The country will soon get the first ever digital pre-paid cash card as the Bangladesh Bank (BB) has decided to allow the commercial banks to issue such a modern facility in line with the vision for digitalising Bangladesh
Month: September 2009
Woman burnt to death for dowry in Kurigram
A woman died in Dhaka Medical Hospital 17 days after being burnt allegedly by her husband for dowry at Ulipur in Kurigram. The deceased was Zobeda Begum, 26, daughter of Zahurul Haque of Purba Balakandi at Rajarhat in the
Horror inside subways
Plight of pedestrians mounts as addicts, vagabonds rule city underpasses Though the subways of Dhaka city are meant to facilitate pedestrians, they have instead emerged as shelter for drug addicts and vagabonds to the sufferings of city
Hasina seeks Int’l help to address climate change challenges
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina sought technological and financial supports from the international community, particularly resourceful developed countries, to combat the challenges of climate change as Bangladesh is considered one of the worst sufferers for the climatic disorders for no fault of its own.
Railway goes reckless
Primitive signal system leads to frequent accidents; unsafe crossings make traffic movement in city risky Most routes of Bangladesh Railway are very dangerous for travelling at present as the railway still depends on obsolete and dilapidated manual and semi-manual signalling system installed as far back as 1927. Railway officials said use of the age-old route ... Read more
7 out of 10 jurists against army act
BDR Mutiny Trial 7 out of 10 jurists against army act Seven of the 10 amici curiae have given opinions against trying BDR personnel accused of different offences committed during the February 25-26 mutiny at the BDR headquarters under the army act. Advocate AF Hassan Ariff and advocate AFM Mesbahuddin were the last to tell ... Read more
Khoka likely choice for convener of city BNP
Dhaka City Mayor Sadeque Hossain Khoka is likely to be made convener of Dhaka City unit of BNP, according to insiders. Sources said the Dhaka City convening committee along with two other committees, which are yet to be formed, might be finalised at the BNP Standing Committee meeting scheduled to be held tomorrow (Saturday). Begum ... Read more
Nat’l Committee demands canceling gas block lease
Leaders of the National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Power and Ports on Thursday urged the government to cancel the decision to lease out three gas blocks to foreign companies, which allows 80 percent gas export. Addressing a protest rally at Muktangan in the city, they said the government must cancel the decision if it ... Read more
WASA failures draw JS committee flak
Parliament body blasts its bottled water project The parliamentary standing committee on government enterprises yesterday expressed anguish and dissatisfaction over the service programmes of the Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA). The committee observed that the bottled water project was undertaken during the period of the caretaker government to serve a vested interest group. The committee ... Read more
Installation of solar panels to be mandatory for high rises
The government has decided to make mandatory installation of solar panels in case of highrise buildings having more than 10 floors in Dhaka and other major cities in a bid to ease the nagging power crisis. At the same time, in view of the dwindling groundwater levels, construction of safe and suitable water reservoirs on ... Read more
RMG makers demand Tk 3,000cr before Eid
Seek stimulus package to pay workers’ salaries, bonus Garment manufacturers yesterday sought a Tk 3,000-crore stimulus package from the government to pay out salaries and Eid bonuses for workers. At least 40 per cent factory owners would not be able to pay their workers Eid bonus for failing to get adequate orders from international buyers, ... Read more
Iran gets first woman minister as MPs back cabinet
Sept 3: Iran’s parliament strongly backed on Thursday a cabinet proposed by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad that includes the Islamic republic’s first woman minister and a man wanted for bombing a Jewish community centre in Argentina. The conservative-dominated assembly approved 18 of 21 nominees, propelling Ahmadinejad into his second term at a time when the Islamic ... Read more
China okays single-dose flu vaccine
The answer may be at hand to a crucial question about vaccination for the advancing swine flu one shot or two? Chinese officials approved a vaccine Thursday that they say prevents the new flu in a single dose. If they’re right, it would be good news. Many health researchers fear it will take two shots ... Read more
Katrina picks what Kareena dumps
Kareena Kapoor has been approached for an anti-ageing cream but she refused to endorse the product for being young. She declaimed as she is not interested to be associated with a brand for older women. A source admits, “She refused the ad as she felt it wasn’t the right fit. Maybe in 15 years’ time, ... Read more
Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan together for TV show
When Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan fell out during Katrina Kaif’s birthday bash last year, it was an outright war. It put the industry in an uncomfortable position, where people were forced to take sides. Very few managed the tightrope walk and maintained their relationship with both the warring Khans. Now, the possibility that ... Read more
Rani Mukherjee Comes Full Circle
When Rani Mukherjee signed Saathiya back in 2002, she only had that film in hand and apparently told family and friends that if the film didn’t work, she would quit films. Luckily for her, the film went on to become a raging hit putting Rani back on track. From there on there was no looking ... Read more
Pedestrians left to suffer
All govts, DCC turn a blind eye to basic amenities Successive governments and Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) have always deprived pedestrians of their basic amenities even though they constitute half the commuters in the capital. DCC entrusted with providing facilities to pedestrians has made it a norm to let Dhaka footpaths remain occupied with illegal ... Read more
50 injured as police charge into demo
PROTEST AGAINST OFFSHORE BLOCK DEAL 50 injured as police charge into demo Countrywide protests today, march towards PMO Sept 10 More than 50 people, including the member-secretary of the National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports, Anu Muhammad, were injured when police charged into marchers heading for Petrobangla headquarters in the ... Read more
Swine flu infected people rises to 261
With the detection of 14 new cases on Wednesday, the total number of Swine Flu inflicted persons in the country rose to 261, of them one has died. “Fourteen more cases have been detected today as we have tested few samples of suspected swine flu cases collecting from different hospitals in the city”, IEDCR Senior ... Read more
Compulsory pry edn upto Class-VIII, Secondary upto Class XII
New education policy to be implemented by Dec : Madrasha education to be modernized Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid yesterday said the government will implement the new national education policy by December. “We do not want that the national education policy remains unimplemented after formulation like in the past,” he told journalists after receiving the ... Read more