Joynal Hazari, a former Awami League MP, was today set free from Feni jail following the High Court granted bail in an arms case in which was awarded life imprisonment six years
Month: September 2009
Bureaucrats give up 27 years’dress code
Start attending office wearing trousers, shirts Giving up 27 years’ official dress code, bureaucrats at the Bangladesh Secretariat have started attending their offices wearing trousers and shirts in a more business-like
Results of 28th BCS written exams published
The results of the written examinations of the 28th BCS were published yesterday. According to a press release of the Public Service Commission(PSC), 5,881 candidates passed the exams
Medicine available only in govt hospitals
Anti-viral drug Oseltamivir is available in all public medical colleges, hospitals, civil surgeon’s offices in districts and upazila hospitals free of
Another lady doctor commits suicide
A lecturer of Uttara Women’s Medical College allegedly committed suicide at her in-laws residence in the city’s Purba Rampura area yesterday.he dead was identified as Nusrat Sharmin, 33, wife of Badruddaza Dipu, a doctor of
WB to give $ 130m for solar energy
The government yesterday signed a credit agreement worth $ 130 million with the International Development Association (IDA), the World Bank’s concessionary arm, to help increase access to electricity through installation
Pre-Eid worries among people to get back home
Shortage of bus seats Sept 2: People who migrated to the port city for making fortune from country’s northern districts have long been facing serious transport crisis to get back home mainly ahead of different occasions like Eid-ul-Fitr, Eid-ul-Azha and
Barisal Vet Instt closed for indefinite period
The Barisal Veterinary Institute, which is the outer campus of Patuakhali University of Science and Technology, was on Wednesday closed for an indefinite period. The students were asked to leave their hostels by the
BR to sell advance Eid tickets from Sept 7
Bangladesh Railway will start selling advance tickets from September 7 in view of the forthcoming holy Eid-ul-Fitr. Special security measures will also be taken in five major railway stations to ensure good services to the
Jaycee Dugard suspect fantasised about sex with young girls
Phillip Garrido told court he was ‘overcome’ with sexual desires before being convicted of rape and serving 10 years in 1977 The man accused of imprisoning Jaycee Lee Dugard for 18 years in his backyard in California previously confessed to fantasies about rape and to a sexual interest in young girls, according to previous trial ... Read more
Woman fired for e-mails in all caps
Being an accountant is hard. You have to deal, in general, with people who can’t count, can’t save receipts, and then expect you to bail them out from all their troubles. So please consider the plight of Vicki Walker, an accountant with ProCare Health in Auckland, New Zealand. According to the trusty New Zealand Herald, ... Read more
Afridi looking forward to India matches
Flamboyant Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi is looking forward to play against India in the Champions Trophy in South Africa. His side has not beaten their neighbours in an ICC tournament in recent years. Afridi said he has a lot of respect for India which had a very good One-day combination and the match between the ... Read more
Hasina arrives in Geneva
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived in Geneva on Tuesday afternoon at the head of a 45-member Bangladesh delegation to attend a five-day UN-sponsored international meet on climate
Patients confused as testing facility stops
Govt says no need to confirm swine flu; suspects advised to start treatment; 34 more infection reported The Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) yesterday stopped its testing facility for detecting swine flu–the only available service in the country–except for cases referred
Hospitals refuse swine flu suspects
Suspected swine flu patients find themselves as unwelcome visitors at designated hospitals, with the first death from H1N1 virus sending panic waves across the country and 34 more people tested positive
Reserve forests turn barren
Timber traders team up with forest officials to plunder Rangamati greens Illegal logging continues unabated in the reserve forests in Rangamati, contributing to deforestation and destruction of wildlife and depriving the government of huge
Britain longs to see march of democracy in Bangladesh
UK ministers say, offering help in climate change adaptation “The British government wants to see a sustainable democracy in Bangladesh. We hope both the ruling and opposition political parties will make parliament effective by strengthening democracy,” visiting British Secretary of State for
Biman finally makes profit
Earns Tk 5.91cr in 2007-08 Ending three years in a row in the reds and decades of mismanagement, Biman Bangladesh Airlines Ltd achieved a net profit of Tk 5.91 crore in the 2007-2008 fiscal
Fix tender box at nearest police station, DMP suggests tender-floaters
Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner AKM Shahidul Haq yesterday called upon government organizations to seek police help during tender submission to avert any unpleasant incident over tender dropping, as reports are
Azad’s arrest Business leaders demand judicial probe
Leaders of the country’s apex business bodies on Tuesday — expressing grave concern over the arrest and remand of Abul Kalam Azad, the chairman and managing director of the Azad Group — demanded a judicial inquiry into the incident