More than a million ultra poor people living in geographically disadvantaged areas are set to come under a special programme that targets to ensure food security and employment for the poorest during five months of
Month: October 2009
Seven JMB men placed on remand
Rajshahi court today granted seven-day remand for the seven activists of banned Islamic militant outfit Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), who were arrested on Wednesday and Thursday. The police produced the
7 killed, 52 hurt in road accidents
At least seven people, including four women, were killed and 52 others injured in separate road accidents in Rajshahi, Sylhet and in Dhaka on Saturday. Our Rajshahi correspondent reports: five people were killed
Digium launches IP telephony products
Digium, a leading manufacturer of Internet Protocol (IP) products based on the open-source Asterisk platform, yesterday launched IP telephony solutions for IP telephony service providers, small and medium enterprises,
Study isolates virus in chronic fatigue sufferers
A virus linked to prostate cancer also appears to play a role in chronic fatigue syndrome, according to research that could lead to the first drug treatments for a mysterious disorder that affects 17 million people worldwide.
Moeen wanted to take over, but failed to convince int’l powers: VOAC
A New York-based Volunteers of American Community (VOAC) Bangladesh said Gen (retd) Moeen U Ahmed had wanted to take over on 1/11, but failed to convince the international powers. In a statement issued
Remittance and liquidity
Ma Taslim The governor of Bangladesh Bank seems to have come out of the early euphoria over the central bank’s rapidly increasing international reserves caused largely by remittances. Like most other people he was convinced of the virtues of an ever-increasing flow of remittances and large reserves. But the balance sheet of his bank, and ... Read more
Buriganga grabbing continues
High-rise buildings being constructed occupying canals, low-lying areas The low-lying areas on the outskirts of Dhaka city and vast areas of Mohammadpur, Hajaribag and Gabtali are being grabbed by different developers for constructing high rise building posing a threat to environment. The developers and vested quarters have been grabbing lands of the Buriganga river and ... Read more
1,173 more get plots in Purbachal
The Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) announced the names of 1,173 plot winners in three categories for Purbachal New Town Project yesterday. The three categories are private service holder, businessman and lawyer. Private service holders got 10 percent of the total allocation, businessmen eight percent and the lawyers two percent. Rajuk officials said over 40,000 qualified ... Read more
I play bold role in ‘Karthik Calling Karthik’: Deepika
Model-turned-actress Deepika Padukone has revealed that she plays a “bold” character in Farhan Akhtar’s forthcoming production “Karthik Calling Karthik”. “‘Karthik Calling Karthik’ is a romantic thriller and my role is quite bold and optimistic in the film as opposite to Farhan’s which is a very pessimistic one,” Deepika told reporters here Friday. Directed by Vijay ... Read more
Six-day jatra fest begins today
Amalendu Biswas Shrmity Parishad will organise a six-day jatra festival titled ‘Amalendu Biswas Swaranutsab’ at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in Segun Bagicha from October 10. The inaugural ceremony will be held at 6:00pm and everyday the plays will begin at 7:00pm. The programme will be arranged to commemorate the 22nd death ... Read more
Trial of open pit mine mulled
The energy ministry considers a feasibility study to take up a pilot project for an open pit mine as a test case in the Barapukuria underground coalmine from 2011, taking into account the ever-increasing energy
Farm sector confronts climate woes
Rising temperature, droughts, fogginess, humidity, flash floods, cyclones and intrusion of salinity into arable lands – all have threatened Bangladesh agriculture, livelihoods and food security, say new studies calling for
Fast aid, flexible terms assured
The World Bank and IMF in Istanbul assured Bangladesh of providing swift financial assistance under flexible conditions to tackle the global economic recession and impacts of climate change, Finance Minister AMA Muhith
JS panel for early study of Tipai dam impact
A parliamentary panel on Friday recommended immediate appointment of an expert committee, after discussions with all concerned, to study possible impacts of India’s planned Tipaimukh dam on Bangladesh. ‘We have
Ombudsman wanted
After around three decades of passage of the Ombudsman Act, the government has finally started looking for a competent person for the position to investigate allegations of corruption and abuse of power by public authorities
Dejected, but not defeated
The reconstituted body of the law commission has prepared a 21-point work plan for next two years aiming at modernising some old laws and the judicial system of the country. The commission has recently sent a draft
Acid-burnt by drug addict
Schoolgirl Rokeya Parveen Mou has been passing her agonising days in a hospital bed at Sherpur upazila in Bogra for 23 days as she sustained burn wound when a 22-year-old youth threw acid on her. Selim Ahmed,
Feuding the norm in Chittagong politics
Ruling Awami League (AL) high command appears not to be concerned about serious intra-party disputes in Chittagong and dismisses the feud as the “nature of Chittagong politics”. Party insiders say Prime Minister and
Situation still tense
Tension persists along the Bangladesh-Myanmar border as the latter continues building up troops with heavy weapons on the frontiers. Bangladesh forces too remain on high alert, home ministry sources