The government will distribute 2.65 crore of Compact Florescent Lights (CFL) from March next to 1.33 crore households free of cost within 2013 to save 350MW of electricity across the
Month: September 2009
Rajuk misses deadline again
Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha will take three more months to open Bijoy Sarani-Tejgaon Link Road to traffic with extending the deadline for the third
Three families attacked for land grab
12 injured A gang of criminals attacked three Hindu families at Dighalkandi Sahapara village in Puthia upazila of Rajshahi Monday night, injuring 12
32,031 police personnel to be appointed
The government will appoint 32,031 police personnel in different categories within next three years to reduce its manpower crisis as per proposal of the police
Hospitals not ready for Swine flu patients
The hospitals in the capital city are yet to be ready to treat swine flu patients though health authorities claimed they have taken sufficient precautionary measures to face any
Rural, urban poor to get free energy saving bulbs
Govt takes step to save power, and pass it to irrigation The government has decided to distribute a total of 2.65 crore pieces of energy saving (CFL) bulbs free of cost among the rural and urban poor people before start of the next irrigation
Two Boeing-777 to join Biman ahead of schedule
Bangladesh Biman will add two new Boeing -777 to the fleet in 2011, two years ahead of their delivery schedule in 2013 as per the recent purchase agreement with Boeing
Ctg takes steps to contain flu
The port city of Chittagong is lacking in adequate facilities to diagnose the patients of swine flu which is increasing day by day. When contacted, Dr. Abu Tayib, Acting Civil Surgeon of Chittagong, told The Independent that the sample had to be sent to the
Dhaka for duty-free basket of developed countries
Bangladesh, like other Least Developed Countries (LDCs) seeks inclusion of their major exportable in the duty-free basket by the developed countries including USA in order to facilitate
Private sector invited to build car depot outside port
Chittagong Port Authority has shelved plans to build its own multi-storey car park for imported vehicles and invited private sector operators to establish a dedicated depot outside the port
Pak forces kill 35 in Khyber
41 bodies found in Swat Government forces destroyed four militant bases and killed more than 35 insurgents yesterday in battles near Pakistan’s famed Khyber Pass, the main route for supplies to Nato troops in Afghanistan, the military
All pacts with Nazis in 1930s ‘unacceptable’
Says Putin All pacts that European states agreed with Nazi Germany in 1934-39 were “morally unacceptable,” including the 1939 Nazi-Soviet accord, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said
31st founding anniversary of BNP celebrated
Country’s sovereignty victim of conspiracy: Delwar The 31st founding anniversary of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) was celebrated across the country on Tuesday. On this occasion BNP Chairperson and Leader of the Opposition Begum Khaleda Zia alongwith central leaders of the party visited the mazar of Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman. She placed wreaths at the mazar, ... Read more
Rules yet be framed for RTI enforcement
Information commission given only a camp office without logistics The government has neither framed any rules nor set up information delivery units in all government offices for the enforcement of the Right to Information Act 2009. The Information Commission, which has only been given a ‘camp office’, on the other hand, can hardly function for ... Read more
Foreign militants used country as transit point
Discloses detained Indian terrorist; safe homes also built for fugitives Militants fighting in Kashmir have regularly used Bangladesh as a transit point to travel to Pakistan and have built safe havens here to shelter and train militants for terrorist operations in the region. Detained Indian terrorist Mufti Obaidullah, a top leader of the India-based Asif ... Read more
Former adviser Matin, ex-secy Motahar sued for Tk 25cr damage
A lawsuit was filed yesterday against former adviser of the immediate past caretaker government Maj Gen MA Matin (retd) and ex-shipping secretary and incumbent member of Privatisation Commission, Sheikh AK Motahar Hossain and Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) claiming Tk 25 crore in compensation. Proprietor of the Everest Enterprise, Shahadat Hossain Selim, filed the lawsuit with ... Read more
Swine Flu to peak in a week
The country on Tuesday confirmed a record 34 swine flu cases overnight, while government apprehends the A (H1N1) virus would touch the peak in a week. “We recorded the highest number of 34 swine flu cases today. And this number would grow at least for next one week with more cases detected in laboratory tests,”
BDR mutineers can’t be tried under Army Act: Kamal
Hearing on President’s reference As hearing on presidential reference on trial of BDR mutineers resumed yesterday, jurist Dr Kamal Hossain yesterday told the Supreme Court that the BDR mutineers can not be tried under section 5 of the Army Act by issuing a gazette notification with retrospective effect. He gave his views as amicus curie ... Read more
No respite from tailbacks
Traffic congestions continued causing havoc for commuters in the capital yesterday, as vehicles slowed to a crawl on the city streets narrowed by illegally parked vehicles. Things did not improve despite the prime minister’s instructions for the police to act against illegal parking the day before. Cars and microbuses were seen parked on either side ... Read more
Rare frog found in Sundarbans
I saw this rare crab-eating frog in Nalian Bazar in the Sundarbans recently. It is rare in both India and Bangladesh mainly because it is restricted to the mangrove forests only. Biologically as it sits in the open, unlike other frogs, it is being preyed upon by the daytime predators as well as nocturnal ones ... Read more