights of Adivasis
Minister for Information and Cultural Affairs Abul Kalam Azad on Sunday said the present government is very much conscious about protecting the rights of tribal people. Addressing as the chief guest a discussion here on the occasion of the World Indigenous Peoples Day, he said the present government led by the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ... Read more
Banks not facing excess liquidity
BB governor says Bangladesh Bank governor Dr Atiur Rahman yesterday claimed the commercial banks were not facing excess liquidity. “Our banks have some Tk 7,500 crore as liquid asset. But it does not mean our banks are facing excess liquidity,” he said while addressing a mid-year business conference of Janata Bank at BIAM auditorium in ... Read more