CID completes probe, ready to file chargesheet The trial of the February 25-26 massacre culprits of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) is set to be started next week with police saying they were now ready to submit the chargesheet ahead of the first anniversary of the carnage that killed 57 army officers serving the paramilitary
Month: February 2010
Dhaka in peril for river neglect
Seminar told River management failure has put the capital Dhaka “on the verge of extinction” just like other ancient capitals in the area that also went extinct for similar failures. The warning was voiced by a paper presented at a seminar yesterday in celebration of 400 years of
WFP welcomes launching of magic scheme in schools
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomed the launching of a new innovative Magic Scheme in WFP supported schools with a view to promoting its feeding programme and helping students to develop positive health behaviour. The launching of the magic scheme has been made possible with the support extended by the
Thai diplomat dies in Tangail road crash
Princess Sirindhorn returns to Dhaka hrs earlier Thai Minister Counsellor Pannee Lickanajule, also the deputy chief of Thai Embassy in Dhaka, was killed in a road accident at Mirzapur in Tangail yesterday. As an entourage of Thai Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, Pannee was returning to Dhaka from Gaibandha. She was in a microbus of the
Fair outside Bangla Academy draws crowd
Sales of various goods including flowers, dolls, festoons, paper balloons and food items outside the Bangla Academy premises have added to the flavour of Amar Ekushey Book Fair this year. A large number of makeshift shops have been set up at roadsides on the Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue outside the periphery of the Ekushey Book ... Read more
US universities keen to take more Bangladeshi students
The US universities are keen to take more students from Bangladesh, said Lauren H Lovelace, director of the American Centre, US Embassy in Dhaka, yesterday. Presently only 2700 Bangladeshi students are in the US, but there are scopes to increase the figure to 20000, she
The week the Knight will remember
No doubt this week is one of the happiest and most memorable occasions in the life of Sir Fazle Hasan Abed. He received a knighthood from Prince Charles on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen of England on Tuesday. It is an occasion Sir Abed is unlikely to forget and we wish him all
‘DNA profiling can revolutionise crime investigation scenario’
DNA profiling has the potential to revolutionise the country’s crime investigation scenario, North South University (NSU) Foundation Chairman MA Kashem said yesterday. He was speaking at a seminar on DNA technology in criminal investigation jointly organised by the Department of Life Sciences and Life Sciences Club at
Fresh unrest flares up at Konabari RMG belt
30 factories suspend production Authorities of nearly 30 garment factories at Konabari in Gazipur have suspended production in the face of rowdy protest by workers paralysing the industrial hub Thursday, police said. Hundreds of ready-made garment (RMG) workers had been staging demonstration since
Inter-bank money market enters into digital system
Bangladesh inter-bank money market has entered into Digital arena as 42 banks and non-banking financial institutions (FIs) have made successful dealing of call money worth about Tk 500 crore through DhakaMoney-2009 digital system of Dhakabiz.com under a 3-day Trial Dealing Program that
Regulator moves to cool GP, Marico shares
The stockmarket regulator has placed shares of Grameenphone (GP) and Marico in the spot market from next Monday in an effort to rein in the two companies’ stocks prices, which reached an abnormal high. Share trading of the companies will continue in the spot market, instead of normal trading board,
US proposes TIFA’s alternative
US Trade Show begins The United States said it could set up a bilateral economic forum with Bangladesh which might be an alternative to the much-talked-about Trade and Investment Framework Agreement which was proposed earlier. ‘While we remain interested in this proposal [TIFA], an alternative could be a US-Bangladesh Economic and
High growth in subscription of BTCL broadband internet
The introduction of new high speed broadband internet packages through asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) by the state-owned Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL) has paid off, as evidenced in a 158 percent rise in the subscription in December 2009 compared to a month
Gas crisis goes on
Holiday staggering system fails to improve situation The city dwellers have got little respite from persisting gas crisis despite some government initiatives including holiday gas staggering system, reports The Daily Star. Residents of different areas of the capital alleged that the crisis remains almost the same, and they continue to suffer for this. The areas ... Read more
Tigers need 316 more runs to win Hamilton test
The visiting Bangladesh scored 88 for five wickets before stumps on the fourth day in Hamilton on Thursday responding to 404 runs’ target set by New Zealand to win the test. Wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim 10 (22) and skipper Shakib Al Hasan 0 (25) were unbeaten on
Exhibition and seminar on Dhaka’s heritage
A four-day programme organised by Asiatic Society of Bangladesh began with an art exhibition featuring paintings, photographs and artefacts at the art gallery of Asiatic Society in the city from Tuesday to celebrate the 400 years of the capital Dhaka, reports NewAgebd. As part of the celebration programmes, a three-day international seminar on the history, ... Read more
A convention of bauls in Sirajganj
A ‘Baul Samabesh’ (convention of bauls) was held at Mirpur slum in Sirajganj town on Monday night. The event was held to celebrate the beginning of spring, reports The Daily Star. Kangal — an organisation for local cultural activists and artistes — arranged the programme. Haidar Ali, a renowned baul singer of the area, presided ... Read more
DSE continues bull run riding on GP
Grameenphone shares continued to drive the index at the Dhaka Stock Exchange on Wednesday when price of the largest listed issue shot up with huge transaction. The DSE index rose to a new high at Wednesday’s closing, crossing 5800-point mark when prices of GP shares increased by 7.38 per cent to reach Tk 387 from
Stopgap measures to meet April 1 deadline
Machine-readable Passport, Visa Stopgap measures to meet April 1 deadline The government is desperately looking for a temporary measure to start producing machine-readable passports and machine-readable visas from April 1, deadline set by the International Civil Aviation Organisation. However, the temporary measure, whatever it may be, would deal with urgently-needed
Massive withdrawal of groundwater may cause earthquake in capital
Prime minister tells parliament Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina forewarned that earthquake could strike the capital city as the groundwater table here is going down 2-3 meters gradually due to massive withdrawal of the water. In reply to a question from Nasimul Alam Chowdhury (Comilla-8), she said the subsiding of the underground water level is causing ... Read more