Chevron, a US-based international oil company (IOC), has planned to start its gas exploration drilling in Block-7 located in the country’s southern region. Petrobangla officials said they were working closely with
Month: October 2009
‘Climate change causes concern to every sector’
The ongoing global climate change (CC) has already caused a grave concern to the country’s agriculture, irrigation, navigation, ecology, bio-diversity, weather, environment and underground water levels,
First swine flu vaccine on way
The long-awaited first vaccination against swine flu – the squirt-in-the-nose kind – begin early next week in parts of the country, and states are urging people to be patient until more arrives. Just a trickle of vaccine,
Mobile phone users suffer multifarious problems
Obscenity spread out by mobile phone users more or less hampers study of nearly 90 per cent of its users, who are also students of Dhaka University (DU), a research revealed recently. Over 50 per cent users of mobile
2 murder cases filed over BDR deaths
Police yesterday filed two murder cases over the deaths of two BDR members in mysterious circumstances after the February 25-26 mutiny by the border guards. Officer in-charge of New Market Police Station
61 cars hit Dhaka streets a day
About 61 cars hit the already chocked streets in the capital city every day in the first seven months of the current year, giving good sales to car dealers and an uphill battle to inefficient traffic department. Official data showed 12,905 new and imported reconditioned cars were registered with Bangladesh Road Transport Authority until July ... Read more
Banks pledge part of $10b financing
Mega Plan for 7,000mw Power Banks pledge part of $10b financing Demand transparent bidding; govt seeks lower interest rates, long-term lending Bankers told the government Thursday though they were new in financing power projects, they were eager to provide a part of US 10 billion dollar required for implementing the power projects of around 7,000 ... Read more
Govt urged to open debate: No export of gas without keeping 50 years stock
Some teachers of the public universities yesterday asked the government to arrange an open public debate with their nominated five-member team on gas and coal export policy before signing any agreement with foreign companies. They addressing a press conference at Institute of Engineers in the city said export of coal and gas should not be ... Read more
Biman to get seven planes on lease
The national flag carrier, Biman Bangladesh Airlines Ltd, plans to procure seven planes on lease in order to overcome the frequent flight schedule disruption and provide smooth service to the passengers. “We are planning to procure seven aircrafts on lease to overcome the carrier shortage,” Biman Managing Director Air Commodore (retd) Muhammad Zakiul Islam told ... Read more
Police loyalty goes to ruling party locals
Victim made to deny rape by BCL men; leaders blame journalists for tarnishing party image Kalapara police administration under influence of local leaders of the ruling party is holding back facts about the incident of abduction and gang rape of the schoolgirl on September 25 by ruling party activists. A group of 16 Chhatra League ... Read more
One crore mobile phones unregistered: Criminals use unauthorised SIMs to commit crime
The six mobile phone operators in the country have at least 30 million subscribers on their roll and 35 percent of them use unregistered. SIM cards. Hardened criminals use unauthorised SIM cards in their cell phones to demand toll from their targeted persons and issue death threat for non-compliance of their demand. Businessmen, contractors and ... Read more
Rajuk likely to hold next phase of lottery on Oct 10
The Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha is likely to hold on October 10 the lottery for allotment of plots in four categories under the Purbachal New Town Project. ‘The next phase of the lottery may be held on October 10 at 10:00am in Osmany Memorial Hall,’ said a senior Rajuk official on Tuesday. He, however, said that ... Read more
BNP won’t join for lack of democratic atmosphere: Khandaker Delwar
Parliament session resumes tomorrow BNP won’t join for lack of democratic atmosphere: Khandaker Delwar BNP secretary general Khandaker Delwar Hossain has said the opposition party will not join the parliament session which will resume on Sunday as the democratic atmosphere in the house is yet to be ensured. He made the this assertion while talking ... Read more
No decision yet to put back the clock
Setting the clocks an hour ahead, the daylight saving time (DST) introduced at midnight on June 19, is still on as the government is yet to decide whether the clocks will be readjusted like in the past. The DST system was introduced to reduce electricity demand of 200-250 megawatt (MW) in the evenings and to ... Read more
Bangladeshis protest against ‘crossfire’ before UN secy gen
Bangladeshi students in Sweden demonstrated on Thursday against the extra-judicial killing in so-called crossfire back home during the UN secretary-general’s visit to Uppsala University in Sweden. Secretary-general Ban Ki-moon is in Sweden for talks with Swedish prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt on the upcoming climate summit in Copenhagen. Ban was invited by the Uppsala University to ... Read more
Tamim calls for spirit
Almost all the excitement of the inter-club cricketers transfer was virtually buried much before the start of the official bourse after all the big clubs ensured their targeted players. However there was no shortage of enthusiasm among the supporters on the second day of the transfer when title contenders Mohammedan SC turned up yesterday to ... Read more
Banks, bourses offer to support $5-$10b energy dev fund
The banking sector and the capital market have offered to chip in to mobilise resources for the proposed Power and Gas Development Fund worth up to $ 10 billion to help the country tide over the nagging
Rid owner gets bail; 4 in hiding
A district court yesterday granted bail to one of the five warranted accused in a case filed against Rid Pharmaceutical Ltd. The court reissued arrest warrants against the other four absconding accused and fixed October
Govt seeks to clear clouds over case
Allaying the apprehension of new complications following the submission of a petition before the Supreme Court by the defence lawyers, government side felt that there would be no hurdle in beginning the
DCC in hibernation as dengue spreads again
Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) has not carried out any special preventive drive against dengue fever in the past 4-5 years attributing it to low incidence of the disease, and inadequate manpower and equipment. Medical