1 killed, 15 badly injured in melting iron; work safety missing Explosion of a furnace at a steel factory in the city left one dead and 15 workers seriously injured yesterday reminding the horrible lack of workers’ safety in this sector. Eight of the workers of Hasan Steel Mill at Kadamtoli were admitted to the ... Read more
Month: August 2010
HC bans rallies at Central Shaheed Minar
The High Court (HC) yesterday forbidden holding of all types of political and cultural programme at the main altar of the Central Shaheed Minar. The court also directed the government to give national awards to both dead (posthumous) and alive language heroes, and provide financial assistance to the needy heroes in recognition of
FBCCI urges govt to build special economic zones
The members of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) urged the Government to build special economic zones in Rajshahi and Rangpur in a bid to generate employment. For the sake of balanced development, the government should give tax exemption to the entrepreneurs who want to build industry in the areas, they
Anthrax easily curable
Lab test confirms infection The suspected anthrax outbreak in Sirajganj is tested to be the mildest form of the skin infection that can easily be treated with antibiotics. Laboratory tests of the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) has confirmed it as cutaneous anthrax, the most common form of the disease, which infected ... Read more
2 cattle traders shot dead by BSF
Two Bangladeshi cattle traders were shot dead on Satkhira border on Monday and Tuesday night. BDR sources said a group of cattle traders were taken by Indians to their cattle market at Hatathganj bazzar on Monday. After purchase of cattle they were returning at about 11 pm when BSF troopers of Joynagar camp fired at ... Read more
DU special convocation for deprived graduates
The Dhaka University (DU) is going to see a different style of convocation for its tens of thousands of ‘deprived’ graduates who have passed during the three decades – 1960’s to early 90s – when there was almost no convocation held in DU. The primary preparations for the grand arrangement are going on after the
CNG drivers being fingerprinted
The Chittagong city police have begun collecting finger prints and detailed information of CNG-run auto rickshaw drivers through laptops for prevention of various crimes, including mugging. Chittagong Metropolitan Police’s deputy commissioner Banaj Kumar Majumder told bdnews24.com, “Finger prints of over 100 CNG-run auto rickshaw drivers have been taken on the
Jahurul to take dual role seriously
After Khaled Mashud’s long stint, Mushfiqur Rahim came into the scene to stand behind the stumps. But unfortunately the Bogra lad has yet to prove his worth as a wicketkeeper, rather his inconsistent performance caused a concern for the team think-tank, especially ahead of the 2011 World Cup where Bangladesh is one of co-hosts along ... Read more
Gala reception for Siddik
Siddikur Rahman, the first professional golfer of Bangladesh to win the Brunei Open title, was felicitated at a grand reception at a city hotel on Wednesday. Grameenphone, the leading cellular operator of the country and the sponsor of Siddik since 2003, along with the Bangladesh Golf Federation hosted the reception where the chief of
Rumi quits taekwondo
Sharmin Farzana Rumi confirmed today that she plans to quit her preferred sport of Taekwondo due to persistent physical problems. But the woman who captured the gold medal in that discipline in the South Asian Games earlier this year, stressed her commitment to remain attached to sport after her recovery. “It is a very tough ... Read more
Chess gets Asiad nod
After much dillydallying, the Bangladesh Olympic Association on Wednesday finally included the chess team in its contingent for the November 12-27 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China. The BOA had initially asked the chess players to participate in the individual events but the federation insisted on competing in the team events, which eventually led to their
Momin takes FIDE Rating chess title
Abdul Momin became unbeaten champion in the Federation Open FIDE Rating Chess tournament through tiebreak at the Bangladesh Chess Federation hall room yesterday. Momin of Nebula Chess Club and Aminul Islam of Titas had earned 7.5 points each after
Green light to two IPOs
The stockmarket regulator yesterday approved IPO prospectuses of two new firms. Modern Poly Industries Ltd, a concern of business conglomerate TK Group, will float three crore ordinary shares of Tk 10 each using the book building method, a modern pricing mechanism for initial public offering (IPO). The indicative price of each Modern Poly share has ... Read more
Improving service delivery, accountability of UP stressed
Bangladesh’s Second National Strategy for Accelerated Poverty Reduction (NSAPR II) has given high priority to strengthen local level accountability and governance with strong community participation and oversight. The World Bank’s new Country Assistance Strategy also recognizes the importance of local governance. The Bank will build on Government’s commitment to
GreenU VC leaves for Canada
The Vice-Chancellor of Green University of Bangladesh (Former VC of Dhaka University) has recently left Dhaka for Canada to exchange students with different Universities of Canada and to examine feasibilities of joint collaboration in the field of higher education and research. During his visit, Prof. Chowdhury will sign in a preliminary agreement with University of ... Read more
New COO for DSE
Md Zahurul Alam joined the Dhaka Stock Exchange as chief operating officer Monday, says a statement. Alam, a former brigadier general of Bangladesh Army, has been serving the bourse as a director, before the new appointment, since
Railway takes special measures to carry homebound Eid passengers
Bangladesh Railway will add about 100 extra coaches to its inter-city and main train services for safe and smooth transportation of homebound passengers during the holy Eid- ul-Fitr. BR Director General (DG) M Belayet Hossain told BSS that the authorities would add one to three coaches to every inter-city, mail and express train depending on ... Read more
Mob kills mentally challenged woman
Rumour of Child Abduction in Ctg Mob kills mentally challenged woman A mentally challenged woman was beaten to death as a child abductor suspect in Masterpole area of the city on Tuesday night. Sources said the unidentified woman around 40, had been living in the area since long. Locals caught her around 10:30pm on Tuesday, ... Read more
RU admission test to be started from Oct 30
The Rajshahi University (RU) authorities have taken an initiative to launch digital system for the first year honours admission test from the 2010-11 academic sessions. The admission test is scheduled to be held from October 30 to November 2. The decision was taken at a meeting on Saturday night with the university vice-chancellor,
‘Rural girls’ rights still a far cry’
Most of the adolescent girls in rural areas are to spend their days in homes and marry off at an early age, said a group of girls at a press conference here yesterday. The adolescent girls from rural areas said most of the girls tend to drop out of school early and have a little ... Read more